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Never Come Empty-Handed, and Other Life Lessons
I don’t know where I truly learned it from, although I originally attributed the gracious wisdom to my Persian father and my categorically Mediterranean mother…but having now known them in later life, I don’t think this was their strong suit. Perhaps they picked up flowers once or twice, to impress, but my dad showed up… Continue reading
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Prompted: Wellness
You’ve probably heard the saying “health is wealth”. The meaning suggests that no amount of wealth can truly be enjoyed if your health is not intact, and so health trumps wealth. But we often fail to remember the wisdom of this saying on a daily basis. We seek wealth, exaggerating its importance in our lives,… Continue reading
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Prompted: Be A Giver Of Good Gifts
One of the many family proverbs passed down to me by my wise mother was to “be a giver of good gifts”, and it’s a life lesson I’ve carried close to my heart and share often with my own children. But what makes a gift a GOOD gift? Well, it starts with the giver. A… Continue reading
About Me
A poet living in Ontario. Mostly works of memoir and poetry that focus on motherhood, womanhood, and relationship to self.