I recently attended a seminar on healthy eating by my friend Peter Pure. Yes, that is his real name 🙂 Peter’s teachings have prompted me to finally go on a long awaited detoxing programme. So for the rest of this week, I will be thriving on fresh apple juice...
To end this week and this month on a light hearted note, here is a wonderful story about how a 98 year old woman told her bank what she thought of their service. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in the Times Newspaper. As more and more...
Many years ago a friend sent me a card with a wonderful poem which I still treasure to this day. It is posted on the office wall next to my computer and serves everyday to remind me to follow my dream:- If while pursuing distant dreams your bright hopes turn to grey...
Here is a story that has been doing the rounds of the internet and email for many years. Though I am not sure whether this is exactly what really happened or if at all, it does have a wonderful message for all of us. It reminds me of the old adage that you can get...
In the last few weeks, I have been deeply reflecting about my own life and what it all means to me. This period of deeper retrospection has come about partly due to the passing away of a close friend. It has made me realize once again just how futile our daily...
I recently wrote about how the human touch was so vital in networking. On a related theme, a while ago I was interviewed for a magazine article about how to be popular. Here are my tips on how to do just that:- 1) What does it take to be popular? Anyone can become...
A few weeks ago a friend who came for dinner brought me a lovely floral bouquet which also included a couple of plant saplings. Whereas the flowers had died within a week, the plants still looked fresh and healthy. So I put the two plants in water and a month later...
Later on this afternoon I will be saying a few words at the memorial service for a dear friend who passed away a few weeks ago. Just how do you acknowledge 20 years of friendship in 3 minutes?! I am now left with a strong realization of just what a gap my...
Yesterday afternoon, I received one of those messages which stop you in your tracks and uplift you instanteously. My friend Hilary Barton had just returned from a week away and was inspired to send a truly hearfelt message to all her friends. I first met Hilary at my...
Are you floating like a butterfly or roaring like a tiger?! We are now well into the New Year – how is your life shaping up? It may seem a long time since you made your New Year resolutions but how are you doing with them? Is your life what you always dreamed it...
