Newsletter
Beyond writing books and giving presentations, Azim loves to stay committed to his work as a writer. Every month he publishes a newsletter in which he follows his “Musings” and answers a Question of the Month. The topics range from his expertise in peacebuilding and forgiveness to seasonal topics such as New Year’s mission statements to the rebirth of spring, leadership near elections, gratitude in the fall and more. Here you can find the archive of his newsletters for your reading enjoyment.
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QUESTION OF THE MONTH: How do you manage doing so much travel? ANSWER: I have traveled all my life so I am a seasoned traveler. I always get on the time zone I am going to as soon as I get on the plane. I drink a ton of water. I meditate. I always have…
Read MoreFor many of us, this time of the year is a joyous celebration of our lives, friends, co-workers, and families. For some others, it is a difficult time due to illness, death, divorce, separation and work loss. There are even those less fortunate souls who are experiencing a global crisis, such as those refugees in…
Read MoreOn October 9, I attended the “Trauma Informed Care and Organizational Wellness Conference” in Los Angeles. A large conference of 450 people was attended by social workers – many that work for the Children’s Institute, which was established in 1906 and has some 30 programs for youth and children and other agencies in greater Los…
Read MoreIn front of 250 social workers, victim advocates and victim service providers, I had the privilege to speak before the Strategic Collaborations for Reaching Underserved Victims on October 8 at UCLA. Simply I delivered a message on the healing power of forgiveness. And what was my intended result? For those in attendance to heal eventually.…
Read MoreOn October 17, 2015, the Global Empowerment Summit took place at UC San Diego. It was attended by over 250 people from all over the world. Many great speakers focused on empowerment. Although it was primarily designed to empower women worldwide and most of the speakers were women, Azim’s keynote challenged the theme to…
Read MoreOn September 19 and 20, I had the pleasure and honor of working with 12 participants in a Train the Trainer Forgiveness Workshop in Surrey, England. We were there to teach the steps to forgive people who have harmed us, ridding ourselves of resentment and also to forgive ourselves and rid ourselves of guilt so…
Read MoreWhat an honor to be part of three presentations – a forgiveness workshop, an opening plenary panel, and a youth violence presentation – at the 20th International Summit on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, which took place August 23-25 in San Diego. I truly enjoyed the panel as it was diverse and the questions were great. I…
Read MoreFinally home and tired. Leavenworth is always emotional. Today’s audience at Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas were all inmates who are going to be paroled in the next three years. Out of 1700 federal prisoners, about 100 were present through the LCP (Life Connection Program), a voluntary program offered to the inmates ready to be paroled.…
Read MoreOn August 7, in a special event called “Passport to Life” at San Diego City College www.ptlsandiego.com, Ples Felix and Azim Khamisa presented two sessions with 60 kids in each class, bringing the principles of nonviolence. All the students were high schools students and on probation or in special schools as a result of suspension…
Read MoreQUESTION What are the signs we are coming from our ego and not our heart, and what do we do in that situation? ANSWER This is not so complicated a questions as it may seem. When things upset you – you are typically coming from ego. Ego is about judgment and your need to…
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