WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY August 19, 2012 In December 2008, the sixty-third session of the UN General Assembly decided to designate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day. 19 August is the date on which a brutal terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad in 2003 killed 22 people, including UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello. World Humanitarian Day honours those, who have lost their lives in humanitarian service and those, who continue to bring assistance and relief to … [Read more...]
In Life Sometimes the Rain Must Fall
August 9, 2012 by
“The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.” -Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) Insight The skill here is in learning to ask tough questions and to give honest answers. It’s about asking yourself hard questions — about your strengths and weaknesses, for example, or about the role you play in your own … [Read more...]
ELSA P. – Planetary Positions to Guide…
February 3, 2011 by
This is an extraordinary week. When life is this complex, I think it's helpful to look at the big picture rather than analyze every detail. It's not that details don't matter because they certainly do. If you wonder about this, just consider the Space Shuttle Challenger that exploded, killing seven people due an O-ring seal. So yes, minutiae matters. But we have a notable situation this week in that we have six planets in the Saturn-ruled signs of Capricorn and Aquarius. This reminds me … [Read more...]
