Essays by Gill Smith

Gill Smith is a refreshing antidote to British "stiff upper lip" conditioning and a brilliant exponent of what she calls "excruciating embodiment". I worked with her for several years, helping her awaken into nonseparate awareness and beyond. She's a remarkably deep, honest, and self-revealing woman who has been invited by life to investigate some incredibly dark material. What makes Gill different is that she actually accepted the invitation and took her inquiry into some of the darkest reaches of human experience. Her deeply awakened capacity to integrate her own darkness (and the darkness of the world) with ordinary human life is an extraordinary gift for all people struggling with the everyday realities of fear, pain, trauma, and insanity. Her writings dispel our conditioned beliefs that life should be good and happy, and thereby relieves us of the unnecessary pain of wondering why our lives don't match the absurdly upbeat pictures society (especially spiritual society) tends to present. If you are harboring unrealistic expectations about self, others, life, or saviors, be prepared to have said expectations demolished. Warning: You might want to have a sip of vodka before reading.
 

From Gateshead to God 

Reasons To Be Cheerful

Fear Itself

The Last Two Years

The Heart

If you'd like to write to Gill, her email is gill.smith50@yahoo.co.uk.