Posted on January 23, 2014
As parents, we go through our day-to-day lives working toward a solid future for our children. We want them to be good students with good character, morals and values. We want them to be loving, caring, compassionate and empathetic. For their own good, we want them to do good. And for the most part, they keep up with the direction in which we lead them. We are spending all our time today for a better tomorrow. Without this guidance, our…
Posted on January 5, 2014
As we sat around the fireplace on January 1st, my young adult children started up a conversation about New Year’s resolutions. My son, Navin, age 22, started out with his resolutions and my husband joined in. Before I could get a word in, my 25-year-old daughter, Nitasha, said something that totally silenced all of us! “I’m not really going to do the “resolution” thing this year. I’m going to commit to an “evolution.” We all listened with ears and eyes…
Posted on December 22, 2013
We are in the home stretch! FIVE days until Christmas and the count down begins! Some of us parents are looking forward to the big day and some of us can’t wait for it to be over! Giving material gifts definitely does not come easy, thanks to busy malls, packed parking lots, crazy traffic, kids out of school, family flying in, prepping for Holiday meals, and wrapping a gazillion presents. As we all know, it can all get daunting and exhausting!…
Posted on December 13, 2013
The world was heartbroken this week from the loss of the ever respected and honored legend, ‘Tata” Nelson Mandela. The odes and dedications paid to this great man through both traditional and new-age media have been awe-inspiring and deserving. While I watched and read all the footage on his exemplary life, what caught my attention was that ‘Tata’ and ‘Nelson’ are not his only names! I even heard his South African fellowman refer to him as ‘Madiba’. I couldn’t help…
Posted on November 28, 2013
On this special day, I celebrate and give thanks to my SOULMATES, my beautiful children, Nitasha and Navin. The Urban Dictionary defines “SOULMATE” as such: “A person with whom you have an immediate connection the moment you meet — a connection so strong that you are drawn to them in a way you have never experienced before.” CHECK! Thats the two of you. “As this connection develops over time, you experience a love so deep, strong and complex, that you begin…
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