Memoirs from a Lonely Street
No. 373 Honeythorne stood at the end of the street, just before the road curved towards the street gate that led into another street. Its numbers were askew, as though someone had tried to rip them apart but had failed. This was what drew my attention to wonder the name of the street this skewed […]
Who Turned My Table?
A wheel from my table was missing, and it turned upside down. It toppled over, and no hero was coming, so I turned it over and fixed it. Sometimes you need to roll up your sleeves and do the dirty work. Don’t be afraid to upend your life and start over if you must. It’s […]
Wisdom from lettuce and a refrigerator door
I bought a huge ball of crunchy lettuce, and would peel it leaf by leaf daily. It got to the size where it could fit in my refrigerator door, and since I love lettuce, I wanted the vegetable to be somewhere visible so that I could finish it quickly. I put the lettuce in that […]
WHERE ARE YOU PARKED?
I was going to a place I visit often; it has a community library inside, and most of the time the parking is full. So, I arrived early one morning and just simply parked outside. The security guard said to me, ‘Why are you behaving like a visitor?’ You come here all the time’. I […]
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. […]
WHO BLEW OUT MY CANDLE?
There is a saying that ‘if something makes you happy, keep it to yourself’– This is not true about everything, I believe knowledge that is useful and empowering should be shared – but that quote is said in different forms by many people because some people cannot stand others being happy, or want what everyone […]
The Story of Santa Claus, A Baby and A Manger
Santa Claus, before the white beard, pot belly, black belt and red pants, was a real human being who did not live in the North Pole. He was not originally a toy maker, and he did not have elves as servants or flying reindeer. St Nicholas was a wealthy person who believed in helping the […]
My Everyday Life: A day at the Gym!
I recently joined a gym- again. This time, I joined for a totally different reason than I did the last time. With my priorities elsewhere, I had been struggling with consistency. I stubbornly forced myself to go one morning, determined to at least not let the monthly fees go to waste. On getting there, my […]