By: Gabriela Yareliz The salon was packed with women ready to go on vacation. Today was the day the Brooklyn housewives decided to make a salon stop to make sure they look absolutely fabulous on their trips. There was perfume everywhere and sparkling jewelry sounding like chimes. In one chair, an elderly woman was itchingContinue reading “Antonio”
Monthly Archives: June 2025
A Learning Perspective
“When you realize the person who couldn’t give you what you needed also gave you exactly what you needed to learn about yourself.” Kelly Oxford
Florida Forever
By: Gabriela Yareliz The Florida Panthers are back-to-back Stanley Cup champions. I told you guys, they are undeniable. One of the TNT commentators (I think it was Lundqvist) said this team is a masterclass in teamwork and the game of hockey. They are. This team is fierce. Their coach— iconic. Underlying everything is their belief.Continue reading “Florida Forever”
Expectations
“Sometimes we get what we expect.” Seth Godin
Snoopy
By: Gabriela Yareliz I am staring at this girl who has used her bronzer like self tanner as this train barrels toward the bridge tunnel. I forgot my bronzer, I think to myself. I did not forget my self-tanner. It’s one of those mornings. I woke up feeling like I had had a stroke (orContinue reading “Snoopy”
Softness
“do not have patiencefor anything anythingother than softness.” Sara Mae Zandi
Final Speech
The Minister’s Daughter
By: Gabriela Yareliz “Remember who you are; forget who they told you to be.” Jessica Simpson is back with new music, and I am here for it. This new music feels part gospel, part folk. In many ways, it feels like a homecoming. The pastor’s daughter is back. If you were a Y2K girlie andContinue reading “The Minister’s Daughter”
Forecasting
By: Gabriela Yareliz Last night at church, Erwin McManus reminded us of something powerful— our hope and anticipation for the future is tied to whether we believe God is good. Erwin walked us through Ezra, where the people of Israel laid the foundation for the new temple (the temple known as the inferior temple. Ironically,Continue reading “Forecasting”
Contribution
By: Gabriela Yareliz Why does the world breathe easier today because you are in it? This was a question that came up in Dr. Amen’s brain course, which I am finishing up. The world isn’t fair, the course reminds us (hilarious that they thought we needed that reminder), but rather than looking for what isContinue reading “Contribution”
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