What is a stereotype? The Oxford dictionary describes it as : Stereotype: A widely held but fixed over simplified image or idea of a particular person We all hold stereotypes of others. In snap judgements we decide whether someone is beautiful, handsome, evil, kind, based on our stereotyping of what these qualities look like on […]
Flow Slow
At the start of the year, inspired by Lisa Burgess, I thought I’d create a monthly theme for my word of the year. For February, I chose ‘Grow With The Flow’. But my circumstances and an inner sense were guiding me to put off this theme for another month, or abandon it altogether. What did […]
6 Secrets To Achieving Your Goals
We all have goals in life! Some of us want to lose weight. Some of us want to save up so that we can afford a dream holiday, a nice car, or even our first house. There are then those that have professional goals, as well as health-related goals, which could be anything from drinking […]
Say Yes and Finish
When you say ‘Yes’ as I chose to this year, you might end up choosing to say ‘yes’ to too much! This hit me hard in July, when I realised that I had my head full of plans and things I had said ‘yes’ to, but not enough energy or time to follow through. So […]
Learning To Choose
While I’d love to make this a rant about the system of education in India and how teaching and learning are not what they used to be, I think enough has been written on this subject. I love that no matter what our background, our age, our education is we can always learn and grow. […]