Where do I really belong? — I was six years old when I first heard the word ‘paki’ being thrown around the playground. It wasn’t used in a derogatory way — at least that’s what I thought — rather, it was just a couple of little white boys repeating words they must have heard at home…

The first step is knowing that they exist. — Life isn’t just happening. The way life is happening for us is because of us. That can be a hard pill to swallow for those who believe they always draw the short straw; that the world is against them and that life is just so damn hard. But it doesn’t…

“I stand with Israel” = “I stand for genocide” — I allow myself 15 minutes every day to skim over Medium articles. In the past 30 days, while 10,000 (and counting) innocent human beings have been mercilessly murdered in Gaza’s open-air prison, in those 15 minutes I have seen story after story from Medium writers justifying Israel’s unjustifiable actions. Some…

Being on a path of spiritual growth doesn’t mean you get to turn a blind eye — You can be all about peace and love, and you can also desire, strive and pray for the freedom of Palestine and its innocent civilians. Your ‘peace and love’ must include the Palestinians; without them, it’s not real. I get it. It’s easy to turn a blind eye to the…

It’s time to really wake up. — I try not to get into politics here. But please know that what is happening in Palestine is not a question of politics or religion… it’s a question of our humanity. What we are witnessing all over again is that white lives are more important than other lives. We are…

Letter #7: The One with the Racist Neighbour? — Dear friend, How are you? And how is your beautiful, light-filled heart? It’s the kids’ last day at school and I’m feeling a mixture of emotions. More than anything else, I’m just so, so proud of them for adjusting to school life the way they have, after having been home-schooled…

Letter #6: The One with the 10-Year Marriage Anniversary — Dear friend, How are you? And how is your beautiful heart? All doing well, I hope. Let me know when you can, it would be so great to hear from you!💛 I know, I know. I haven’t written to you in over 3 weeks — my bad. Life can be…

Letter #5: The One with the Wellness Festival — Dear friend, How are you? And how is your beautiful heart? Please take a moment to breathe and really reflect on that — maybe even placing both hands across your chest, focussing your energy and attention into your heart space, and directly asking that little beating machine inside of you…

Letter #4: The One with the Dreaded Number on the Scale — Dear friend, How are you? And most importantly, how is your heart? This week, just a few days ago actually, I did something I haven’t done in a while. …