"Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.." Chinese Proverb

How often we are approached by someone who wants an honest opinion about his short story, a poem, maybe a decision he has made or even what you think of the interior of his house: And you look at him with eyes of a quarter back out to get a goal and smash with foot, head and arms!

"You asked for it!" you glibly tell yourself as you destroy the person completely.

In the realms of heaven, on that first Good Friday long ago, the angels were hushed. They could not believe what they were seeing down below; their Lord and Master, their very God, nailed to a rough wooden cross, after being beaten, whipped and humiliated by the very ones He had once created in an Eden long ago!

“How can this be?” cried a young angel, watching horrified at the horror scene below, “How can the most Mighty not show His power?”

- Shahnaz Husain

Face yoga is a natural, alternative option  that  uses a variety of massage and exercises to target your face, neck, and shoulders.

This beauty trend has grown in popularity in the past few years   with various face yoga methods making an appearance on our social media feeds.

Face yoga relaxes, tones and gives a natural boost to the skin, while simultaneously resetting your facial muscle.

Tom came over to my home. He walked with a pronounced limp, dragging his leg behind him, his right hand hanging useless at his side. He sat down, his eyes wet with tears. “Why doesn’t God heal me?” he asked bitterly.

 “Why should He?” I asked.

Sorry folks I’m not talkin’ ‘bout those rejected by their lovers, but I’m talkin’ of we poor writers and the continuous rejection we face as we try to build a career in writing.

History is replete with examples of writing that was rejected time and again that finally made the best sellers list, and it is with such tales that we hacks plod on every day, wielding the pen and hoping our stuff will one day not return with tell tale rejection slip but payment cheque!