A Pot, A Spoon and Everyday Life: What They All Have in Common
There was a time in my life when I found chores and housework therapeutic (#insane!), I believed it calmed my soul and helped me think more clearly. I always felt fulfilled and ‘whole’ after I entered a freshly clean space. When I was about 9 years old, I saw one of those ‘home making and […]
Life Lessons from a ROTTING Onion
In the DreamWorks movie Shrek, the character Shrek said to Donkey: “Ogres are like onions”. People are like onions, too, for the simple reason that they have layers. Onions have dry crusty layers, then half dry and half juicy layers, then fleshed out layers, and if it’s still budding, a green inner layer that no […]
HOW TO DEAL WITH FRENEMIES, SABOTAGERS, OR JEALOUS PEOPLE.
There are people who are kind, good-hearted and wish you well, but you may not meet them every day or at least in your circle of influence in large numbers. Unfortunately, some people around you may not care about your growth and may be willing to go an extra mile to hinder or stagnate you. […]
Random Thoughts 3.0
What if we stopped focusing on the tortoise and focused on the hare? Many times, we have a hare in our families, a hare in our boardrooms, a hare in our lives, that is a part of us, an area where our light or strength shines brightly and may be ahead of the curve. Maybe […]
Lessons From Deborah: How to Shine a Little Light and Make a Big Difference.
Meet Jael, a young Bedouin girl who is now a wife to a nomadic farmer living in Canaan. She has heard of the God of Israel, and the Israelites are camped not too far from her people. Jael probably heard of the war between Israel and the Amalekites and monitored news on how the battle […]
Leadership Lessons from Joseph.
Joseph was not the firstborn, so he was not born into his father’s house as a leader. But it is said of him that ‘he behaved himself wisely’. When Joseph went out to take care of the sheep with his brothers, he always returned the report of his brothers’ wrongdoing to his father. This means […]
The Delicate (Impossible) Art of Changing Your Life.
Disclaimer: Changing your life is not impossible. Many people around you are doing it every day, and you have probably done it a few times already. Here is the hard truth: Nothing ever stays the same. Life is constantly changing around us. Be it spiritual, emotional, physical, or even political, something life-changing occurs in or […]
THE ART OF BREATHING: HOW TO REDUCE STRESS.
We often don’t even think about breathing unless we have a blocked nose or find breathing difficult for one reason or another. But do you know your breathing changes based on your mood or state of mind? When you are stressed, in panic or anxious, your breathing changes to shorter, lighter breaths. This causes your […]