A Quiet Corner
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Welcome to A Quiet Corner
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Yours, Kindly
Afsaneh
The Mail-Order Bride
“ You can’t just tell the stories of those who chose to leave their countries to settle down elsewhere for a better life. Many of us didn’t have a choice.” She claimed while putting the cube sugar in her mouth and taking a sip of her cup of dark amber tea in the clear cup. Just as she always took her tea.“ I didn’t choose where, I didn’t choose how and I didn’t choose who to go with.”
“ What do you mean? You sure chose to leave?” I questioned. Looking around at the beauty she surrounded herself with, I mentioned, “ You moved to create all this beauty, didn’t you?”
She lived in California. An Iranian Immigrant. A part of the wave who fled the country after revolution, I assumed. At this point in her life she had spent more years in US than in Iran. That’s probably why I was a bit surprised when I visited her. Once you closed the front door of the house behind you, you were transferred to a different world. A world of Persian history and culture, a world of traditional arts and crafts. I could even smell the scent of a Persian home; antique silk rugs, Heavy wooden furniture, thick wall decorations and drapery ,and of course, freshly home cooked meal. I was surrounded by distraction. A good kind. Every little corner had a story, a memory attached to it. One would wonder how much elaborate effort was put into creating this warm and unique space that spoke a million words about it’s inhabitants. A space that took you beyond time and physical distance.
“ Not really. I didn’t have a choice. It was a destiny dictated to me. I was too young and too naive to choose.” She continued, noticing my distracted presence, she chuckled, “ I know! Too many things from Iran. See, I had to live my lost childhood one way or another!”
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Books, Poems et al
How Not to Be Wrong, The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Maya Angelou on Spring
That knowledge humbles me,
melts my bones, closes my ears,
and makes my teeth rock loosely in their gums.
And it also liberates me.
I am a big bird winging over high mountains,
down into serene valleys.
I am ripples of waves on silver seas.
I'm a spring leaf trembling in anticipation.
A Memory-less Generation
Well, hear the full story next time!
Language Series, Episode V
Why you should stop Praise & Prizing?
If you have been following the Language series it may not be a bad idea to do a quick review of the last few episodes. Especially that the first four parts constitute Internal Languages and the last three cover our Social Languages. Parts I-IV were building blocks for the next three episodes.
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It was a big day for organization X. The day of the interview for the largest and most prestigious project they have ever been invited to. The fact that the project would also open a whole new market for the company had put more pressure on everyone. Everyone involved in the project proposal and interview had been working long hours in preparation for delivering a passionate, creative and top notch interview that would set the team apart.
Everything went as planned. The team left the interview feeling uplifted and confidant. Everyone was in high spirits and it didn’t take long till they heard the winning news. Time to acknowledge, appreciate, and celebrate.
“ I just want to express a word of appreciation to Margaret. She went out of her way to assure our success on this project. She did great! And I am so glad she is a part of this team. She is truly hardworking.”, the CEO confirmed, in praising the team. Read More
HALO
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Upcoming Workshops & Events
- Change Management : Building resilience at work and at home
- CARMA: Roadmap not a Hitch
- Leadership Language ( Track C & D)
- HALO: A Group Coaching Circle
- Discover yourself through Art: An introduction to Zentangle
- Discover your Personality Type: An introduction to Enneagram
- Healing Story Telling Time
- Introduction to Essential Oils
- Not a Yoga class: Poses, Posture and their effect on personal development
- CLC: Coaching a La Carte
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