Matters Of Life And Death

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Matters Of Life And Death
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    • Loving Ourselves

      Posted at 12:31 PM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on April 19, 2015

      Why is it that we struggle so much with loving ourselves?

      What is it that holds us back from fully embracing who we are and celebrating that person in our daily lives?

      For me, it was that I wasn’t aware of who I was in the first place!  I grew up without the guidance from my family that I needed to get in touch with myself.  It wasn’t their fault, they were unaware also.  It took the trials of life, a near death experience and the trials in my life that followed for me to become fully aware of who I am in this physical body.

      To say “We’re all connected” is somewhat abstract with lots of room for interpretation.  For me, it means we are literally connected via the energy we are made up of and all that exists outside of us and extending throughout the universe.  Energy is always in motion.  We are always in motion, ever evolving over time and space.

      To love ourselves is to love all there is.  When I struggle with loving and caring well for myself, I remind myself how I love and care for what’s outside of me and that I am an integral part of it.  It’s really a simple solution for a complex problem we all face.

      Love to You!!  xox

      Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged acceptance, awareness, beauty, connection, energy, loving ourselves, nature, physics, quantum, self acceptance, self-esteem, universe
    • Awareness and Letting Go

      Posted at 12:08 PM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on March 20, 2015

      When I talk about my journey after having my daughter and a near death experience at the same time, I often have “a -ha!” moments where new revelations help my understanding of my life and death grow.

      For many years after my NDE, in order to appease everyone around me, I made a conscious effort to continue being the “old” Krista, the one who thought the same as she did and acted the way she would, but now had the experience of the love I really was, so being the “old” Krista no longer felt quite right.  Still, in order to maintain what felt safe in my life, I justified the feeling and found a way to continue living that way.

      Even though my memory and retention wasn’t that great,  (8 minutes without blood flow to my brain) because I focused my attention on things like grudges and past hurts, I was able to hold on to them which of course made them easier to remember.  One of the things I’d done in my life before was to be easily slighted and resentful.  Being that way never felt good, but I wasn’t able to connect the “not feeling good” to my own thoughts and behaviors.  It was always someone else’s fault, not mine.  Ego can be incredibly strong when we’re not aware!

      Once I began my process of reawakening to the love I am, I realized the hurt and resentment wasn’t in alignment with who I was.  I worked less at holding onto and was gradually able to heal and let go of the negative emotions I’d carried with me from the past.  I began to feel lighter and more in alignment with my true self.

      During that process I had a significant a-ha moment while reading through someone’s Facebook post where they used the phrase “Forgive but don’t forget.”  I disagreed.  My memory loss and poor recall along with remembering who I really am has allowed me to easily forget the things others do or say that my ego may initially perceive as hurtful.  Not only that, but I’ve allowed my ego to take a backseat to the love I am and rarely feel slighted or injured by the action or lack of action of those around me.  It’s not that I consciously let it go each and every time but I simply forget about it, not just in my mind but in my body as well.   I also choose over and over to live from the perspective of love and compassion so the times where negative feelings enter into my consciousness are not nearly as frequent as they were in the past.

      Thoughts manifest in our physical form and what I discovered when I began to make my transformation here, returning to the love I am, was that I started to physically feel better.  I was not holding on to negativity.  For a long time I worked at not letting it go because it kept me tethered to my ego and my ego kept me stagnant so I didn’t have to open up and be the person I knew my self to be.  Through letting go of the fear of being “me” I was able to heal past hurts and let them go so I could better live my truth.  It’s the same path we all walk toward living in this world as the love we are and I wish that same feeling of freedom for everyone!

      Much Love!  xox

      Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged acceptance, awareness, beauty, choices, compassion, ego, good health, healing ourselves, law of attraction, living our truth
    • The Power Of Intention

      Posted at 7:15 AM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on February 20, 2015

      I’ve been focusing my thoughts around this topic a lot lately, but not really intentionally lol.  It’s just sort of there and I’m paying attention to it.  I suppose it’s partly because of my desire to move forward in my life and the fact that I feel like the  things I want are taking too long to manifest….Patience….

      The overarching reason for my being is to be of service to myself and others.  Within that are little desires, like loving and healthy relationships, good health, financial security, being surrounded by the beauty of nature, etc.  All of these, I believe, will help bring a greater richness to life on top of what I will receive through the work I do directly with people.  The energetic exchange between us can be so moving and so fulfilling and so very life-vivifying.  I’d like to have as many of those exchanges as possible while helping to relieve suffering through sharing my story and what I’ve learned.

      Today, I intend to focus my energy on love, healing and joy and have faith all that I desire is manifesting as I’m doing it.

      The Twelve Principles in practice….they are what I’m using through Intention to create my life today.

      Much Love xox


      Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged abundance, acceptance, balance, beauty, buddha, creating your life, darkness, God, indra, intention, law of attraction, light, love, serenity
    • An Awe-Inspired Life

      Posted at 7:23 AM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on February 8, 2015

      I read an article this morning discussing a research-based finding that shows the feeling of “awe” is good for our health.  A key marker of inflammation (which is implicated in many diseases) is reduced when we experience the feeling of awe.

      So, what is it that makes you feel that wonderfully life-vivifying feeling of awe?  A beautiful sunset?  A smiling baby?  A walk in the woods?  Whatever it is, find it.  Do it.  Do more of it.  Live an Awe-Inspired life!

      xoxo

      Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments | Tagged abundance, awe, awe-inspired life, awesome, balance, beauty, how to live a healthy life, inspiration for living, love, nature
    • Living through Intention

      Posted at 9:31 PM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on February 6, 2015

      When the only thing I desire is to feel happy I know exactly what I need to do.

      Be…

      Grateful

      Peaceful

      Compassionate

      Loving

      Mindful

      Patient

      and then there is no room for fear or worry which are the two greatest things that keep me from experiencing happiness.

      Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged attitude of gratitude, awareness, balance, beauty, buddhism, faith, healthy relationships, intention, life lessons, love, self control, self nurture
    • Discussion of the Twelve Principles For Daily Living at the International Association of Near Death Studies, August 2014

      Posted at 10:07 AM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on September 9, 2014

      Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged afterlife, angels, beauty, compassion, connection, consciousness, courage, create your life, creativity, death, Divinity, faith, fear, God, happiness, healing, heaven, human potential, IANDS, inspiration, joy, life, life after near death experience, life's purpose, love, meaning of death, meaning of life, near death experience, Peace, present moment, purpose, reason for being here, relationships, self help, spiritual, spiritual experiences
    • French Toast

      Posted at 8:12 PM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on July 1, 2014

      There are days where I feel all up in the air and discombobulated to the point of complete annoyance.  I can meditate, remind, and reawaken myself to all the things I could do to create a stronger sense of peace and contentment with my “now”.

      Today, I made french toast.  

      It was delicious.

      xox

      Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged acceptance, beauty, family, french toast, heaven, joy, love, meditation, self help, understanding
    • Land of Love, Kaua’i

      Posted at 12:24 AM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on April 1, 2014

      Land of Love,  Kaua'i

      Looking out over the valley in Koke’e state park. I could feel the Mana. Magical!

      Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments | Tagged aloha, beauty, death, hawaii, Kauai, love, nature, spirit
    • Be Light Today :)

      Posted at 7:20 AM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on January 26, 2014

      Be Light Today :)

      Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged adulthood, afterlife, beauty, childhood, harmony, lighthearted, love, near death experience, nostalgia, Peace
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