Preparation

By: Gabriela Yareliz It’s still raining out. The week is unwinding, and we are all shaking off the week and exhaling. Lurking in the back of the brain, along with work, collapsed buildings and grounded flights this week, is Christmas giving. I love giving gifts. Picking them out isn’t always easy, but it’s something IContinue reading “Preparation”

A Creative Power

“Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions, but when he realizes that he is a creative power, and that he may command the hidden soil and seeds of his being out of which circumstances grow, he then becomes the rightful master of himself.” JamesContinue reading “A Creative Power”

This Week’s Favorites 11.07.26

By: Gabriela Yareliz It has been a week. This week, I literally had to calculate my age on a calculator because I couldn’t remember how old I was and had tacked on like three years. (The sudden panic, guys…) It was a special week in that I got to see Michelle Branch. The Beacon TheatreContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 11.07.26”

Wisdom from Cameron Diaz

“I was a woman who knew that I was the only critic who mattered, and that it is my job to create the meaning in my life. Just as it is your job to create the meaning in yours.” Cameron Diaz, The Longevity Book 🤍

This Week’s Favorites 10.24.26

By: Gabriela Yareliz We’ve reached the end of October. The days start in the low 50s and end in the 70s. So hard to dress. I sweat through two jackets this week. I know I am always talking about sweating, but I don’t think I have sweat this much in my life like this year.Continue reading “This Week’s Favorites 10.24.26”

Build on Him

By: Gabriela Yareliz While sitting in Mosaic’s service this morning, as I listened to the song give+take, I realized my week had a common theme: building. The imagery of building on God was repeated. Building on the rock. The lyrics of that song say: You’re better than anythingAnything else I knowI put my trust inContinue reading “Build on Him”

Wisdom from Tracy Tutor

Because sometimes you need to fight like a girl. By: Gabriela Yareliz I enjoyed Tracy Tutor’s Fear is Just a Four-Letter Word. It’s a great book on how to work with difficult people and succeed in difficult situations. I never saw her on reality TV and yet somehow, I landed in her orbit. She isContinue reading “Wisdom from Tracy Tutor”