by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 7, 2015 | Life Lessons, Motherhood
I’m not the first to blog about this and I won’t be the last. Feeling ‘ _____ enough’ is tricky for most of us, whether that’s smart enough, pretty enough, kind enough, patient enough, liked enough, ‘together’ enough, a good...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 4, 2015 | Giving Back
There’s a lot of giving going on this time of year. I’m sure you’re being asked everywhere you turn for a donation to make someone’s Christmas brighter. From hampers to food drives, you most definitely are contributing to your community’s...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 1, 2015 | Legacy
The word legacy scares the crap out of people. Why? Because it’s a reminder that they’re going to die. Here’s the thing: they are. You are. I am. We are. Now that I’ve got that out of the way, you may wonder if I am an extremely morbid person...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 30, 2015 | Legacy
On a Friday morning in October, I woke up with a strange feeling. The presence of my cousin, Shaireen, who had passed away when we were 26, hung over me like a shawl. It felt as though she was physically close to me, just behind my shoulder and I was flooded with...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 25, 2015 | Giving Back
You know I love charity. But there are some things about ‘giving’ that irk me. Like when the dignity part gets left out. I’ve talked about that before, that dignity is key to the whole process. Without it, charity becomes something we don’t...
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?”...
