Fortunate Fridays {'Red Velvet cake and so much more' edition.}

Bkfst this morning: PB&J on sprouted wheat cinnamon-raisin bread, cafe w/ soy milk. 

This week was pretty normal, which is a good thing. Nothing out of the ordinary really happened other than the fact that I worked a whole lot but also had time to hit the gym, read, and do other things I am passionate about. I discovered some new podcast (well, one in particular) which I think is incredible (specially for entrepreneurs) and which I've been listening to any chance I get. I'll share more on that soon.

So, as it is the norm each Friday of the week; here is a recapitulation of FIVE things I've felt grateful and fortunate for. Enjoy!

1. Spending quality time with my little cousin: I love living on my own but I'm not going to lie that it does get lonely sometimes. My little cousin was on vacation from school this entire week so I invited him over for a sleep over on Monday night. I allowed him to stay up until midnight which is probably not good at all (can you tell I don't have kids yet?) but I enjoyed his company nonetheless.

2. Coming across awesome Ted-Talks: One of them came up randomly on my Facebook news feed the other day. It has to be one of the best talks I've ever heard. Check it out: Why We All Need To Practice Emotional First Aid.

3. My cousin is now a U.S citizen: So proud of him for passing his exam!

4. My mother's Valentine's day card: It did arrive a few dates late (thank you US Mail). But I loved receiving in and loved the message. It definitely put a huge smile on my face.

5. Coming home to a warm and cozy apartment: The temperature in New York City has been beyond cold lately. Specially at night time. Last night one of those specially cold nights and I was so incredibly grateful when I stepped inside my apartment and immediately felt the welcoming warmth of the heater. They say is the little things in life but at that very moment-- that was huge! I am conscious that a lot of people don't have shelter or a place to go home to when is freezing outside. I don't take these things for granted!

...and by the way, as I mentioned last week- Saturday was my sister's bday. My mom went all out baking ton of delicious goodies. Ive been so good with my healthy eating lately but was unable to resist eating a slice of Red Velvet cake (my favorite and second only to carrot cake). I have to say i enjoyed every bite. YOLO, indeed. 

Thankfully I was able to keep it at that and the rest of the week was fully back on track in terms of my healthy lifestyle (yeyy).

And thats all folks. Thank you for reading! Hope you all have a fabulous weekend.

Tell me, what was the best thing that happened to you this week?

Rekindling My relationship with Myself

Its been a while since I've spent quality time with myself.

This may sound odd but as AMAZING and wonderful as a relationship can be and as much as I look forward to falling in love again and spending time with a significant other; this time on my own is reminding me of how much I also enjoy time with me. With Mabel.

I went shopping earlier and while driving I caught myself smiling when I realized that hey! I am on my own again. I am learning to be on my own again and that's perfectly okay.

 

Being alone is not the same as being lonely. And I am far from lonely.

 

 

I am healthy.

I have a family that loves me, and whom I love.

A God that loves me.

I have a roof over my head (a nice one).

I have clothes to wear.

Food in my fridge.

An education.

A job.

Dreams.

Hopes.

Ambition.

Faith.

An exciting Future.

Experiences.

And the list goes on...

 

My door is open to LOVE. I am not giving up on it because of previous circumstances that will have no effect on my present or my future. However, until it walks in to my life again. I will enjoy this time with myself and make the absolute best of it. <3

Cheers and TGIF!

Fortunate Fridays- the Everything Will be Okay edition

Hello ladies and gents!

 

Welcome to another edition of fortunate Fridays! Hope everyone had an amazing week!

I have to be brutally honest in that this past week has been a roller-coaster of emotions for me personally. I was going through a personal issue which I don't want to get in to at the moment. Thankfully today I am feeling a lot better about the situation as a whole and I am finally finding the peace and harmony that I need in my life and in my heart.

 

It has taken a lot of prayer, random moments of crying and feeling like I wanted to crawl in to a hole and die, a lot of moments of wondering what if, etc. etc. Thankfully, there comes a moment of serenity when things finally start to make sense and you start to let go of the almost suffocating feeling of helplessness and you transition in to a phase where you finally understand that things are not just going to be okay, they will be wonderful. There is nothing more true than a saying I once received from the universe ;)

 Mabel, happiness always returns.

You know, in case you should ever sense its absence.

~The Universe

Moving on to this fortunate Fridays. I just want to demonstrate that even in dark moments, we can learn to see the light if we really try. There is always, always, something to feel thankful and fortunate for. And here is my list for the week:

 

1. Finishing my second race of the year this past weekend! A very rough and hilly 5-miler in central park which left me exhausted! But so, so thankful I was able to complete it and thankful for the quality time enjoyed with my sister, whom I love, and some pretty cool people.

 

 

My running parthner (I've ran 2 halfs and multiple 5Ks next to this wonderful gal):

Delicious Brunch post Race:

 

 

 

Creme of Spinach soup (absolutely delicious!)

Eggs Benedict (Not so good. I've had better)

2. Completing a presentation for my finance class which I was kinda' dreading (and almost rescheduled) it is over and done! And I think it went pretty well.

3. Receiving an acceptance letter for a pretty cool internship this summer (there is a combination of being super scared and super excited about it). More on this coming soon.

4. Finding serenity in my heart and soul and knowing for sure that the best is yet to come.

5. Again-- my mom, her support and her comforting words have helped me a lot during these times. Thankful for her presence.

6. The ability to have choices and the realization that I can make my life whatever I want it to be.

7. New babies in the family! My cousin just gave birth to the most gorgeous baby boy and it was awesome meeting him this past sunday.

Tell me, What are your fortunate for this week? What are your plans for the weekend?


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