Are We Truly Present?
I was with my son the other day wandering in the mall when he asked for Pokemon Cards, AGAIN, while he has more than 500 cards collected at home, most of which ended up being fake from the local market. Aaaanyway, that’s not the point. He asked and I replied: “Yii Rawad, I cannot wait until you grow out of this cards thing, it’s a waste of money!” So he looks at me and says: “Mom, you gotta make up your mind, do you want me to grow up and change fast, or do you not?” Damn, he got me thinking of the many times I tell him how much I want to pause time so I can hold on to him just a bit longer… They do grow up so fast, while our attention and presence as parents might not …
40 Things I Learned by 40
It’s really a celebration I chose to call “Fourty Shades of Life”. And as I was reflecting on this milestone, I drafted a list of my top 40 learnings which I’m sharing with you below.
Paris! So Much To Do, So Little Time…
April’s trip to Paris was probably like my tenth, and it never gets old or boring, in fact it gets more interesting as I dig deeper to visit and experience things I haven’t before…
