by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 13, 2015 | Books
At the end of 2014, I wrote an article for Conscious Divas called Being Still: It’s Not What You Might Think, and in it I talked about a phenomenon called JOMO (the joy of missing out.) It’s a concept that has become paramount in my own life, and dare I...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 13, 2015 | Roundups of Random Things
I don’t mean to throw anyone off – it IS Friday today! (Yay – go ahead and keep TGIF’ing!) I’ve just been caught up in Spring Break over here and then had a little technical difficulty last night. But all is well, and I am happy to...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 9, 2015 | Recipes
This past Saturday marked the 6 year anniversary of my mom’s passing. The anniversary day isn’t usually too different from the other days of the year; I miss her at any given time. But this one hit me hard. Perhaps it was because it landed on a Saturday...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 5, 2015 | Roundups of Random Things
Art is more than just a pretty picture. Until we truly understand what it is that art does for our society, we won’t ever value the work put out by artists of all genres. Artists will continue to hold their hands out for whatever they can get paid or they will...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 4, 2015 | Motherhood
I’ve asked myself versions of this question over the last almost 8 years. Although, at first, my questions focused more on ‘surviving’ rather than ‘thriving’. How do I get through this awful sleep deprivation? When will I be able to do...
