Dreams are but shadows?
A dream itself is but a shadow. â William Shakespeare
Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2. Hamlet makes this reply to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who suggest...
Fear of getting older
GERASCOPHOBIA is an abnormal or incessant fear of growing older or ageing (senescence).
Fear is characterised as an unpleasant emotion experienced as a result...
âBahala na!â
EVER SINCE I was a kid, I often heard the phrase/expression, âBahala na!â, usually in reference to being presented with something thatâs beyond oneâs...
A noble heart and mind
âAn open mind, a noble heart, and a genuine spirit create a path where truth and kindness walk hand in hand."
A NOBLE-minded person is...
At 72, I can bring a little credibility
FROM my own experience, here are three things to avoid after 70. 1. Most other 70-year olds. That sounds cruel â and it may blow...
Life changes dramatically
LIFE IS so unpredictable. We can never know what is going to happen in the next hour or even next minute.
Being in online classes while...
Work-life balance?
âWORK-life balanceâ is typically defined as the amount of time you spend doing your job versus the amount of time you spend doing whatâs...
Prejudices can be deadly
TRY TO MAKE a fundamental and common definition of âprejudiceâ: itâs an opinion, of course, favorable or unfavorable (more often the latter!). Many times,...
An intoxicating love
IT IS MEANINGFUL to say that a relationship or a person is âintoxicatingâ, but only if you mean that being with that person makes...
Your wish is my command
ITâS A PHRASE that originates in the Arabic folk tale âAladdin and the Magic Lampâ. Itâs what the genie said to the boy who...