Radiant View

Category: Writings and Musings

  • After The First Time

    AFTER THE FIRST TIME was my first attempt to describe my first HEALING MASSAGE experience. * After The First Time Is this what it’s like To slow down my pace, To feel my heart beat in a slow tempo, Ta-dum, ta-dum, ta-dum, To focus on each breath that I take And softly exhale through my…

  • Synchronicity

    Today, you were meant to read this. We were meant to share our “hearts and soul.” SYNCHRONICITY Chep Lap Kok Airport, January 18, 1999 Here I am, safely ensconced in my favorite window seat, waiting for my plane to proceed to Manila. My United Airlines flight no.1 from Los Angeles had arrived safely in Hong…

  • A Very Special Bond

    A VERY SPECIAL BOND accurately describes the feelings between two people who are attracted to each other’s energy. * A Very Special Bond It happens all the time, You meet someone for the first time And after all the niceties of easy conversation, You feel an emotional gravitational pull Toward each other — an attraction,…

  • Project Management: “It’s Like Running A Restaurant!”

    The Stimulant: I once asked my dad when he was reviewing some financial statements, “How do you know that something wacky is going on in this hospital if you’re not here every day?” I was known in my community to be “the rebellious daughter searching for her own professional identity” at that time, yet I…

  • She Rocks!

    “Since most of us spend our lives doing ordinary tasks, the most important thing is to carry them out extraordinarily well.” – Henry David Thoreau Recently, I fulfilled a promise to a friend, Myrna Lim, a political candidate running for Supervisor for District 11 in San Francisco, California. One afternoon, both of us strolled down…

  • The Artist’s Way: Organizing My Office Desk

    WORK & LIFE By Lorna L. Dietz The Artist’s Way: Organizing My Office Desk A few weeks ago, I was conversing with a friend who had just started working in a huge hospital. She felt frustrated about her inability to cope with the multi-tasking structure inside the office environment since she had always relied on…

  • A Busy Couple’s Inter-Cultural Kitchen Adventures

    My husband, Erik, and I share an interest in cooking. Oftentimes, it’s a “battle of wills.” Erik enjoys meat and potatoes and I prefer Asian food, especially mung bean (silver) noodles. European-raised Erik, when asked to draw “snacks” during a “Pictionary” game, would sketch a wedge of cheese, grapes, and crackers for his Filipino teammates.…

  • Henry Manayan: Tangible Proof of Vital Leadership

    http://axispi.bizland.com/homefeature.htm Source: As written by Lorna Dietz, published in the Manila Bulletin USA issue – June 18, 2003 As one drives along the Calaveras Boulevard corridor in Milpitas, California, a sparkling, brand-new, architectural jewel looms into view — a 57,000 square-foot building that the city’s political decision makers call “home” and the residents proudly display…

  • Flames of Consciousness

    Since there are two authors, Ben Menor and Lorna Lardizabal Dietz, who wrote this lyrical essay about the evolving empowerment of Filipinos in America, the essay and the accompanying “Perspective of Filipino Consciousness” are also found at http://BenMenor.wordpress.com. FLAMES OF CONSCIOUSNESS A Lyrical Essay By Ben Menor, Jr. and Lorna Lardizabal Dietz Filipinos in America,…

  • A Perspective on Filipino Consciousness by NaFFAA Y2K2 Conference Team

    a perspective on FILIPINO CONSCIOUSNESS by NaFFAA Y2K2 Conference Team Presented at NaFFAA 5th Empowerment Conference Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, California August 28-August 30, 2002 “Empowerment begins with the individual in order to care for others.” – Ben Menor, Jr. Preface During our interactions with Filipino American communities during the past 30 years, we often…