Adversity

Why embracing discomfort is key to finding strength — Are you ready to dive into the uncomfortable waters of life and come out stronger on the other side? It’s time to embrace the truths that make us who we are, to face our fears and discomfort head-on, and to find humor and strength in the chaos. No more avoiding…

Tips for high-achieving women on how to face adversity — Ever felt like you’re smack dab in the middle of a hurricane? It’s not raining, it’s pouring. Yeah, me too. Us high achieving women frequently juggle multiple roles — professional, caregiver, parent, partner, friend — all of which really stretch our physical, mental, and emotional resources thin. The other bad…

Day Eight of the kickstart to my journey toward better health and wellness I’m in the homestretch. Two more days and I’ve completed the 10-day experience I’ve been participating in. …

Do bring me more — Thank you for swearing under your breath, but loud enough to be heard. You are bitter, but I love running into you because you test me so. Months ago, my blood boiled, years ago I thought It was right to defend myself and stand my ground. …

Have you been confined to a life’s rhythm that is mundane, dreadful, unable to meet your financial needs, chasing life’s dreams without progress or success? Are you in a comfort zone that dulls the spark of ingenuity and engenders an arrested development? We have all been there trapped with negative…

It was August 2022 as these words flowed through me in a 7-euro a night B&B made of bamboo and palm leaves in Palomino, Colombia. It was my 14th month on the road solo-travelling across Latin America. Despite much beauty and bewilderment, my journey didn’t come without its challenges. From…

Francis Bacon’s Stoicism in “Of Earthly Hopes” — Shouldn’t we live in hope? Doesn’t hope that things will get better console us in hard times — it’s just a matter of waiting a little longer? Hold on, as REM sang? In the ancient world, the Stoics nevertheless warned against hope as a life strategy, or seeming virtue. …

In the Writings of the Baha’i Faith, Abdu’l Baha said, “I hope thou hast abandoned all such (mortal) things, and when thou hast attained to this great bounty, that is, when thou art delivered from the attachments of this mortal world, and hast intended to endure all calamities in the…

Hey there!! Just rockin’ those sweet Ray-ban Aviator Sunglasses as usual Don’t worry. I’m not wearing the creepy Facebook Wayfayer Ray-bans… How that will all work out, is beyond me… Plus, having sunglasses with a camera on them… just opens the door for pedos, peeping toms and other weirdos that…