“Faith is not being sure. It is not being sure, but betting with your last cent.” Mary Jean Irion By: Gabriela Yareliz Life is brimming with uncertainty. So, faith is one of the ways available to us to deal with the unavoidable uncertainty. It’s the way God asks us to handle the uncertainty ahead. IContinue reading “A Betting Person”
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Ordinary
“Give me ordinary. Give me cups of tea in the backyard and an afternoon so slow I can hear the hummingbirds. Give me time to look at the moon and midday trips to the bookshop. Give me satisfaction with Enough. Give me the same dinner rotation every week, because simple saves energy I’d rather spendContinue reading “Ordinary”
Excellent Advice for Living
By: Gabriela Yareliz Today, I am linking to some sage advice. I have had this tab open on my phone for probably at least a year. I always come back to it. Check out the Excellent Advice for Living here! The one that always rings through my head is: “Don’t fear failure. Fear average.”
The Unexplainable
“But maybe magic isn’t just for kids. Maybe it’s for anyone brave enough to still believe in things they can’t quite explain.” Sadie from The Slow Living Lane
Happy Home
“To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.” Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) By: Gabriela Yareliz This Dr. Johnson was way ahead of his time. This week has felt so weird. Started with food poisoning, a truck soaked me on my way to work— you could have wrung my pants and allContinue reading “Happy Home”
Saying “No”
“Saying no is not about lack of ambition. It is about sustainability. It is the quiet act of trusting that rest, space, and discernment will take you further than hustle alone. This week, think of no as a reset, not a rejection.” Mary Holland Nader
The Path is Paved By Choices
“If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.” Joseph Campbell By: Gabriela Yareliz Our path is one we need to clear. That requires making decisions. Choices. I think the world is full of people who are afraid to take ownership of their decisions because they don’t trust they can make theContinue reading “The Path is Paved By Choices”
When Grief Rips Through
“Let’s not romanticize grief. It is a ghost parade. Sleep doesn’t come. Only reckoning.” Rainier Wylde By: Gabriela Yareliz Grief can stem from so many things or circumstances. It is often tied to death, but it can be tied to addiction, abandonment, loss of time, betrayal, not being understood or loved, and the loss of aContinue reading “When Grief Rips Through”
Character as Fate
“Character is destiny.” Heraclitus By: Gabriela Yareliz “You know it’s fate we are on this train together?” Some unhinged guy said to me. I gave him a look that had him saying I was “aggressive” later on. It spiraled into something ridiculous until I was able to send him on his way— but it remindedContinue reading “Character as Fate”
The Essential for the Pilgrimage
“Chronos is time at her worst. Chronos keeps track. Chronos is delusion of grandeur…. Kairos is intimacy with the real. Kairos is time at her best. Kairos lets go.” Sarah Ban Breathnach By: Gabriela Yareliz Time and growth. There has been an insistent pattern in my reading about both lately. The theme has been aboutContinue reading “The Essential for the Pilgrimage”
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