I am excited that this year’s theme for International Women’s Day is: #PledgeForParity Go ahead. Take the pledge. Add your voice! The official website encourages us to “celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. Yet let’s also be aware progress has slowed in many places across the world,…
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My Grandmother was undeniably #madeofgreat It is true we meet people throughout our lives, people who make an impact on us and shape us into who we are. But there’s always one person who tops the list and for me, that place is shared by my Grandmother and my Mother. In spite…
I’ve been doing so much so fast over the past few days that I’ve often felt a bit lost. Maybe overwhelmed. Either way, freaked out. And I am not even sure why I remembered this particular story my Grandma, and then my Mom would tell me rather often. Of course I…
Dear Vidur, This is a wonderful word for X. In 2013, I picked Xenodochial, a word I learned thanks to Kaarina’s exciting business alphabet series. Xenial is described in the Wiktionary as Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly. We are fortunate to be connected with so many…
Dear Vidur, Hope is perhaps the most important emotions human beings live on. Not for nothing has it been said that “Hope Springs Eternal“. And it should. Had it not been for hope, I can’t even imagine how your Grandma and I would have survived decades of being suppressed. It was…
Celebrate the little things Dear Vidur, If you were to ask me what my favorite quote is, I would probably pick this one “Celebrate the little things in life“. This is something your Grandma always encouraged me to do. Life wasn’t easy those days and we had to find our happiness…
Last week, Janine Ripper was kind enough to invite me to guest post on her blog “Reflections from a Redhead” in her “life change artist series”. If someone were to tell me that they cried when they were diagnosed with a health issue, I would probably empathize but gently advise them…