GABRIELA YARELIZ

This semester, brought to you by: Jesus

How I feel after my last exam today:

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Here is to the end of the semester! It wasn’t until recently that I was able to walk around NYC with a friend under the holiday lights and hidden stars. School hit us hard this semester. Words–I feel like they’ve been flashing before my eyes for months. It was weird not having a break in the summer. Welcome to adulthood. No more vacations like the way we used to have them. Our longest vacation is this one; the one between semesters. This means, we must enjoy it.

The semester was so difficult, probably tougher than 1L. I feel that this semester I had a 1L load + clinic work. Yet, despite the busyness, it was enjoyable. I learned a lot. A lot of goals were fulfilled in a way, and my days were filled with sunshine. God is so good. This semester was definitely survived only through Jesus. The sleep deprivation, the four-hour a night weeks, the long hours reading from dusk to dawn.

Healthy, in shape & smiling.

Life continues to unfold in weird but delightful ways.

Half way there.

Sarko’s Destiny

Photo from: The American Hungarian Federation

“Nicolas Sarkozy: my return is destiny – I don’t have a choice”
Telegraph.co.uk-Dec 12, 2013

(Grin) I hope to see you back Sarko. This man fascinates me to no end.

Bearing Fruits

By: Ellen G. White, from Testimonies for the Church, vol.1, chapter 81

“I saw that it is no light thing to be a Christian. It is a small matter to profess the Christian name; but it is a great and sacred thing to live a Christian life…
The question will never be asked, How much did he profess? but, What fruit did he bear? If the tree is corrupt, the fruit is evil. If the tree is good, it cannot produce evil fruit.”
{1T 454.2}

Quotes of the day

“Those who have grown the most spiritually are those who are experts in living. And there is yet another joy, even greater. It is the joy of communion with God.”-M. Scott Peck

“The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are stronger at the broken places.”- A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway (the last page)

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one sees rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”-The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Exam Period Picks II

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Just got out of another exam. I am brain dead. Con Law II is done. One more to go. I walked to Nolita afterward for the Em Cosmetics Pop-up Shop. I saw and said hello to Michelle Phan. She is the sweetest person! Truly. A brilliant artist. I walked in 25 degree weather to see a makeup artist. I know. That is true passion for the art.

Anyway…usually after exams, I go window shopping. It’s too cold for that–I guess Nolita was my trip of the day. Now, it’s time for pretty pictures and downtime in my warm abode.

1] The truth…

2] Can you imagine having a house like this?

3] An accurate life philosophy.

4] Be empowered

5] JAJAJAJAJA ME ENCANTA–A common expression on the mind.

6] If he doesn’t move the mountain, then you can climb it alone! 😉

7] From the Law School Problems Tumblr:

https://lawschoolproblems.tumblr.com/post/69494932385/well-exams-are-finally-upon-us-and-this-is-my-only

When Exam season rolls around, our strategy:

8] Latina flair

9] La Estrella de Navidad-Salvador Beltran y India Martinez

10] Preachin’ it–

11] This video warmed my heart

If only for one second–Mimi Foundation

“Me gustan las gentes que ven la vida con ojos distintos de los demás, que consideran las cosas de otro modo que la mayoría.”
― Carmen Laforet, Nada

Aprendiz de Moccia: H y Gin-tonic

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Esta película…no sé, me quede encantada. La ví en mayo. Es una película triste. No es un cuento de hadas. Es una historia de amor maduro. Tiene que ver con el pasado, el futuro y más que nada el trabajar por el presente. Es del dolor que muchas veces llevamos por dentro. En la vida, vemos de todo; los que son egoístas, los que nos les importa nada, los que les importa todo, los que ponen empeño, y los que saben que nada es imposible.

No siempre hay finales felices donde nadie sale herido, pero nuestro final nos toca a nosotros.
Las cosas que valen la pena en la vida, no son fáciles. Sé que eso lo saben—pero algunas veces hay que repetirlo. Esta historia de amor (Tengo ganas de ti por Federico Moccia) vive en mi mente y corazón.

Me llena de nostalgia… pero a la misma vez me da fe y me recuerda que todo es posible.

English: (Non-American films are so much deeper…they linger)

This film… I don’t know, it left me enchanted. I saw it last May. It’s a sad movie. It’s not a fairy tale. It’s a story about mature love. It has to do with the past, the future, and most of all, it’s about working for the present. It’s about the pain we often carry inside. In life, we see a bit of everything; those who are selfish, those who care about nothing, those who care about everything, those who put in the effort, and those who know nothing is impossible.

There aren’t always happy endings where all are unscathed, but our endings are up to us.
The things that are worth anything in life are not easy. I know you know this–but sometimes it needs to be repeated. This love story (Tengo Ganas De Ti by Federico Moccia [book and film]) lives in my mind and heart.

It fills me with nostalgia…but at the same time it gives me faith and reminds me that all things are possible.

Women Speak

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Below is a piece by an honest Rega Jha, and a video showing how women were represented in the media this year. We still have a long way to go.

This was a moving piece.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/spring-break-mumbai-how-surviving-sexual-abuse-makes-it-hard

Going along with the thought of how women are treated, perceived and represented:

When you engage in an argument with a man, it’s true that often you are seen as hysterical or someone ends up calling you “cute.” This video did the current state of affairs a lot of justice.

Insurmountable Joy

By: Gabriela Yareliz

I have finished my second outline! YES! I have an exam tomorrow. So exciting.

I am pretty sure my loss of feeling in my lower body is from sitting all day doing these outlines.
I have a feeling, though, that this week is going to be an Ah-mA-zING week.

The blessings just keep coming.
And I am excited!