“The thing the ecologically illiterate don’t realize about an ecosystem,” Kynes said, “is that it’s a system. A system! A system maintains a certain fluid stability that can be destroyed by a misstep in just one niche. A system has order, a flowing from point to point. If something dams…

I hope you find discipline. I hope you stay true to your motives. I hope that those running shoes on the corner of the room are a reminder that you miss it and that you’ll run again today. I hope that the podcast you listen to today inspires you and reminds you of…

The true magic of life is called perspective. And most blessings when they present themselves to us, they come covered in several layers and heavy disguises. Like storms. A few years ago I went to visit my good friend Albert. Albert lives on a farm on the outskirts of the…

You spend your life showing up. Showing up to class. Showing up to parties. You show up at your best friend’s piano recital, even if classical music makes you fall asleep. You show up to doctors appointments. You show up to pick up dry cleaning. You show up. You seem…

Ella es el olor a libro viejo. El café con leche vegetal. Ella es la textura de la alfombra contra los pies descalzos. Es todas esas veces que te quedaste suavemente dormido frente a la televisión. Ella es energía, a veces magnética, a veces más discreta. Es tu esquina favorita…

Máquina del Tiempo He descubierto una máquina del tiempo. Es tan efectiva tanto para viajar al pasado como para tentar el futuro. Y es que tengo una manía, una manía exquisita de guardar cosas dentro de libros. Tickets de metro, recibos de pago, ese boleto de avión de Jerez que…

MOTIVATION FROM MY COUCH. I had been recently improving my running pace. Logging in more miles per run, more runs per week. That is until yesterday, that I did a silly movement and heard a loud crack coming from my knee. The worst part is that I injured it doing…

I’m not talking about a hike that can be done any other weekend. I’m talking about a challenge so grand that you get the what-the-hell-am-I-doing-here kind of moment. …

The myopic short-term memory girl. She’s like any other woman. She’s unlike any other woman. She’s a mountain climber and she doesn’t even know it. She’s a tiger wrestler and she completely ignores it. She has always excelled yet always second-guessed herself. She’s human, she’s approachable. She thinks she lives…