by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 29, 2015 | Authenticity, Life Lessons
Sometimes it seems like it’s just one thing after another. I started off September with a bang. I mean, laundry every day, people. I was knocking things off my to-do list (including self-care!), nailing school lunches and getting out a bit more. And then last...
by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 21, 2015 | Authenticity
Ok, so…kind of a breakthrough-y weekend. I went to the one-day business retreat for heart-centred women put on by Kate Muker and Lara Kozan called Being Woman. It was essentially a very full and intense – yet loving and gentle – day of revealing our...
by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 16, 2015 | Authenticity
Does your outer appearance reflect who you are on the inside? This is a question I asked myself this summer and of course, I turned it into a journaling exercise. There was a chart involved. It’s how I do. You may remember that my friend Salma and I went on a...
by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 14, 2015 | Authenticity, Motherhood
“Mama! Come, come! I just found the mossiest tree! You will love it – you LOVE mossy trees!” I followed my 5 year old son to the edge of the forest, he on his too-small bike with his Spiderman helmet leading the way. Already I could feel myself...
by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 11, 2015 | Authenticity, business
We’re being encouraged all the time to be ‘authentic’ but what does that really mean? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, authentic means ‘real, genuine’ and ‘true to one’s own spirit or character.’ And...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 2, 2012 | Authenticity
For the past 3 years, there has been a large shift in focus in my life toward authenticity. We hear this a lot: “Be authentic.” In a nutshell, be authentic is the same as “be yourself” or, according to Merriam Webster, “true to...
