We Are One Tribe.
There is not a corner of this earth that isn’t profoundly affected by the virus. My nephew and his wife live and work at a luxury safari lodge deep in South Africa. {Instagram: matt_fly} Nothing but veld and stunning wild animals surround
Covid-19 and Living in the Time of… I Just.
If you listen to anyone who is experiencing a terrible situation (tornado, serious illness, job loss) any my-life-went-off-a-cliff moment, you will notice how often they say, I just wish, or, I just want… Suddenly, the tiniest, taken-for-granted things become the most important. Trauma concentrates
Changing Your Viewpoint Can Make You Happier!
Last week I heard a quote: If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. I wanted to leap up and applaud. Although I had never heard that saying by Dr. W. Dyer, it encapsulates precisely
Stop Buying Stuff and Start Doing Stuff.
It had been years since I’d seen my South African family. As we sat around my parent’s dinner table, we took our usual stroll down memory lane—more like a hike of the entire province. Later that night, a thought struck
What to Say to Someone Who is Going Through a Difficult Time.
We have all witnessed someone close to us suffering through terrible times. In those dark days, it is often words that provide the first salve to shattered emotions. We desperately want to pluck the perfect words out of the air
My New Law Requiring All Shoppers Have A Valid Cart/Trolley Pushing License.
It’s time to introduce a new law. Every single person who wishes to shop in a brick & mortar store must have a valid “Pushing License”—as in pushing a cart / trolley. Raise your hand if you have ever wanted
The tyranny of the Perfection Trap and 3 simple rules to tame it.
Once, when I was in my mid-twenties, I refused to host a dinner party because I didn’t have a dinner service with ten matching place settings. I could easily have mixed two smaller (but different) sets, yet I fell headfirst
Using the Intoxicating Power of Eye Contact to Make Real Connections.
Years ago, on arriving in the USA, I found myself “interviewing” doctors to ensure I had professionals lined up for annual physicals, dental cleanings, eye checks, etc.—heady days, indeed. All these years later, the faces blur together except for one