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Share Your Story With US!
Once upon a time I was a single mother in Okinawa. I was far from home and disconnected from the support of my natural family. I was lost and overwhelmed when a group of ladies took me in. They shared their family’s stories and traditions with me by bringing me into their homes. Through them I got a chance to see how they ran their household. I saw their parenting philosophy first hand. I saw the effect it had on the children. I saw things that I liked and things I knew wouldn’t work for me. I witnessed that each family had different priorities. I learned to make parts of…
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How to Beat the Blues with 12 tips from Anecdotes of My Life
Hello Winkies. Today’s post comes from Harjeet Kaur who shares with us her 12 tips to beating the blues. Original can be found at Anecdotes of My Life; A very sensitive and taboo topic in India, depression was always swept under the carpet. Even highly educated and affluent families would rather hide it like a skeleton in the cupboard rather than seek help. Depression per se is a difficult thing to deal with, but it is not impossible to overcome. I do not know why there is shame and stigma attached to it when research says, one in every four people suffer from anxiety and depression. I see people around me in…
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What Darth Vader really thinks about your excuse
In a recent interview with Darth Vader I asked why he thought he could succeed where others had failed. “I heard the Force say to me, your excuse will never be enough for someone who has a reason to do what you won’t. It is the one standard that I expect everyone around me to adhere.” While Vader is clearly the kind of guy that can sense the disturbance of a banana in a room, you don’t need the force to ask yourself why everyone is ignoring a critical piece of information. Be proactive and analyze it. “If I don’t have enough information, then I put myself in the middle…
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A Smile for Matthew
One day I happened to hear from a Marine Corps buddy. I asked him if he would let me share his story with you… (Matthew at his third birthday party at the moment when he realized everyone was singing happy birthday to him)
