“Confidence doesn’t come from believing in yourself. It comes from having done the uncomfortable thing enough times that your nervous system stops flagging it as an emergency. Because nothing is actually hard, it’s just unfamiliar.” Layla Shaikley This message: “Maybe because my mind is always overflowing, chaotic, holding a hundred ideas and emotions at once,Continue reading “This Week’s Favs 4.22.26”
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A New Prayer
By: Gabriela Yareliz Have you ever prayed, “God, show me how good life gets”? (Mantra from Alyssa Hermann) I wonder what would happen if we did pray this prayer. Thirty days, and then, we all come back here and share what happened.
An Opening
“There’s something humbling about realizing your timeline isn’t real… [it] felt like an expiration date.Now it feels like an opening.” Danielle Bernstein By: Gabriela Yareliz I always want to play a game, but we never have enough people to do so. I got this new conversation game from Wilde Paper that I wanted to open,Continue reading “An Opening”
Retreat to the 90s: Pop-tarts, Fitting Rooms and Paradoxes
By: Gabriela Yareliz Have we made everything too complicated? *Plays Avril Lavigne “Complicated”* Cigarettes are always bad, kids, but the meaning of the image above hit home with me. What the hell were we doing in the 90s? I guess doing exercise aerobics videos (remember the step?) and there were crash diets. But it wasContinue reading “Retreat to the 90s: Pop-tarts, Fitting Rooms and Paradoxes”
Employee Mentality, Podcasts, and Heat
By: Gabriela Yareliz This week has been hot and humid and has contained a flurry of so many thoughts… I read this great post on the psychology of the eldest daughter. If you are an eldest daughter, this will resonate. Danielle Bernstein wrote about getting a new phone and spending eight hours without a phoneContinue reading “Employee Mentality, Podcasts, and Heat”
Bits of Beauty and Wisdom
“The uglier the outfit, the better the walk.” Natazia Zu Stolberg “Love isn’t the means to an end. It’s the end.” Amy June
Monday Thoughts (4.13.26)
By: Gabriela Yareliz My brain is a solar system. So much happening and floating around. Here are some of the highlights— in four categories: Boss, Serious, Hilarious and Nostalgic. Boss: Anything Emma Grede Emma Grede’s book Start with Yourself is coming out this week. She is on The Bossticks and Lewis Howes’ School of Greatness.Continue reading “Monday Thoughts (4.13.26)”
Laila Gohar on Living
“I feel uncomfortable when things are too precious.” Laila Gohar to AD It’s always a good time to celebrate, bring out the china, wear the dress, put on the lipstick— today is the day to live.
Neighbors, Histamines and Noticing
By: Gabriela Yareliz I walked out with a neighbor. There is an intimacy to being a neighbor. You hear them yell at their kids, and they see you go grab a package in PJs. So when you see each other fully dressed and calm moving through the real world, it’s always interesting. Not good orContinue reading “Neighbors, Histamines and Noticing”
What the End Looks Like
By: Gabriela Yareliz Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. What does this time remind us of? Even when we are confused, God is doing His thing. Our confusion doesn’t mean a plan is halted. The disciples thought the world had gone insane. Jesus was right on track. He knew exactly what He was walking into. Sometimes,Continue reading “What the End Looks Like”
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