Self-Criticism
Many of us have a strong inner critic, and we take its criticism to heart, no doubt because its source is our childhood and the criticism we received then. When we were a child, we took our parents’...
View ArticleWhat To Do?
One of the questions that commonly keeps us absorbed in our thoughts is the question of what to do: “Should I stay in my relationship or not? Should I quit my job or not? Should I get a master’s degree...
View ArticleVideo About Moving Beyond Anger
Watch a video of an excerpt from the audiobook Loving in the Moment: Moving from Ego to Essence in Relationships by Gina Lake, narrated by Rebecca Van Volkinburg. Loving in the Moment offers a...
View ArticleVideo About the Ego's Voices
Watch a video of an excerpt from the audiobook Radical Happiness: A Guide to Awakening by Gina Lake, narrated by Rebecca Van Volkinburg. Radical Happiness provides the keys to experiencing the...
View ArticleA Video About Acceptance
Watch a 21-minute video of a talk by Gina Lake about acceptance given at the last intensive. Photographs and video are by Mary Scott. Mp3s from this intensive can be purchased at here. To watch the...
View ArticleYour Thoughts and Feelings Aren't Yours
Stressful thoughts and feelings happen, and they seem to be our stressful thoughts and feelings. As long as they feel like ours—as long as we’re identified with them and believing them—then our...
View ArticleA New Relationship to Thoughts and Feelings
An excerpt from Chapter 3 of Gina's forthcoming book From Stress to Stillness: This new relationship to thoughts and feelings is one of recognizing thoughts and feelings for what they are. Sometimes...
View ArticleNoticing Stressful Thoughts and Feelings
Here is an excerpt from Chapter 3 of Gina's forthcoming book, From Stress to Stillness: Tools for Inner Peace in a Not So Peaceful WorldNoticing is a profound spiritual practice in itself because it...
View ArticleAn Interview About Spirituality and Women in the World
Gina Lake was recently interviewed by Reenha Sun about spirituality and women in the world. You can listen to the YouTube interview by going to the Video page here on radicalhappiness.com. It’s the...
View ArticleSome Questions and Answers
I received some very good questions from someone recently, and it seemed that it might be helpful to share the answers in a blog post. So here they are, with my answers below: Q: I am now on my second...
View ArticleWanting to Be Happy More Than to Be Somebody
This may sound obvious, but you have to want happiness to have it. You have to want to be happy more than you want to be you (the egoic self), with all your stories, beliefs, opinions, judgments,...
View ArticleHealing Emotional Complexes
Behind every emotional complex lie a number of mistaken beliefs that need to be erased or reprogrammed. This is done by first getting in touch with the mistaken beliefs and then replacing them with a...
View ArticleEverywhere You Look
An excerpt from the free e-book Radiance: Experiencing Divine Presence, available by signing up for the Radical Happiness monthly newsletter or on Amazon Kindle. Radiance is also available in paperback...
View ArticlePresence
The experience of the present moment is an experience of Presence. It is called Presence simply because it’s what we experience when we are fully present. Although Presence is too mysterious, rich, and...
View ArticleFrom Stress to Stillness Will Be Released May 11
From Stress to Stillness: Tools for Inner Peace by Gina is available now on Amazon Free offer: To celebrate this release, if you buy From Stress to Stillness on Amazon.com in paperback or Kindle...
View ArticleWeekend Intensive Sept. 28-29
Weekend Intensive - From Stress to Stillness Join Gina Lake for a weekend of inner exploration and discovery based on her latest book, From Stress to Stillness: Tools for Inner Peace. In this...
View ArticleOur Stories Seem True Now and Forever
Stories, as they are defined in spiritual circles, are spins that we give to our experience. For instance, if it’s raining, we might tell the story: “It always rains when I have a day off,” spinning...
View ArticleThoughts Seem More Important Than They Are
Our thoughts seem important, and that is an illusion. Notice how much more important your thoughts seem than they actually are. They have a weight about them that captures our attention. This is one of...
View ArticleIntensive in Sedona September 28-29
Weekend Intensive - From Stress to Stillness Join Gina Lake for a weekend of inner exploration and discovery based on her latest book, From Stress to Stillness: Tools for Inner Peace. In this...
View ArticleJust Released - Ten Teachings for One World
Note from Gina Lake: This summer I was busy creating a little ebook for $.99, which I’m also making available in paperback for only $9.95 (124 pages). I hope you will find it inspirational. Please see...
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