What is in the Bag?

By: Gabriela Yareliz Is it Vogue that has the ‘What’s in my bag?’ videos with celebrities? Welcome to the train edition. The train gives interesting bag dumps. One man has an endless supply of masks in his black mesh bag. Still. He has mouthwash in the water bottle pocket. Another woman has silk scarves spillingContinue reading “What is in the Bag?”

Ain’t So

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain By: Gabriela Yareliz Last night, Steve Valiquette said (during an intermission) there was no way the NY Rangers, a team that has plunged into some sort of identity crisis, would lose toContinue reading “Ain’t So”

Two Lives

“Most of us have two lives. The life we live and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. (…) What we hate is our own failure to step up to that unlived level.” Steven Pressfield By: Gabriela Yareliz I love Steven Pressfield’s work. He is known for always diving into (and beating)Continue reading “Two Lives”

Ideas for NYC: Open Letter

Dear Eric Adams (Mayor), You keep saying you are living a biblical moment. I want to tell you about my biblical moment. You love to compare yourself to Jesus, so here is a short prayer for relief (here I am hoping you have a Google Alert for your own name (on brand) or divine interventionContinue reading “Ideas for NYC: Open Letter”

Monday Mood

By: Gabriela Yareliz You know we talked about balance not that long ago on the blog. As we start a new week, I am carrying this thought with me: “Spend a handful of hours a day going fast. Crush a gym session. Do deep work on a project you care about. Spend the rest ofContinue reading “Monday Mood”

Green With Life

“The city waits and aches. The little grasses Crack through stone, and they are green with life.” Sylvia Plath, from my readings of Winter Trees Spring is coming. You can just feel it in your bones. I feel the desire to clean, organize and prepare for a time of renewed energy and life! The coldContinue reading “Green With Life”

Don’t Be Good

By: Gabriela Yareliz Have you noticed that people use other’s desire to be perceived as “good” as a manipulation tactic? People choose groupthink, their likes and dislikes (and sometimes their vaccinations and medical procedures) based on optics, oftentimes. ‘What will people think?’ is often the undercurrent. The craving for acceptance can be so exploited. PeopleContinue reading “Don’t Be Good”

Vision

“A lot of things broke my heart but fixed my vision.” Freddie Gibbs By: Gabriela Yareliz That’s the way it is. Often, through suffering, we find salvation and clarity. Clarity requires humility. When we don’t learn through suffering, it’s often because we are clinging to our own hopes, delusions and sometimes, ego. A lot ofContinue reading “Vision”