Pleasant looking, with a friendly disposition, the soft spoken Askar was a 'bell boy' we met at the Artemide Hotel in Rome. He left Sri Lanka as a young lad, seeking political asylum in Holland. When threatened with deportation, he moved from one EU … [Read more...]
Life’s Lessons
July 24, 2015 by
Erik Weihenmayer is an adventurer and daredevil who raced across the Moroccan desert, tackled the deadliest rapids of the Grand Canyon in a Kayak, and climbed Mount Everest. The irony? He is BLIND. I watched a 60 Minute interview segment on this … [Read more...]
Keep it Real
July 16, 2015 by
Next time you get the urge to complain about not having enough money or a deadend job. Or about the image that stares back at you from the mirror, or just simply wanting more — remember to count your blessings. The truth is that over 99 percent of … [Read more...]
The Colosseum
July 6, 2015 by
I recently visited the Colosseum in Rome and a sense of dark sadness clouded over me. I could picture the agile and courageous gladiators in the arena. The pensive part was the sadism and cruelty of the Roman emperors — I was overcome with … [Read more...]
