This week’s “Monday’s Mantra” comes on Tuesday, Election Day in the US with Hillary Clinton (D) and Donald Trump (R) running for president. I will spare you my political opinion but it is sad to see how divided this country is. I came to the US with the goal to stay for two years and read more
Monday’s Mantra: Life is not about waiting
Today is the funeral of my mother-in-law. On days like this we look back at the life of the loved one who passed away. We remember the storms they weathered and the tears they cried but also the times they danced and laughed despite rain. We also take a moment to reflect on our own read more
Monday’s Mantra: Working Hard
We all have been there: we work a lot of hours and for that we sacrifice time that we used to spend with family and friends, exercising or other ways of restoring our own physical and mental health. We get lost in the daily grind and before we know it we are running on fumes. read more
Come Prepared
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a talk by a juror for an annual fine art show in a local gallery. The juror was Jennifer Sudul Edwards, who works as the curator of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. In Charlotte, NC. Mrs Edwards had chosen 76 pieces of art read more
Monday’s Mantra: Whether you think you can
A lot of what we do depends on the attitude in which we approach the topic. It doesn’t matter if it is a small task we have been procrastinating about or a large project we have put off for a while, if it is about hurt feelings or making a difficult decision. If we look read more
New Beginnings
In the beginning things don’t work out the way we would want them to. But it’s only a couple of times and therefore, we ignore it. The mishaps happen more often and we think we need to do something about. We think, but we don’t act. Eventually, the problem becomes annoying enough to require a read more
