by Petra N. | Mar 10, 2016 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
“Don’t cry, Daddy. Everything will be alright!”, said Edina when she woke up in the ambulance on its way to the hospital. Edina and I met at Cal State Northridge (CSUN) where she was studying sociology. It was many years after a car had hit her while crossing the...
by Petra N. | Nov 30, 2015 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
“When I finally opened my eyes, I found myself lying in the intensive care unit. I knew something really bad had happened. I didn’t know the details but I knew things were bad, very bad.” Today marks the one-year anniversary of my first story of inspiration, courage...
by Petra N. | Oct 1, 2015 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
If you missed Part 1 of my journey, read the intro and the first 5 stories here. If you’re ready to dive into Part 2, all you need to do is enter your email address below to unlock 4 more stories of laughter, fear and inspiration. If you’re a subscriber...
by Petra N. | Sep 15, 2015 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
We were about to start day two of our three-day session in ayurveda when news of the Nepal earthquake reached us. The news alone caused a big heartbreak for all of us, but the fact that our visiting faculty was from Nepal made it so much more devastating. Our teacher,...
by Petra N. | Sep 3, 2015 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
My company had been acquired by Cisco and I landed in Don Proctor’s organization. Don is a Cisco veteran and a senior vice president. I always admired him and my respect for him grew even more when a few years later he had to let me go. The dot com bubble had burst,...
