Tag Archives: literature

Asking the hard questions

By: Gabriela Yareliz People who know a little bit about everything; they learn every day; they feed off of silence and awkwardness; they are curious; they are versatile; they are travelers; they are steel; they are elegant; they are charming; they vow to defend truth. Who are they? Journalists. 1] Rebecca Mead 2] Adam GopnikContinue reading “Asking the hard questions”

Living with Joy-Susan Spencer-Wendel

By: Gabriela Yareliz A fellow University of Florida journalism alumna, Susan Spencer-Wendel, wrote a book about living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and living with joy for what matters most. According to NPR, she wrote the book on her iPhone. 🙂 Check out more about her inspiring story. Books are like letters, and hers is titled,Continue reading “Living with Joy-Susan Spencer-Wendel”

To hold a letter

By: Gabriela Yareliz I like writing letters and leaving them for my mom. I don’t think people today realize how meaningful it is to receive or write a letter. To have a piece of that person that you can keep, smell, read, over and over again…It is gorgeous. Handwriting conveys so much more than aContinue reading “To hold a letter”

This Week’s Picks: June 9, 2013

By: Gabriela Yareliz Hello dear ones, I am in a new city for the summer…ahh, yes, summer intern. I am in an Ernest Hemingway kind of mood this week. Despite my dislike for his storylines, he has always had something valuable to say. Take wisdom, and run with it. Of course, along with Hemingway areContinue reading “This Week’s Picks: June 9, 2013”

Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Quotes from one of my most adored writers.-Gabriela Y. Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul. She becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent. -Virginia Woolf Life is not a series ofContinue reading “Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

The Great Controversy-Book

By: Gabriela Yareliz Today, I got an interesting surprise. I received a The Great Controversy in my mailbox. Why is this strange? It is one of my favorite books (and it was in my mailbox). A book that deals with philosophy, current events, prophecy, history and the future. It holds so many answers to thingsContinue reading “The Great Controversy-Book”

Happy Valentine’s Day

By: Gabriela Yareliz I am thinking about true, lasting love. Love that is expressed in action more than word. Love that is commitment and lasts. Love that goes through storms. Love that doesn’t fade. Love that sacrifices. Love that makes us dream. Love that leaves us with no air or words. Love that is powerfulContinue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day”