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 | Jan 19, 2016 | Creativity & Writing Tips
I’ve renewed my vows with Creativity. I’ve given myself permission to love It and spend time with It and do the whole give-and-take thing with It. Simply because I am in love, and have always been in love, with creating. Not everyone who loves creating...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jan 11, 2016 | Creativity & Writing Tips
Good morning and happy Monday! Yes, Mondays can be happy – especially when on my to-do list this morning I have ‘share Jamie’s guest post.’ I’ve decided to ask some of my favourite people and bloggers to visit Let ME Out!! this month and...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 8, 2015 | Writing Tips and Tricks
Make the writer in your life speechless this Christmas by gifting him or her with these awesome ideas. Then leave them alone so they can wear stretchy pants, curl up under a blanket and get back to the novel they’re reading (or writing). One: A shirt with words...
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?”...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 18, 2015 | Writing Tips and Tricks
Poetry has a weird reputation; people are both fascinated by it and afraid of it. We want to know: what do people write in their darkest moments, in secret places. We want to decode the language of the senses and emotions and visit other worlds. We want to lurk in the...