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  • Blog,  Borderline Personality Disorder,  Mental Health,  Mindfulness

    “Dear borderline me…”

    February 26, 2013 /
    Mind-logo

    I recently completed a piece of mindfulness homework that had an unexpected effect on me. It seems the wonderful people who run the blog at Mind thought it was pretty special too. They asked me nicely to remove the swear-words, and then... they published it.

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    Black Flowers Blossom – Surfing the BPD breakers

    November 18, 2013
    Maple Leaf on wooden boards

    15 Clues you’re in Canada

    May 2, 2012

    Square peg in a round hole? Get used to it… you’re an expat.

    September 16, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Hold and Secure

    February 22, 2013 /
    police-tape-do-not-cross

    Yesterday, after a shooting downtown left four injured and the gunman still at large, schools in the area took the precaution of adopting a "Hold and Secure"

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    Lakeside Life

    August 12, 2011
    Dairymilk chocolate bar partially unwrapped

    Dear Dairymilk

    November 18, 2011

    In the event of an emergency…

    November 8, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    The A-Team

    February 21, 2013 /
    The A-Team

    If any of you grew up with The A-Team, this'll make you laugh...

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    Troubles in Britain

    August 9, 2011
    Canadian paparazzi

    Canadian Paparazzi have a lot to learn

    May 3, 2012
    break the silence

    A bitter pill to swallow

    July 11, 2012
  • Autobiographical Posts,  Bridging Cultures,  Interracial marriage

    Unexpected Love

    February 14, 2013 /
    Aisha and Khawar Ashraf

    I always tell him he saved my life but he shakes his head and looks away.

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    Dog escaping

    Ungrateful Bitch (Part 1)

    February 27, 2012
    broken girl

    Who would be a woman?

    November 21, 2012
    Old book open on wooden table

    A Book, a Bereavement, and a Betrayal

    February 3, 2016
  • Blog,  Bridging Cultures,  Islam

    Make Me A Muslim

    February 12, 2013 /
    muslims praying in a mosgue

    The other night I watched a documentary about UK women who’d converted to Islam. A convert myself, I was curious to hear their experiences and find out what people think when they hear of westerners converting...

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    ‘The sun will come out… tomorrow’ – patience & expat life

    July 9, 2013
    I always wanted to be a cowboy

    In My Other Life I’m A Cowboy

    April 30, 2013
    Town Bell, Paris, Ontario

    For Whom The Bell Tolls (or A Funny Thing Happened In Paris)

    September 30, 2013
  • Blog,  Photography

    Love in a cold climate…

    February 8, 2013 /
    Kids enjoying the snow

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    The Qur'an

    Once Upon a Time in the Hijaz

    August 7, 2012
    kids-moving-house

    Smooth Moves for Expat Kids – tips to ease the transition

    February 8, 2012
    Sunlight piercing cloud

    Like sunlight piercing cloud

    August 27, 2012
  • Blog,  Borderline Personality Disorder,  Mental Health

    In my head, I’m normal

    February 7, 2013 /
    Triceratops-eye view

    In a conversation about mental illness. I ticked off the people in my life who’ve led me to experience the rockier road of mental health but it wasn’t until later that evening I realized I’d forgotten to include myself...

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    Ketchup flavour crisps

    25 Reasons Why Canada Rocks (PHOTOS)

    June 14, 2012

    In the event of an emergency…

    November 8, 2011
    The Truth About Islam

    The truth about Islam

    September 25, 2012
  • Blog,  Borderline Personality Disorder,  Mental Health,  Photography

    A Second Chance

    February 5, 2013 /
    Close-up of a child's profile

    My youngest child holds a special fascination for me. K has always maintained she has my mannerisms and facial expressions – certainly my temperament! From the moment she was able to involve herself in the family communications, the evidence to support his case grew and grew...

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    routerboard

    Welcome to Canada – the home of over-priced telecommunications!

    December 5, 2012
    Looking out across Lake Ontario

    Expat Limbo

    April 15, 2013
    Family at the beach, Ajax, Ontario

    The most precious things

    January 25, 2012
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Unexpected Benefits

    February 1, 2013 /
    Altruistic expat, AECOM's Khawar Ashraf

    Expat life can be rewarding in so many ways, but it never crossed my husband's mind that it would bring him the opportunity to grace the pages of a glossy magazine...

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    Banking in Canada? Don’t bank on it…

    November 4, 2011
    I always wanted to be a cowboy

    In My Other Life I’m A Cowboy

    April 30, 2013
    Paris, Ontario

    Playing In Paris

    October 2, 2013

TOPICS

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Top Posts & Pages

  • Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
    Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
  • O Canada, O What do I do?
    O Canada, O What do I do?
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    Learning a language
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    Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
  • Childhood Is A Foreign Country
    Childhood Is A Foreign Country
  • How People With Autism Fake It
    How People With Autism Fake It
  • How do you know your interracial marriage will work?
    How do you know your interracial marriage will work?
  • In the event of an emergency...
    In the event of an emergency...

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