iCiNG Transformation Challenge: 23/28

[ 22 February 2009 ]

Treasure
Photo by stublog.

You are this incredible treasure, a shining jewel in the shape of a girl or boy (or unicorn), & you have no idea. You are a gift. Your presence here is important, your thoughts & dreams & loves & heartache enrich the world. Realise how cherished & amazing you are, right now. You will not be any more wonderful or valuable when you lose ten pounds, or become a millionaire, or get married.

Recognise what you are & make a promise that you will be a love letter to the universe forever, a valentine to all the people & all the stars. The more love you give away, the more true it becomes, & while it can be hard at first, it gets easier — I promise, pinky-swear. You & I are in alignment. This is our secret pact. Write it down & keep it close. I will do my best & you do yours, okay?

Decide to fall in love with the world & it will swoop you up in its arms & smother you with kisses. You will get all your joy & excitement back a million times over. This is real, this is how it works. Even when you feel hard & cold & angry, you have more love to give away than you could ever believe possible. It is infinite like galaxies. Just give it away. Imagine cartoon hearts in hot pink & vivid red floating out of your chest & popping over the heads of everyone, showering them with hope & blessings & encouragement, & your life will begin to change. It will become this sparkling carousel of magic & wonder.

I love you & I believe in you & you deserve to be happy, always.

This piece I wrote will appear in Lindsey Markel’s upcoming zine, You Are Among Friends — details as I have them!


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  1. gosh, the stuff she writes hits me in the chest. it definately strikes a chord.

    i am so mesmerised by that picture too. shiny!

    <3 Mimi · Feb 22, 03:06 PM · #

  2. Mimi — Haha, I wrote that ;> She is completely great though!

    <3 Gala · Feb 22, 03:09 PM · #

  3. merci times a trillion!!

    <3 meeee.... · Feb 22, 03:10 PM · #

  4. (Miss)Darling by name, and darling by nature.
    Sitting here, reading this I felt something unknot and open up inside me, thank you for once again sharing your optimisim and beautiful thoughts.
    (Sharing some love- I think you’re wonderful)

    <3 beth · Feb 22, 03:14 PM · #

  5. not related, but gala have you seen this?

    www.nzherald.co.nz/sideswipe/n…

    someone lost a unicorn in Auckland!

    <3 Bex · Feb 22, 03:17 PM · #

  6. that is so great. and just what I needed. beautifully written and actually inspiring. thank you, gala!

    <3 Laura · Feb 22, 03:27 PM · #

  7. Oh LOL, major facepalm, I should read more carefully.

    <3 Mimi · Feb 22, 03:36 PM · #

  8. I think that a life like a sparkling carousel of magic and wonder is something divine we should all aim for.

    <3 Mindy · Feb 22, 03:47 PM · #

  9. Oh Gala, Thank you.

    <3 Mary · Feb 22, 04:04 PM · #

  10. Wow Gala, you’re amazing.

    <3 Kati · Feb 22, 04:19 PM · #

  11. That was beautiful and inspiring. Thank you!

    <3 Katrina · Feb 22, 04:24 PM · #

  12. that is fantastic. thanks for always sharing your amazingness with the rest of us!

    PS- have you ever thought of making an iCiNG forum? y’know, so all us nonpareils can have internet convos about how cool you are & how great the universe is? :)

    <3 L · Feb 22, 04:29 PM · #

  13. Thank you!
    This is quite breathtaking! I love everything about you and this site!

    <3 Vixxie · Feb 22, 04:31 PM · #

  14. i needed this so much right now!
    i was sitting around here feeling so cold and frustrated at everything. disappointed.
    i almost cried when i read this (but im super tough so i didnt ;) :P)
    and i have absolutely no doubt that this is true :D so thank you. thank you thank you.
    im starting this right now
    :*

    <3 julia · Feb 22, 04:56 PM · #

  15. Thanks Gala, that was something I really needed today to keep my chin up.

    <3 Chrissie · Feb 22, 04:58 PM · #

  16. Wow Gala, that’s really beautiful and inspiring, plus I’ve now found a couple of new zines to read! Fabulous! x

    <3 Vixel · Feb 22, 05:03 PM · #

  17. This is oh-so lovely Gala. Everything recently has been lame and boring, because I’ve felt lame and boring! Everything feels different and bursting with potential already. Thank you thank you thank you Gala!

    <3 miss morgan potts · Feb 22, 05:38 PM · #

  18. I heart me some Gala.
    Thank you!
    xx

    <3 Tea · Feb 22, 05:39 PM · #

  19. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I keep on clicking on this page to re-read this fantabulous post.

    <3 Twinkle · Feb 22, 06:05 PM · #

  20. I’m amazed that you always seem to post these things just at the right time !
    So beautiful, inspiring, and just what I needed to hear !
    You are wonderful miss Gala !

    <3 Kat · Feb 22, 06:52 PM · #

  21. I just copied this entire thing into my Moleskine & it fits perfectly on a single page.. Creepy & mystical & gorgeous & wonderful. Thank you!

    <3 Kate Sloan · Feb 22, 07:07 PM · #

  22. I love this and the podcast of her vine.
    I wish you were both my older sisters.

    Love!

    <3 Anna · Feb 22, 07:16 PM · #

  23. :’) I’ve had a bad few days, and I needed to hear this. Thank you.

    <3 emma · Feb 22, 07:27 PM · #

  24. i already showed this to 3 of my friends :) i just was broken up with yesterday.. amazing pick me up! thank you so much.

    <3 karen · Feb 22, 07:43 PM · #

  25. I LOVE YOU TOO GALA! and everyone else here also! Keep it real homies!

    HARE KRISHNA XX

    <3 Lux · Feb 22, 08:49 PM · #

  26. That was beautiful. I had a really crappy day today I felt really alone and unwanted – but this totally made me feel better ( this and watching some old Disney movies).

    I don’t mean to nit-pick or criticize but I think you have a spelling mistake. You spelled realize wrong. First paragraph, fourth sentence? I could be mistaken though. Maybe it’s one of those wonky American vs. British spellings? :)

    <3 Chantal · Feb 22, 08:57 PM · #

  27. I really love this message, thank you Gala!

    <3 Jenni · Feb 22, 09:05 PM · #

  28. Perfect. Exactly what I needed to read at the exact right moment. :D

    <3 Jenica Hendrix · Feb 22, 09:17 PM · #

  29. I share the same sentiments as Jenica. Thank you so much Gala! You truly do inspire me! Hugs and kisses

    <3 Lynnette · Feb 22, 09:51 PM · #

  30. Oh wow the challange is nearly at an end! eep! I think its been rather good all in all :)

    <3 [ t a y l o r ] · Feb 22, 10:34 PM · #

  31. You are just so amazing, Gala!

    I found your words and the podcast inspiring. I really should get started with the iCiNG transformation challenge…

    <3 i i c i a } · Feb 22, 11:48 PM · #

  32. Beautiful!!

    I’ve been trying to keep up with my challenge, but I keep forgetting about it.. Today I ate 400 calories over my daily goal, but I didn’t eat junk food so since it’s healthy I am okay with it.

    GO TEAM!

    You’re gorgeous, all of you.

    xoxo

    <3 Heather K · Feb 22, 11:48 PM · #

  33. Thank you so very, very much for writing this, Gala!! All the love in the world to you and all my fellow non pareils!

    <3 Kylie Jean · Feb 22, 11:49 PM · #

  34. This is so gorgeous, and really true.

    Immense love to you, Miss Darling!

    <3 hailey · Feb 23, 12:14 AM · #

  35. Awwww.. totally awesome

    We ♥ you , Gala!

    I will spread heart shaped confetti on my way to the hospital (yes although it’s carnival in GE I have to work..) ♥♥♥

    <3 Doctor's Darling · Feb 23, 12:21 AM · #

  36. Thank you gala, I needed this right now!! This challenge, has been so hard, yet I hope that it will be rewarding. I have spent around 40 hours every week on my project and hopefully it will be finished by Sunday!!! I am soo ecstatic. My only hope for what I create is that it gives back to the world a fraction of what you have given :) My only problem seems to be when I’m about to finish something I lose motivation, maybe that’s why I have so many unread books.

    xo

    <3 MaddyBee · Feb 23, 02:01 AM · #

  37. I’m not (but probably should be Dx) taking the challenge, but nevertheless I’ve been having a bad few days, and… yeah. This totally made my day.

    Thank you, Gala <3

    <3 Hikki · Feb 23, 03:30 AM · #

  38. Beautiful. Your post and you!

    <3 Kitty · Feb 23, 03:39 AM · #

  39. That’s really beautiful Gala!

    You’re as uplifting as… FAME! I wanna live for ever :P
    Can you believe they’re remaking it? Sorry, couldn’t resist! www.generationfame.com

    <3 XtraSweet · Feb 23, 04:50 AM · #

  40. I’ve reached my blog post goal and I’m so happy about it! Blogging every morning has also made time for other writing – I’ve finished another draft of my thesis and made substantial progress on another paper since I began my writing before breakfast habit.

    I’ve got a post on complementary productivity up today. The idea is that you can get more done if you engage in different and complementary activities than if you spend all your time doing one repetitive thing.

    You can read it here: localizing.wordpress.com/2009/...

    <3 Ceka · Feb 23, 06:33 AM · #

  41. great timing, as always.
    thanks a bunch.

    <3 Oxyjenn · Feb 23, 06:45 AM · #

  42. Thank you, Gala, I think we all need to be reminded how special we are and the world we live in is from time to time. And you do it in every post!

    <3 Zmaga · Feb 23, 08:31 AM · #

  43. This is beautiful sweet pea! Beautiful truth!
    big love
    xx

    <3 sushi zume · Feb 23, 08:52 AM · #

  44. Something slightly disconcerting has happened to me & I’ve been feeling anxious & scared & nervous ever since — which means I have sort of forgotten about the challenge. So this came at exactly the right time! ;) Thank you.

    (& I love Lindsey Markel’s zines!!)

    <3 Amélie · Feb 23, 09:19 AM · #

  45. Thank you for posting that! As usual, just the right word at the right time. I think it’s something that everyone would do well to remember – even if we do nothing else, giving as much love as we can to everyone around us is enough. My thoughts anyway. :)

    <3 anam-chara · Feb 23, 10:20 AM · #

  46. whoa crazy weird spam :(

    Thank you for this. Last week was a little down, but this one feels totally pumped now!

    <3 Freya · Feb 23, 10:54 AM · #

  47. I LOVE THIS! great start for a monday!

    <3 Marie · Feb 23, 11:01 AM · #

  48. Thank you so much, Gala. I really needed it this morning. I didn’t plan on joining the Icing Transformation Challenge but this weekend it just sort of happened by accident. I have been thinking of leaving my boyfriend of 5 years for about three months now and this weekend he pushed me over the edge by trying to have sex with me (and partially succeeding)while I was asleep. I really appreciate your encouragement and kind words and I will be continuing the transformation challenge and will come out a strong, single woman and be all the more better for it.

    <3 Beth · Feb 23, 12:37 PM · #

  49. This was a great way to start the week, thank you! I think you should make it a tradition to post inspirational stuff on Mondays, since most people seem to view them with dread!

    <3 Katoo · Feb 23, 12:37 PM · #

  50. Looooooooooove Gala’s words!
    THANK YOU SO MUCH!

    besos!

    <3 Vane · Feb 23, 01:16 PM · #

  51. Beautiful words from an amazing lady. You’re an inspiration, Gala. Thank you for making my morning as well as the rest of the day.

    Thank you :D

    <3 Dazzle · Feb 23, 02:52 PM · #

  52. This is such a picker upper! I was have been forgetting to be positive and to send out messages of love. Thanks so much for this Gala, I really needed it. You have a wonderful way with words to. And I will try and do my best, I promiss!

    <3 Lilly Alaric · Feb 23, 04:16 PM · #

  53. OH how I love your writings! It feels as if you’ve written them directly to me- and that’s a feeling that is hard to achieve(!!!) Yay for falling in love with the world!
    I also read this old posting of yours called “50 thing to do before the summer ends” (or something) and I was BLOWN AWAY! I know it’s the middle of February, but at least I know what to do and where to go as soon an the summer begins. I’m going to do one thing a day and everything twice!
    Mmuah!

    <3 Marléne · Feb 23, 04:39 PM · #

  54. This post is so amazing- it´s midnight here in Germany and after a long, hard and terrible day of stupid work it really lightened me up!
    Thank you so much and keep going!

    <3 carlotta · Feb 23, 05:11 PM · #

  55. I keep rereading this piece, because it’s so amazing! I love these kinds of things, because it’s a huge reminder as to how we ought to be living and all that love makes us better people. So thank you so much!!!

    <3 Addie · Feb 24, 04:06 PM · #