We’re not spoiled brats. Well, not all of us at least. Some of my friends with siblings are way brattier and more selfish than one could imagine. Our parents tend to be slightly overbearing and overprotective. Of course, all parents [...]
If only. If only I had started dancing at a younger age! I would be a rockstar by now. I would be twirling around in tiny dance outfits all over the ballroom dance floor, with a lean rock-hard body, probably teaching others how to [...]
They say that you are what you repeatedly do every day. So what do you do every day, first thing in the morning? Grab a cup of coffee and read the news? Perhaps have a massive breakfast? Or maybe you simply sleep in. Awesome, [...]
I’m obsessed. Captivated. Absolutely hooked on TED talks. The odd person may have no clue as to what I’m talking about when I mention TED. Their mind automatically conjures the image of that teddy bear in Seth [...]
I was having dinner with my childhood friend Samira a few days ago when something suddenly dawned on me. Samira, her cousin, and I were eating after being famished for a few hours, and while her cousin and I scarfed down our food, [...]
Minimalism is defined as “a style or technique that is characterized by extreme spareness and simplicity”. Now you may have heard of the minimalism movement spreading all over the Internet, possibly via theminimalists.com, [...]
I’m sure this isn’t the first time you’ve read something on the subject. Oddly enough though, I personally never understood the true significance of the power that the psyche and the mind have on our bodies, feelings, [...]
I recall being this young stubborn child (and no, I haven’t lost that stubborness with age!) that wanted to do everything I desired whenever I pleased. It infuriated me when my parents used to say no. All I wanted was to be a [...]
I recently wrote a post about my trip back home to Montreal. So odd this concept of “home”. I concluded that indeed home is where the heart is, right? Interestingly I was just in Beirut and it felt like home too. I’m [...]
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Things only an only child would understand
We’re not spoiled brats. Well, not all of us at least. Some of my friends with siblings are way brattier and more selfish than one could imagine. Our parents tend to be slightly overbearing and overprotective. Of course, all parents [...]