I've sat behind her on the train for a few weeks now. I didn't take that much notice in the beginning, but then I started to notice a pattern. And as a mathematician, I tend to notice patterns before I see the whole. Every Monday she would wear her hair loose. She has long, shiny… Continue reading I feel like I know her…
It's not often that you come across triplets, so striking that they can hurt your eyes. High cheekbones, haunting looks, lilting voices. Artsy some might call them, a distinctive way of dressing that some might call hip. They can look as if they travelled from another era. Well, two of the three anyway. The third… Continue reading Triplets
Sometimes I stare into space And wonder Why does everyone rush When rushing doesn't help With speed. Slow and steady Wins the race they say But why are we racing And where to When there are only so many hours In a lifetime. So where would we find The patience The patience To slow things… Continue reading Patience
When I was studying towards my coaching certificate, I had four test clients. One of them paid me a huge compliment just recently. At his farewell when he left the country, he said that he thinks about his life as "before Joy and after Joy". When I reflect on the coaching program that I drew… Continue reading Before Joy and After Joy
There was a time in my life when I struggled to get out of bed. Bed seemed to be the safest place to be then, getting up signaled that it was time to face a world that I felt had let me down and I didn't know how to deal with that. After all, the… Continue reading Jar of Gratitude
