“Those who have grown the most spiritually are those who are experts in living. And there is yet another joy, even greater. It is the joy of communion with God.”-M. Scott Peck “The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are stronger at the broken places.”- A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway (the last page) “AndContinue reading “Quotes of the day”
Author Archives: Gabriela Yareliz
Exam Period Picks II
By: Gabriela Yareliz Just got out of another exam. I am brain dead. Con Law II is done. One more to go. I walked to Nolita afterward for the Em Cosmetics Pop-up Shop. I saw and said hello to Michelle Phan. She is the sweetest person! Truly. A brilliant artist. I walked in 25 degreeContinue reading “Exam Period Picks II”
“Me gustan las gentes que ven la vida con ojos distintos de los demás, que consideran las cosas de otro modo que la mayoría.” ― Carmen Laforet, Nada
Aprendiz de Moccia: H y Gin-tonic
By: Gabriela Yareliz Esta película…no sé, me quede encantada. La ví en mayo. Es una película triste. No es un cuento de hadas. Es una historia de amor maduro. Tiene que ver con el pasado, el futuro y más que nada el trabajar por el presente. Es del dolor que muchas veces llevamos por dentro.Continue reading “Aprendiz de Moccia: H y Gin-tonic”
Women Speak
By: Gabriela Yareliz Below is a piece by an honest Rega Jha, and a video showing how women were represented in the media this year. We still have a long way to go. This was a moving piece. http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/spring-break-mumbai-how-surviving-sexual-abuse-makes-it-hard Going along with the thought of how women are treated, perceived and represented: When you engageContinue reading “Women Speak”
Insurmountable Joy
By: Gabriela Yareliz I have finished my second outline! YES! I have an exam tomorrow. So exciting. I am pretty sure my loss of feeling in my lower body is from sitting all day doing these outlines. I have a feeling, though, that this week is going to be an Ah-mA-zING week. The blessings justContinue reading “Insurmountable Joy”
Exam Period Picks
Compiled by: Gabriela Yareliz When you read as much as a law student does, you just want pictures that make you smile. No words. Here we go. 1] Love– 2] Dancing gives stress release from finals! 3] Bunnies 4] Kareena Kapoor kajal (eyeliner) 5] This movie always makes me smile; White Chicks 6] Love thisContinue reading “Exam Period Picks”
“I am an ordinary person who has been blessed…”
“I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.” Sonia Sotomayor
MANDELA
Nelson Mandela has passed away. There are no words; except that he was a man of God, and he had true character. Very few writings and lives have moved me the way his have. “There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absoluteContinue reading “MANDELA”
GABRIELA YARELIZ 