My Persian Grandmother: Haj Khanom
I am not very close to my family and I am not someone who values family highly. I don’t have children, my closest relatives all live on the other side of the world and...
Category: Food For Thought Friday
Taking the Initiative
I am a proactive person. And I have been called a leader, and someone who is really great at coming up with new ideas, problem solutions and taking initiatives. I have the drive and...
Gym Class Ruined Sports For Me
I am not a huge fan of sports or exercise. There, I said it. There were times in my life when I enjoyed being more active, but most of the time, I rather avoid...
Love Letter to My Master
Dear Master, can you believe it? That we ended up together? I sometimes can’t fathom that I am so lucky to be with someone who knows everything about me, and still wants to stay....
What Pride and Being Proud Of Myself Means To Me
The first time I heard someone say “I am proud of you” was when I was 25 years old. A bit old for that, don’t you think? It was when I had been accepted...
My Best Friend
I have never had a problem connecting with people or making friends. But most of the time, I have kept those connections shallow. I am very protective of who I am and I am...
Home is a feeling, not a place
I have lived in many towns, villages, countries, houses and apartments. But home was never about the place for me. I think home is about a feeling. It is about a sense of safety,...
Emotional Intimacy: I need a deeper connection than touch
The first thing she notices when his hand lifts from covering her eyes is the 19th century canopy bed. Her senses are being tickled by the scented candles he had lit, and placed all...
I’m not an artist – I am a fucking work of art: My Blog 2019
I started this blog in on March 27th this year, so almost exactly nine months ago. And oh my gosh, what a journey those nine months have been! I had had blogs before but...
That One Book – The Sorrows of Young Werther
I am a literature snob. I can’t deny that fact about myself. In all other areas of life, I am quite open minded. But when it comes to literature I am a real snob....
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