A colleague of mine is moving to the US in the new year with his family to work and live there. We were talking about this new adventure and how the preparations are going, whether they’re stressed about it and the conversation steered to the trip itself, with the kids. It’s the first time their kids will be going on…
Month: November 2015
When will world peace come?
I have been feeling rather depressed about the recent terrorist attacks in several places of the world. It pains me to think of all the families affected, the lives lost, the children that will grow without parents. This affects me at a deep emotional level and I can’t shake it off easily and “just move on”. I look at my…
Reflections on a sad day…
In this sad day for France (and for the whole world) I remember that life is fragile and it is those who stay behind that suffer the lessons it teaches. For me the biggest lesson of all continues to be that we have to remember what is truly important in life and value it above all. Stuff – cars, houses,…
Meditation for kids
I saw a piece today from the BBC on how they trialled doing meditation sessions with kids in a school and are now rolling out to the whole school after seeing the benefits to the children. I’ve always been a big fan of mediation, although I have yet to make it a habit in my busy lifestyle. I’ve heard someone…