I used to get defensive when I heard variations of “Check Your Privilege”. When people have thrown this at me with resentment in their voice, I couldn’t help but feel a bit attacked. I used to get upset by it. After all, I can’t even control or take credit for some of my privileges…
Author Archives: Mariel Torres
Pangs of Pain: A Survival Guide to Moments of Grief
Those moments when pain strikes can feel overwhelming. This is my 5-step guide to cope with those moments when I feel the pangs of grief in my heart.
The Beauty of Stingrays
I dreamt with stingrays again. I have never considered stingrays a significant animal but their constant presence in my dreams leads me to believe there is something about them I hadn’t noticed before. I find stingrays to be curious creatures. They are so common; they can be found almost anywhere in the sea, close toContinue reading “The Beauty of Stingrays”
Love Through Time
Why is love so hard to find? Is looking for love pointless? Why not turn things around? Be love, do not search outside, look within.
The Oneness of COVID-19
What the COVID-19 virus has helped in making more evident than any other event that we have had in the last centuries is that WE ARE ALL ONE.
