Author: Sahar

— Community Building, Racism —

Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

November 22, 2017
Sahar's Blog Cultural Appropriation Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

This post on cultural appropriation inspired some very interesting conversations.  Most interesting was the fact that most reactions came from well-meaning individuals who work hard on eliminating prejudices from their day-to-day lives.  It’s difficult for people like us to realise that, despite all the time, energy, and love we put into this cause, we might… Read More Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

— Family, Parenting —

Learning To ‘Be’ From The Cradle Up: On The Desire To Constantly Entertain My Baby

November 17, 2017
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One of the elements that I have come to understand as essential to one’s personal growth—mental, spiritual, and emotional—is the ability to sit quietly and just be.  Of course nowadays, there is always something (or rather, a bunch of things!) that is clamouring for our attention, and so we are often left without a second… Read More Learning To ‘Be’ From The Cradle Up: On The Desire To Constantly Entertain My Baby

— Community Building, Writing —

Building Coherence: Writing to Contribute to the Betterment of Society

November 16, 2017
Sahar's Blog Building Coherence Writing as a Tool for the Betterment of Society

When reading about the habits of highly successful people, a couple of things seem universal.  Most of them seem to have a rigorous routine.  Most of them delegate unimportant tasks.  When possible, a large part of them simplify their lives so that they are able to focus on the more important things. Highly Successful People… Read More Building Coherence: Writing to Contribute to the Betterment of Society