"Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." Special Olympic Motto. One person can truly make an extraordinary impact in the world. When in June 1962, Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a day camp (Camp Shriver) for children with intellectual disabilities at her home in Potomac, Maryland, concerned that children with intellectual disabilities had no place to… Continue reading Special Olympics World Games – Acceptance, Inclusion and Bravery
Author: Ama
Ama Danesi is an author, storyteller, and financial strategist. A self-proclaimed witness to what's possible when stubborn optimism is a core strategy, she holds an MBA and an M.A. in Humanities, and has worked in banking and management in corporate Nigeria and the U.S.
She's written a collection of diaspora stories, "Artificially Flavored Layers," and her debut children's book, "Mayen and the Unexpected Gift," is part of the Mayen Creative Series. Check out her books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Dormanes's website or whereever books are sold. Ama enjoys her family and life in beautiful, sunny California, and she blogs at amadanesi.com.
Chuck Lorre’s Vanity Cards – Life Lessons and More
Never say never while you can still breathe. Don't give up on a dream that still wants to live. I might be late on this bandwagon, but sometime last year, I paused my DVR after an episode of The Big Bang Theory on CBS, like millions have done over the years to read Chuck Lorre’s… Continue reading Chuck Lorre’s Vanity Cards – Life Lessons and More
Living Out The Plan
There's got to be one. A plan that is - for my life and yours, otherwise why are we still occupying precious space on this crazy earth, breathing without effort. If there was a Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve, a head-strong mother and a wicker basket set among the reeds in the crocodile-ridden… Continue reading Living Out The Plan
Couture for Cloud Beings – A Poem
Couture for Cloud Beings - A Poem by Ama Danesi To think I could be invisible relieved from this pall of doom Dressed in a mass of veils - and adorn the skies and drenched in heaven's pearls. To go where divine ball-gowns are made with silver lining corsets, with stitches - the thinnest threads… Continue reading Couture for Cloud Beings – A Poem
Waiters, Seasons and Unexpected Tranquility
Here's a thought, dreaming takes no effort. Anyone can plop their heads on a pillow at night and dream without a license. No-one should begrudge your precious bucket-list and if people close to you do, lose them as friends. When we are awake and basking in the sun, (assuming you live in California) or lost on a… Continue reading Waiters, Seasons and Unexpected Tranquility
