ZaaraEight steps to get rid of your procrastination habit — Soul Chocolate“PROCRASTINATION IS THE thief of time. Collar him!” wrote Charles Dickens in his novel, David Copperfield, way back in 1849. Over a…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
ZaaraDo you keep putting things off? You aren’t the only one — Soul ChocolateDON’T PUT OFF till tomorrow what you can do today — can you recall how many times your mom or dad told you this when you were in school…Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020
ZaaraLessons from a pandemic: What corona is teaching us — Soul ChocolateALL THE WORLD’s scientists are racing to come out with a coronavirus vaccine. Some countries, such as Spain and China, are staring at a…Aug 6, 2020Aug 6, 2020
ZaaraSeven steps to kick your toxic approval-seeking habit | Soul ChocolateNeeding approval is tantamount to saying, ‘Your view of me is more important than my own opinion of myself’ -Dr Wayne W. Dyer, Your…Jul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
ZaaraMaking music with broken strings: A lesson in resilience | Soul ChocolateBROKEN STRINGS, broken people, the brokenness of things. The word ‘broken’ has been haunting me of late, almost stalking me. It has…Jul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020
ZaaraHappiness is a choice: Start working on it rightaway | Soul ChocolateI’VE BEEN TRYING to remember who it was that tried to calm me down years ago after being subjected to my adolescent angst. I have an old…Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
ZaaraStunned by the sound of silence: A French soldier’s story | Soul ChocolateHONESTLY, I NEVER thought I’d ever remember my kindergarten teacher again. She was an Anglo-Indian lady called Miss Tony, who wore little…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
ZaaraThank you, dear guardian angel, for saving my life | Soul ChocolateAs a child, I would often wonder what a ‘guardian angel’ would be like. How I would spot one if it glided past me. Whether it would have a…Jan 26, 2020Jan 26, 2020
ZaaraThe fortune in a Turkish cobbler’s stars | Soul ChocolateMany of us may have shed a silent tear while watching the 2014 Hollywood film, The Fault in our Stars. In the film, a 16-year-old girl…Jan 21, 2020Jan 21, 2020
ZaaraGive some, get a lumpsum — a Sufi bargain hunt | Soul ChocolateMy school principal, a feisty Irish nun, would often say that some people tended to look upon God as a ‘slot machine’. Instead of a…Jan 17, 2020Jan 17, 2020