by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 10, 2014 | Books
I haven’t been reading as much as I’d like to be. When I have time in which I am not tending to the kids or the house, I jump at the chance to write. And when I’m reading, it’s usually writing-related material. But I miss the feel of a great...
by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 19, 2013 | Books
They say people come into your life at a time when you need them to be your mentors or mirrors. I feel the same is true of books. The book that catches your eye on the library shelf, the title you hear about from three different sources in the same week, and the...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jun 17, 2013 | Books
You’ve probably read at least one Chicken Soup for the Soul book. I’ve read my share, too. I enjoy a tear-jerker that tugs at my heart and a Chicken Soup story certainly does that. So when I was first introduced to the Heartmind Wisdom Collection...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jun 11, 2013 | Books
One of my favourite speakers at I Can Do It! Vancouver 2012 was Dr. Robert Holden whose humour and charisma had me hooked during the delivery of his most incredible messages on self-love. When he said, “If you think there is something missing in your life, it...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 1, 2013 | Books
Stephen King was born to write. Encouraged by his mother, King spent a great part of his childhood writing stories concocted from existing movie plots and story lines. In his teenage years – much to the chagrin of the teaching staff at his high school – King’s...