By: Gabriela Yareliz Two out of my three trains are on time. I am overcoming my shock. As I do that, I continue to reflect on a passage in scripture that deeply moved me this week. You know, sometimes, you are in a weird season. You feel surrounded by an environment you could do without.Continue reading “Words for the Silence”
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The Hard Way
By: Gabriela Yareliz Some people look down on the ones who take the hard road. We live in a time where you can find easy if you want it. These days, things are so convenient that we as a human race lack intimacy with each other (even in the nonsexual sense) because “real intimacy requiresContinue reading “The Hard Way”
Chaos and Harmony
Words by: Alex Ikkon “Life itself is the ultimate psychedelic. No substance. No filter. Just this. This breath. This moment. This miraculous now. It’s the most exquisite trip we’ll ever take. In its raw, unedited form-without enhancements, without escape— Life is already the highest high, the deepest journey. It’s art in motion. Chaos and harmonyContinue reading “Chaos and Harmony”
Necessary People
“Some of you were lessons, some of you were poetry, and all of you were necessary. Either way, you gave me a story to tell. No royalties will be issued. Wishing you all the best (but mostly therapy).” Cara Alwill By: Gabriela Yareliz I can hear Fergie’s Big Girls Don’t Cry being blasted by myContinue reading “Necessary People”
Recent Thoughts on Truth
“My dear, the real truth always sounds improbable, do you know that? To make truth sound probable you must always mix in some falsehood with it. Men have always done so.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Demons
Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #2
By: Gabriela Yareliz Dear Eric Adams (Mayor): Public things require courteous and considerate users. Absent that, they are destroyed. Public libraries (which we should talk about because funding is being cut, and they barely function pre-cut), public pools, public parks— but let’s talk about public transport. Public transport is the pool everyone is peeing in.Continue reading “Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #2”
Luck
“Yes. I always tap into a Jim Collins-ism— and you know how obsessed I am with Jim Collins, who wrote Good to Great. He talked about return on luck. It’s not the luck you get, and it’s not about what actually happens. It’s how you use your luck, how you leverage it. So, it’s notContinue reading “Luck”
The Things We Can Do
By: Gabriela Yareliz I have been reflecting on this quote lately. Hmmm. “To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greaterContinue reading “The Things We Can Do”
Planting Your Garden
“So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” Jorge Luis Borges By: Gabriela Yareliz I heard recently that when people dislike you, it serves as a reminder that if everyone liked you, you would be more reliant on the opinions of others. It’s a humanContinue reading “Planting Your Garden”
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”
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