Virtually Gina

Deprogramming the Messages from a Christian Science Childhood

July 4, 2022 by Gina Marie

“It’s not that easy to let go of the way you were taught to think about everything.” -Leah Remini, Season 1: Episode 10 Scientology and the Aftermath I have recently begun to re-evaluate a chapter of my life I thought had closed long ago: that is, the departure from my childhood religion, Christian Science. I haven’t set foot in the church in nearly a decade, nor read the literature, nor followed the principles with which I’d been raised — not […]

Categories: Memoir • Tags: christian science, Memoir, religious trauma

A Road Map to Mental Wellness

May 22, 2022 by Gina Marie

Categories: Addiction, Healing, Inspiration, Journal, Life, Love, Meditation, Photography, Psychology, Random, Thoughts for the Day, Trees, Writing • Tags: boundaries, daily meditation, Dogs, Inspiration, mental health, NYC, Photography

Sweet Reminiscence

January 25, 2022 by Gina Marie

On a frigid weekend in January, I spent much time indoors reading old journals. It was like reading letters from a a wise, funny, and admittedly moody friend. She doesn’t physically exist in the Here and Now, although she comes alive through the words and images captured on the journal pages from years past. We meet on some non-physical plane, and reading about her experiences, I enjoy our time together. This Other-Me teaches about acceptance, patience, and courage to withstand […]

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Virtual Vitamin D

January 3, 2022 by Gina Marie

Visited family in sunny Southwestern Florida and brought home some photographic sunshine, which I’d like to share with you.

Categories: America, Beaches, Florida, Inspiration, Light, Nature, Photography, Travel • Tags: Florida, Photography, Sunshine, Travel, Trees

Autumn in Lenapehoking

November 11, 2021 by Gina Marie

Categories: Autumn, Autumn Colors, Brooklyn, New York, New York City, Photography • Tags: Autumn, Brooklyn, New York, New York City, Photography

October in Brooklyn

October 30, 2021 by Gina Marie

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20 Years of Remembrance

September 12, 2021 by Gina Marie

I biked to Lower Manhattan yesterday morning, on the 20-year anniversary of 9/11. Although the Memorial Fountain was closed off except for family members of the deceased, former Presidents, and the NYPD, still the surrounding vicinity was abuzz. International media outlets filmed news segments, their anchors speaking words of remembrance in various languages. Across the street, onlookers flashed cameras as a chorus of Amish schoolchildren sang a capella, their voices a balm for collective mourning on this warm September day. […]

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Goodbye, BG

March 14, 2021 by Gina Marie

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Positively Jubilant

November 7, 2020 by Gina Marie

November 7th has been forever cemented in my mind as The Day America Remembered It Was Not A Dictatorship. I learned the news of the Biden-Harris victory while hiking along a wooded trail in Prospect Park. Although this was a secluded area and I saw no one within eyesight, I nevertheless heard cheers and horns honking in the distance. It took me a few seconds to realize what this must mean: Biden had defeated Trump. I dug my phone out […]

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