by Lisa Azarmi | Mar 20, 2022 | BECOMING, CONFIDENCE, HAPPINESS
“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can; all of them make me laugh.” W.H. Auden Abram Arkhipov – Smiling Girl, 1920.
by Lisa Azarmi | Feb 21, 2022 | COMMUNICATION, CONFIDENCE, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
“A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to...
by Lisa Azarmi | Feb 10, 2022 | CHILD PORTRAIT, CONFIDENCE, IMAGINATION, INTELLIGENCE
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” Albert Einstein A.E.Jackson – The Water-Boy’s Visit To The Sea Fairy, 1922
by Lisa Azarmi | Jan 28, 2022 | BECOMING, CONFIDENCE
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Edouard Frederic Wilhelm Richter – Oriental, 1875.
by Lisa Azarmi | Dec 15, 2021 | CONFIDENCE, ENDURANCE, ETHNIC MINORITIES, FEMALE PORTRAIT
“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in...
by Lisa Azarmi | Oct 14, 2021 | ACCEPTANCE, ALCHEMY, BEGINNINGS, CONFIDENCE
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” Bernard M. Baruch Ferdinand Max Bredt – Confidence, 1868–1921.
