Guys, how are we already in December?
So much happened in November. I went to Pottery Barn to see their Christmas decor, and it was truly magical. I got stranded by my trains way too many times. We ate delicious treats at Salswee. One of these looked like a cloud. We met a gorgeous playful puppy at Salswee called Luca.
We featured some great authors on Modern Witnesses such as Laura Bailey and Jenn Tucker. We also did The Seven Days of Gratitude.
We voted. We elected a new president. NYC was quiet and warm that night. We had wonderful eggnog specialty drinks in the Starbucks inside of the Empire State Building, a truly iconic NYC moment.
Mosaic NYC met, which was special. Mike Tyson went back into the ring in some weird fight no one believes is real.
The holiday season started. I already ran back and forth to the post office and wrapped a bit. (And yes, I did run out of tape mid-packing– every year, guys). I am still in the process of decorating. Rudely interrupted by feeling under the weather and needing a pause.
This is what the season asks us to do, pause and rest. Sometimes, it has to force us. I hope you have a restful start to your December, and that your November was filled with so much gratitude.
Don’t get too caught up in the tape and paper. Just be, and hug the ones you love who are near. The temps have dropped, and December has some cozy nights in store for us.
xx
Quotes
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” Robert Frost
“Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.” Blaise Pascale
“You are the media now.” Elon Musk
“We are about to be so unburdened by what has been.” Allie Beth Stuckey
“Joy comes to us in ordinary moments.” Brené Brown
“The weaker the culture, the more leaders must rely on policies and procedures to make people behave in a certain way. What you lack in culture, you must make up for in legislation.” John Maxwell
“Gratitude is the resistance. It’s how we rebel agsint the sorrow and suffering of this world. We fight back, with gratitude. We rise up, with thanskgiving.” Debra Fileta
“No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be good. Like gold or emerald or purple repeating to itself, ‘No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be emerald, my color undiminished.” Marcus Aurelius
“My exprience with the biblical texts is that they’re inexhaustible sources of wisdom. If I find something in them that is an obstacle, it’s because there’s something in me that has yet to be transformed.” Jordan B. Peterson
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your estimate of it. And this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” Marcus Aurelius
Stuff
Book of the month:
Imperialism: Lessons From History
1,500 People Give All the Relationship Advice You’ll Ever Need
These songs were stuck in my head:
People Who Intrigue Me
Whitney Cummings
Dr. Caroline Leaf
May your December be filled with wonder.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 
Hi, im glad to read you again. I read somewhere, ” if you dont like the story of the book, change the book”.
We are writters and centre stage creators of our space, time, energy and dimension. That story become faithful if its consistent, coherent and grounded to our active word and energy. Those in disonance, will
make turmoil of themselves, their unsolved dark side, their inner work.
Trust is a matter of word, energy, exchange, economy and results. It cant be faked.