One of the earlierst life lessons I remember came from a short story I read in grade one or two of the elementary school. Called “Blue Leaves” , it was a story of two school girls taking an art class together. One of them, let’s call her Lena, needed to use a green crayon for […]
How to Deal with Boys Who Cry Wolf
Mostly everyone has heard Aesop’s fable of a boy who was tasked to herd a flock of sheep on a hilltop while other villagers worked in a nearby field. The boy was so bored that he pretended a wolf was attacking the herd and he called for help. Huffing and puffing his elders ran up […]
To Quit or Not to Quit?
Like many people I was raised not to quit. One of the most vivid early memories on this is taking piano lessons from a teacher I didn’t like, couldn’t connect with and was flat out afraid of. I was ready to quit those lessons on more than one occasion but every time was persuaded by […]
The Canadian Dream
During my years in the US I was often asked about my American Dream and whether it had come true. The question was of an interest to people from both sides of the ocean – those I left behind and those I came to live among – there is a lot of fascination around the […]