ByCatherine Green
This week began with International Women’s Day, which passed quietly in my family because we are recovering from a very traumatic time. Late last year my uncle deteriorated and finally lost his battle with brain cancer. The whole family managed to visit him both in the hospital and the hospice where he spent his last…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
Rasheed Ogunlaru is an acclaimed life, business and corporate coach whose simple ‘become who you are’ approach has helped countless business owners connect with themselves, their businesses and their customers. His background spans over 20 years in coaching, training, media, PR and performance. Rasheed is the business coach partner to the British Library’s…
ByMichelle Adam
I received a text, followed by the local news last Thursday evening: our New Mexico schools would close for three weeks. As a teacher, I was relieved. After all, the schools, especially at this time of the year, had already become a cesspool of germs, and with the Corona Virus it was just one too…
ByAnthony Altman
I am not a doctor! I do not, for one moment, profess to know how to cure the CoronaVirus, but I do pride myself on having a modicum of conscious awareness, and common sense. I am somewhat surprised at the ignorance and lack of awareness demonstrated by so many people, and consequently, I am inspired…
ByGiora Carmi
In the moment I finish it I know I want to use some colored pencil on it. I know where and how. I wait for the drawing to dry. I listen to the radio. The music is beautiful. Then I look again and the drawing is dry. And it is beautiful as it is. It…
ByKRV Hari
Playing Games When we play a game, we usually focus all our attention on playing and winning. To help us play, we have the support of the game rules and there are referees and umpires to regulate the game and keep score. Thus, when we play within the rules of fair game and the supervision…
ByCatherine Green
Are you looking for a family dog? Wondering whether to buy a puppy or rehome an older dog? Here is my story, and I hope you find it helpful… The past three months have been a steep learning curve for me. Following the death of our old dog last summer, I was pining for a…
ByJulia Chi
Now that I can speak enough Spanish to have conversations, albeit basic ones… I have discovered there are many people here who like to go barefoot… The lady in the supermarket states that she would like to come to work with her feet bare… The man in the restaurant tells me that when he is…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
Rasheed Ogunlaru is an acclaimed life, business and corporate coach whose simple ‘become who you are’ approach has helped countless business owners connect with themselves, their businesses and their customers. His background spans over 20 years in coaching, training, media, PR and performance. Rasheed is the business coach partner to the British Library’s…
ByGiora Carmi
Fear This is the subject of this painting. You can see that it is dark. The lines quiver and are afraid to move. Trying to come together and collaborate, they can’t. Fear is like a cloud that covers the open sky of possibilities and free choice. No, you can’t do this, fear says, and you…
ByKRV Hari
Our comfort zone is a mental operating system package of thoughts, beliefs, perspectives, ideas and fears that has been passed down the generations almost intact. We download this package from our parents, caregivers and others with whom we come into contact in our early impressionable years. We are also advised against questioning or changing any…
ByCatherine Green
I waste a lot of time worrying about my children. Are they happy, are they hungry, are they thirsty, do they need more discipline, am I being too hard on them, am I being too soft on them, do they need a bath, are they clean, are they healthy… the list goes on. Recently I…