by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Dec 16, 2016 | Nusahati
Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade. She wasn’t my teacher; she was the adviser to the safety patrol on which I served. I loved being around her and enjoyed her sense of humor and kind personality. She...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Dec 12, 2016 | Nusahati
Failure is not the alternative to success. It’s something to be avoided, but it’s also only a temporary setback on a bigger, more significant course. Everybody encounters failure at one point or another. What truly matters is how you react to and learn from that...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Dec 10, 2016 | Nusahati
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another, get a new job, get a new house. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are. The truth is, there’s no...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Nov 30, 2016 | Nusahati
Once upon a time there was an atheist grandmother, claiming Jewish cultural (if not religious) roots, who took her beloved five-year-old grandson to the beach. Decked out in his sun suit and hat, and equipped with his pail and shovel, the little boy played happily...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Nov 25, 2016 | Nusahati
A frail old man lived with his son, his daughter-in-law, and his four-year-old grandson. His eyes were blurry, his hands trembled, and his step faltered. The family would eat together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Nov 23, 2016 | Nusahati
At a certain moment in Nietzsche’s life, the idea came to him of what he called ‘the love of your fate.’ Whatever your fate is, whatever the heck happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it...
