A Quiet Corner
Hoping to never be deleted before bringing you a smile.
Welcome to A Quiet Corner
I understand that our busy life schedules may not allow us to take time for ourselves. And I don't mean taking time for oneself by doing nails or watching a ball game. I mean, truly, genuinely paying attention and caring for our own self. I mean pondering on our patterns, our relations, our responses to the world, things we need to let go and things we need to do more of, changes we need to create and values we would like to live by. Read more
Yours, Kindly
Afsaneh
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU MISSILES
Yes, there are obligations and limitations in life. But, our choices- how we choose to respond within those boundaries is what makes us different. It is how we write the story of our lives. I think.
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Under usual circumstances those early summer days in the suburbs of Tehran would have been not only pleasant but quite delicious. Acres and acres of orchards, with rows of apple, peach, apricot, cherry, pear and plum trees, connected by gravel roads and streams of water pumped from the wells. Bountiful orchards that were connected like notes composing the most magnificent concerto, like organs shaping a whole human being, like individuals coming together in a tribe. The mesmerizing cheer of the flowing water declared life and growth among the fruit trees like blood running in the veins of a meditating guru. Celebrating an existence, however quiet and a growth, however gentle. Read more
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Books, Poems et al
The Glass Room
One must have a big heart, an open mind and lots of compassion to get lost in this beautifully written story painting a picture of love, relationships and pain during World War II. Highly recommended.
Still I Rise By Maya Angelou
Poems like books show up at one's doorstep at the right time. I know this one did!
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise. Read more
Dare to dream
Trailblazers have amazing stories. If it wasn't for these brave souls who knows where humanity would be today. Perhaps still setting traps outside their cages!
Next story features someone who dared to dream bigger than what culture, society and family dictated to her. Stay tuned!
Language Series, Episode I
WHY WATER COOLER CONVERSATION MATTERS.
In the beginning was the Word.
John 1:1
Considering an average person speaks 13000-16000 words a day( No, women don't talk more than men), using any of the roughly 6500 languages in the world do I really need to still emphasize on the importance of language in human society and development? Even though I certainly don't want to tip my toes in the history of language, I am however fascinated with the power of this undeniable gift bestowed on us. I am flabbergasted at how much effort we put into modifying appearances, personal and public, and how negligible is the attention we pay to the theme dominating our conversations; how deeply we undermine the patterns that control our responses to the world or interpretations of incoming data. Read more
Upcoming Workshop
Self Observation
Pause for a moment. What is one habit that doesn't work for you and you would like to create a self observation around it?
If you wish to receive some help in this regards feel free to contact me.
Book your free 30 minute Free call
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