by Taslim Jaffer | Oct 16, 2013 | Writing Tips and Tricks
This is the age of people sharing stories. We have stepped into the place of appreciating the value of the ups and downs of our journey and know that their true blessing is released when the lessons make their way into the lives of others. When people ask me my...
by Taslim Jaffer | Oct 8, 2013 | Life Lessons, Motherhood
I know that my voice on this blog comes across as calm, zen-y and positive, but that doesn’t mean it’s never been laced with worry, anxiety, fear or sadness. In fact, I have had some real ruts over the last few years that had me slumped on the kitchen...
by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 28, 2013 | Writing Tips and Tricks
In my daughter’s Kindergarten class last year and her Grade One class this year, there is a fabulous program called Readers/Writers Workshop. Parent volunteers come into the classroom several times a week to listen to the students read individually and help...
by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 11, 2013 | Writing Tips and Tricks
How many times have you fallen asleep staring at a blank page or been hypnotized by a flashing cursor on an empty screen and thought, “I don’t know what to write about”? How often have you sat down at your desk, absolutely determined to write a...
by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 16, 2013 | Giving Back
I’m hearing them often now: stories about young women – mothers – who are being diagnosed with cancer. As a mother in their age group and having friends in common with these brave soldiers, the stories have felt too close. Actually not quite like...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 8, 2013 | Kindness
You know that I love charity endeavours. I have a weak spot for anybody wanting to help someone out of the goodness of their heart (originally spelled that ‘godness’ and on second thought, I could have left it at that). Not out of pity, not because they...
