Following Joy
What does it mean to follow your joy? For many years, I’ve been advised to try it. But, for one reason or another, I generally end up...
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Gita Matlock
- Jun 14, 2020
- 2 min
The Dogma of Karma
Last week I wrote about the tragic murders of Dominique Fells and Riah Milton, both trans black women who were viciously killed this...
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Gita Matlock
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Let Us Treasure Hunt
When life calls for change, who or what do you turn to for guidance? The ten question quiz? A psychic, a friend, a hero? Perhaps you are...
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Gita Matlock
- Apr 25, 2020
- 2 min
Feel All the Feels
For much of my life I have received advice like: “Let your anger go. It only hurts you.” “Forgive those who hurt you.” “Release...
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Gita Matlock
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
A Golden Ticket of Time
Dear my people, I have been called to go on a journey, one that my heart has yearned to take for many years. Until this moment, I was not...
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Gita Matlock
- Apr 21, 2020
- 3 min
Death in a Time of Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has brought our mortality into stark relief. Whether we are among those most vulnerable or not, death seems to...
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Gita Matlock
- Apr 20, 2020
- 7 min
Man in the Mask
My personal ghost story… The gray morning sent its glow through my sheer blinds, slowly rousing me for the day. I rolled over, groaned,...
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Gita Matlock
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
My Inside Wild
Untamed by Glennon Doyle is changing my life. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a writer. Words flow out whenever I need...
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Gita Matlock
- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
Vigilant Yet Fearless
5 Ways to social distance for the long haul This global pandemic is surreal. Each moment brings with it waves of feeling that are so...
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Gita Matlock
- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
Learning to Do Me: How to Act on Your Ideals
I have always thought myself an open book, authentic and honest. Yet, I find myself misunderstood by many of my nearest and dearest....
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Gita Matlock
- Aug 16, 2019
- 4 min
Memoir Inspirations
For some months, I’ve been writing my memories in story form. Writing is my way of processing feelings, experiences, and inspirations. I...
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Gita Matlock
- Jun 5, 2019
- 3 min
Simple Truths
My life is dedicated to spiritual growth in every way that I can imagine. Yet, there are many moments when I suffer deeply from doubts....
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Gita Matlock
- Mar 12, 2019
- 3 min
How Yoga can Help an Empath
I am an empath. Sometimes I wish I weren’t, but most of the time it is one of my greatest gifts. Empathy is, “the ability to understand...
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Gita Matlock
- Feb 6, 2019
- 3 min
Life Marches On
For five years I have had the great joy of working with fellow devotees of Yogananda at Ananda Sangha Worldwide. Together we have built...
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Gita Matlock
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
2018: A year of honesty & growth
It’s late on December 31, 2018. I’m watching my friends near and far post their goals for 2019 and lessons learned in 2018. I love new...
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Gita Matlock
- Nov 11, 2018
- 2 min
How to Support Others in Times of Loss
Grief is not a linear experience, it is not something that you leave behind. As a wise friend who lost her son in a tragic gun accident...
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Gita Matlock
- May 17, 2018
- 2 min
Dear Chloe: advice for your life as a human
Dear Chloe, It has been my great joy to care for you in this life. Before you arrived, I prayed for a doggy who was ready to move on to...
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Gita Matlock
- Jan 7, 2016
- 5 min
10 Reasons Community is for Kids!
The final chapter of Paramhansa Yogananda’s spiritual classic, The Autobiography of a Yogi, finds him walking with his dear friend and...
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Gita Matlock
- Oct 7, 2015
- 4 min
Baby Jay’s Birth
Jay’s story begins on Thursday morning, October 1, 2015. I was due on October 7th, but because of a back injury and the sense that my...
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