Changing Colors

“Autumn—that season of peculiar and inexhaustible influence on the mind of taste and tenderness—that season which has drawn from every poet worthy of being read some attempt at description, or some lines of feeling.” -Jane Austen By: Gabriela Yareliz Autumn has me changing colors. There is probably no better use of our time like when weContinue reading “Changing Colors”

Friday Glee: October 17, 2014

You must be prepared to work always without applause. Ernest Hemingway I notice that Autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature. Friedrich Nietzsche God is always seeking you. Every sunset. Every clear blue sky. Each ocean wave. The starry hosts of night. He blankets each new day with the invitation, ‘IContinue reading “Friday Glee: October 17, 2014”

While You Wait

By: Gabriela Yareliz Waiting is one of the worst feelings. I remember when I was a kid, when I knew my friend Liz was coming to visit, I would sit by the window and wait. That was always a terrible idea because she and her family always arrived later than planned. I would sit by the window, watching intently;Continue reading “While You Wait”

Epiphanies (with a tissue in hand)

By: Gabriela Yareliz The internet is about to be down for a couple of hours. (Shall we resume the discussion on first-world problems?) Today, I realized: 1) Being sick always brings me epiphanies. Is it the delirious feeling, the loss of fluids or the medication? 2) The key is finding contentment even when you are exhausted beyondContinue reading “Epiphanies (with a tissue in hand)”

Be a Joy Maker

By: Gabriela Yareliz You know that feeling when your phone changes the words you type through some weird autocorrect you never authorized? What about that search of despair through your bag for your Starbucks or Jamba Juice coupon/receipt, or the fact that an overpriced mascara makes your eyes swell…? Those, my friends, are first-world problems. We allContinue reading “Be a Joy Maker”

Monday Inspiration: October 13, 2014

By: Gabriela Yareliz Happy Monday, to one and to all. After a road trip and a whirlwind of a weekend, Monday has begun. Life is still in fast forward with no pause button in sight. Even when I try to get in some sleep, it’s more like, Let me hurry up and fall asleep toContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: October 13, 2014”

Go Gators!

If there is a place I am missing, it’s home. Go Gators! “There is nothing eleven can’t do with 90,000 standing behind them”-Florida Football Today is the Florida v. LSU game. Big rivalry; it’s a big deal. I am super excited for the Gators! So far, they are kicking some serious, LSU butt. I am listening toContinue reading “Go Gators!”

Blanca Suárez Me Estaba Esperando (en mi buzón)

Hoy recibí una sorpresita en el correo de mis abuelos atentos que siempre me tienen muy consentida 🙂 Me mandaron la revista, con Blanca Suarez en la portada, Vogue España; que ahora es q esta llegando a las Américas de nuestra querida España. ¡Que emoción! Blanca Suarez– de mis actrices favoritas. ¡Estamos esperando con ansiasContinue reading “Blanca Suárez Me Estaba Esperando (en mi buzón)”

Monday Inspiration: October 6, 2014

By: Gabriela Yareliz It’s intimidating to come into full eye contact with your busy week. Here is a dose of Tumblr magic for your Monday. (It’s how I cope with law school Mondays). The work/study week begins. Guys, God is still on His throne; a Savage Garden song just came on; the world is still spinning. Yes. ItContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: October 6, 2014”