By: Gabriela Yareliz
I eventually made it home from Nashville. I took a flight from hell with little-to-no AC again (JetBlue), trapped in a seat with parents who had zero control over their children. (And these were not babies— we understand babies). The mom kept shrieking next to me, “MOMMY IS DOING HER BESTTTTT!” I assume that was a message for the entire small plane of people who just wanted to jump out of the emergency exit.
Meanwhile, her little boy kept kicking her in the face. A Hispanic mother would never allow this. This kid would have been getting his ass kicked in the airplane bathroom after the first half attempt to defy. But this white lady with artsy tattoos was melting under pressure. I was about to slap her and tell her to get it together.
Appreciate everyone who read the Nashville chronicles and for the funny side messages and comments. I really do hope more people check out Nashville Adventures.
I am almost done with Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen, and it is great. So much better than her last release. I am forever a fan. She can truly do no wrong.
These were some additional favorites from the week:
As I prepare to do some Nashville barn intermediates with Tracy Anderson, I loved this joint interview with her and her mom.
These interviews were insightful and hilarious:
“Freedom is responsibility with a sexier name.” Seth Godin
“Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private virtue, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics.” John Adams
“But one of America’s most underrated freedoms isn’t the freedom to succeed, it’s the freedom to fail.” Mary Holland Nader
“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” Benjamin Franklin
“Repotting means accepting that the way is forward, not back. It means realizing that we won’t again fit into our old shells. But that’s not failure. That’s living.” Heather Cochran
“To love well, women must unlearn the belief that suffering is proof of devotion.” Bell Hooks
“I didn’t talk badly about you.
I talked about what you did to me.
If that makes you look bad, that’s between you and your behavior.
Because telling the truth about my experience isn’t bitterness. It’s clarity. And I’m not responsible for protecting someone’s image when they had no problem damaging my peace.
Sometimes the truth only sounds harsh because someone benefited from the silence.” Miley Cyrus
Song of the week (in honor of the great Bonnie Tyler):
GABRIELA YARELIZ 