“Beauty is fleeting, but a rent-controlled apartment overlooking the park is forever.” Carrie Bradshaw By: Gabriela Yareliz I walked 10.17 miles, on Sunday. You can think of me as a champion, a crazy woman– or both. Have your pick. But it felt good. The day was cloudy and fresh, and I was walking around inContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: March 14, 2016”
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Monday Inspiration: February 29, 2016
Hi friends! This Monday is the last day of February. *party hands dance move* The year of 2016 is fluttering away before our very eyes. Last week was one of the most intense weeks I have had in a while, but I want to share with you that God is so good and so worthy ofContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: February 29, 2016”
Monday Inspiration: February 15, 2016
“To heal is to touch with love that which was previously touched by fear.” Stephen Levine By: Gabriela Yareliz Happy week to all of you, my fellow cold survivors. I had an amazing dinner on Saturday night. As we were walking outside, we checked the weather, and it was below zero temperatures. Craziness. It wasContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: February 15, 2016”
Tuesday Badinage: February 9, 2016
By: Gabriela Yareliz Hi, hi! It’s your little plague, here. I am feeling much better. My cough is still scaring people, but hey, today will be a better day. Yesterday, I was speaking to a client; started coughing; couldn’t breathe; dropped the file (all papers scattered); I quickly put a cough drop in my mouth;Continue reading “Tuesday Badinage: February 9, 2016”
Sunday Girl: December 27, 2015
By: Gabriela Yareliz Just arrived to NYC. I am on a random bus. #adventure I am in a Cheryl Strayed kind of mood. “I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, andContinue reading “Sunday Girl: December 27, 2015”
Monday Inspiration: November 23, 2015
By: Gabriela Yareliz This will be a simple, no-frill post. I don’t have too much to say. I know. Rare. Maybe that is a lie, though. We’ll see how long this post ends up being. This weekend was pretty introspective. Apparently, I appreciate the art of making myself uncomfortable. So, after a weekend of lovelyContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: November 23, 2015”
Sunday Girl: November 22, 2015
By: Gabriela Yareliz Have you ever felt like everything you have worked for and everything you hold dear is hanging by a thread? I needed this today: “Hello fear, Thank you for being here. You’re my indication that I’m doing what I need to do.” Cheryl Strayed, Brave Enough
Douce France
By: Gabriela Yareliz Tonight at church, we had an amazing spoken word and music night. I heard the music and testimony of a young man who found God, hope and music in the midst of his chemotherapy and anguish. He was so vulnerable with us tonight. It was beautiful. Tonight, we were pained to hearContinue reading “Douce France”
Reflections Before Bedtime #46
By: Gabriela Yareliz Mark 4:35-41English Standard Version (ESV) Jesus Calms a Storm 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him [Jesus] with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.37 And a great windstormContinue reading “Reflections Before Bedtime #46”
Monday Inspiration: September 14, 2015
By: Gabriela Yareliz Hi, hi! It’s Monday! (Partytime music in background). I hope you are ready to conquer your week. The weekend was nice. I met some new people, walked like 70 blocks through Manhattan in fall weather (in heels), cooked, wore a hairnet, started up some Arabic lessons after years of neglect, caught upContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: September 14, 2015”