by Nicola C. Manasseh | Dec 20, 2024 | Personal Stories
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 C. Manasseh | Nov 23, 2024 | Personal Stories
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 C. Manasseh | Sep 20, 2024 | Personal Stories
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 C. Manasseh | Aug 12, 2024 | Personal Stories
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...
by Nicola C. Manasseh | Jul 24, 2024 | Personal Stories
Treat others as you would want to be treated yourself – is a saying I’ve always kept in mind. Recently I was listening to a radio item when I learnt that variations of this wise motto have Olympic status. There’s the Silver Rule which attributes Chinese...
by Nicola C. Manasseh | May 3, 2024 | Personal Stories
On an evening stroll around Belsize Village, I chanced upon such a beauty that I instantly fell in lust. A sleek two-seater Ferrari, translated in my imagination to a regal black panther, compelled me to take a photo. As I reluctantly walked away I thought if only I...
