tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15709464856860808462026-01-27T15:41:06.048-08:00ManriqueGabyStyle, Spirit &amp; SenseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-19108944442492984412017-06-20T22:05:00.001-07:002017-06-20T22:05:48.928-07:00Machine Die<div style="text-align: center;"> Shit is WEIRD</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Humanity has lost authenticity</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Life is detached from truth</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Reality is orchestrated fiction</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> WTF Orwell!! They should have never gave you WORDS!!!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> It is extraordinarily hard for me to find where I fit in this era</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I can't maintain a constant and steady stream of positivity</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I can't fake it till I make it</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> This fiction we're living is taxing my Spirit</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I need to find a way back to solid life-giving ground</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> This machine is self-destructing</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> We will all feel its demise</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-47863003235900660982016-10-18T08:53:00.001-07:002016-10-18T08:53:11.158-07:00Patience is a Virtue I DON'T Possess<div style="text-align: center;"> Why am I so impatient?</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I know growing up my mother was</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Always super impatient and anxious</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> So perhaps I learned it from her?</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> My father was also very impatient</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And angry about things not getting</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> "Done fast enough"</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> So maybe I got it from him?</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Impatience is a horrible burden:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> A relentless thought process;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> A parasite in my head;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> An ache in my body;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> A 200lbs weight on my chest;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> A restraining jacket;<br /> <br /> I<br /> Want<br /> Patience</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-83751885477806552192016-10-17T09:02:00.000-07:002016-10-17T09:02:23.018-07:00Reaching out AKA Selling out<div style="text-align: center;"> As I start my YouTube channel I’ve realized I have A LOT to learn</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> A good part of learning curve is technical but there’s</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Also a TON of emotional and psychological learning</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I quickly found out that if I’m making videos,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I’ll have to reach out to people to view them</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Keyword: <u>Reach out</u> aka (In my head) <b>“selling out”</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I’m still working through the feelings but</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> For now I remind myself that</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> “I have to get over it because there’s a goal I’m aiming to reach”</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Sigh</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1324807425">Check out my channel please!&nbsp;</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1324807425"><br /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/manriquegabystyle">https://www.youtube.com/c/manriquegabystyle</a></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-89604585963911713472016-10-02T16:06:00.003-07:002016-10-02T16:07:44.228-07:00YouTube Channel: ManriqueGabyStyle<div style="text-align: center;"> New hobby in town!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Finally I have found something</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Else to do with my life</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Besides work, eat, sleep</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I'm creating styling videos on the tube</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I did this years ago with two people</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And posted them here</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Check them out:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2012/10/looking-for-passion-styling-session.html" target="_blank">Style Session - With My Prima (Cousin)</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2012/11/styling-session-take-two-pt2.html" target="_blank">Style Session - With my one of my Bestie's</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And now the new format is&nbsp;hurr for you to watch</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Woohoo!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ManriqueGabyStyle" target="_blank">Subscribe, Like, &amp; Comment so I know you exist</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YMuACPXQKGw/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YMuACPXQKGw?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-32337572945964084572016-07-15T08:19:00.003-07:002016-07-16T10:27:40.545-07:00Boredom Is As Boredom Does<div style="text-align: center;"> Ah blah...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Boredom...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> THE condition of my life</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> My friend says,<br> &quot;Only clever people get bored&quot;...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I don&#39;t find any comfort in that saying</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> -_-</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2014/02/i-like-to-say-that.html" target="_blank">I wrote a post back in 2014 about boredom</a>:<br> <div style="text-align: center;"> &quot;<i>My boredom doesn&#39;t stem from inactivity,</i><br> </div></div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2016/07/boredom-is-as-boredom-does.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-54194102718534563522015-09-12T15:53:00.000-07:002015-09-13T22:25:10.132-07:00Mother, No Other Like You<div style="text-align: center;"> MOTHER</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> No other like you…</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Fortunately</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> lol</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Growing up my Mother,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Cooked everyday, drove us to and </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Back from school everyday,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And that was kind of it</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> She wasn’t involved in my</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> School activities,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> She wasn’t involved in my</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Personal life,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> She wasn’t involved in</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> In any way really</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Other than making sure</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I had food and shelter, and</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Bless her heart for that!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And…</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> So…</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I grew up wishing</div> <a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/09/mother-no-other-like-you.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-38952204451128364462015-09-05T12:21:00.002-07:002015-09-05T22:06:25.122-07:00Life As I Know It<div style="text-align: center;"> For some time now</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I’ve known of the childhood</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Behaviors I developed to</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Tolerate living in the</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Environment I grew up in</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> My life has been far from</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Tragic but even the “perfect”</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Childhood breeds dysfunction</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> For the past four years</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I’ve been constantly going to</div> <a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/09/life-as-i-know-it.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-77051166417498789022015-09-01T21:54:00.000-07:002015-09-02T15:00:49.225-07:00The Fk Happened Ten Years Ago<div style="text-align: center;"> I was listening to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSpiritualCatalyst" target="_blank">Teal Swan</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Whom I find really interesting</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And her teachings very practical</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And she said something along</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The lines of </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> “Let’s face it, we all end up</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> On the spiritual path because</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> We were suffering and wanted</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> To be happy. If we were happy already</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> We wouldn’t have ended up here”</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> A statement that I find</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> 1000% (Yes, one thousand) true</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I think people who end up</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> On the spiritual path have</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> A moment in our life when we</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> “Break”</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> It’s like a moment when our</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Stream of perception<br> </div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/09/the-fk-happened-ten-years-ago.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-12501991981975725542015-08-28T17:21:00.000-07:002015-08-31T09:49:52.683-07:00Ten Year Anniversary<div style="text-align: center;"> This year will be the</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Ten year anniversary of</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The beginning of my</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <u>Self-discovery Quest</u></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Ten years of</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Introspection,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Raw emotion,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Brutal honesty,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Painful discoveries,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Frightful confessions,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Disheartening endings to</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Friendships and relationships,<br> </div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/08/ten-years-anniversary.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-12503099079429479792015-08-15T15:20:00.002-07:002015-08-15T23:45:19.384-07:00To Be Important To You<div style="text-align: center;"> Ever since I can remember<br> I&#39;ve been a stickler for punctuality<br> <br> Being on time for school was<br> Always a priority<br> And if my ride for school<br> Wasn&#39;t on time, I&#39;d begin walking<br> <br> The feeling of frustration when<br> I can&#39;t be on time or<br> Someone else isn&#39;t on time<br> Is overwhelming<br> <br> I been trying to resolve<br> This neurotic pet-peeve of mine<br> FOR YEARS<br> </div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/08/to-be-important-to-you.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-32489081868434523982015-08-14T11:52:00.002-07:002015-08-14T11:54:15.563-07:00Razor Energy, Razor Words<div style="text-align: center;"> Someone asked me this morning</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> If I ever get mad? </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> HA!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I don&#39;t get mad:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I get livid, resentful and</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Poisonous all at once</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> My energy and words become razors;<br> </div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/08/razor-energy-razor-words.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-30752022981592818372015-08-13T15:17:00.000-07:002015-08-28T17:18:22.633-07:00The Sigh of Growth<div style="text-align: center;"> One of my <a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2014/11/not-courageous-just-no-choice.html#more">core values</a> is</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Growth</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Growth above everything:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Society</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Family</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Companionship</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Stability</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Comfort</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Modesty</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Some of my greatest</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Growth experiences</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Have been</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The most violent;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/08/the-sigh-of-growth.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-68498471951203015802015-06-21T15:38:00.004-07:002015-06-21T15:45:56.232-07:00Getting Ready As Ritual<div style="text-align: center;"> I thoroughly enjoy</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> “Getting ready”</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> It’s a form of ritual for me</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I like everything about it
</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The shower:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The water and the smell of soap</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The facial products:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The toner, lotion, foundation</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The hairstyle:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Brushing, straightening, curling</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The makeup:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Eyeshadow, lipstick, mascara</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The outfit:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The shoes, dresses, tops, bottoms</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The accessories:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The earrings, rings, necklace</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And I particularly have a</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Tremendous love for</div> <a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/06/getting-ready-as-ritual.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-34229574327872257882015-06-07T13:15:00.001-07:002015-06-07T13:15:19.105-07:00Not Cute Enough<div style="text-align: center;"> For the entire months of</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> April and May</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I have preoccupied myself</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> With changing my “look”,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Which has mostly consisted of</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Buying shit (Retail)</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I’m very much aware of</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The urge I feel to <u>buy</u>,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And that has lead me to</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Take some serious timeout</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And introspect</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Why do I have the urge to buy?</div> <a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/06/not-cute-enough.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-7654029118218288972015-05-20T21:14:00.001-07:002015-05-20T21:14:40.930-07:00The Weight-Loss Struggle<div style="text-align: center;"> During lunch I was struck</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> By the sight of two</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Seemingly happy</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Young adult women</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> What caught my attention</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Was the size of their body,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Which displayed an</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Over-enthusiasm for all things<br> </div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/05/the-weight-loss-struggle.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-44765967846097909762015-05-06T10:51:00.002-07:002015-05-09T19:25:44.240-07:00Cop a Feel... For How You Feel<div style="text-align: center;"> Learning to pay attention</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> To how I feel has been</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> A life long goal<br> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_Ygp9WN7MsOBw1g-IfGFCsfP2xbuz0PiLc_AnHKMpxc8ITnD6Zz1xvo_Xk0KfLlS2MNYIq1e27jJv9uur8r7LW7GjZjQwIQO2ShOrI0oidBTPj9BposVLvBLz7A_UEKMX9I3X3VssTI/s1600/BlogButterfly01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_Ygp9WN7MsOBw1g-IfGFCsfP2xbuz0PiLc_AnHKMpxc8ITnD6Zz1xvo_Xk0KfLlS2MNYIq1e27jJv9uur8r7LW7GjZjQwIQO2ShOrI0oidBTPj9BposVLvBLz7A_UEKMX9I3X3VssTI/s400/BlogButterfly01.png" width="400"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Learning how to know what I feel</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And then resolve my feeling</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Is an even greater ongoing life goal</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I&#39;ve been more apt to throw<br> Out the proverbial<br> </div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/05/cop-feel-for-how-you-feel.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-54141838956275340742015-05-06T10:51:00.001-07:002015-05-06T10:51:29.588-07:00Turning A Hobby Into A Job<div style="text-align: center;"> I begin a lot of little projects<br> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> They tend to be projects</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> That need ongoing attention</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> And maintenance<br> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Like this blog<br> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> However, if I&#39;m going to be</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> 1000% honest with myself</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> As to why my projects don&#39;t turn<br> </div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/05/turning-hobby-into-job.html#more">Wait, There's More! »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570946485686080846.post-13030077981082287112015-04-19T19:21:00.000-07:002015-04-19T19:33:18.843-07:00Makeup Can't Cover You Up<div style="text-align: center;"> America loves makeup</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I love makeup</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> It’s fun, interesting, and challenging</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I don’t think makeup is a necessity</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Nor do I feel naked without it</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I also don’t think makeup</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Is a form of covering or hiding</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Insecurities<br> <br> Makeup is used to conform to<br> </div><a href="http://www.manriquegaby.com/2015/04/makeup-cant-cover-you-up.html#more">Wait, There's More! 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