“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” Khalil Gibran By: Gabriela Yareliz Have you ever had a dream where everything you fear may never come true becomes reality? When we sit back and look at the things we are afraid of, or the things we hardenContinue reading “Scars”
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You Belong to Me
“So I went on writing. The story was writing itself and I was having a hard time keeping up with it. […]I’ve seen you, beauty, and you belong to me now, whoever you are waiting for and if I never see you again, I thought. You belong to me and all of Paris belongs toContinue reading “You Belong to Me”
Lego House
By: Gabriela Yareliz Sometimes, we go through times in our life where we feel like we are running on Legos. I remember when I was young, we went to a church member’s house. He was a funny Sabbath School teacher. Me and another guest we were running out of a room (playing some sort ofContinue reading “Lego House”
Consecration
From Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1, by Ellen G. White Form a character for heaven. Sleep not at your post. Deal faithfully and truly with your own soul. – {1T 241.1} The daily study of the Scriptures will have a sanctifying influence upon the mind. You will breathe a heavenly atmosphere. Bind this preciousContinue reading “Consecration”
Designed to live by choice
From Life’s Greatest Lessons or 20 Things I Want My Kids to Know, by: Hal Urban “We can’t choose what happens in our lives, but we can choose how to respond. We have the ability to survive hardship and overcome handicaps. We have the capacity to rise above negative circumstances because we have free will,Continue reading “Designed to live by choice”
Courage
“If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, ‘I will be bigger than you. You cannotContinue reading “Courage”
How do you measure a year?
By: Gabriela Yareliz What strangeness, the concept of time. I think it’s the ultimate science. Who can decipher time? Time is interesting. It can serve as a warm blanket that makes us feel safe, healed, comforted; or it can leave us like a broken bottle that’s been shattered in an alley that no one willContinue reading “How do you measure a year?”
Thoughts for Today: October 2, 2013
Great Tumblr quotes: “There is no designated time for anything in your life. You don’t have to have your first kiss at any certain time, you don’t have to get married in your 20s and you don’t have to do anything just because other people think it’s best. In fact, you will be much betterContinue reading “Thoughts for Today: October 2, 2013”
Non guardarmi così
By: Gabriela Yareliz Ciao my friends! Sometimes, there are things that make you feel slightly uncomfortable, maybe insecure and a little lost. Oh, the liberty when you set it aside and decide it no longer has your energy and focus! Let go of whatever brings you down or makes you lost, whether it be aContinue reading “Non guardarmi così”
It
By: Gabriela Yareliz I read that the origin of the concept of people being ‘it,’ came from this: “It isn’t beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It’s just ‘It’.” Mrs. Bathurst, Rudyard Kipling Be your own ‘it’ girl or ‘it’ man. Be original, appealing, lovely, humble, and have that extra ingredient no oneContinue reading “It”
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