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 | 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...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jan 26, 2016 | Journalling
This post is going to be short (I hope) because I am starting it dangerously close to school pick-up time! Today I’m thinking about ‘coming to terms’ with things that change or change our world…events, people, situations. So, I’m...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 23, 2015 | Authenticity, Journalling
People are curious…about other people! Some are so curious they end up getting a degree in Psychology (like yours truly) and others simply ask a lot of questions. “How are you?” “What do you do for work?” “Why do you do that?”...