by Nicola Manasseh | Dec 20, 2024 | Newsletter
The Banks children give their grumpy father an advertisement for their ideal nanny in the film Mary Poppins. He then tears up the note and puts the pieces in the fireplace and they travel up the chimney to magically reach Mary Poppins who arrives to the Banks’ home a...
by Nicola Manasseh | Nov 23, 2024 | Newsletter
When it comes to karma, what’s not to believe? This Sanskrit word which literally means ‘action’ refers to the cause and effect between what people do and consequences. In Christianity this moral concept is expressed in the well-known assumption – As you sow, so...
by Nicola Manasseh | Oct 21, 2024 | Newsletter
Recently I went to synagogue to observe the Jewish high holy day called Yom Kippur. This is the day when traditionally people fast and stop all activities to think about the past year and pray to God to forgive them for whatever actions they have done which harmed...
by Nicola Manasseh | Sep 20, 2024 | Newsletter
As much as we’re fascinated to know how the wealthiest live, we also ought to know how the poorest exist. Cue Dr Katriona O’Sullivan who has bravely shared her story in a novel that is being enthusiastically embraced. First published in 2023, Poor was...
by Nicola Manasseh | Aug 12, 2024 | Newsletter
Last week I heard a witty woman on the radio suggest an alternative Olympics. She was wondering what would happen if each country had to pick their competitors via “random conscription,” instead of sending elite athletes to the Games. Letters would be sent out to...
