Learning from mistakes AND doing something different are both commitments not for the faint of heart. It takes you to the unknown, shrouded in mystery on what is next. Heavy stuff, huh? Read on. Sometimes mistakes really hurt in all…
Tag: lessons
The Call of the Scriptures
I woke up with five words in my head – The Call of the Scriptures… The Call of the Scriptures. The Call of the Scriptures. I sleepily looked at the clock – 5:30 am. “Oh no, I woke up so…
Cooking pancakes on Shrove Tuesday: Life lessons learned
I didn’t have work on that day so I volunteered to cook pancakes on Shrove Tuesday at school. Feeding hundreds of students became a breeze for all the volunteer mothers. There were 5 life lessons learned that day. If the…
10 Lessons learned in Removing Clutter
“You have to let go, Shirin.” This is the message that kept me going while sorting out the things in the house for more than a month. I am the type of person who reasons out: “ I might need…
What to do when the person didn’t answer your greeting
My previous blog post 13 reasons why the person didn’t answer your greeting got a lot of readers on my website. I noticed that most of the visitors searched for this query: what to do when the person didn’t answer…
Express Yourself – 8 Interesting Advantages
In my previous blog, I wrote the advantages of listening. This blog post enumerates the benefits of telling people what is on your mind. There must be consideration, honesty and respect when you express yourself. It is challenging especially during…
How to Improve your Relationship with your Partner in 5 Reasonable Ways (Try it! Thank me later.)
Are you willing to improve your relationship with your partner? Take it to the next level and read on. You may know these but you just needed a reminder. If you are craving change, then it must start with you.…
Mama, what do you want me to remember?
As I approach the age of 40, I began to reflect on the lessons I have learned through the years. It dawned on me to ask, ” Mama, what do you want me to remember? As a wife and mum…
10 things Parents will adjust to when kids get older
I sometimes receive a notification from Facebook what happened on this day two years ago, four years ago and so on like the rest of the world. As parents, we can’t believe how CUTE, how INNOCENT, how YOUNG our children…
Are you Happy?
Are you happy? It is a question so deep you end up thinking about your existence on planet Earth. It is a query that got me wondering if I truly am. As a middle-aged mum, I am already in the…