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Soccer and Life Lessons
(This story first ran in 2010) I can’t swim, I can’t ride a bike and I can’t play any sport to save my life. I’m not afraid of the water, or of falling, or of engaging in physical sports. I’m just a...
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Top Ten Power Dining Spots in Washington D.C.
I am so delighted to share some of my favorite power dining spots in Washington, D.C. I hope you will enjoy the read and do share your favorites with me! TOP TEN POWER DINING SPOTS IN WASHINGTON,...
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Cover of Asian Fortune magazine, Nov 2014
News of my debut The Devil in Us – Stories of love, life and redemption is featured as cover of this month’s Asian Fortune magazine (Nov, 2014)! I hope you will read the fun story. And, of course, I am...
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“When Breath Becomes Air”– a tribute
I think I have typed this first line at least sixty times and then deleted it. I have been struggling to find the right words to express how I feel about a book that I never wanted to read. And then I...
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How I found my destiny
I was one of those people who never dreamed of becoming anything. I never had a dream. I grew up in the Middle East, in a lovely, functional and practical apartment, reflective of the lovely,...
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Top ten things I have learned from exceptional women
This past weekend I was delighted and honored to be a speaker at the local conference for the lovely DC Les Dames – CELEBRATING FOOD! Women in Gastronomy Symposium. I was part of a panel lead by the...
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Who should define us?
(This appeared on Writers Unboxed in 2015) Last week, I made a rather harsh decision. I decided to quit writing. Forever. To know how hard this decision was for me, consider this: all I have wanted to...
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Holiday Gifts 2016
I am sharing a few things I love – books, foods, appliances, services etc! I hope you will find something useful here as well. Link on the image to go to the sales page Gifts for the book lovers in...
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Of dreams and devastation
I am not one for clichés but, at this moment, seems like every cliché in the book applies to my life, starting with: Your life can change drastically in one moment At 7:00 a.m. on January 31, 2017,...
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Powered by Hope (Sound Bites)
I have spoken to so many of you about what is going on and you have encouraged me to share my reflections and musings on staying centered during chaotic times. I humbly offer you a gentle perspective...
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