Category Archives: Being Human

Maintenance

“Everything sacred in your life requires devotion, not just desire. Your body, your mind, your relationships, your purpose, they don’t fall apart overnight. They decay slowly when presence disappears. Maintenance is love in action. It is the daily ritual of honoring what you say matters before life forces you to repair what neglect has broken.Continue reading “Maintenance”

Remembering

By: Gabriela Yareliz I always cry on Memorial Day. The closing ceremony of the parade always gets me. Usually, it’s when I hear names read off of people we refuse to forget, or when they tell the stories of heroism we shouldn’t lose sight of. I cry when I see the gold star moms holdContinue reading “Remembering”

A Rare Breed

There are people who say what they mean. It’s rare, but they exist. It’s funny because when you meet one, you just know. It’s a frequency thing that syncs with your soul. When you find such a person, keep them close.

Discipline

“That’s why optimism is a discipline. It takes discipline to see the good when things are going bad. It takes discipline to see beauty in the midst of tragedy. It takes discipline to see the best in people when they let us down. It takes discipline to forgive when the person does not deserve it.Continue reading “Discipline”

Weigh the Role

“You get to decide who gets to be a part of your story, and how much.” Brianna Wiest By: Gabriela Yareliz Every day, we decide what roles and weight people have in our lives— the ones we choose and even the ones we are surrounded by circumstantially. It can be a boss, a podcaster, aContinue reading “Weigh the Role”