This Week’s Favorites 05.21.26

By: Gabriela Yareliz It’s our first week back home after some time away, and we are on the verge of summer. It’s so close you can taste it. Summer fridays just around the corner, even though we had hail yesterday. I have this itch to clean. To work out. To plan. To be tan. ThisContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 05.21.26”

A Rare Breed

There are people who say what they mean. It’s rare, but they exist. It’s funny because when you meet one, you just know. It’s a frequency thing that syncs with your soul. When you find such a person, keep them close.

Sunrise Teacher

Sometimes, our greatest teachers are places. By: Gabriela Yareliz I was reading Cleo Wade’s newsletter about her new book launch, In a World of Sunrises, and she said: “New Orleans has been my greatest teacher in resilience. The wisdom of this city flows through many pages of this book.” It made me think of Florida.Continue reading “Sunrise Teacher”

Discipline

“That’s why optimism is a discipline. It takes discipline to see the good when things are going bad. It takes discipline to see beauty in the midst of tragedy. It takes discipline to see the best in people when they let us down. It takes discipline to forgive when the person does not deserve it.Continue reading “Discipline”

This Week’s Favs 05.13.26

I write to you from one of the most zen places on earth— North Central Florida. It’s so still, all I hear now is the hum of the refrigerator, crickets outside and a slow drip coming from somewhere. I’ll write more about the hometown later— but for now, just know that I have been baptizedContinue reading “This Week’s Favs 05.13.26”

Restaurant Jordnær

This Chef Eric Kragh Vildgaard video left me with chills. It’s powerful. If you can’t watch the whole thing, please watch the last ten minutes. My husband and I like to watch these chef videos, and this is probably the coolest kitchen and culture I have seen so far. This chef’s life is quite remarkable,Continue reading “Restaurant Jordnær”

Strangers

By: Gabriela Yareliz What happens when you realize the person you (thought you) knew the best is a completely different person than you imagined? If you have been divorced or if you are a child of divorce, you know this can happen, and happen unexpectedly. Rumor has it, Strangers is on backorder. When was theContinue reading “Strangers”

Weigh the Role

“You get to decide who gets to be a part of your story, and how much.” Brianna Wiest By: Gabriela Yareliz Every day, we decide what roles and weight people have in our lives— the ones we choose and even the ones we are surrounded by circumstantially. It can be a boss, a podcaster, aContinue reading “Weigh the Role”