By: Gabriela Yareliz
I walked out with a neighbor. There is an intimacy to being a neighbor. You hear them yell at their kids, and they see you go grab a package in PJs. So when you see each other fully dressed and calm moving through the real world, it’s always interesting. Not good or bad, just interesting. Familiarity hangs in the air. You know things about each other that no one else sees.
I learned this weekend that hormones are closely tied to histamines. High levels of estrogen can lead to increased histamines (I think I read it triggers the ovaries produce more estrogen)— this may explain why I spent 1/3 of last month covered in hives. (Flo Living by Alisa Vitti) We live and learn.
A happy post-Easter Monday to all. I really loved the Mosaic services (especially the Good Friday one) and reflecting on the fact that He has risen. What it really means to believe He is risen indeed.
Speaking of histamines and spring, I got a newsletter that was all about edible flowers in the Americas (Anima Mundi). Flowers for dinner?
Tax season is officially done for us as a couple. Bless. I walked into a physical Target store after who knows how long, and it looked completely raided. Is this why stores are failing? Because people have zero civility left, and we can’t have nice things?
The subways are still sort of empty. Almost everyone in my car is reading an actual book.
I started reading a cool book called The Art of Noticing, where I saw this quote:
“Paying attention is the only thing that guarantees insight. It is the only real weapon we have against power, too. You can’t fight things you can’t actually see.” Michelle Dean
What is in your awareness? What are you noticing today?
GABRIELA YARELIZ 