MY HEART WIDE OPEN

No one tells you how much it will hurt! How watching your once-strong parents grow weak will shatter something deep inside you. How their...

This piece comes from a place I don’t often show : the small moments where I second-guess myself, wait a moment too long, or have to quietly remind myself to speak up. Even now, I have to push myself sometimes… even fake the confidence. I am sharing this because I know so many of us feel this way quietly. If any part of this feels familiar to you too, I hope these words bring a little clarity or comfort on the days you need it.

Holding on to hope, when karma takes time... Some days, I feel like I have done everything right. Tried to be good. Tried to be kind. Helped people when I could, even when it took something out of me. Worked hard, stayed honest, done the right thing even when it was the harder thing. I have walked the longer, lonelier road, trusting that it leads somewhere meaningful. And yet, life keeps testing me. Curveballs that come one after another - personal, financial, emotional, prof

A mother, a daughter, and a lifetime of free advice we never asked for Haven’t people heard of “don’t throw stones if you live in a glass house?” Or maybe — “if you can’t say something nice, just chew your food quietly?” I was back in my hometown recently, and before every meeting with anyone - relatives, neighbours, friends of my parents - I kept warning my 15-year-old daughter.“ People will say things,” I told her. “About how you look, how you have grown, what you are weari

That girl : carefree, paint on her face, joy in her eyes. I think I am finding my way back to her :-) A few days ago, I found an old...

A story of fear, courage and starting over... This is not me telling anyone to walk away from their marriage. I am not encouraging...

She is always there. That's the problem. Why being taken for granted at home cuts deeper than we admit... Funny how the same voice that...