Daniel’s secret

“Daniel’s clearness of mind and firmness of purpose, his power in acquiring knowledge and in resisting temptation, were due in a great degree to the plainness of his diet, in connection with his life of prayer…” Youth’s Instructor, July 9, 1903, Ellen G. White

Bollywood reaction: To Ram Singh’s suicide


After the main accused of the gang-rape in India killed himself, some in Bollywood voiced their opinions.

I couldn’t agree with Sonam Kapoor.

Sonam Kapoor: Once a coward always a coward. Don’t celebrate Ram Singh’s suicide. The brute has earned himself an arduous, traumatic trial. Instead he gave himself the easy way out.

India gang rape

By: Gabriela Yareliz
I just heard on NPR that the ring leader of the gang rape was found dead, he hung himself, in his jail cell.
This is infuriating. Weak. So weak. Way to take the easy way out.
India’s justice system needs to get it together.
Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/world/asia/suspect-in-india-gang-rape-found-dead-in-jail.html?_r=0

This Week’s Picks: March 10, 2013

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Hey guys,
Here are fabulous thoughts to inspire your week.

1] Jueves, Thursday March 11, 2004
In Madrid 192 people died in the terrorist attacks.
This song was dedicated to those victims and it is one of my favorite songs by La Oreja de Van Gogh.

Remembering the victims of this tragedy in our hearts. It is a song that explains our humanity and what is most important to us. It personifies those on the train whose lives were ended.

Translation of lyrics:
If I were more beautiful
and a little more smart
if I were special,
if I were on a magazine
I would have the bravery
“to cross the coach”*
and ask you who you are

you sit in front of me
and you cannot imagine
that I wore my best skirt for you
and when I see you
giving a yawn to the glass
my pupils inundate

suddenly you look at me
I look at you and you sigh
I close my eyes and you avert my gaze
when I breathe I become so little
and I start to tremble

and this way days go by from Mondays to Fridays
as the swallows in the poem by Becquer
from station to station
when we are in front of each other
the silence comes between us
suddenly you look at me
I look at you and you sigh
I close my eyes and you avert my gaze
when I breathe I become so little
and I start to tremble

and this is what happens
my lips wake up
they pronounce your name stuttering
I guess you think “what a stupid girl”
and I would like to die

but time stops and you come closer
saying “I don’t know you yet
but I already miss you”
each morning I refuse
to get on the nonstop train
and I choose this train

and we are already arriving
my life has changed
this 11th march is a day so special
you take my hand
we arrive to a tunnel
that turn the light off
I caress your face with my hands
I become brave and kiss your lips
you say you love me and
I give to you the last puff of my heart

DEDICATED TO THE VICTIMS OF MARCH 11, 2004.

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“It is time we recognize and embrace the supernatural power that Christ provides to equip us to live triumphant, victorious, valiant lives–lives that literally shock this world around us.” Leslie Ludy

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Have a fabulous week!

Madame Figaro: Olga Kurylenko

Madame Figaro, Numero 21

By: Gabriela Yareliz
I was absolutely captivated by Olga Kurylenko’s photoshoot in March’s Madame Figaro. Wow. Magnifique. The photography is brilliant.

Madame Figaro, Numero 21

Behind this gorgeous face is a young woman who lived through the explosion in Chernobyl; who ate cereals when there was nothing else; who grew up with her mother and grandmother, seeing her father only once.

Despite now being a top-model, Bond girl and more, it is safe to say there is a story and sometimes a lot of suffering behind every face, even the beautiful ones.

She has risen above every obstacle and continues to fight her way to success. Her palace in Paris was well earned; and she rocks; she rules and she shows that with God’s providence, hard work and compassion you can go a long way.

She is a philanthropist who helps children in need in her native Ukraine.

Your wings

By: Gabriela Yareliz

This morning my mother shared with me a thought she heard in an Alejandro Bullon sermon:

When an eagle has baby eagles, she throws them from high heights. The baby falls and cannot do anything for itself. She swoops down and catches the baby birdling. She continues to throw them. Life is like this. It throws you from high heights and God allows you to fall, and when you are helpless He catches you. He continues to allow you to be thrown from great heights until you realize, you have your OWN wings and YOU CAN FLY.

He is always beside you, strengthening you and guiding you. If you place yourself in His hands, nothing can take away the purpose He has for your life. When things go wrong, God swoops in and transforms your situation. If you submit yourself to Him in this life which is like a chess game between God and the forces of evil, God will always have the last move, the last laugh, the victory.

This Week’s Pick: March 4, 2013

By: Gabriela Yareliz
Hello survivors,
In this life, you’ve got to be a gladiator! Yes.

1] The Telegraph’s: Former French minister Rachida Dati says: Wear lipstick and you lose credibility

The FAB Rachida Dati, earning some RESPECT. In this article she talks about the delicate balance of being feminine, glamourous and a respectable leader who earns the respect of men counterparts who often times try to sexualize the woman into a mere symbol.

In the article, she said:
“Here, as soon as you dress in too feminine a fashion, you get criticised,” she shrugs. “I get criticised all the time. People aren’t used to seeing powerful or political women looking feminine. I think it also bothers the men because their subconscious is a little sexualised.” So the criticism has nothing to do with the looks that have both helped and hindered her over the years?

“No, no. Until I became a minister, I was never told that I was pretty or not pretty. If you’re just beautiful, it’s easy to get rid of you. Far more troublesome is to be feminine and have a temperament. So wearing stilettos is still a problem and if you put lipstick on, it means you’re not credible as a woman. But I’ve never changed. It’s part of my identity.”
–The Telegraph, Interview by Celia Walden, Feb. 15, 2013

2] On Kissing, Bollywood and Rebellion

An excellent blog post by Arnab Ray on India Ink–“where a kiss is no longer just a kiss but a small symbol of unintentional rebellion.”

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This is what you do when you step out into the day and go to law school.