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...
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...
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...
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...
Jul 12, 20197 min read
What I Was Looking For
I was born...in Bulgaria to immigrant parents...I was the oldest daughter, with a Turkish father who was a Muslim and a Jewish mother...
Jul 5, 20197 min read
Love Prevails
That all changed in the summer of 1941, when the Second World War hit our snowy streets. Slowly, food became a luxury...
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...
Jun 20, 20196 min read
True Ecstasy
Did you get a good look at me? Yes? Look closer. You will see how I carry a laugh in each wrinkle and a song in each one of my beard hairs..
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Apr 10, 20196 min read
As the Fog Clears
My childhood was full of laughter, smiles, and love...I thought back then that nothing could bring me down...
Apr 5, 20197 min read
No More Pain
When my father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2006, I remember an overwhelming feeling of relief. Relief. Who does that?...
Mar 15, 20196 min read
Claire’s Song
I had good, rowdy mates to play Cricket with and go to raucous Saturday morning kids’ movies with, and I went to a private British school...
Feb 25, 20198 min read
To Rebuild
I was born in 1987 and grew up in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria with a younger sister and hard-working, loving parents who encouraged me...
Feb 16, 20198 min read
When We Choose Forgiveness
My parents broke up when I was still little, and my mom remarried soon after. Our home was full of outbursts of rage from my mom who was...
Feb 15, 20197 min read
A Man’s Redemption
My father owned an ice cream shop a couple blocks from our house. His dream was a colorful candy store but with the blistering heat...
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