A new year has started. Many of us will have a long list of new year resolutions that we will abandon before the month is over. Why is that one might ask? Why can’t most of us stick to the plan we set for ourselves? What are the experts saying? A psychotherapist Mr. Alpert, author […]
Christmas Lakay
The holidays are here. There is something different in the air. No matter what is going, no matter what we are going through, we pause, forget about our problems, and celebrate. Haitian Christmas. At least, that is what it used to be back lakay (home) in Haiti, where I grew up. Weeks before the holiday […]
A Moment of Reflection on Thanksgiving day.
This morning, as I went for my routine walk, I saw a little squirrel hopping around the trees and grasses. As I was getting closer, it stopped on its track and cautiously looked at me. Then, it quickly moved in the other direction. However, it did not stop chasing whatever it was after. The squirrel […]