by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 15, 2016 | Writing Tips and Tricks
A couple days ago, my family and I were out with some new friends on their boat (always nice to make friends with people who have a boat). Out in the middle of the lake, the wind whipping our hair about, my friend held onto my little girl on her lap, leaned in and...
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 | Jul 13, 2016 | Self Love
A few weeks ago, I tuned into one of Jay Shetty’s Live Q&A on the HuffPost Rise page. He was talking about Purpose and he mentioned a story about 3 men who were working at a construction site. This is actually a popular story often offered in motivational...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jul 11, 2016 | Authenticity, business
Five years ago today, I published my first blog post on what used to be called Let ME Out!! Releasing Your Creative Self. I’ve since shortened the name to Let ME Out!! although most people say to me, “Oh, right! You’re from Let ME Out...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jul 5, 2016 | Life Lessons
“Do you guys need a cart?” I looked over my shoulder at the woman parked next to us in the grocery store lot as my two older kids piled out of the minivan. I adjusted my toddler a little higher on my hip as I glanced at her cart. It was tiny. I smiled. I...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jul 1, 2016 | Kindness
I can’t even count the ways. I thought I would make a list of top 5 reasons, or top 10 reasons, but how I feel about my country can’t be articulated in bulleted points. I immigrated to Canada from Kenya in 1979 when I was less than a year old. This is my...
