by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 28, 2011 | Journalling, Uncategorized
Do you remember when I asked you to Spend Time With Someone Who Adds To Your Self? There are several reasons behind that. (But, of course! There’s a reason behind everything I say!) I talked about a few of them in that post, but here’s one that I have been...
by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 19, 2011 | Inner artist, Journalling
I used to hear phrases like “inner artist” and “your creative Self” and think they were just gimmicks to promote some sort of airy-fairy workshop in which people sat around and envisioned themselves floating like butterflies in a grassy meadow dotted with buttercups. ...
by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 28, 2011 | Journalling
Something really fun is happening this week – and it’s been about 15 years in the making! When I first started college, I used to write what I called “imaginations” in my journal. Essentially, those were the beginnings of my wishful journalling: when I write about...
by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 22, 2011 | Journalling
I woke up to a gray, rainy Monday morning after a gorgeous spell of hot, dry weather. Maybe some Vancouverites out there are groaning and griping about this on their facebook statuses but not me. (Thank God somebody’s going to water those poor potted flowers of...
by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 12, 2011 | Journalling
To say my mom was the best caregiver in the world is an understatement. She wasn’t just a “care” giver; she was a love-giver, time-giver, prayer-giver, gift-giver, and SELF-giver. When she was diagnosed with a terminal auto-immune disease at the age of 53, she...
by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 10, 2011 | Journalling
When my first child, my daughter, was just under the age of 2, it became evident to me that I needed to do something outside of taking care of her and working as a speech therapist. I needed to break away from the mundane, to really enjoy something that made me feel...