“She had the soul of a gypsy, the heart of a hippie, the spirit of a fairy…” [Image from @AidaArtiles]
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Happy Week: January 24, 2016
By: Gabriela Yareliz We are thawing out, my people. The blizzard left us magnificent heaps of white glittery snow. I took a walk around my neighborhood today. Children were making bank. Adolescents were running around with shovels helping neighbors resurrect their cars. Neighbors would then hand them bundles of cash after a job well-done (meaningContinue reading “Happy Week: January 24, 2016”
mi alma
mi alma se fue caminado por un caminito; fue a solearse en un vestido de encaje. espíritu de marinero; mi alma se ensucia las sandalias. mi alma se sienta debajo de un girasol y luego salta una verja. mi alma se acuesta en el jardín. se limpia con la lluvia del mediodía. se seca conContinue reading “mi alma”
Blizzard Update
By: Gabriela Yareliz 9:26 a.m.: Here I am, at home, on Sabbath, in a pink Minnie Mouse onesie and with Amal Clooney hair. Seriously. Yesterday, I let my abuela’s concern (and perhaps slight paranoia) about the weather get to me, and I bought water, snacks and candles that smell like “Cashmere Woods,” whatever that means.Continue reading “Blizzard Update”
Je me déshabille
“I undress my mind and dare you to follow.” Sara Bareilles
Reflections Before Bedtime #65
The most interesting kind of eyes are the outspoken ones. They have no choice but to be honest. I love the ones that can tell a whole story. The ones that can’t feign interest. The eyes that pretend to ignore but can’t. The ones that can hold a different conversation than the mouth. The eyesContinue reading “Reflections Before Bedtime #65”
Monday Inspiration: January 18, 2016
[Image from Pinterest] By: Gabriela Yareliz Feliz just broke the news to me… High School Musical 10-year reunion!! This is gold for those of us who were in high school with the Wildcats. It’s the trilogy that helped people pronounce my name (the lead character is Gabriella Montez, played by Vanessa Hudgens). It’s the trilogyContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: January 18, 2016”
Reflections Before Bedtime #64
Dance to the soundtrack of life. Make it a good dance. Make it your own. Be in it to win it. [Image from @LeylaMilani]
Happy Week: January 17, 2016
[Know that your potential in Christ is limitless. When we put Him first, nothing we need will be lacking.] By: Gabriela Yareliz Happy week my peoples. Last week was one of high intensity for many. As I was reflecting on this week that is just beginning, my attention was drawn to the story of theContinue reading “Happy Week: January 17, 2016”
Friday Glee: January 15, 2016
“I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; for to have been born in God’s thought and then made by God is the dearest, grandest, and most precious thing in all thinking.” C.S. Lewis [Image from Tumblr]
GABRIELA YARELIZ 