What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? I regret not putting this advice into practice in my former years. I thank this person posthumously because styles change and we aren’t putting on a fashion show for an audience, we just need to dress according to the standard that is required of us in […]

What’s your all-time favorite album? My favourite album is Contagious by Tarrus Riley and the song “Why so much Wickedness” speaks to the vacuousness, and cruelty of those who believe they are beyond reproach. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2025

How do you celebrate holidays? A holiday is a time of introspection for me. I use the time to meditate on the subjective aspects of the holiday, how it aligns with my values and whether it adds to, or detracts from my core beliefs. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2025

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. I wish had learned not to believe what people say but pay attention to how they act. Actions always portrays the character of a person. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2025

What’s your favorite word? My favourite word is gratitude. I abhor people who use other people for their own benefit. Some people believe that it is better to use someone than to be used by someone. Simply put some of us have lost the ability to be gratuitous. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2025

Describe your ideal week. My ideal week is travelling by train, with no destination in mind, disembarking at all the stations, meeting the locals, trying new dishes and learning the history of the people and the places. © Norma Bobb-Semple

What do you enjoy most about writing? Writing brings to life the muse that lives within me. It’s like mining, I continuously keep digging, and when I find that lode I realize that I have just skimmed the surface and that lying latent within me is a treasure trove of ideas waiting to be birthed. […]

Describe one habit that brings you joy. Being silent brings me joy in the midst of the chaos that envelops this planet. Practising silence opens the gateway to perpetual peace. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2025

What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? I dance, I walk, I write, I read, I meditate and I thank the spirit within me for my health and well being. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2025

What bothers you and why? I am bothered by the hate, divisiveness, cruelty and callousness we as a human species offer up to other humans and all living entities, because we believe we have a right to dominate and denigrate. It’s appalling and I hope we can see the carnage our actions are meting out […]