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Tag Archives: work
I Only Want To Stand Aside
Throughout all the conversations I have had, whether on the phone or in person with people close to me, I keep hearing the same phrase over and over again: “You should go out, go back to work and do something … Continue reading
It Is Going To Be A Good Day
It’s a little before five in the morning. With my coffee in hand I look outside my window. It is still dark outside. It is a new dawn and despite the dark it is full of promises. Two days ago … 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
Tomorrow Is Easter Sunday
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. Our first Easter without you. The kids tell me, “We can’t have Easter without dad. It’s not the same anymore. There’s no point.” Looking back to when we were in Dubai, the kids and I were … Continue reading
Perhaps I Must Accept Defeat
Last night was one of those nights again when all my courage left me and try hard as I could sleep wouldn’t come. I lay awake wishing and praying that the night would pass and wondering if it never would. … 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
I Write That I Am Writing
Ever since I can remember I have had this passion, this crazy love affair with writing instruments, particularly pencils, pens, writing pads, paper. But my love of reading and specially that of writing exceeds all. A passion so wild and … Continue reading
When You Think Things Are Bad
Years ago when I was still teaching in high school and my kids were very young, all I wished for sometimes during the day was to have a quiet moment for myself. A moment to just sit and relax and … 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
