01. Pyro Fitness “Your habits are the silent architects of your life.” Kirsty Godso’s mantra 02. THIS TEA!! Tried this tea by Natazia zu Stolberg, and I am obsessed with it. Smells like cumin but tastes like a warm hug. 03. Podcast of the Week This podcast with Emma Grede and Simon Sinek. Their conversationContinue reading “Some of the Week’s Favs (2.6.26)”
Tag Archives: philosophy
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
Aliveness
“Civilization’s enduring commandment became: Do more. Try harder. Be better. Earn what was already yours in the first place–aliveness.” Rainier Wylde By: Gabriela Yareliz The quote above reminds me of Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese— “You do not have to be good; you do not have to walk on your knees.” There was a hilarious St.Continue reading “Aliveness”
A Sassy February Awaits
“China tea, the scent of hyacinths, wood fires and bowls of violets— that is my mental picture of an agreeable February afternoon.” -Constance Spry (1886-1960) [From my February reading of Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach] By: Gabriela Yareliz January ended chaotically. Do you feel it? Some Mickey Mouse (Latin code for “rinky-dink”) Epstein filesContinue reading “A Sassy February Awaits”
Wonderwall
“And all the roads we have to walk are winding And all the lights that lead us there are blinding There are many things that I would like to say to you.” “Wonderwall,” Oasis By: Gabriela Yareliz I thought of Mr. H this week. He was my middle school math teacher, the first year IContinue reading “Wonderwall”
Exposure Transforms
By: Gabriela Yareliz I was in a freezing cold restaurant at a lunch with some acquaintances. The place was like ice and my water was, too. One woman discussed how she loved being able to regularly take her small children to the NYC museums. “Exposure is so important.” Everyone started chiming in with their childhoodContinue reading “Exposure Transforms”
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
Poetry by Javed Akhtar: Ghazal
From Quiver (Translated from Urdu) “If dreams are ready for the harvest, know The time of pain has come. Prepare to sow. This life is a strange business when I see That gain and loss are all the same to me. Someone is shattered with grief, still smiles with joy. Just like the face uponContinue reading “Poetry by Javed Akhtar: Ghazal”
What Matters
“Actions are your values made real.” Mark Manson By: Gabriela Yareliz What matters to you deeply? The key is to look at your actions. Your actions and your time always reveal the truth.
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”
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