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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
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Mom’s working hands
Love comes with suffering, Loyal company to each other, For suffering is the fruit of the other And love, the sweet medicine to suffering. The skin peeled off, The softness in the fingertip is over: The nurtured family’s cost, The… Continue reading
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Expansión: Nunca pasa de moda
Ah… hablemos del humilde y placentero viaje de estar en constante renovación… …Esa palabra: viaje, tiene algo que cuando la escucho me canso pero al mismo tiempo me empodera. -Perfecta para ponernos en el humor correcto del tema. Para mí,… Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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I used to enjoy unliving
My everyday was a flower I couldn’t smell -Looking at it was good but missing its fragrance meant missing its essence… AND PURPOSE. I used to «enjoy» in my oblivion, unaware of the freedom I was missing. I can’t even… Continue reading
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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
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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
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Riding the flow
It was four years from now when I was missing integrity: I could commit to any activity but I wasn’t able to come thru many times. I didn´t use schedules or a calendar back then but if I would have:… Continue reading
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The true influencer
This is the story of me and the girl who introduced me into understanding that friendship is not only a companionship thing but could also have a mentoring side. I met Pam Milian back when I was around 22 -I’m… Continue reading
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The sweetest thing
To continue honoring the pieces that make me whole and have manifested in the shape of girlfriends, now it’s all about a bootylicous, kinda shy, gentle, innocent babe – I can already imagine her face blushing with curiosity and shyness… Continue reading
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Mango season
On my second post about some of the women who have helped shape my worldview I’d like to bring into mind my dear friend Jacqueline. This is a girl who can laugh out loud! She’s got a super fun, uncomplicated… Continue reading
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My oldest friend
This is the first entry of a series about the women in my life; our relationships have filled different gaps that have helped shape my personhood till the day. Mentor, sister, friend, inspiration, role model, unconditional: those are some of… Continue reading
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Letter to a friend
Léeme en español: Carta para un amigx I know the easiest thing in this life IS NOT to communicate. That’s why I write this letter to you, who has chosen to tell me kind words when they kick from your… Continue reading
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He’s also a son
I saw my baby boy today, Seems like floating in the air, He’s stroller opens the way For new places to observe. * Continue reading
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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
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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
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Ode to the stroller
Wherever I go you come, rocking bed for my son, You carry my precious boy. * Continue reading
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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
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The spirit matters more than matter
Léeme en español I will start saying what I believe about spirituality (I will also try to be as concrete as possible): There is a spiritual reality which manifests thru the material universe. I believe it’s created, orchestrated and supported… Continue reading
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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
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