Triggers And Inner Landscape What middle fingers and unscrewed toothpaste tops taught me HONK HONK! The Land Rover behind us honked incessantly and there was nowhere for us to go as we were all riding the river of traffic. We were in the same lane and attempting to join the highway. “Does this guy …
Boredom: Initiator For Creativity Why boredom must be felt to spark creativity? “Mom, I’m bored.” This statement is thrown around in my house at least three times daily during the long days of summer. It’s a statement I love to hate because it gives me a chance to say, “Boredom is the mother of …
Writing Through Resistance The Voices in My Head With all the different responsibilities and opportunities vying for my attention, it can be a challenging process to sit down and write. I (sort of) commit to a daily practice of writing in order to get my first draft done. Some days, it proves to be difficult …
Rapunzel’s Mom Fairytale Fridays Here is a brief magical moment in time that reminded me of a fairytale. “Rihab, your hair is like Rapunzel’s now. So very long”. I brushed Rihab’s long black hair. Rihab laughed as I passed the comb down her tresses freeing them from knotty tangles. “Mama, all my friends in school …
Hula Hoops and Hop Scotch Spring is Here With the arrival of April, the Northern hemisphere is rejoicing as spring knocks on our door and I feel like an excited tourist wanting to visit every corner of a city yet to be explored. It’s exciting to be at the cusp of waiting for spring to …
Family Game Nights Why are Family Game Nights Important? On our usual aimless drive around the neighborhood during the weekend with the kids, we found a new toy store called “Funky Monkey”. Since almost everything for kids is closed these days, we decided to go have a look. My husband assumed that it was …
Perspective Perception Shift Tale of the not brown hijab Upon entering a Zoom call with my wild women friends, Helena complimented me on my hijab. “I love the silver hijab you have on.” “Thanks, but it’s brown.” I let Helena know. “Really?” Helena was surprised. We had a conversation on how the hijab looked …
Drawing Together Time Spent With Family It’s ten o’clock. Do you know where your children are? Of course, I do. They are here with me. It’s quarantine life and they are less than seven years of age. They won’t be out after ten o’ clock till they are twenty years old or so I hope. …
Make Space for Feelings One evening I was preparing dinner. I was fighting against time as usual as I threw in various ingredients and placed the used dishes into the dishwasher. I was doing a dance of getting the food on the table just in time. I loved the focus and the time constraint. …
Spinning Gift of Pause and Rest “Mama, let’s spin”. My two year old Haya invites me to play. “Haya, I’m tired.” I say. “No, Mama. Spin me, now!” Haya yanks on my pants with such sheer force that I fear she may pull them off. This gentle invitation just turned into a threat. “OK! …
