Rubi G.
A Writer is Born
I was in the 5th grade when the urge to write down my thoughts and emotions arose. So, I begged my mother to buy me a diary that locked...
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Rubi G.
Nov 8, 20232 min read
500 [words] on 500 [days of yoga]
I never set out to complete a five-hundred-day yoga journey because working out at home never appealed to me. But after dabbling in...
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Rubi G.
Jul 31, 20236 min read
From Washington Heights to Vestal Parkway (BEP 2003's 20th Anniversary!)
Before the month ends, I want to share the story of my first month as a college student in an institution I hadn't even toured prior to...
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Rubi G.
Jun 16, 20236 min read
Not quite a 90-day fiancé episode but something like it
(Originally written during Writing From the Womb Masterclass, Summer 2020) For as long as I can remember, I've felt the urge to follow my...
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Rubi G.
Jan 6, 20235 min read
Two-Hundred Days of Namaste
Today I celebrate two hundred days since I started my 365-day yoga challenge. After completing several thirty-day challenges thanks to...
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Rubi G.
Aug 22, 20222 min read
The Appointed Hour (or so she thought)
Rubi's Rambles: (Originally written on 4/24/2019- this was an attempt at releasing built-up anguish. Also, I had not yet attended my...
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Rubi G.
Aug 8, 20224 min read
This is where God steps in
Rubi's Rambles: Originally written on 2/23/22- one week after my panic attack On 2/22/22, I acted on my long-awaited desire to resign...
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Rubi G.
May 31, 20229 min read
Implosion: How a panic attack allowed me to gracefully bow out
Anxiety disorders: It’s your brain’s way of reacting to stress and alerting you of potential danger ahead. They’re a group of mental...
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Rubi G.
Oct 6, 20214 min read
Becoming more myself like Alicia Keys
I love learning about people's journeys and this book fulfilled that need. I learned I am on the right path.
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Rubi G.
Jan 7, 20212 min read
introspection amidst the chaos
Upon arriving home from my one day at the office and after absorbing the blasphemy of what transpired at our nation's capital yesterday,...
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Rubi G.
Sep 27, 20203 min read
i am bliss (after yoga)
The first time I stumbled upon yoga was during my freshman year in High School. I attended a portfolio based alternative school that...
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Rubi G.
Aug 26, 20204 min read
Pockets of Joy
Parenting is hard period. But parenting during a pandemic, while also trying to work from home, is a different kind of monster. It is...
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Rubi G.
Jul 30, 20203 min read
i am afro-latina
In 2007, I learned about Albany University's Study Abroad program in the Dominican Republic. Instantly, something sparked and I knew I...
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Rubi G.
Jul 30, 20202 min read
i am thirty-fly
Hello Lisa, You’re 35 now. Can you believe that? 35. What a beautiful thing. To be grateful for making it this long on this earth. For...
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Rubi G.
Jul 30, 20201 min read
i am enough
It’s so difficult for me to understand, accept, and remember that I am where I need to be. So many times I vow to surrender and I cannot...
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Rubi G.
Jul 30, 20201 min read
i am
My journey as a writer officially began on January 22, 1996, as indicated by my very first diary entry. A pink, floral, hardcover...
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Rubi G.
Jul 30, 20201 min read
i am daring
dare to bare it all dare to stare in his eyes dare to wear it all on the outside dare to dare without being scared dare for he’s not...
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Rubi G.
Jul 30, 20201 min read
i am still
be still. be still- by moving rapidly the calling will not come any faster be still. rest. do nothing. just be. breathe deep. there’s...
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Rubi G.
Jul 30, 20202 min read
it is time
I needed to start. I was forced to begin somewhere because it was eating at my soul. For a very long time, I kept hiding in self-help...
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