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Aug 26, 20198 min read
To the Absent Friend
I went to public school until my first year of middle school, and after that, I left and went to school on an army base...
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Aug 22, 20198 min read
Bed of Thorns
A bunch of wildflowers left my hands and dropped upon his grave. It was clear that the goodbyes were final. I was burying my husband...
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Aug 21, 20199 min read
A Dream for the Both of Us
It was a beautiful, crisp, clear morning. My only regret was that my dad wasn’t by my side as he should have been...
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Aug 16, 20197 min read
Where Do We Go?
I had what should have been an idyllic childhood, playing on the beaches and forests that surrounded our home...
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Aug 8, 20198 min read
A Beautiful Life Once More
It’s not wrong to believe that life is unfair and difficult. But the thing is, that’s how it is for everyone...
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Aug 6, 20198 min read
First and Foremost, I’m a Mother
Being the fourth of fourteen children, there was little love or food to go around in our household, and from an early age, I wanted out...
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Aug 5, 20198 min read
My Dreams Made a Difference
Through all these years, I’ve gathered wisdom from a deep well of experiences and had opportunities to chase my dreams again and again...
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Jul 31, 20198 min read
Up Hill
My family was considered small because it was common in our country for families to have more than four children...
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Jul 25, 20198 min read
Off the Island
They say that life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you. In my life—in chasing my dreams, in fighting to provide...
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Jul 22, 20198 min read
When the Ground Shakes
As a kid, I was very quiet and shy, living in my dream world and imagining how it would be to live with the whales under the water...
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Jul 15, 20196 min read
A World of My Own
I grew up watching how hard my father worked to earn bread for us. Because he was a mason, my father spent his days under the hot sun...
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Jun 27, 20197 min read
Love Yourself First
Tim Han, my mentor and savior, taught me that “Our mess is our message.” So, I guess I have a big message because my life has sure been a...
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Jun 19, 20198 min read
The Hardest Decision
Growing up, my mom was always the one I talked to. Then, she passed away when I was only thirteen...
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Jun 14, 20198 min read
When Memories Come Alive
I thought I had come alive again and walked away from the past that haunts me. But you see, that past, it fastens itself to me...
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Jun 10, 20197 min read
Until We Meet Again
When it happened, everyone claimed that the grief would only last a year until I was able to move on, so I consoled myself with this...
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Jun 6, 20197 min read
To Breathe Once More
As a young girl, my purpose was as fickle as the wind, but my hope was firm. I wanted to be as loved and as encouraging as I knew my dad...
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May 31, 20198 min read
Waiting for Peaceful Skies
A patient of mine, a World War II veteran, sat in front of me on the examination table. I made a note in his health card and suggested...
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May 4, 20197 min read
The Fatalist
Every day, I walk the streets and select a place that is not far off from my walled city of Lahore, Pakistan. I put down a cloth to sit...
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Apr 30, 20197 min read
The Season to Harvest
My parents fell in love in prison. Not many people can say that! Back then, detention centers were co-ed. My father...
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Apr 15, 20197 min read
Brave the Wave of Life
I remember my dad’s smiling face and my mom’s calming aura. Those are the images I cherish—the time before I lost my innocence to...
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