My Mother, My Friend
By · CommentsI remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. ~Abraham Lincoln
And God said let there be woman – and she will be your mother and your best friend!
Nothing compares to the pure love and true friendship that is provided by a mother for her child.
Not even when the child spurns her, or goes forth into adulthood without a backward glance at the many tears and sacrifices that have been made in exchange for their success and happiness in life.
We have all been blessed with having been born to a mother.
I have been twice blessed – once to have had the perfect friend in my own mother who passed on too early and once again to enjoy the bonds of deep affection and laughter with my mother in law.
Both born on different continents, but both with a strong faith , a great sense of humour and the simplicity of a wisdom that is led from the heart. Read More→
Romancing the Royals
By · CommentsLet me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments.
Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove. – Shakespearean Sonnet-116
The world watched with tender eyes as Princess Diana’s first born, Prince William, married his college sweetheart, Kate Middleton, in a splendid Royal Wedding which was everything it should be to qualify as a popular TV event.
There was glamour and suspense. Speculation about the dress was at an all time high. Famous guests arrived in fashionable wedding attire that is appropriate for such a Royal occasion, a beautiful bride, a handsome bridegroom, carriages, footmen, fireworks, cheering throngs and a kiss on the famous balcony of Buckingham place. Read More→
Letting Go: The Push to Success
By · CommentsWhen I let go of what I am, I become what I might be – Lao Tzu
In the western culture, parent often encourage children to leave the nest and fly on their own. Sometimes we need to push ourselves and sometimes we need a push from someone else. Mother Eagle knows best!
There are some lessons to be learnt from this story that could make all the difference to whether we succeed or fail! Read More→
7 Rules of Engagement
By · CommentsWe are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do. – Jacob Bronowski
On Nov 16th, 2010 we heard the news that Prince William and Kate Middleton were engaged to be married. Britain, and indeed the world, rejoiced at the news, because everyone loves a good romance that ends with the prince marrying the beautiful girl and living happily ever after.
Kate wore Princess Diana’s engagement ring in memory of Williams’ famous late mother.
That too had once been a world rocking announcement when Prince Charles got engaged to the lovely young Diana Spencer, some 30 years ago.
Then too, the world had rejoiced and embraced the young girl and catapulted her to instant stardom.
And long after the rules of engagement had been broken and that fairytale romance had sadly crumbled, the world still held Diana close to their hearts.
What then are the real rules of engagement in any relationship – be it personal or professional, that results in a happy long term mutually successful one? Read More→
The Attraction of Opposites
By · CommentsThe most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet. – Andy Warhol
At a dinner party the other day, the general chatter was directed to the subject of how opposites attract. Since most of the guests were either married or in committed long term relationships, there followed a lively exchange of how they each were different and the ways in which it contributed to either strengthening or exhausting the relationship dynamic.
We are surrounded and held by the relationships we forge with those around us.
Whether in a personal context, or a work related one, the same principles apply – we want sameness, people like us, yet are attracted to opposites. We seek people with complementary skills and end up with people just like us!
How can we make sense of this Attraction of Opposites without letting it drive us completely insane? Read More→
