Larry Brooks

By: Gabriela Yareliz I was saddened to hear that Larry Brooks passed away. He is known for having covered Gretzky’s career from start to finish. He covered the NY Rangers for about 40 years! (And covered them brutally last season, as they deserved). He didn’t sugarcoat it. He fought with coaches (the YouTube videos ofContinue reading “Larry Brooks”

Times Square Moment

By: Gabriela Yareliz When you walk through Times Square and you see two women wrapped in scarves, smiling and loving the woman on the karaoke machine you walk past every morning— you know they are tourists. They also offer some much needed perspective, at times. When was the last time you smiled in your TimesContinue reading “Times Square Moment”

Half-rep Life

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served! It’s a frigid 15F. Winter has announced herself. The cold is weirdly energizing. On this frigid morning— I leave you with wisdom from Arnold Schwarzenegger: “Don’t live a half-rep life. Be fully present. Go all the way in everything you do.” Let’s go!

A Betting Person

“Faith is not being sure. It is not being sure, but betting with your last cent.” Mary Jean Irion By: Gabriela Yareliz Life is brimming with uncertainty. So, faith is one of the ways available to us to deal with the unavoidable uncertainty. It’s the way God asks us to handle the uncertainty ahead. IContinue reading “A Betting Person”

Twister

By: Gabriela Yareliz That’s life, right? Sometimes, it feels like life holds many twisters, and we are huddled together, holding each other until the storm passes. Until peace falls upon the land, and we can walk out hand-in-hand to assess the landscape. The best shelter is found together.

Ordinary

“Give me ordinary. Give me cups of tea in the backyard and an afternoon so slow I can hear the hummingbirds. Give me time to look at the moon and midday trips to the bookshop. Give me satisfaction with Enough. Give me the same dinner rotation every week, because simple saves energy I’d rather spendContinue reading “Ordinary”

All About Mobility

By: Gabriela Yareliz I loved this podcast episode— Sandy Brockman is back on the TSC Him & Her Podcast. It was all about health, body composition, mobility, corrective movement and muscle. It’s a great episode for men and women. I learned so much. Sharing here.

A Bad Cup

By: Gabriela Yareliz Here is your PSA now— Starbucks and Dunkin cannot make a matcha to save their lives. #disgusting With each passing day, NYC unlocks a new sub-basement of low IQ. If there are a few things I have learned along the way in the last decade— -Steel yourself from the opinions of othersContinue reading “A Bad Cup”