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Tag Archives: experience
The Fearful Acute Suspense
In her book ‘On Grief and Grieving’ Elizabeth Kübler Ross talks about anticipatory grief. She writes: “Forewarned is not always forearmed. Experiencing anticipatory grief may or may not make the grieving process easier or shorten it. It may bring only … Continue reading
Since Then We Never Stopped
When I was a little girl growing up in Lebanon, the stories I was told by my elders were not of Cinderella and Prince Charming. Rather they were stories of survival told by my parents and grandparents. I did not … Continue reading
It Always Hurts To Move Away
Yesterday I started reading The Jester by James Patterson and Andrew Gross. A few pages into the book and the story seemed so familiar that I felt that I had read it already. A few more pages and I realized … Continue reading
Home Is A Notion
I don’t know how but it seems that lately all my stories take place at some clinic. The other day I was at the clinic yet again waiting for my turn when I started a conversation with the lady beside … Continue reading
Freedom Is Not Worth Having
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” Mahatma Gandhi When I was young and still in high school, I couldn’t wait to become an adult. The main reason being to be free to … Continue reading
Today Is Life
The other night I was watching one of the CSI’s with my daughter, where some guy was killed by mistake by the police. A good guy, an ideal person in a not so good or ideal neighborhood. Basically a typical … Continue reading
One More Chance
Do you have days when you tell yourself that you are strong and that no matter what happens on that particular day you will not let it put you down? That you will not allow anything to spoil it for … Continue reading
I Am Just Finding Ways
Yesterday I finished reading the book “Testament of Youth” by Vera Brittain. I have had the book for over a decade in my library, but each time I held the book in my hand to read, I put it right … Continue reading
Oh, The Thinks You Can Think Of If Only You Try
The other day, having had it with whatever has happened to me and my current situation, I decided that it’s about time to do something about it. The first thing that came to my mind was to go back to … Continue reading
Dear Writer
Of all the advice that the greatest writers have given throughout the years to all of us who want to write perhaps the one that inspires me and that I treasure the most is the letter that John Steinbeck wrote … Continue reading
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