Wrong Men, Wrong Choices
by Sujeiry Gonzalez
Once upon a time there was a girl in her 20s who loved the wrong men.
The men she longed for were never available. Not emotionally or otherwise.
But they were fine.
Donning …

Keeping the Resolution to Connect
On most evenings before tuck-in now in 2012, my daughter and I sit on her bed, open a fat, blank book and list our “Gratitude and Goals.”
Simple gratitude for the day …

Reach Your Goals in 2012
Are you sick, and totally cansada, of watching the years go by and you’re still wishing, wanting, struggling, hoping, over the same things? The same things you’ve wanted to change or …

I am missing my primos.
It happens every Thanksgiving.
As I prepare my family’s feast, I get flooded with memories of us — in our good clothes, light sweaters and doused in violetas cologne — playing at …

I had a wonderful and enlightening conversation with the writer and writing coach Charlotte Rains Dixon this summer.
I had turned to her for inspiration, and for encouragement, on finishing my novel, a fictional story I’ve …

I attempted to go without technology yesterday.
It was easier to give up sugar, wine and chocolate for two weeks. I never once caved for a craving then.
But, yesterday I didn’t make it past Step 1: …

“Bloom where you are planted”
A flower, blooming in what looks to be an impossible place — a crack in a sidewalk — is a pretty good metaphor for us to ponder during this season of …

Find a small piece of paper, maybe 2 x 2 inches at most.
Now, write down the names of the people whose opinion matter most to you. The very, very most.
This is your short list, the …

The del alma is about giving you space – a place to reflect, think, get inspired…smile.
We present beautiful pictures depicting the Americas and Latino culture, plus inspirational quotes and essays we hope offer you a …

“I do it for the joy it brings, ’cause I’m a joyful girl. ‘Cause the world owes us nothing, we owe each other the world.” — Ani Difranco, singer.