How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? Adapting to the changes brought by COVID-19 wasn’t easy—I had to give up a lot. I left my job, my city, and the social life I had built. Starting over meant embracing a simpler way of living, with far fewer conveniences butContinueContinue reading “Embracing a Simpler Life”
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An Ideal Day
Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end. There’s something definitively luxurious about being served coffee in bed and a most exquisite way to start an ideal day. While sipping my coffee I write and catch-up on my correspondence. Off for a refreshing dip in the pool and a sunny breakfast in the garden,ContinueContinue reading “An Ideal Day”
Guilty Pleasures: Why the Forbidden Feels So Good
Affairs of the heart—and their inevitable betrayals—are endlessly compelling because they reflect the messy, contradictory nature of human desire.
Trite but True
Let’s face it: clichés get a bad rap. We roll our eyes at them, dismiss them as lazy thinking, and slap them on tacky motivational posters that no one buys. But here’s the thing—these overused nuggets of wisdom stick around for a reason. They’re annoyingly accurate, just like that friend who always says, I toldContinueContinue reading “Trite but True”
A Relaxed Italian Getaway: Balancing Sightseeing and Seaside Serenity
I’ve been living in Italy for two decades now, and on my first trip to Italy from Canada, I assumed that given the land mass of Italy compared to Canada, I’d be able to see a good deal in three weeks. And I did, but nowhere as much as I had imagined. Italy is soContinueContinue reading “A Relaxed Italian Getaway: Balancing Sightseeing and Seaside Serenity”
A Daily Dose Of Happiness
Life is made of ups and downs and these don’t come announced or have any particularly recognizable patterns. Life is full of surprises, some better than others. would be wise to get more acquainted with the sources of our unhappiness in order to navigate our way towards happiness.
HOW TO SURVIVE CHANGES AND UNCERTAINTY USHERED IN BY COVID
We are living through trying times. Faced with an undefined future which transmutes into a menacing cocktail of anxiety, stress and panic. How can we live through and survive the changes which Covid has ushered in?