By: Gabriela Yareliz Aziz Ansari grew up in South Carolina. I was discussing this, and how he talked about being different as a kid. Here in NYC, people have a habit of even categorizing their own ethnicity as those who are from here and those who are “fresh off the boat” so to speak. IContinue reading “Home State Behavior”
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Self-Mastery
The last of the fruit of the spirit. Self-mastery. What it is, why it matters and the power it holds to transform your world.
This Week’s Favorites 09.04.26
“Shoutout to anyone drinking breakfast soda.” Theo Von We have entered the “-ber” months. I ended the week putting a fall essential oil blend in the diffuser. The diffuser is back onnnn. Here is to hoping we soon say: You feel it in the air— summer is packing its bag to say goodbye for theContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 09.04.26”
Fall Outfits
These fall outfits from Boden. That’s all.
Lavish with Beauty
“God is lavish with beauty.” Dr. Edie Wadsworth When we look at nature, we see that God was generous with the amount of beauty He put in the world for us. Dr. Edie reminded us this week that beauty is not a reward, but it is a need that we are hardwired for. It’s somethingContinue reading “Lavish with Beauty”
Summer Tweed
By: Gabriela Yareliz Have I gotten weak? I wondered. I watched the woman walk across the train platform in a beige tweed blazer. You have to understand, the day has 100% humidity, and it has rained on and off. It’s not cooling rain; it’s steaming rain. The air is sticky, or as Theo Von says,Continue reading “Summer Tweed”
What Faith Feels Like? (Mosaic)
By: Gabriela Yareliz This message by Charles Metcalf III at Mosaic was fire. 🔥 If you are looking for a message to inspire and shake you, look no further. So many important insights on what it means to live by faith and not feeling, and following the truth no matter what the season. “Sometimes, youContinue reading “What Faith Feels Like? (Mosaic)”
Asked for a Sign
And got it. By: Gabriela Yareliz Yesterday, I heard Dr. Edie speak, and her words touched my heart. Deeply. I went out for a walk, and I had that warm feeling— that feeling when you go, I think God just spoke to me just now. It stayed on my mind. Sometimes, we are faced withContinue reading “Asked for a Sign”
This Week’s Favorites 08.28.26
By: Gabriela Yareliz Next week, we’ll start September. Everyone keeps asking where summer went. I don’t know. My seasonal transitional cleaning is underway. Yesterday, I wiped down the kitchen cabinets, sorted through cans and refreshed extermination tools. I am satisfied with what I accomplished this week. This week, we lost many people, including the legendaryContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 08.28.26”