SUNDAY REFLECTION As we wake up in different parts of the US it's not our first thought that other parts of the world have been hours ahead of us. In that moment, we have our universe, our immediate life, whether alone, with family, friends or at work. For some people, another night on the cold... Continue Reading →
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015 !!!!!
From My heart to yours today, Happy New Year. May your dreams come true Mah Mekolle 2015
PEARL #83: WHEN THEIR MIND’S MADE UP, IT’S MADE UP
At some point you have to come to a realization that you have done all you can and should to make things better. This could be with a coworker, partner, friend, place, peer group, or family. Any further efforts to be understood, no matter that your intentions and heart are in the right place,... Continue Reading →
PEARL #82: THINK ABOUT IT…..
When all is said and done, does it really matter how many "likes" we get on Facebook, or how many "shares" we get on our posts, or how many comments our threads attracted? What does it matter, if she didn't comment when we tagged her, or he didn't comment after all the times you... Continue Reading →
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." -ARISTOTLE
BE STILL AND DREAM
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE IN LIFE As the year comes to an end, and people wonder where the year went to, don't get caught up in the mindless musings, wondering where the time went. You know exactly where the time went, you know exactly what you were doing, what you were saying, what you were... Continue Reading →
DEAR DIARY, IT’S MONDAY AGAIN, DECEMBER 1ST
OH BOY COULD MONDAY BE ANY LESS PAINFUL I woke up this morning, after a long 4 days off, thinking I should have had one more day off. I obviously had only slept 3 hours the whole night, so I was sleep deprived, and cranky, very cranky. My alarm blasted off at 0430 am, and... Continue Reading →
THANKSGIVING – GIVING THANKS
Today in the United States of America, it is Thanksgiving day. All around, turkey has been cooked in all its forms and variations, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, candied yams, green-beans casserole spread out, some corn bread if you are from the south, sweet potato pies and all kinds of stuff. If you are me,... Continue Reading →
DEAR DIARY
My small library grows daily, and daily I hope and pray one day it will occupy the books I have written. In the mean time, I savor authors and amazing works of art, literature, penned by some of the most gifted minds. Everyone has a teacher in them, so as I learn and teach and... Continue Reading →
PEARL #81: PLAN YOUR LIFE
DEAR DIARY, IT'S NOVEMBER 1ST 2014 "FAILING TO PREPARE IS PREPARING TO FAIL..." I used to hear this from Dr Dawkins Derrol, senior Pastor and Pediatrician, Birmingham AL. At the time I was just a student in nursing school, working as a Medical Assistant in his Pediatric practice. I wondered, what did that mean?... Continue Reading →