Words and advice by Martha Graeff: “1. Not everyone who loves you knows how to show up for you; 2. Peace is more valuable than being understood; 3. Boundaries will cost you relationships and then save you; 4. You can’t heal in the same environment that hurt you; 5. Being strong for too long teachesContinue reading “Wisdom from Martha Graeff”
Category Archives: philosophy
Hard
“Doing hard sh*t is the gateway to everything you want in life. It changes your brain chemistry. You’re not overwhelmed. You’re under-challenged. Easy choices create fragile minds. Friction creates stability. When your life is built around comfort, fast dopamine, instant delivery, and constant distraction, your nervous system forgets how to handle resistance. So the smallestContinue reading “Hard”
Unsent Letters
By: Gabriela Yareliz Have you ever written a letter you never sent? Have you ever kept unsent letters? I recently finished a book that relied heavily on preserved correspondence, and I have to admit, some of the most interesting correspondence was the stuff that was never sent. The unsent letters can be the most unhinged,Continue reading “Unsent Letters”
Longevity
“For women, longevity is the result of devotion.” Dr. Stephanie Estima
Wisdom on Winning by Andy Frisella
Words by Andy Frisella: “ASK YOURSELF… HOW CAN YOU INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF WINNERS IF THEY DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE? THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE THE REAL WINNERS DONT SHOW THEIR LIVES OR TELL THEIR STORIES BECAUSE THEY GET SO MUCH STATIC ABOUT IT. HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUTContinue reading “Wisdom on Winning by Andy Frisella”
Keeping the Garden
By: Gabriela Yareliz Spring arrives on March 20. I love spring. It always arrives right on time— when winter has beat us up and left us in a heaping pile like the inches of snow dropped on us. Friday was exhausting. It was exacerbated by the anxiety that loomed over me when I realized IContinue reading “Keeping the Garden”
Character Defined
“Your character is how you absorb what has happened to you; how you absorb reality; how you absorb the world. Who you choose to be in response to everything you did not choose.” Erwin McManus
The Hard Places
“God could have kept Daniel out of the lion’s den. But God has never promised to keep us out of hard places. What He has promised is to go with us through every hard place, and bring us through victoriously.” MERV ROSSELL
Don’t Die In Another’s World
“Had I not created my whole world, I would certainly have died in other people’s.” Anais Nin By: Gabriela Yareliz Some of the most glorious moments of our journeys are the ones where we buck all expectations and cultural rules imposed, and we create our own operating system. My rule is that the only opinionContinue reading “Don’t Die In Another’s World”
All Sorts of Life
“That’s the kind of story I want to write, the kind that stops being writing and starts being life.” George Saunders By: Gabriela Yareliz The Chinese lunar new year. First night of Ramadan. Ash Wednesday. Resurrection Sunday peeks over the horizon on the other side of fasting and journey. My express train going local. Sigh.Continue reading “All Sorts of Life”
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