-
La Eternidad en el Hombre
«Él ha hecho todo apropiado a su tiempo. También ha puesto la eternidad en sus corazones; sin embargo, el hombre no descubre la obra que Dios ha hecho desde el principio hasta el fin.» -Eclesisastes 3:11 Dios ha puesto eternidad… Continue reading
-
An Act of Faith
Sometimes, faith is necessary to embark on a small task. Sometimes faith is necessary to embark on a mammoth of a project or a dream. Let me share what my case is in this regard: I have a sense of… Continue reading
-
I Imagined my Evening Routine in This Bedroom, It was Delightful
I’m ready to spend a lot of time in this bedroom. I pass though the door to enter, and walk towards the closet -It’s approximately 8 pm and, my kids are in bed. My pajamas are in the closet, I… Continue reading
-
The Influence of Styling
Entering a place for the first time, not knowing what to expect is a sensorial journey where, mind and body work together to decipher -Who am I here? It’s all about survival. Our basic instincts. Sometimes, that experience turns very… Continue reading
-
Una Mente Que Va Del Caos Al Orden
Son las 9:40, mi mente se siente muy ocupada. Noto muchos pedazos de pensamientos, me cuesta trabajo encontrar ideas terminadas. Se siente inseguro estar en mi cuerpo. Me cuesta trabajo encontrar ideas terminadas. En este punto, sé que requiero escribir.… Continue reading
-
Breastfeeding for everyone!
What a feeling to see this picture of my baby clinging to the warmth and nurture of my body, right after emerging to a cold and sort of lonely world (specially coming from such an embracing environment, all covered with… Continue reading
-
Peace & Pregnancy, Motherhood & Anxiety
I remember very well while I was pregnant, being on my building’s elevator carrying this big amount of weight on my belly, coming to the realization right there of a feeling I had never felt: It wasn’t a one dimensional… Continue reading
-
choosing who to be in a pandemic
Cómo vivir una pandemic mundial? Cómo vivir la historia? Vivir encerrado en tu casa sabiendo que salir significa arriesgar tu vida, cuando al mismo tiempo necesitas salir, la mente y el cuerpo lo piden… pero no puedes. No solo es… Continue reading
-
Power women kick ass
Who can cope with bleeding from their private parts for 60 days a year and do it gracefully? Who can thrive while being psychologically and sexually harassed and do it gracefully? Who can grow a human in their body while… Continue reading
-
Beyond nature and nurture
«Pick up your mat and walk» -Jesus told a paralyzed man who had been in that condition for years, only able to go through life by laying on his mat. Intelectual understanding of this scene spoke to me years back,… Continue reading
-
Out of a cage
Well, I was indeed enjoying life at the fullest (so I thought). Little did I know that I was far from that. I keep repeating this for couple of reasons: one is that I do not want to forget where… Continue reading
-
It’s all temporary
New York City is one of those where one can experience all four seasons. On summer there’s humidity in the ambience, the skin gets sticky with it, it’s also HOT, boiling hot. After a while the rains make the introduction… Continue reading
-
Don’t read this if you’re my boss
Léeme en español: Si eres mi jefe no leas ésto I’ve been thinking lately -for the last 10 years, pretty much since I hit adulthood -about my… how can I call it? Lack of commitment? Need for accountability? Lack of… Continue reading
-
Spirit? Seriously? …YES.
My 3 month old is literally discovering the world: Whenever he listens to a new rhythm of music his eyes almost come out from the socket! He stares at any patterns around, looks from top to bottom amazed. -Not sure… Continue reading
-
Ode to the stroller
Wherever I go you come, rocking bed for my son, You carry my precious boy. * Continue reading
-
Style has gotten easier!
Picture this: I was walking with a pair of dark blue lavished skinny jeans, a beige structured linen blouse, a pair of animal print brown espadrilles, washed face, my curls bouncing with a brown and black lines hair pin and… Continue reading
-
WELCOME
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. I’m just getting this new blog going, mainly for my own thoughts acknowledgment. The thing is that different thoughts keep passing thru my mind all the time, on different topics… Continue reading
-
Alo dear Adriana
Well… I will start introducing myself. This is Pury Beatriz Adriana Briceño Purcallas (maybe I should put comas between each name) writing. You can call me Adriana and make things simple. To say the truth I’ve realized I’m not afraid… Continue reading
-
Aprendiendo a Jugar Ajedréz a los 36
No sabía que vivía aprisionada, hasta que probé la libertad, no sabía que vivir liberada, hasta que aprendí a pensar. Este es un texto que busca plasmar el camino de libertad que se me ha mostrado,un día hace diez años… Continue reading
-
A Letter of Encouragement
We all have our struggles and challenges. When it looks like one is over, the next one is harboring. Going through those fires thou, doesn’t have to translate into living in a constant fire. That sounds awfully a lot like… Continue reading
-
His Signet Ring
This, right here, this is how I thank my Abba, for saving me when I was weak, so I can sing. Feel free to start this worship time thoughtfully ingesting the lyrics and tunes of this spiritual song. Let your… Continue reading
-
I Reckon that I am Free From Sin
Some title! Today I offer my habits to our Lord. He knows there are bad habits in my life so rooted that I can´t even pin point them. But I can experience the bad fruit of them, and I´m just… Continue reading
-
That Time When Miracle Happened to Me
What activity have you find as an adult, that you would have loved to find as a child? The reason I asked, is because the little I´ve been in touch with that possibility has been must times activities that are… Continue reading
-
Interior Design from my Perspective
How refreshing it is to take inventory of my curricular activities! As a person who´s work is mostly performed in the domain of family life, the different elements, talents, skills and contributions that I produce can very easily be forgotten… Continue reading
-
The Short Story of How I Learned to Walk and Think on my Mid 20’s
For months, I remember strolling around Manhattan and going through three experiences at the same time. One of my soul, one of my mind and one of my body. My soul was in awe of all the culture around me,… Continue reading
-
Elated Expression
I want to start by saying: – Welcome to Elate Bloom! Here, you can expect to find a friend, who deeply values the beautiful order that, design and styling, birth into our lives. Hence the name of this place. In… Continue reading
-
A Clean Heart For Today
….And we wrap up the day for today. That’s what came to my mind, immediately after leaving my baby’s room, after bedtime, while I finally laid down in bed. I immediately took over that mental dialogue, to tell myself: -Ha!… Continue reading
-
More Focus on Gay & Less Focus on Pride: Is it Time to Consider it?
SPOILER ALERT: This post is highly idealistic and maybe unreal -I´m here to dream thou. Could being gay transcend an individual sexual preference into a shared state of being? Is it possible that by taking pride in being gay individually,… Continue reading
-
Overthinking is Not Doing.
What is it that contributes to a mental blockage? Actually for that matter I better refer to any blockage. Wanting to accomplish something but not finishing it, sometimes not even starting it. What a shame for something to die in… Continue reading
-
Walk the Line: Lucidity, Manipulation, Innocence and Simplicity I
So there’s these two attributes we naturally posses today and are very opposite and very primitive, very ours and make our generation this powerful creative force of good and/or bad. I’m talking about both: lucidity and innocence and it’s fruit:… Continue reading
-
From Victim to Hero
Let’s have a simple chit chat and talk about the arbitrarily condition of true justice. I’ll rise this question: can there be justice and forgiveness at the same time? Doesn’t forgiveness requires justice to not be done? It’s amazing how… Continue reading
-
Is self improvement a personality trade?
I remember, back when I was five years aprox, going to my uncles home and be so curious to see how they lived and would be so glad when I found something I like for me. Continue reading
“Little did I know that soon enough, everything would be different for me, and those voids and pains I had adapted from and lived with, would be filled with tangible hope and answers. My whole soul was not only gonna be full but would start pouring out.”
— Adriana Briceño
@ELATEDBLOOM
Get the newsletter, subscribe
It’s Adriana For You 