by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 5, 2019 | Journalling
Yesterday marked 15 years since my grandma passed away. Letting her go after her sudden heart attack was a difficult process; she was a significant mother figure to me and an important teacher. Through her words and actions she taught me about resilience, faith and...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 7, 2017 | Journalling, Life Lessons
There was a long period of time when I felt like happiness and I were at two different ends of the room. Trying to catch up to happiness was like weaving through a crowd where nobody was parting the way – meanwhile, happiness kept changing location. It was...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 30, 2016 | Journalling, Writing Tips and Tricks
As we approach a new year, many of us are thinking about what we’d like to add to our lives to make them more fun, more relaxed, more simple…but how do we know exactly what it is we need? What is it really that would make our lives exactly what we want?...
by Taslim Jaffer | Oct 12, 2016 | Writing Tips and Tricks
Legacy sounds like something reserved for someone who’s lived a long time or has had something incredibly remarkable happen to them. Or maybe someone who started a foundation to benefit a group of people. Someone who has something to leave behind. Well, I happen...
by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 15, 2016 | Writing Tips and Tricks
A couple days ago, my family and I were out with some new friends on their boat (always nice to make friends with people who have a boat). Out in the middle of the lake, the wind whipping our hair about, my friend held onto my little girl on her lap, leaned in and...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jul 19, 2016 | Journalling, Legacy, Writing Tips and Tricks
I think people shy away from the idea of writing being a healing tool because they believe it requires some sort of pre-existing experience in writing. It doesn’t, really. It’s a practice that you can develop. (And grammar doesn’t count either so go...
