Stealing a dream

“So are you Muslim?”…This question always catches me a little off guard.  Sometimes my answer can be a little snarky depending on my mood and the person asking.  Take for example the person who looks at you and barks out “Where you from ?”, without so much as a Hello.  I’ve stopped answering that question.  [...]

Takeout for one

For the first time in a loooong time I am alone.  It is such a strange sensation to come home to an empty house.  After years of living with one person or another,  Saf has flown the coop and landed in South Korea…finally!  It took a lot of time, a lot of money and a [...]

it’s 2 am and just between you and me…

I miss grandma and grandpa  (I don’t know if I’ll ever see them again)
I miss bestamor and bestafar
I miss my cat (I’m sorry kittu)
I miss her  (One day I’ll forgive you for lying and for stealing from me)
I miss her too  (One day she’ll forgive me for catching her in the act)
I miss playing soccer baseball
I miss smoking Avanti light [...]

Living in the Moment

Living your day to day life, it can sometimes be difficult to remember to be grateful for the blessings you have.  Recently I read in a magazine article that the reason why humans are never satisfied with what they have and are always wanting more is because of our ancestors survival instinct.  To be complacent [...]

Tulips and Sunshine

Now that the nice weather is here we are taking as much advantage as possible!  The Tulip Fest is in town and even though I’ve been living here for about 12 years I’ve never been.  There wasn’t much to see as it was just the first weekend but I think they have concerts or something [...]

Tonight I was reminded.
I can’t even express how it made me feel.
Written down, was a stark condemnation of my actions, and the ease with which I forget the favours bestowed on me. 
Tears of shame but also of gratitude - to be so blessed again that I am reminded and not left to wander heedlessly.

Uninspired

I’ve missed writing - my laptop finally got fixed so maybe I’ll be inspired to log on more often now.  My brain was full of things to write about and of course when you sit down finally,  you find yourself stuck.  So I’ll wait until the thoughts tumble out at the usual inopportune time.
School is out [...]