by Russell Zehtab | Apr 20, 2022 | Blog
Rema is the first author who has taken the time to send me a book. To get the book into my hands, it had to travel from the Philippines, to Turkey, and then on to Malta, and finally Spain. The last story in this book is Rema’s life story. She shares her...
by Russell Zehtab | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog
I was reflecting on the notion of human nobility, trying to think of individuals who I consider “noble” – women in particular. The first person that came to mind was Mother Teresa, but then I got stuck and had to think! This made me wonder why it doesn’t come easy to...
by Russell Zehtab | May 18, 2020 | Blog
It is a bit of a cliché; nothing changes without some action. Yet many of us spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking and talking about acting, but not doing it. And when we act, we often do so half-heartedly. It is a pretty solid rule of life, those who fail...
by Russell Zehtab | May 23, 2019 | Blog
The idea of offering a “societal contribution” may appear too large when imagined for the first time. Humans are social beings, so we all can give back a little to society, the size of our efforts not withstanding. To manage this intention consciously, you can do the...
by Russell Zehtab | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog
Once upon a time, a lioness died soon after giving birth. Her cub is adopted by a herd of sheep. All the sheep knew that the lion cub was not a sheep and they made fun of him for being different. They were mean and cruel to this little animal. One day, an adult lion...