“If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them.” C.S. Lewis
Tag Archives: peace
Don’t Die In Another’s World
“Had I not created my whole world, I would certainly have died in other people’s.” Anais Nin By: Gabriela Yareliz Some of the most glorious moments of our journeys are the ones where we buck all expectations and cultural rules imposed, and we create our own operating system. My rule is that the only opinionContinue reading “Don’t Die In Another’s World”
Hope
From Tracy Anderson’s newest publication, Atlas: “I hope you connect to your past. I hope you see your stories. I hope you dream forward.” TRACY ANDERSON
Against the Stream
“A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.” G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
Regaining the Funny Plot
“Every episode of Seinfeld could have been solved with a cell phone […] We used to have miscommunications that couldn’t be corrected instantly. We lived in that chaos and it was funny and we were happier.” Kelly Oxford By: Gabriela Yareliz The wellness online world is fantasizing about going analog. Back in the day, theContinue reading “Regaining the Funny Plot”
Keeping Calm
“Calm isn’t a personality trait. It’s preparation.” Natalie Dawson By: Gabriela Yareliz A lot of our own stress can be manufactured. The next time we feel calm depart, we should ask ourselves how adequately we prepared. More often than not, therein lies the answer.
Subtraction and Other Kinds of Math
By: Gabriela Yareliz Words I have heard often tied to 2026: “subtraction”, “restraint”, “frugal”— it’s everywhere. Open a Substack, and play a game of bingo for every time one of these words pops up. #trending Allegedly, we need less so we can run with the horse (year of the horse)— whatever the hell that means.Continue reading “Subtraction and Other Kinds of Math”
On the Other Side of the Trade
By: Gabriela Yareliz Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba (former Rangers Captain) were welcomed back into MSG, as they arrived to play against (and slay) their former team (the NY Rangers) with the Anaheim Ducks. These two trades were among the most controversial, in recent time, steeped in drama from the players to the fans. TheContinue reading “On the Other Side of the Trade”
The Seeker is Honored
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.” Matthew 2:10 By: Gabriela Yareliz There are many narratives to the holiday season. There are different focal points, and reminders along the way. I believe those points of focus reveal a lot about those who celebrate and the values they cherish. We internalize theseContinue reading “The Seeker is Honored”
Surface Level
“Any major life rupture reveals who was never built for the terrain ahead […] when you discover that half the people you thought were ride or dies weren’t even ride or die adjacent, don’t waste time being sad about it. Those people could not have supported you much longer anyway. They maxed out their capacityContinue reading “Surface Level”
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