A month ago, if you would have said I’d be celebrating my 50th birthday at a rustic homestay in a small coastal village of South India, I wouldn’t have believed you because of the busy life I was living in Qatar! But life, like an ocean has small waves and big waves. Michael and I…
Tag: Love
Little Ditty About Love
Here, at the age of 49, I’ve had another “aha” moment about love. A more mature, deeper “aha” moment. A new understanding of the many dynamic layers within an authentic, healthy love. Love, according to Stephen Covey, is a verb – an action word with the resulting emotion, feeling of love that blossoms from…
The Beach and First Glimpse of a Few of the Many Streets – Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand
The rain stopped after a few hours, so early afternoon we went down to the pool, chilled, then went for a walk along Karon Beach. Karon Beach is the third longest beach on Phuket Island, so we rock-paper-scissored to decide to walk the left half or walk the right half. We walked right. There is a…
Paris – See You Again, My Friend!!!
EVERYTHING IS BETTER IN PARIS!!!! Well, here I sit with a coffee, back home in the desert where the sounds of the Muezzin’s call to prayer have replaced the sounds of cathedral bells tolling across the heavens of Paris…. I have truly enjoyed looking over our pictures this morning of our stay in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Saint-Germain-des-Prés, we came…
Paris – Day 6 – The Eiffel Tower!!!
Our last full day in Paris was spent at the Eiffel Tower!!! The weather was PERFECT!!!! Our walk to the Eiffel Tower was as romantic as can be!! The sun was shining, the air warm with the freshness of spring, flowers blooming, joggers all along the Seine, tourists happy with the spirit of Paris!!! Michael…
5 Months & the ABSOLUTE POWER of Self-Talk!
I’ve spent my entire adult life changing. Changing masks. Masks are those invisible people-pleasing behaviours that allowed me to try and always do the right thing to please others. The masks have the same purpose – to please/fit in/to be accepted and liked – and what mask I wear changes for the people I’m around so I can…
Merry Christams from Sharm El-Sheikh!!!
To our dearest family and friends and all the ones who may not be so dear but are still our family and friends. Stephanie and I wish you a very happy Christams. You might notice the spelling is a little odd. That was how our fancy Giza hotel spelled their beautifully lit up freshly made…
A Christmas Party in Doha, La Cigale Hotel, A Blue Waist Coat, A Gold Dress and A Yellow Ferrari
It was an evening of a wee taste of ritz as it was the College of the North Atlantic Qatar 2015 Holiday Dinner, at the La Cigale Hotel. This East Coast Gal and her West Coast Husband enjoyed an evening of experiencing how the very wealthy might spend an evening…..
