Why I Claimed the title, “The Warrior KQueen,” and Why I Continue to Embrace it in the New Decade of my life. “She wasn’t looking for a Knight. She was looking for a Sword.” – Atticus Dear Fellow Warrior, I hope you had a fantastic summer. August is over, and we are now in the…
Travels
Honoring 15 years at our Nation’s Capital on the Int’l Day of the Girl
“You only are free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.” – Dr. Maya Angelou Dear Fellow Warrior, On Wednesday, Oct 11th, I celebrated an anniversary of my “marriage” to Washington, DC, our nation’s Capital. Anyone who…
Is it just you and me? …
“If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” – Rumi Dear Fellow Warrior, How was your summer? I did “a lot” of mountain driving… well, a lot more than I am used to, as I share in my new medium article HERE, entitled “Driving through ‘Dangerous Mountains’.” The anxiety was amplified,…
Just Another Ode to Pakistan… From an ABCD
Dear Fellow Warriors, I wrote this piece a few months ago, and I have been meaning to share it for a while now. Just mustering up the courage, because it may be slightly embarrassing and exposing perhaps, and imposter syndrome can always make it worse. But I am someone who remains an open book nonetheless,…
Happy New Year: Transcendence from Survival to Revival
“If you can’t fly, run; if you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl; but by all means keep moving.”-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. {Featured Photo: Painting entitled “Celebrating Milestones,” which symbolizes hope, celebration, and moving forward, while still trying to put the different puzzle pieces together. Part of the “Painting Heals…Pakistan” auction.} Dear…
‘Generation Alpha’…
“If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” – Rumi I read recently that the generation largely known as the children of Millennials is called “Generation Alpha”. This is the first cohort of children born entirely in the 21st century, constituting those born in the early 2010s to…
Celebrating 14 years (plus or minus) “Living the Dream” at our Nation’s Capital
“I’m the small town, one in seven billion, why can’t it be me?”….. There is a beautiful area behind my apartment building, where I often go to walk and jog. And it is only a 10 minute walk through this area to the DC metro station that leads me straight into the Nation’s Capital towards…