Baar Baar Dekho– Look Again and Again

“You were my yesterday, you will be my tomorrow, and you are always my now.” Baar Baar Dekho The Hindi language is always poetic, just like its films. When asked what she hopes people will take away from the film Baar Baar Dekho, Katrina Kaif said: “Not to take the people in your life forContinue reading “Baar Baar Dekho– Look Again and Again”

Anchor

By: Gabriela Yareliz “I have within me a solitude where He dwells, and nothing can take that away from me.” – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Stores are filled with Christmas decorations. I am already thinking about 2017, and how I want to return to a degree of normalcy. This year, has been one ofContinue reading “Anchor”

Coming Of Age

By: Gabriela Yareliz Sitcoms like “Boy Meets World” or “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” chronicle the daily lives of their characters. It is a series about watching people mature and reach some level of adulthood or maturity, with some laughs thrown in, in between. I think life is very much like that. We all have ourContinue reading “Coming Of Age”

Reflections Before Bedtime #91

By: Gabriela Yareliz (written as a note to a loved one) This world is filled with so much that is bizarre, but also so much that is so beautiful. God isn’t a genie or magic formula that solves all of our material problems– but in essence, He is a sort of solution, Himself, to allContinue reading “Reflections Before Bedtime #91”

Sunday Girl: October 30, 2016

By: Gabriela Yareliz I was going up the stairs, after getting off of a train. There were so many people, it felt like the people were pushing me up the stairs. I couldn’t see where I was going, and I felt slightly uncertain about whether my foot was going on the next step up. LifeContinue reading “Sunday Girl: October 30, 2016”

Turtlenecks, Snow Globes, and Other Sources of Magic

By: Gabriela Yareliz The bridge is glittering outside. The city is falling asleep. I closed my window and watered my plants. And here is some randomness for the night. [Amal Clooney, Yahoo! News] Turtlenecks  Turtlenecks. I grew up wearing them. My whole family wore them during my childhood in Michigan. Mine came in every color andContinue reading “Turtlenecks, Snow Globes, and Other Sources of Magic”