“Giving is a great prayer.” Elena Brower, “Tenses: six,” Softening Time By: Gabriela Yareliz My husband and I live in a pre-war apartment, which means we have a hot pipe that runs through the bathroom that now glows with heat. I walked past it this morning, and felt the warmth radiating from below the chippedContinue reading “A Great Prayer”
Category Archives: Being Human
A Train (Love) Story
By: Gabriela Yareliz I saw the most precious duo on the train (I know— that is a rare statement). Usually, the trains feel like they emerge from hell (D train, I am looking at you)— but here we are. A different morning. Maybe, I was looking for something different, and that helped me find it.Continue reading “A Train (Love) Story”
The Unexplainable
“But maybe magic isn’t just for kids. Maybe it’s for anyone brave enough to still believe in things they can’t quite explain.” Sadie from The Slow Living Lane
Happy Home
“To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.” Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) By: Gabriela Yareliz This Dr. Johnson was way ahead of his time. This week has felt so weird. Started with food poisoning, a truck soaked me on my way to work— you could have wrung my pants and allContinue reading “Happy Home”
Saying “No”
“Saying no is not about lack of ambition. It is about sustainability. It is the quiet act of trusting that rest, space, and discernment will take you further than hustle alone. This week, think of no as a reset, not a rejection.” Mary Holland Nader
Next-Level Maturity
“One of the ways I used to betray myself (the most) was by sharing my most fragile ideas and intimate ideas with the exact wrong people.” Tara Schuster By: Gabriela Yareliz Tara Schuster articulates something we all fall into. Having that level of discernment is next-level maturity.
The Path is Paved By Choices
“If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.” Joseph Campbell By: Gabriela Yareliz Our path is one we need to clear. That requires making decisions. Choices. I think the world is full of people who are afraid to take ownership of their decisions because they don’t trust they can make theContinue reading “The Path is Paved By Choices”
When Grief Rips Through
“Let’s not romanticize grief. It is a ghost parade. Sleep doesn’t come. Only reckoning.” Rainier Wylde By: Gabriela Yareliz Grief can stem from so many things or circumstances. It is often tied to death, but it can be tied to addiction, abandonment, loss of time, betrayal, not being understood or loved, and the loss of aContinue reading “When Grief Rips Through”
Character as Fate
“Character is destiny.” Heraclitus By: Gabriela Yareliz “You know it’s fate we are on this train together?” Some unhinged guy said to me. I gave him a look that had him saying I was “aggressive” later on. It spiraled into something ridiculous until I was able to send him on his way— but it remindedContinue reading “Character as Fate”
The Essential for the Pilgrimage
“Chronos is time at her worst. Chronos keeps track. Chronos is delusion of grandeur…. Kairos is intimacy with the real. Kairos is time at her best. Kairos lets go.” Sarah Ban Breathnach By: Gabriela Yareliz Time and growth. There has been an insistent pattern in my reading about both lately. The theme has been aboutContinue reading “The Essential for the Pilgrimage”
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