“In the ’70s, my mother gave me a print that read: A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. After 25 years of marriage, I couldn’t disagree more.” Larissa Phillips By: Gabriela Yareliz I read Larissa Phillips’ The Free Press piece with intrigue, as I am sure many of us did. IfContinue reading “The Feminine”
Tag Archives: musings
Presence
By: Gabriela Yareliz I love when Mosaic is in NYC for worship. Every time I leave the gathering, I know I have been in God’s presence. Here is a rule of thumb for life always— when given the option to be in God’s presence, whether a church gathering or at home with your Bible, neverContinue reading “Presence”
What is in the Bag?
By: Gabriela Yareliz Is it Vogue that has the ‘What’s in my bag?’ videos with celebrities? Welcome to the train edition. The train gives interesting bag dumps. One man has an endless supply of masks in his black mesh bag. Still. He has mouthwash in the water bottle pocket. Another woman has silk scarves spillingContinue reading “What is in the Bag?”
Ain’t So
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain By: Gabriela Yareliz Last night, Steve Valiquette said (during an intermission) there was no way the NY Rangers, a team that has plunged into some sort of identity crisis, would lose toContinue reading “Ain’t So”
Monday Mood
By: Gabriela Yareliz You know we talked about balance not that long ago on the blog. As we start a new week, I am carrying this thought with me: “Spend a handful of hours a day going fast. Crush a gym session. Do deep work on a project you care about. Spend the rest ofContinue reading “Monday Mood”
Green With Life
“The city waits and aches. The little grasses Crack through stone, and they are green with life.” Sylvia Plath, from my readings of Winter Trees Spring is coming. You can just feel it in your bones. I feel the desire to clean, organize and prepare for a time of renewed energy and life! The coldContinue reading “Green With Life”
Don’t Be Good
By: Gabriela Yareliz Have you noticed that people use other’s desire to be perceived as “good” as a manipulation tactic? People choose groupthink, their likes and dislikes (and sometimes their vaccinations and medical procedures) based on optics, oftentimes. ‘What will people think?’ is often the undercurrent. The craving for acceptance can be so exploited. PeopleContinue reading “Don’t Be Good”
Vision
“A lot of things broke my heart but fixed my vision.” Freddie Gibbs By: Gabriela Yareliz That’s the way it is. Often, through suffering, we find salvation and clarity. Clarity requires humility. When we don’t learn through suffering, it’s often because we are clinging to our own hopes, delusions and sometimes, ego. A lot ofContinue reading “Vision”
The Pages
“All I wanted to do with my life was fill the pages.” Jhumpa Lahiri Same, Jhumpa, same. Words have the power to do that to you. They sort of take over and fill your mind with swollen dreams. Pages flying into every corner of the heart.
Goalie
By: Gabriela Yareliz Goalies— their job is to go against any human instinct to duck or avoid a hit— their job is to block and take the hits. It goes against all human instincts to avoid pain or direct impact. Sometimes in life, to get the job done right, we have to go against allContinue reading “Goalie”
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