Laughed to death...I am Charlie
My heart bleeds for the victims of that barbaric and profoundly pathetic act, my heart bleeds for their families, their friends, my heart...
Why are we so surprised?
Yes, why are we so surprised by this wave of young people who are leaving our countries to go and do the Djihad? What dreadful sickness are they suffering from? What seed of madness have they swallowed to become such barbarians? As everyone, I am profoundly saddened by these extreme behaviours perpetrated in the name of God (mind you, I would be just as saddened if they were perpetrated in the name of Mickey Mouse!). But what is even more saddening is the fact that we are bl
It can hardly get worse...
In this beginning year, after having heard so many times « it can hardly get worse » (mmm… really ?) I felt like going back to basics, to those simple things we can do - and that we tend to forget - that can significantly improve our lives. Here is what Fanette – my other mother – said to me when I was eight years old and was grumbling about something I didn’t have: “Chilina, instead of looking at what you don’t have, look at what you do have.” I told you it was simple! And
