<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></title><description><![CDATA[Madre de un ángel llamado Matías. Escribo para no olvidar, para recordar lo que duele, lo que transforma. Cartas desde el exilio del cuerpo, del país y del alma. Este es mi lugar para quedarme un rato. 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Read it <a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-racun-que-no-era-solo-un-racun">here</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cpKd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e8f733e-88bf-478f-8959-28bb37db7f6c_704x1227.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cpKd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e8f733e-88bf-478f-8959-28bb37db7f6c_704x1227.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cpKd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e8f733e-88bf-478f-8959-28bb37db7f6c_704x1227.png 848w, 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While we were recording it, Mat&#237;as&#8217; giraffe started making noise, and I told Andr&#233;s:</p><p>&#8212;Record that too.</p><p>And just before sending the message, I added with a smile:</p><p>&#8212;Don&#8217;t worry, Mat&#237;as is going to send you a manifestation. He&#8217;ll probably send you some little animal.</p><p>It wasn&#8217;t a formal request.<br>It wasn&#8217;t a ceremony.<br>Just a sentence spoken with love.</p><p>A little while later, while Uncle Marco and Aunt Ida were listening to the audio with their son, the dogs started barking insistently.</p><p>They went outside to see what was going on.</p><p>And there it was: a beautiful raccoon &#129437;&#128153; calmly drinking water by the pool.</p><p>The curious thing is that they had never seen one there before.</p><p>So Uncle Marco listened to the message again and was left in shock.</p><p>Just as they were hearing that Mat&#237;as would send a manifestation through an animal, an animal appeared that they had never seen in that place.</p><p>And it was a raccoon.</p><p>The same animal that has appeared so many times in our story.</p><p>The one that first began crossing paths with Mar&#237;a and Andr&#233;s in New York.</p><p>The one that showed up as a small figurine dressed in blue.</p><p>The one that keeps appearing at unexpected moments, as if it simply finds a way to say:</p><p>&#8220;Hi. I&#8217;m here.&#8221;</p><p>Maybe the sign is never just the animal.</p><p>Maybe the sign is the exact moment it appears.</p><p>Because when something shows up exactly when you need it, exactly when you name it, and exactly when you think of someone you love, it stops feeling like just a coincidence.</p><p>And on that special day, on Uncle Marco&#8217;s birthday, the messenger appeared again.</p><p>With his little bandit mask, his tiny paws, and a quiet greeting for the whole family:<br>Happy birthday, Uncle Marco &#129437;&#128153;</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;7d4273bc-1b7d-44c9-9221-b1960eaad380&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Video:</strong> And so this small, special manifestation unfolded.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-raccoon-and-uncle-marcos-birthday?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-raccoon-and-uncle-marcos-birthday?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-199013973&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-199013973"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[EL MAPACHE Y EL CUMPLEAÑOS DEL TÍO MARCO 🦝💙]]></title><description><![CDATA[Una peque&#241;a se&#241;al de Mat&#237;as en un d&#237;a especial]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-mapache-y-el-cumpleanos-del-tio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-mapache-y-el-cumpleanos-del-tio</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:08:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9nTx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab1ac075-01ce-4c8a-b964-2113be133f23_704x1224.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. Puedes leerlo <strong><a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-raccoon-that-was-never-just-a">aqu&#237;</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9nTx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab1ac075-01ce-4c8a-b964-2113be133f23_704x1224.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9nTx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab1ac075-01ce-4c8a-b964-2113be133f23_704x1224.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9nTx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab1ac075-01ce-4c8a-b964-2113be133f23_704x1224.png 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Mientras la grab&#225;bamos, comenz&#243; a sonar la jirafa de Mat&#237;as y le dije a Andr&#233;s:</p><p>&#8212;Gr&#225;bala tambi&#233;n.</p><p>Y antes de enviar el mensaje agregu&#233; sonriendo:</p><p>&#8212;Tranquilo, que Mat&#237;as te va a mandar una manifestaci&#243;n. Seguro te manda alg&#250;n animalito.</p><p>No fue una petici&#243;n formal.<br>No fue una ceremonia.<br>Solo una frase dicha con amor.</p><p>Un rato despu&#233;s, cuando el t&#237;o Marco y la t&#237;a Ida estaban escuchando el audio junto a su hijo, los perros comenzaron a ladrar insistentemente.</p><p>Salieron a ver qu&#233; ocurr&#237;a.</p><p>Y all&#237; estaba: Un hermoso mapache &#129437;&#128153;, tomando agua tranquilamente junto a la piscina.</p><p>Lo curioso es que nunca hab&#237;an visto uno all&#237;.</p><p>Entonces el t&#237;o escuch&#243; nuevamente mi mensaje y se qued&#243; sorprendido.</p><p>Justo cuando escuchaban que Mat&#237;as enviar&#237;a una manifestaci&#243;n a trav&#233;s de un animal, apareci&#243; un animal que jam&#225;s hab&#237;an visto en ese lugar.</p><p>Y adem&#225;s era un mapache.</p><p>El mismo animal que tantas veces ha aparecido en nuestra historia.</p><p>El que comenz&#243; a cruzarse en el camino de Mar&#237;a y Andr&#233;s en Nueva York.</p><p>El que apareci&#243; convertido en un peque&#241;o figur&#237;n vestido de azul.</p><p>El que sigue apareciendo en momentos inesperados, como si encontrara la manera de decir simplemente:</p><p>&#8220;Hola. Estoy aqu&#237;.&#8221;</p><p>Quiz&#225;s la se&#241;al nunca es &#250;nicamente el animal.</p><p>Quiz&#225;s la se&#241;al es el momento exacto en que aparece.</p><p>Porque cuando algo llega justo cuando lo necesitas, justo cuando lo nombras y justo cuando piensas en quien amas, deja de sentirse como una coincidencia cualquiera.</p><p>Y ese d&#237;a especial, en el cumplea&#241;os del t&#237;o Marco, el mensajero volvi&#243; a aparecer.</p><p>Con su m&#225;scara de bandido, sus peque&#241;as patas y un saludo silencioso para toda la familia: Feliz cumplea&#241;os, t&#237;o Marco &#129437;&#128153;</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;4b758e8a-cd58-4b75-8a22-1691429bcadb&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Video: </strong>Y as&#237; se vivi&#243; esta peque&#241;a manifestaci&#243;n tan especial</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-mapache-y-el-cumpleanos-del-tio?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-mapache-y-el-cumpleanos-del-tio?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-199013323&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-199013323"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Milk Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the connection was always there &#8212; we just had to quiet the noise to notice it.]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-milk-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-milk-heart</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:08:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O6d-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a38a0b6-780f-4a0f-9178-9de3464eab8f_1341x1775.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is also available in Spanish. Read it <a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-racun-que-no-era-solo-un-racun">here</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O6d-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a38a0b6-780f-4a0f-9178-9de3464eab8f_1341x1775.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O6d-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a38a0b6-780f-4a0f-9178-9de3464eab8f_1341x1775.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O6d-!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a38a0b6-780f-4a0f-9178-9de3464eab8f_1341x1775.png 848w, 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Sometimes an elephant, an anteater, a sea lion, a giraffe, or a dog; other times a bird, or figures that are hard to explain. And we look for them the way someone listens to a language they&#8217;ve slowly learned to recognize.</p><p>Today Andr&#233;s said to me:<br>&#8220;Look, Mat&#237;as drew me an elephant.&#8221;</p><p>And I answered:<br>&#8220;Yes&#8230; and look at the upside-down heart he makes when he curls the trunk.&#8221;</p><p>It may sound strange to some people. But for us, it feels natural. Everyday. Like love finding ways to remain present.</p><p>The most beautiful part came afterward.</p><p>I never drink coffee. In fact, I usually don&#8217;t drink anything with breakfast, or maybe just a little juice. But today, without even thinking much about it, I said to my husband:<br>&#8220;I want milk&#8230; please pour me a glass of milk.&#8221;</p><p>We finished breakfast. I got up to bring the plates into the kitchen and left the glass behind on the table.</p><p>Then Andr&#233;s called me.</p><p>&#8220;Look what Mat&#237;as just drew for you here.&#8221;</p><p>At the bottom of the glass, <strong>the milk drifted toward the edges and left, at the center, a perfect heart. Waiting for me&#8230;</strong></p><p>And honestly&#8230; I didn&#8217;t feel surprised.<br><code>I felt love and peace.</code></p><p>Because when you live this kind of connection day after day, it stops feeling like coincidence and begins to feel like language.</p><p>Over time, I&#8217;ve come to believe that maybe it&#8217;s not about &#8220;learning&#8221; how to connect with the people we love who are no longer physically here. Maybe the connection has always existed.</p><p>Maybe what we really need is to unlearn.</p><p>To undo the beliefs that harden the way we see.<br>To let go of the need to control, to explain everything, to dismiss what is deeply felt.<br>To quiet the mind.<br>To set the ego aside, even just for a moment.</p><p>And then something begins to open.</p><p>I&#8217;m not saying everyone should see signs in a cup of coffee or a glass of milk. Every connection finds its own language. But I do believe, deeply, that love does not disappear, and that life continues to speak to us in very subtle ways.</p><p>Sometimes it arrives as a memory.<br>Sometimes as an unexpected animal.<br>And sometimes&#8230; as a tiny milk heart waiting at the bottom of a glass &#128153;</p><p><code>Matias, we love you&#8230;</code></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-milk-heart?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-milk-heart?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-198022577&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-198022577"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[El corazón de leche]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quiz&#225;s la conexi&#243;n siempre estuvo ah&#237;; solo ten&#237;amos que silenciar el ruido para notarla]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-corazon-de-leche</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-corazon-de-leche</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nzkG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2828ae0b-ffa6-4700-a474-a1295db3bef7_1341x1775.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. 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A veces un elefante, un oso hormiguero, un le&#243;n marino, una girafe, un perro, otras veces un ave o figuras dif&#237;ciles de explicar. Y nosotros las buscamos como quien escucha un idioma que ya aprendi&#243; a reconocer.</p><p>Hoy Andr&#233;s me dijo:<br>&#8220;Mira, Mat&#237;as me dibuj&#243; un elefante.&#8221;</p><p>Y yo le respond&#237;:<br>&#8220;S&#237;&#8230; y mira el coraz&#243;n al rev&#233;s que hace cuando enrosca la trompa.&#8221;</p><p>Puede sonar extra&#241;o para algunos. Pero para nosotros es natural. Es cotidiano. Es amor encontrando maneras de seguir presente.</p><p>Lo m&#225;s hermoso vino despu&#233;s.</p><p>Yo nunca tomo caf&#233;. De hecho, normalmente desayuno sin bebidas, o apenas un poco de jugo. Pero hoy, sin pensarlo demasiado, le dije a mi esposo:<br>&#8220;Quiero leche&#8230; s&#237;rveme un vaso de leche, por favor.&#8221;</p><p>Terminamos de desayunar. Yo me levant&#233; para llevar los platos a la cocina y dej&#233; el vaso sobre la mesa.</p><p>Entonces Andr&#233;s me llam&#243;.</p><p>&#8220;Mira lo que Mat&#237;as te acaba de dibujar aqu&#237;.&#8221;</p><p>En el fondo del vaso, <strong>la leche se abri&#243; hacia los bordes y dej&#243;, en el centro, un coraz&#243;n perfecto. Esper&#225;ndome&#8230;</strong></p><p>Y honestamente&#8230; no sent&#237; sorpresa.<br><code>Sent&#237; mucho amor y paz.</code></p><p>Porque cuando uno vive este tipo de conexi&#243;n d&#237;a tras d&#237;a, deja de sentirse como coincidencia y empieza a sentirse como lenguaje.</p><p>Con el tiempo he entendido que quiz&#225; no se trata de &#8220;aprender&#8221; a conectar con quienes amamos y ya no vemos f&#237;sicamente. Tal vez la conexi&#243;n siempre ha estado all&#237;.</p><p>Tal vez lo que realmente necesitamos es desaprender.</p><p>Deshacer muchas creencias que nos endurecen la mirada.<br>Soltar la necesidad de controlar, de explicar todo, de ridiculizar lo sensible.<br>Hacer silencio mental.<br>Dejar el ego a un lado por un momento.</p><p>Y entonces algo empieza a abrirse.</p><p>No digo que todos deban ver se&#241;ales en una taza o en un vaso de leche. Cada conexi&#243;n encuentra su propio lenguaje. Pero s&#237; creo profundamente que el amor no desaparece, y que hay formas muy sutiles en las que la vida sigue habl&#225;ndonos.</p><p>A veces llega en forma de un recuerdo.<br>A veces en un animal inesperado.<br>Y a veces&#8230; en un peque&#241;o coraz&#243;n de leche al fondo de un vaso &#128153;</p><p><code>Matias, te amamos&#8230;</code></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-corazon-de-leche?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-corazon-de-leche?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-198021008&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-198021008"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[El racún que no era solo un racún]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porque algunas presencias no dependen del cuerpo para seguir acompa&#241;ando]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-racun-que-no-era-solo-un-racun</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-racun-que-no-era-solo-un-racun</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:08:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!87yx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabd53425-a8e7-42af-b77d-2ff4c786d3dc_1152x921.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. Puedes leerlo <strong><a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-raccoon-that-was-never-just-a">aqu&#237;</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!87yx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabd53425-a8e7-42af-b77d-2ff4c786d3dc_1152x921.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!87yx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabd53425-a8e7-42af-b77d-2ff4c786d3dc_1152x921.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!87yx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabd53425-a8e7-42af-b77d-2ff4c786d3dc_1152x921.png 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><br>No recuerdo que los mapaches (racunes) tuvieran un significado tan especial antes.</p><p>Sin embargo, recuerdo una vez que est&#225;bamos caminando alrededor del Lago de Minnewaska State Park. Yo cruc&#233; por un tronco improvisado como puente junto a Mar&#237;a, pero Andr&#233;s decidi&#243; irse por la parte de abajo con Mat&#237;as.</p><p>Y fue ah&#237;, lejos de nosotras, cuando un rac&#250;n apareci&#243; frente a ellos. Andr&#233;s se qued&#243; detenido un rato, ense&#241;&#225;ndoselo a Mat&#237;as.</p><p>Nada m&#225;s en particular, adem&#225;s de haberlo visto alguna vez en zool&#243;gicos, libros o videos.</p><p>La conexi&#243;n vino despu&#233;s de que Mat&#237;as parti&#243;.</p><p>Primero comenzaron a aparecerles mapaches a Maria y Andres mientras &#233;l conduc&#237;a el carro de Mar&#237;a en plena ciudad de Nueva York, cerca de la casa. Luego, Mar&#237;a encontr&#243; en su trabajo un peque&#241;o y hermoso figur&#237;n de mapache, vestido de azul &#8212;el color favorito de Mat&#237;as&#8212; colocado en un lugar com&#250;n, como si estuviera esper&#225;ndola. Mar&#237;a lo tom&#243; y desde entonces la acompa&#241;a siempre; lo puso en su carro rojo como adorno central.</p><p>Despu&#233;s, en la casita de campo de Mar&#237;a &#8212;la cual bautiz&#243; como <em>Mat&#237;as&#8217; House</em>&#8212; est&#225;bamos limpiando el frente lleno de hojas, y hab&#237;a dos animales decorativos muy sucios. Cuando los lavamos, descubrimos que uno era un rac&#250;n. Un animal poco com&#250;n para decoraciones de casa.</p><p>Y as&#237; siguieron apareciendo.</p><p>Debajo del carro. En momentos inesperados. Como peque&#241;os &#8220;hola&#8221; disfrazados.</p><p>Ahora Mar&#237;a vive en Texas.</p><p>Y esta semana, una vecina le toc&#243; la puerta para mostrarle algo &#8220;extra&#241;o&#8221;:</p><p>&#8220;Jam&#225;s hab&#237;amos visto racunes aqu&#237;&#8230;&#8221;</p><p>El video mostraba un rac&#250;n caminando tranquilamente&#8230; y luego subiendo justo hacia el techo donde vive Mar&#237;a.</p><p>Como si supiera exactamente d&#243;nde encontrarla.</p><p>Y ah&#237; es donde todo cambia de significado.</p><p>Porque quiz&#225;s no se trata de que el rac&#250;n representara algo desde antes.</p><p>Sino de que, despu&#233;s, ciertas presencias encuentran nuevas formas de hacerse notar.</p><p>Como si el amor &#8212;cuando ya no puede sostenerse en el cuerpo&#8212; empezara a usar la naturaleza como lenguaje.</p><p>Y en ese lenguaje, el rac&#250;n se convirti&#243; en algo profundamente personal para Mar&#237;a.</p><p>No porque lo fuera antes.</p><p>Sino porque empez&#243; a aparecer cuando m&#225;s necesitaba sentir que no estaba sola. &#129437;&#129293;</p><p>Y ah&#237; entend&#237; algo que quiz&#225;s el amor nos ense&#241;a demasiado tarde:</p><p>Ellos no se van.</p><p>Solo dejan de existir dentro de los l&#237;mites f&#237;sicos que nosotros entendemos.</p><p>Porque cuando el cuerpo ya no puede abrazar, el amor aprende otras maneras de aparecer.</p><p>A veces en canciones.<br>A veces en sue&#241;os.<br>A veces en recuerdos inesperados.<br>Y a veces&#8230; en un rac&#250;n que encuentra exactamente a la persona que necesita sentir que no est&#225; sola.</p><p>Hoy el rac&#250;n es la conexi&#243;n m&#225;s profunda entre Mat&#237;as y Mar&#237;a, su querida &#8220;del carro rojo&#8221;. Como si ahora que ella est&#225; lejos, &#233;l quisiera recordarle:</p><p><strong>&#8220;Todav&#237;a estoy aqu&#237; contigo.&#8221; &#129437;&#128153;</strong></p><p><code>Un rac&#250;n, una distancia y un v&#237;nculo que sigue vivo m&#225;s all&#225; del cuerpo.</code></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The raccoon that was never just a raccoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because some presences don&#8217;t depend on the body to keep accompanying us.]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-raccoon-that-was-never-just-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/the-raccoon-that-was-never-just-a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:08:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bK2z!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc3b4f81b-5bbb-49b0-bbc6-d17402bf576c_1152x921.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is also available in Spanish. Read it <a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/el-racun-que-no-era-solo-un-racun">here</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bK2z!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc3b4f81b-5bbb-49b0-bbc6-d17402bf576c_1152x921.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bK2z!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc3b4f81b-5bbb-49b0-bbc6-d17402bf576c_1152x921.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bK2z!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc3b4f81b-5bbb-49b0-bbc6-d17402bf576c_1152x921.png 848w, 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I crossed an improvised log that served as a bridge with Mar&#237;a, but Andr&#233;s decided to go down the lower path with Mat&#237;as.</p><p>And it was there, away from us, that a raccoon appeared in front of them. Andr&#233;s stopped for a moment, showing it to Mat&#237;as.</p><p>Nothing particularly meaningful at the time, other than having seen raccoons before in zoos, books, or videos.</p><p>The connection came after Mat&#237;as passed.</p><p>First, raccoons began appearing to Mar&#237;a and Andr&#233;s while he was driving Mar&#237;a&#8217;s car in the middle of New York City, near their home. Then, Mar&#237;a found at her workplace a small and beautiful raccoon figurine, dressed in blue &#8212; Mat&#237;as&#8217; favorite color &#8212; placed in a common area, as if it had been waiting for her. Mar&#237;a took it, and since then it has stayed with her always; she placed it in her red car as a central ornament.</p><p>Later, at Mar&#237;a&#8217;s country house &#8212; which she named <em>Mat&#237;as&#8217; House</em> &#8212; we were cleaning the front covered in leaves, and there were two very dirty decorative animals. When we washed them, we discovered one was a raccoon. An uncommon animal for home decorations.</p><p>And they kept appearing after that.</p><p>Under the car. In unexpected moments. Like small disguised &#8220;hellos.&#8221;</p><p>Now Mar&#237;a lives in Texas.</p><p>And this week, a neighbor knocked on her door to show her something &#8220;strange&#8221;:</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve never seen raccoons here&#8230;&#8221;</p><p>The video showed a raccoon calmly walking&#8230; and then climbing directly toward the roof where Mar&#237;a lives.</p><p>As if it knew exactly where to find her.</p><p>And that is where everything shifts in meaning.</p><p>Because perhaps it is not that the raccoon represented something from the beginning.</p><p>But rather that, afterward, certain presences find new ways of making themselves known.</p><p>As if love &#8212; when it can no longer exist within the body &#8212; begins to use nature as a language.</p><p>And in that language, the raccoon became something deeply personal for Mar&#237;a.</p><p>Not because it was before.</p><p>But because it began to appear when she most needed to feel she was not alone. &#129437;&#129293;</p><p>And there I understood something that perhaps love teaches us too late:</p><p>They do not leave.<br>They only stop existing within the physical limits we are able to understand.</p><p>Because when the body can no longer embrace, love learns other ways of appearing.</p><p>Sometimes in songs.<br>Sometimes in dreams.<br>Sometimes in unexpected memories.<br>And sometimes&#8230; in a raccoon that finds exactly the person who needs to feel she is not alone.</p><p>Today, the raccoon is the deepest connection between Mat&#237;as and Mar&#237;a, his beloved &#8220;girl with the red car.&#8221; As if now that she is far away, he wants to remind her:</p><p><strong>&#8220;I am still here with you.&#8221; </strong>&#129437;&#128153;</p><p><code>A raccoon, a distance, and a bond that continues to live beyond the body.</code></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Embraces Still Exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[On those dreams that feel real&#8230; and the possibility of finding each other again while we sleep]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/where-embraces-still-exist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/where-embraces-still-exist</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:51:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2L_6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93544a37-a4f9-4cb8-b224-ff234c2da068_1376x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is also available in Spanish. Read it <a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/donde-los-abrazos-siguen-existiendo">here</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2L_6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93544a37-a4f9-4cb8-b224-ff234c2da068_1376x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2L_6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93544a37-a4f9-4cb8-b224-ff234c2da068_1376x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2L_6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93544a37-a4f9-4cb8-b224-ff234c2da068_1376x768.png 848w, 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we cannot see during the day.</p><p>As if the soul remembers routes<br>the body has forgotten.</p><p>I don&#8217;t know how to explain it.<br>I don&#8217;t know what name to give it.</p><p>But I know what I felt.</p><p>I felt you close.<br>I felt you at peace.<br>I felt you&#8230; the way you used to be.</p><p>And I hold on to that.</p><p>To that quiet certainty&#8212;without proof&#8212;<br>that love does not break,<br>that there are encounters that do not depend on the physical world,<br>that there are embraces that continue to exist somewhere.</p><p>Maybe dreams are not just dreams.<br>Maybe they are small windows,<br>borrowed moments,<br>silent gifts.</p><p>Or maybe&#8230;<br>they are simply the purest way the heart finds its way home again.</p><p>Whatever they are, thank you for meeting me there. I will always be willing to dream you.</p><p><code>&#8220;And thank you, my son, for what you told me&#8230; you and I both know what it means.&#8221;</code></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/where-embraces-still-exist?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/where-embraces-still-exist?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-196676995&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-196676995"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donde los abrazos siguen existiendo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sobre esos sue&#241;os que se sienten reales&#8230; y la posibilidad de volver a encontrarnos mientras dormimos]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/donde-los-abrazos-siguen-existiendo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/donde-los-abrazos-siguen-existiendo</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:50:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. Puedes leerlo <strong><a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/where-embraces-still-exist">aqu&#237;</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png" width="1376" height="768" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1376,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1374801,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/i/196676341?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zucU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d1b738e-ceb3-4195-97c9-666d2c98670e_1376x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Anoche so&#241;&#233; contigo.</p><p>No fue un sue&#241;o cualquiera.<br>No fue borroso, ni lejano, ni confuso.<br>Fue de esos que se sienten&#8230; reales.</p><p>Te sent&#237; cerca, Mat&#237;as... pude abrazarte.</p><p>Y en ese abrazo no hab&#237;a ausencia,<br>no hab&#237;a enfermedad,<br>no hab&#237;a despedidas.</p><p>Solo est&#225;bamos t&#250; y yo,<br>como siempre&#8212; juntos.</p><p>Hay sue&#241;os que parecen m&#225;s que sue&#241;os.<br>Sue&#241;os donde el tiempo se disuelve<br>y el coraz&#243;n reconoce algo que la mente no necesita entender.</p><p>A veces pienso que cuando dormimos,<br>algo en nosotros se suaviza,<br>se abre, y encuentra caminos que durante el d&#237;a no vemos.</p><p>Como si el alma recordara rutas<br>que el cuerpo ha olvidado.</p><p>No s&#233; explicarlo.<br>No s&#233; ponerle nombre exacto.</p><p>Pero s&#233; lo que sent&#237;.</p><p>Te sent&#237; cerca.<br>Te sent&#237; en paz.<br>Te sent&#237;&#8230; como antes.</p><p>Y me quedo con eso.</p><p>Con la certeza &#237;ntima &#8212;aunque no tenga pruebas&#8212;<br>de que el amor no se interrumpe,<br>de que hay encuentros que no dependen del mundo f&#237;sico,<br>de que hay abrazos que siguen existiendo en alg&#250;n lugar.</p><p>Quiz&#225;s los sue&#241;os no son solo sue&#241;os.<br>Quiz&#225;s son peque&#241;as ventanas,<br>momentos prestados,<br>regalos silenciosos.</p><p>O quiz&#225;s&#8230;<br>solo son la forma m&#225;s pura que tiene el coraz&#243;n de volver a casa.</p><p>Sea lo que sea, gracias por encontrarme ah&#237;. Siempre voy a estar dispuesta a so&#241;arte.</p><p><code>&#8220;Y gracias, hijo, por lo que me dijiste&#8230; t&#250; y yo sabemos lo que significa.&#8221;</code></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/donde-los-abrazos-siguen-existiendo?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/donde-los-abrazos-siguen-existiendo?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-196676341&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-196676341"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Esa madrugada a la 1:19]]></title><description><![CDATA[El lenguaje invisible del amor]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/esa-madrugada-a-la-119</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/esa-madrugada-a-la-119</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:08:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. Puedes leerlo <strong><a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/that-dawn-at-119">aqu&#237;</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png" width="1086" height="1448" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1448,&quot;width&quot;:1086,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2271285,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/i/195663210?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2NwC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbfee3cd1-e057-4784-b9bf-0be40363cc02_1086x1448.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>El 24 de abril se cumpli&#243; un a&#241;o desde que Lala, la querida t&#237;a de Andr&#233;s, se fue al cielo.</p><p>Y, como muchas veces hacemos cuando extra&#241;amos profundamente, le habl&#233;.<br>Pero no desde la tristeza&#8230; sino desde esa mezcla de amor, curiosidad y esperanza.</p><p>Le ped&#237; algo muy espec&#237;fico.</p><p>Le dije:<br><em>&#8220;Si est&#225;s bien, si est&#225;s en paz&#8230; si est&#225;s con Mat&#237;as, con tus hermanas&#8230; manifi&#233;state.&#8221;</em></p><p>Y tambi&#233;n le ped&#237; una forma.</p><p>Le dije que usara la jirafa de Mat&#237;as.</p><p>Esa jirafa que guarda historias.<br>Esa que no suena porque s&#237;.</p><p>A la 1:19 de la madrugada, la jirafa comenz&#243; a sonar.</p><p>Pero no suave.<br>No por accidente.<br>Son&#243; con fuerza. Con intenci&#243;n.</p><p>Me despert&#233; de inmediato.<br>Mir&#233; el celular: 1:19.</p><p>Y en ese momento algo dentro de m&#237; se acomod&#243;.</p><p>Porque los n&#250;meros, a veces, tambi&#233;n hablan.</p><p>La mam&#225; de Andr&#233;s &#8212;que tambi&#233;n est&#225; en el cielo&#8212; naci&#243; un 19 de enero.<br>1&#8230; y 19.</p><p>No s&#233; explicarlo.<br>Pero lo sent&#237;.</p><p>Y no fue solo ese momento.</p><p>La jirafa son&#243; durante toda la madrugada&#8230;<br>y luego, durante el d&#237;a, volvi&#243; a sonar como nunca antes.</p><p>Como si hubiera algo que necesitaba ser dicho.<br>Como si hubiera una presencia&#8230; insistente, amorosa, clara.</p><p>Y luego&#8230; silencio.</p><p>Podr&#237;a intentar explicarlo.</p><p>Podr&#237;a buscar l&#243;gica, causas, razones.</p><p>Pero hay experiencias que no necesitan ser comprobadas para ser reales en el coraz&#243;n.</p><p>Creo que todos, en alg&#250;n momento, hemos sentido algo as&#237;.</p><p>Una canci&#243;n que aparece justo cuando la necesitas.<br>Un n&#250;mero que se repite.<br>Un objeto que se mueve.<br>Un sue&#241;o que se siente m&#225;s real que la vigilia.</p><p>Peque&#241;as formas en las que el amor&#8230; insiste en quedarse.</p><p>No se trata de convencer a nadie.</p><p>Se trata de permitirnos sentir.</p><p>De abrir un espacio &#8212;aunque sea peque&#241;o&#8212; donde lo invisible tambi&#233;n tenga lugar.</p><p>Si alguna vez quieres conectar con alguien que amas y que ya no est&#225;&#8230;</p><p>no necesitas hacer algo complicado.</p><p><code>Solo necesitas intenci&#243;n.</code></p><p><strong>Puedes hablarle.<br>Puedes pedir una se&#241;al.<br>Puedes proponer un s&#237;mbolo.</strong></p><p><strong>Y luego&#8230; observar sin ansiedad.</strong></p><p>Las se&#241;ales no siempre llegan como esperamos,<br>pero cuando llegan&#8230; se sienten.</p><p>Ayer, para m&#237;, fue uno de esos d&#237;as.</p><p>Un d&#237;a en el que el amor encontr&#243; la forma de hablar.</p><p>Y yo&#8230; eleg&#237; escuchar.</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/esa-madrugada-a-la-119?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/esa-madrugada-a-la-119?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-195663210&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-195663210"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Dawn at 1:19]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Invisible Language of Love]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/that-dawn-at-119</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/that-dawn-at-119</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:08:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is also available in Spanish. Read it <a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/esa-madrugada-a-la-119">here</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png" width="1086" height="1448" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1448,&quot;width&quot;:1086,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2219804,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/i/195664002?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NP8N!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb134e343-d9a0-45dd-95d4-4b87e3d5e516_1086x1448.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>April 24th marked one year since Lala, Andr&#233;s&#8217; beloved aunt, went to heaven.</p><p>And like we often do when we deeply miss someone, I spoke to her.<br>Not from sadness&#8230; but from a place of love, curiosity, and hope.</p><p>I asked her for something very specific.</p><p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re okay&#8230; if you&#8217;re at peace&#8230; if you&#8217;re with Mat&#237;as, with your sisters&#8230; show me.&#8221;</p><p>And I asked for a sign.</p><p>I asked her to use Mat&#237;as&#8217; giraffe.</p><p>That giraffe that holds stories.<br>The one that doesn&#8217;t just go off for no reason.</p><p>At 1:19 a.m., it started to play.</p><p>Not softly.<br>Not randomly.<br>With strength. With intention.</p><p>I woke up immediately.<br>I checked my phone: 1:19.</p><p>And something inside me settled.</p><p>Because sometimes&#8230; numbers speak too.</p><p>Andr&#233;s&#8217; mom&#8212;who is also in heaven&#8212;was born on January 19.<br>1&#8230; and 19.</p><p>I can&#8217;t explain it.<br>But I felt it.</p><p>And it didn&#8217;t stop there.</p><p>The giraffe kept playing throughout the night&#8230;<br>and later during the day, it played again like never before.</p><p>As if something needed to be said.<br>As if a presence was there&#8230; persistent, loving, clear.</p><p>And then&#8230; silence.</p><p>I could try to explain it.</p><p>I could look for logic, reasons, explanations.</p><p>But some experiences don&#8217;t need to be proven to be true in the heart.</p><p>I believe many of us have felt something like this.</p><p>A song that appears at the right moment.<br>A number that keeps repeating.<br>An object that moves.<br>A dream that feels more real than being awake.</p><p>Small ways love finds to stay.</p><p>This isn&#8217;t about convincing anyone.</p><p>It&#8217;s about allowing ourselves to feel.</p><p>To open a small space where the invisible is also welcome.</p><p>If you ever want to connect with someone you love who is no longer here&#8230;</p><p>you don&#8217;t need anything complicated.</p><p><code>Just intention.</code></p><p><strong>You can talk to them.<br>You can ask for a sign.<br>You can choose a symbol.</strong></p><p><strong>And then&#8230; observe without anxiety.</strong></p><p>Signs don&#8217;t always come the way we expect,<br>but when they do&#8230; you feel them.</p><p>Yesterday was one of those days for me.</p><p>A day when love found a way to speak.</p><p>And I chose to listen.</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/that-dawn-at-119?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/that-dawn-at-119?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-195664002&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-195664002"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Los sueños también son un puente]]></title><description><![CDATA[En el duelo, el amor encuentra nuevas formas de quedarse]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/los-suenos-tambien-son-un-puente</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/los-suenos-tambien-son-un-puente</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:43:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DeSq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f79c80-b4ae-4eab-8062-3fed76a6a726_1264x843.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. Puedes leerlo <strong><a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/dreams-are-also-a-bridge">aqu&#237;</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DeSq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f79c80-b4ae-4eab-8062-3fed76a6a726_1264x843.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DeSq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f79c80-b4ae-4eab-8062-3fed76a6a726_1264x843.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DeSq!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f79c80-b4ae-4eab-8062-3fed76a6a726_1264x843.png 848w, 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aparecen&#8230; uno no duda &#10024;.</p><p>He aprendido que no se trata de explicarlos, sino de recibirlos.</p><p>De abrir espacio.</p><p>De honrar ese momento como lo que es: <strong>un regalo</strong>.</p><p>En casa, Andr&#233;s tiene un ritual que me parece hermoso.<br>Cada vez que sue&#241;a con Mat&#237;as&#8230; lo escribe.</p><p>Sin analizarlo demasiado.<br>Sin tratar de entenderlo todo.</p><p>Solo lo guarda.</p><p>Como quien guarda una visita.</p><p>Porque eso es lo que sentimos:<br>que en esos sue&#241;os&#8230; Mat&#237;as viene &#10024;</p><p>Si est&#225;s viviendo un duelo, tal vez esto pueda ayudarte:</p><p>&#8211; Ten un cuaderno cerca de tu cama.<br>&#8211; Escribe apenas despiertes, aunque sean palabras sueltas.<br>&#8211; No juzgues el sue&#241;o.<br>&#8211; No trates de &#8220;forzarlo&#8221; a tener sentido.<br>&#8211; Solo rec&#237;belo.</p><p>Con el tiempo, te das cuenta de algo muy sutil&#8230;</p><p>El v&#237;nculo no desaparece.<br>Solo cambia la forma.</p><p>Y 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type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is also available in Spanish. Read it <a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/los-suenos-tambien-son-un-puente">here</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FSzZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3901707-bb36-4be3-bcc7-4ad144debd7d_1264x843.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FSzZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3901707-bb36-4be3-bcc7-4ad144debd7d_1264x843.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FSzZ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3901707-bb36-4be3-bcc7-4ad144debd7d_1264x843.png 848w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Sometimes we think dreams are just that&#8212;<br>random images, scattered memories, things that don&#8217;t quite make sense.</p><p>But when you have loved deeply&#8230; when you have lost&#8230;<br>dreams begin to feel different.</p><p><code>They become encounters.</code></p><p>I don&#8217;t know if dreams are truly a form of communication.<br>I don&#8217;t know if they come from another realm, from the soul, from God&#8230;<br>or from the deepest parts of our own heart.</p><p>But I do know this:<br>there are dreams that don&#8217;t feel like ordinary dreams.</p><p>They feel alive.<br>They feel present.<br>They feel real.</p><p>And when they happen&#8230; you don&#8217;t question them &#10024;.</p><p>I&#8217;ve learned that it&#8217;s not about explaining them,<br>but about receiving them.</p><p>About making space.</p><p>About honoring that moment for what it is: <strong>a gift</strong>.</p><p>At home, Andr&#233;s has a ritual that I find so beautiful.<br>Every time he dreams of Mat&#237;as&#8230; he writes it down.</p><p>Without overanalyzing.<br>Without trying to understand everything.</p><p>He simply keeps it.</p><p>Like someone preserving a visit.</p><p>Because that&#8217;s what it feels like&#8212;<br>that in those dreams&#8230; Mat&#237;as comes &#10024;.</p><p>If you are grieving, maybe this can help you:</p><p>&#8211; Keep a notebook by your bed.<br>&#8211; Write as soon as you wake up, even if it&#8217;s just a few words.<br>&#8211; Don&#8217;t judge the dream.<br>&#8211; Don&#8217;t try to force meaning.<br>&#8211; Just receive it.</p><p>Over time, you begin to notice something very subtle&#8230;</p><p>The bond doesn&#8217;t disappear.<br>It simply changes form.</p><p>And sometimes&#8230;<br>it finds its way back to you through something as gentle as a dream &#128153;.</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/dreams-are-also-a-bridge?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" 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GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-dAO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F749bdba0-3a3b-406b-badf-b9487f0f6e88_1316x780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is also available in Spanish. 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>There are moments in life when everything breaks.</p><p>Not metaphorically.<br>Not gently.</p><p>It breaks for real.</p><p>Like something falling to the ground and shattering into pieces,<br>and you just stand there&#8230; looking&#8230;<br>not knowing where to begin picking anything up.</p><p>Grief has that quality.</p><p>It doesn&#8217;t just hurt.<br>It disorients.<br>It dismantles.<br>It reshapes everything you thought was safe.</p><p>And for a long time, the feeling is just one:</p><p><code>I am broken.</code></p><p>There&#8217;s not much more to say.<br>No way to soften it.<br>No way to fully understand it.</p><p>But this past weekend&#8230;<br>something shifted.</p><p>We were surrounded by pieces.<br>Fragments of ceramic, of paper, of memories, of words.<br>Nothing whole.<br>Nothing perfect.</p><p>And yet&#8230; everything made sense.</p><p>Because without even realizing it, we began doing something deeply human:</p><p><code>we started to bring things together.</code></p><p>Not to return to what once was.<br>Not to &#8220;fix&#8221; what cannot be fixed.</p><p>But to create something new from what remained.</p><p>Like kintsugi&#8212;<br>the Japanese art of repairing what is broken with gold,<br>not by hiding the cracks&#8230;<br>but by honoring them.</p><p>And in that moment, I understood something<br>I had only felt before, but never been able to name.</p><p>Grief holds a paradox:</p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Broken am I, broken are you,<br>when broken together, we are each other&#8217;s glue.&#8221;</em><br>&#8212; Abhijit Naskar</p></blockquote><p>We are broken.</p><p>Yes.</p><p>Broken by a love that still exists,<br>but no longer has the same place to rest.</p><p>Broken by an absence that cannot be negotiated.<br>Broken by everything that was left suspended in time.</p><p>But when we find others who are also broken&#8230;<br>something begins to hold.</p><p>The pain doesn&#8217;t disappear.<br>The wound doesn&#8217;t close.<br>The &#8220;why&#8221; is not answered.</p><p>But something equally important appears: <strong>the possibility of not falling apart completely.</strong></p><p>We become, without even trying, a form of support for one another.</p><p>A look that understands without explanation.<br>A presence that doesn&#8217;t demand anything.<br>A shared silence that doesn&#8217;t feel empty.</p><p>In that space&#8230;<br>the pain is still there.</p><p>But it is no longer alone.</p><p>And that changes everything.</p><p>Because love&#8212;the real kind&#8212; does not disappear with loss.</p><p>It transforms.</p><p>It expands.<br>It becomes quieter, more subtle&#8230;<br>but also deeper.</p><p>It begins to live in new forms:<br>in a word,<br>in a gesture,<br>in a memory,<br>in a connection.</p><p><strong>Mat&#237;as, you are still present in every one of these pieces.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iUgt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b65bcc-57e4-435d-8f46-22ec68e4f221_4072x5190.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iUgt!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60b65bcc-57e4-435d-8f46-22ec68e4f221_4072x5190.jpeg 424w, 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that feels real is the fracture&#8230;</p><p>it is precisely there,<br>when we meet others,</p><p>that something&#8212;very slowly&#8212; begins to hold.</p><p></p><p><code>Thanks to the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund and the New York Life Foundation for creating spaces where pain can be shared without fear, and where, through love, it can begin to transform.</code></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/when-we-are-broken-but-not-alone?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" 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isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/cuando-estamos-rotos-pero-no-solos</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:08:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!juEl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8af8bef-f0c2-412a-a676-93eae9476d17_1315x784.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. Puedes leerlo <strong><a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/a-meaningful-spring">aqu&#237;</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!juEl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8af8bef-f0c2-412a-a676-93eae9476d17_1315x784.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!juEl!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8af8bef-f0c2-412a-a676-93eae9476d17_1315x784.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!juEl!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8af8bef-f0c2-412a-a676-93eae9476d17_1315x784.png 848w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hay momentos en los que la vida se rompe.</p><p>No metaf&#243;ricamente.<br>No de forma suave.</p><p>Se rompe de verdad.</p><p>Como algo que cae al suelo y se hace pedazos,<br>y uno se queda ah&#237;&#8230; mirando&#8230;<br>sin saber por d&#243;nde empezar a recoger.</p><p>El duelo tiene esa cualidad.</p><p>No solo duele.<br>Desordena.<br>Desarma.<br>Reconfigura todo lo que cre&#237;as que era seguro.</p><p>Y durante mucho tiempo, la sensaci&#243;n es una sola:</p><p><code>estoy rot@.</code></p><p>No hay mucho m&#225;s que decir.<br>No hay forma de maquillarlo.<br>No hay manera de entenderlo.</p><p>Pero este fin de semana&#8230;<br>algo se movi&#243; distinto.</p><p>Est&#225;bamos rodeados de piezas.<br>Fragmentos de cer&#225;mica, de papel, de recuerdos, de palabras.<br>Nada completo.<br>Nada perfecto.</p><p>Y sin embargo&#8230; todo ten&#237;a sentido.</p><p>Porque, sin darnos cuenta, empezamos a hacer algo profundamente humano: <code>unir</code>.</p><p>No para volver a lo que era.<br>No para &#8220;arreglar&#8221; lo irreparable.</p><p>Sino para crear algo nuevo a partir de lo que qued&#243;.</p><p>Como en el kintsugi,<br>esa pr&#225;ctica japonesa que repara lo roto con oro,<br>no escondiendo las grietas&#8230;<br>sino haci&#233;ndolas parte de la belleza.</p><p>Y entonces entend&#237; algo que hasta ahora solo hab&#237;a sentido, pero no podido nombrar.</p><p>El duelo tiene una paradoja:</p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Broken am I, broken are you,<br>when broken together, we are each other&#8217;s glue.&#8221;</em></p><p><em>Roto estoy yo, roto est&#225;s t&#250;,<br>cuando estamos rotos juntos, nos convertimos en el sost&#233;n del otro.&#8221;</em><br>&#8212; Abhijit Naskar</p></blockquote><p>Estamos rotos.</p><p>S&#237;.</p><p>Rotos por el amor que no desaparece,<br>pero ya no tiene el mismo lugar donde habitar.</p><p>Rotos por la ausencia que no se puede negociar.<br>Rotos por todo lo que qued&#243; suspendido en el tiempo.</p><p>Pero cuando nos encontramos con otros que tambi&#233;n est&#225;n rotos&#8230;<br>algo empieza a sostenerse.</p><p>No se repara el dolor.<br>No se cierra la herida.<br>No se responde el &#8220;por qu&#233;&#8221;.</p><p>Pero aparece algo igual de importante: <strong>la posibilidad de no caer.</strong></p><p>Nos convertimos, sin propon&#233;rnoslo, en el sost&#233;n del otro.</p><p>En una mirada que entiende sin explicar.<br>En una presencia que no exige.<br>En un silencio compartido que no incomoda.</p><p>En ese espacio&#8230;<br>el dolor sigue estando.</p><p>Pero ya no est&#225; solo.</p><p>Y eso cambia todo.</p><p>Porque el amor &#8212;el verdadero&#8212; no desaparece con la p&#233;rdida.</p><p>Se transforma.</p><p>Se expande.<br>Se vuelve m&#225;s sutil, m&#225;s invisible&#8230;<br>pero tambi&#233;n m&#225;s profundo.</p><p>Empieza a vivir en otras formas:<br>en una palabra,<br>en un gesto,<br>en un recuerdo,<br>en un encuentro.</p><p><strong>Mat&#237;as, sigues estando en cada una de estas piezas.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CFB-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a8a199-6046-460c-8f22-cac894470b80_4113x5224.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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esto.</p><p>Porque a veces,<br>cuando lo &#250;nico que parece real es la fractura&#8230;</p><p>es justamente ah&#237;,<br>cuando nos encontramos con otros,</p><p>que algo empieza &#8212;muy despacio&#8212; a sostenerse.</p><p></p><p><code>Gracias a las Fundaciones Tom Coughlin Jay Fund y New York Life, por crear estos espacios donde el dolor se puede compartir sin miedo, y donde, desde el amor, tambi&#233;n comienza a transformarse.</code></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" 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la paz que a veces tambi&#233;n aparece]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/otra-forma-de-sostenerlo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/otra-forma-de-sostenerlo</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GXnf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe69690ab-134e-4fb3-ab4a-103b7abe71b7_1408x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. Puedes leerlo <strong><a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/another-way-to-hold-it">aqu&#237;</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GXnf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe69690ab-134e-4fb3-ab4a-103b7abe71b7_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GXnf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe69690ab-134e-4fb3-ab4a-103b7abe71b7_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GXnf!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe69690ab-134e-4fb3-ab4a-103b7abe71b7_1408x768.png 848w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Cuando atravesamos una p&#233;rdida profunda&#8230;<br>hay algo que se vuelve muy natural: <strong>el dolor ocupa todo.</strong></p><p>Y es l&#243;gico.<br>Y es v&#225;lido.<br>Y es humano.</p><p>Porque cuando el amor es tan grande&#8230;<br>su ausencia se siente igual de grande.</p><p>Hay momentos en los que el cuerpo no puede m&#225;s.<br>En los que la mente repite lo mismo una y otra vez.<br>En los que el coraz&#243;n solo sabe decir:</p><p>&#8220;esto no deber&#237;a haber pasado&#8221;.</p><p>Y en esos momentos no hay nada que corregir.</p><p>Pero con el tiempo&#8230;<br>a veces muy despacio&#8230;<br>empieza a aparecer algo distinto.</p><p>No en reemplazo del dolor.<br>No para quitarlo.</p><p>Sino <strong>junto a &#233;l</strong>.</p><p>Peque&#241;os momentos de calma.</p><p>Una respiraci&#243;n m&#225;s profunda.<br>Un instante en el que el cuerpo suelta&#8230; aunque sea un poco.</p><p>Y esa paz&#8230; aunque sea breve puede desconcertar.</p><p>Porque no tiene l&#243;gica.</p><p>No responde a lo que pas&#243;.<br>No &#8220;cuadra&#8221; con el dolor.</p><p>Por eso muchas veces se dice que es una paz que no se puede explicar&#8230;<br>una paz que incluso sobrepasa lo que entendemos.</p><p>Y cuando aparece&#8230;<br>una parte de nosotros duda.</p><p>&#8220;&#191;C&#243;mo puedo sentir esto&#8230; si esto pas&#243;?&#8221;</p><p>Pero esa paz no es ausencia de amor.</p><p><code>Es el amor encontrando otra forma de quedarse.</code></p><p>Porque el amor no desaparece. Solo cambia de forma.</p><p>A veces se vuelve un recuerdo que no rompe.<br>A veces una sensaci&#243;n suave.<br>A veces una presencia que no se ve pero se siente.</p><p>Y s&#237;&#8230;<br>hay momentos en los que el dolor es tan fuerte<br>que no deja espacio para sentir nada m&#225;s.</p><p>Y eso tambi&#233;n es parte del camino.</p><p>Pero cuando el dolor baja un poco aunque sea por segundos, esa conexi&#243;n puede aparecer.</p><p>No forzada.<br>No buscada.</p><p>Simplemente&#8230; aparece.</p><p>Y no es algo externo.</p><p>Es algo que sigue existiendo pero que ahora aprendemos a percibir de otra manera.</p><p>Por eso, si en alg&#250;n momento sientes un poco de paz, no la rechaces.</p><p>No significa que olvidaste.<br>No significa que amaste menos.</p><p>Significa que tu coraz&#243;n<br>est&#225; encontrando una forma m&#225;s amplia de sostener el amor.</p><p>Una forma donde el dolor y la paz pueden coexistir.</p><p><code>Y donde amar ya no es solo extra&#241;ar&#8230; sino tambi&#233;n sentir.</code></p><p>Con amor,<br>Mama Nubia &#128153;</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/otra-forma-de-sostenerlo?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/otra-forma-de-sostenerlo?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-193172640&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-193172640"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Way to Hold It]]></title><description><![CDATA[About grief&#8230; and the peace that sometimes appears too]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/another-way-to-hold-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/another-way-to-hold-it</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XlVI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4e2f390d-2e14-44d2-b4a2-8bf55aea72df_1408x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is also available in Spanish. 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>When we go through a deep loss&#8230;<br>there is something that becomes very natural: <strong>pain takes over everything.</strong></p><p>And it makes sense.<br>And it is valid.<br>And it is human.</p><p>Because when love is that big&#8230;<br>its absence feels just as big.</p><p>There are moments when the body can&#8217;t take it anymore.<br>When the mind repeats the same thoughts over and over again.<br>When the heart only knows how to say:</p><p>&#8220;this shouldn&#8217;t have happened.&#8221;</p><p>And in those moments, there is nothing to fix.</p><p>But with time&#8230;<br>sometimes very slowly&#8230;<br>something different begins to appear.</p><p>Not as a replacement for the pain.<br>Not to take it away.</p><p>But <strong>alongside it</strong>.</p><p>Small moments of calm.</p><p>A deeper breath.<br>An instant when the body softens&#8230; even if just a little.</p><p>And that peace&#8230; even if brief&#8230; can feel confusing.</p><p>Because it doesn&#8217;t make sense.</p><p>It doesn&#8217;t match what happened.<br>It doesn&#8217;t &#8220;fit&#8221; with the pain.</p><p>That&#8217;s why people often say<br>it&#8217;s a peace that cannot be explained&#8230;<br>a peace that even goes beyond understanding.</p><p>And when it appears&#8230;<br>a part of us doubts.</p><p>&#8220;How can I feel this&#8230; after what happened?&#8221;</p><p>But that peace is not the absence of love.</p><p><code>It is love finding another way to stay.</code></p><p>Because love doesn&#8217;t disappear. It simply changes form.</p><p>Sometimes it becomes a memory that doesn&#8217;t break you.<br>Sometimes a gentle feeling.<br>Sometimes a presence you cannot see&#8230; but you can feel.</p><p>And yes&#8230;<br>there are moments when the pain is so strong<br>that it leaves no room for anything else.</p><p>And that too is part of the journey.</p><p>But when the pain softens&#8230; even for a few seconds that connection can appear.</p><p>Not forced.<br>Not searched for.</p><p>It simply&#8230; appears.</p><p>And it is not something external.</p><p>It is something that still exists&#8230;<br>but that we are now learning to perceive in a different way.</p><p>So if at any moment you feel a bit of peace&#8230;<br>don&#8217;t push it away.</p><p>It doesn&#8217;t mean you forgot.<br>It doesn&#8217;t mean you loved any less.</p><p>It means your heart<br>is finding a wider way to hold love.</p><p>A way where pain and peace can coexist.</p><p><code>And where loving is no longer only about missing&#8230; but also about feeling.</code></p><p>With love,<br>Mom Nubia &#128153;</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/another-way-to-hold-it?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/another-way-to-hold-it?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-193180888&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-193180888"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A meaningful spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington, the cherry blossoms&#8230; and the messages that walked with us]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/a-meaningful-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/a-meaningful-spring</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:03:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post is also available in Spanish. Read it <a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/una-primavera-con-sentido">here</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg" width="1456" height="1456" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1456,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:13524184,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/i/192894440?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHGB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe3932685-8e53-42f9-9b3f-a4ba3cd86f70_7168x7168.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>On Monday the 30th, Mat&#237;as marked 31 months in heaven, and we decided to go to Washington to see the cherry blossoms. Because he loves spring, he loves flowers, he loves everything that is full of life.</p><p>That day, we entered a beautiful garden, one of those that embraces you without saying a word, and without planning it, I found myself in a small enclosed space, surrounded by water, with a fountain at the center.</p><p>And then something happened that still moves me: two ducks fell from the sky. They didn&#8217;t arrive walking, they weren&#8217;t there before. They came flying and landed right in that small body of water, so suddenly that they even startled me.</p><p>I stayed in silence, because there are moments that need no explanation. I couldn&#8217;t record them at the exact moment they landed, but I later took photos and videos. When I checked the first image, it showed 10:43 &#8212; the exact time Mat&#237;as was born.</p><p>It started to rain, and right next to the garden there were two museums. We decided to go into the National Museum of African Art, and the first thing we saw were woven chairs with a zebra-like pattern. Once again, without planning it, we took out Mat&#237;as&#8217; books and took photos, as if he were there with us.</p><p>The next day, when we arrived at the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms, the first thing we saw were the same two ducks. There they were again. One with a green head and the other brown, always together, as if waiting for us.</p><p>And I understood that messages don&#8217;t always come in just one way. Sometimes they come in pairs, sometimes they repeat themselves, sometimes they follow you until you finally see them. In the ducks, in the chairs, in the animals, in every detail along the way.</p><p>We wanted to end the trip by visiting one of the major museums, and we ended up at the Museum of Natural History, surrounded by wild animals &#8212; Mat&#237;as&#8217; favorites.</p><p>And as if all of that wasn&#8217;t enough, that same day Nelda was at home and a small blue ball, which had been in the same place for years, rolled. For no reason, without anyone touching it. Blue, like the sky&#8230; and like my son&#8217;s favorite color.</p><p>Nelda immediately felt it was Mat&#237;as. She sent me the photo and said, &#8220;Nubia, did you see the ball?&#8221; I told her yes, and asked, &#8220;Did you see the zebra?&#8221; She hadn&#8217;t noticed that the ball has tiny lines on the front that form the silhouette of a small zebra.</p><p>And I smiled&#8230; because it was no longer a coincidence. It was another synchronicity. It was presence.</p><p>To close it all, we returned home and arrived exactly at 10:08 &#8212; Mat&#237;as&#8217; time. A gentle confirmation, the kind that makes no noise but says everything: that we are still together, that he walks with us, and that love never breaks.</p><p>Mat&#237;as, forever by our side&#8230; &#128153;</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/a-meaningful-spring?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/a-meaningful-spring?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-192894440&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-192894440"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Una primavera con sentido]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington, los cerezos&#8230; y los mensajes que nos acompa&#241;aron]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/una-primavera-con-sentido</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/una-primavera-con-sentido</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:03:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. Puedes leerlo <strong><a href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/a-meaningful-spring">aqu&#237;</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg" width="1456" height="1456" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1456,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:13524184,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/i/192893590?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c-NQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9f542a-42ad-49cd-9f10-4ccc5df35caa_7168x7168.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>El lunes 30, Mat&#237;as cumpli&#243; 31 meses en el cielo, y decidimos ir a Washington a ver los cerezos. Porque &#233;l ama la primavera, ama las flores, ama todo lo que est&#225; lleno de vida.</p><p>Ese d&#237;a entramos a un hermoso jard&#237;n, de esos que te abrazan sin decir nada, y sin planearlo termin&#233; en un peque&#241;o espacio cerrado, rodeado de agua, con una fuente en el centro.</p><p>Y entonces pas&#243; algo que todav&#237;a me estremece: del cielo cayeron dos patos. No llegaron caminando, no estaban ah&#237; antes. Ven&#237;an volando y aterrizaron justo en ese peque&#241;o espacio de agua, tan de repente que hasta me asustaron.</p><p>Me qued&#233; en silencio, porque hay momentos que no necesitan explicaci&#243;n. No pude grabarlos en el instante en que cayeron, pero luego les tom&#233; fotos y videos. Cuando revis&#233; la primera imagen, marcaba las 10:43, la hora en que naci&#243; Mat&#237;as.</p><p>Empez&#243; a llover, y justo al lado del jard&#237;n estaban dos museos. Decidimos entrar al National Museum of African Art, y lo primero que vimos fueron unas sillas de fibra con patr&#243;n tipo cebra. Sin planearlo otra vez, sacamos los libros de Mat&#237;as y le tomamos fotos, como si &#233;l tambi&#233;n estuviera ah&#237; con nosotros.</p><p>Al d&#237;a siguiente, al llegar al Tidal Basin para ver los cerezos, lo primero que vimos fue a los mismos dos patos. Ah&#237; estaban otra vez. Uno con su cabecita verde y el otro marroncito, siempre juntos, como esper&#225;ndonos.</p><p>Y entend&#237; que los mensajes no siempre llegan de una sola forma. A veces llegan en pares, a veces se repiten, a veces te siguen hasta que los ves. En los patos, en las sillas, en los animales, en cada detalle del camino.</p><p>Quisimos cerrar el viaje visitando uno de los grandes museos, y terminamos en el Museo de Historia Natural, rodeados de animales salvajes, los favoritos de Mat&#237;as.</p><p>Y como si todo eso no fuera suficiente, ese mismo d&#237;a Nelda estaba en su casa y una peque&#241;a bola azul, que lleva a&#241;os en el mismo lugar, rod&#243;. Sin raz&#243;n, sin que nadie la tocara. Azul, como el cielo y como el color favorito de mi hijo.</p><p>Nelda enseguida sinti&#243; que era Mat&#237;as. Me envi&#243; la foto y me dijo: &#8220;Nubia, &#191;viste la bola?&#8221; Yo le respond&#237; que s&#237;, y le pregunt&#233;: &#8220;&#191;y viste la cebra?&#8221; Ella no se hab&#237;a dado cuenta de que la bola tiene unas l&#237;neas diminutas al frente que forman la silueta de una peque&#241;a cebra.</p><p>Y sonre&#237;&#8230; porque ya no era coincidencia. Era otra sincron&#237;a. Era compa&#241;&#237;a.</p><p>Para cerrar, regresamos a casa y llegamos exactamente a las 10:08, la hora de Mat&#237;as. Como una confirmaci&#243;n suave, de esas que no hacen ruido pero lo dicen todo: que seguimos juntos, que &#233;l camina con nosotros y que el amor nunca se rompe.</p><p>Mat&#237;as, por siempre a nuestro lado &#128153;</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/una-primavera-con-sentido?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/una-primavera-con-sentido?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-192893590&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://substack.com/@nubiamarquez/note/p-192893590"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Integración]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuando el amor deja de doler igual&#8230; pero no deja de existir]]></description><link>https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/integracion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nubiamarquez.com/p/integracion</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nubia Marquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:08:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tB4d!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df16e1f-070a-4d79-b340-89764e2fd43a_1408x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Este post est&#225; disponible tambi&#233;n en ingl&#233;s. 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hay muchas palabras cuando se habla del duelo.</p><p>Negaci&#243;n.<br>Rabia.<br>Tristeza.<br>Aceptaci&#243;n.</p><p>Y aunque todas tienen su lugar&#8230;<br>hay una que no siempre se explica bien:</p><p><strong>Integraci&#243;n.</strong></p><p>Integrar no es olvidar.<br>Integrar no es &#8220;superar&#8221;.<br>Integrar no es cerrar un cap&#237;tulo y seguir como si nada pas&#243;.</p><p>Integrar&#8230; es otra cosa.</p><p>Es cuando el dolor ya no ocupa todo el espacio, pero el amor sigue ah&#237;.</p><p>Es cuando puedes recordar sin romperte cada vez.<br>Cuando el cuerpo deja de estar en alerta constante.<br>Cuando respirar se siente un poco m&#225;s natural.</p><p>La integraci&#243;n no llega de un d&#237;a para otro.</p><p>No es una meta.<br>No es una l&#237;nea de llegada.</p><p>Es un proceso silencioso&#8230; que a veces ni te das cuenta cu&#225;ndo empez&#243;.</p><p>Empieza en peque&#241;os momentos.</p><p>En un recuerdo que ya no te desarma.<br>En una se&#241;al que recibes y no te asusta.<br>En una noche donde sientes presencia&#8230; sin desesperaci&#243;n.</p><p>Es cuando dejas de preguntarte &#8220;&#191;por qu&#233;?&#8221; todo el tiempo&#8230;<br>y empiezas, sin darte cuenta, a vivir con lo que fue.</p><p>No porque lo entiendas completamente&#8230;<br>sino porque lo est&#225;s <strong>sosteniendo de otra manera</strong>.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><p><strong>Integrar es aprender a vivir con el amor transformado.</strong></p><p><strong>Porque el amor no se va.<br>Solo cambia de forma.</strong></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p>A veces se vuelve un pensamiento suave.<br>A veces una imagen.<br>A veces un sonido que aparece sin explicaci&#243;n&#8230;<br>y no genera miedo, sino compa&#241;&#237;a.</p><p>Y poco a poco&#8230;<br>lo que antes era solo dolor, empieza a convertirse tambi&#233;n en conexi&#243;n.</p><p>Eso no significa que no duela.</p><p>Duele.</p><p>Pero ya no es un dolor que destruye.<br>Es un dolor que convive.</p><p>La integraci&#243;n es ese punto donde puedes decir:</p><p><code>&#8220;Esto forma parte de mi vida&#8230;<br>y aunque nunca lo hubiera elegido,<br>tambi&#233;n me ha transformado.&#8221;</code></p><p>No es resignaci&#243;n.</p><p>Es profundidad.</p><p>Es cuando entiendes que seguir adelante no es dejar atr&#225;s&#8230; sino aprender a caminar con ello.</p><p>Si est&#225;s en duelo y a&#250;n no sientes esto&#8230; no pasa nada.</p><p>No es una etapa obligatoria.<br>No tiene un tiempo exacto.</p><p>Pero s&#237; existe.</p><p>Y cuando empieza a aparecer&#8230; se siente distinto.</p><p>M&#225;s silencioso.<br>M&#225;s suave.<br>M&#225;s 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breathing feels a little more natural again.</p><p>Integration does not happen overnight.</p><p>It is not a goal.<br>It is not a finish line.</p><p>It is a quiet process&#8230; one that sometimes you don&#8217;t even notice when it begins.</p><p>It starts in small moments.</p><p>In a memory that no longer shatters you.<br>In a sign that you receive and it doesn&#8217;t scare you.<br>In a night where you feel presence&#8230; without desperation.</p><p>It is when you stop asking &#8220;why?&#8221; all the time&#8230;<br>and slowly begin to live with what was.</p><p>Not because you fully understand it&#8230;<br>but because you are <strong>holding it differently</strong>.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><p><strong>Integration is learning to live with transformed love.</strong></p><p><strong>Because love does not leave.<br>It only changes form.</strong></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p>Sometimes it becomes a gentle thought.<br>Sometimes an image.<br>Sometimes a sound that appears without explanation&#8230;<br>and instead of fear, it brings a sense of companionship.</p><p>And little by little&#8230;<br>what was once only pain, begins to also feel like connection.</p><p>That does not mean it doesn&#8217;t hurt.</p><p>It does.</p><p>But it is no longer a pain that destroys.<br>It is a pain that coexists.</p><p>Integration is that place where you can say:</p><p><code>&#8220;This is part of my life&#8230;<br>and even though I would have never chosen it,<br>it has also transformed me.&#8221;</code></p><p>It is not resignation.</p><p>It is depth.</p><p>It is when you understand that moving forward<br>does not mean leaving behind&#8230; but learning how to walk with it.</p><p>If you are grieving and you don&#8217;t feel this yet&#8230; that&#8217;s okay.</p><p>It is not a required stage.<br>It has no timeline.</p><p>But it exists.</p><p>And when it begins to appear&#8230; it feels different.</p><p>Softer.<br>Quieter.<br>More true.</p><h4><em><strong>Integration&#8230;<br>is 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