As my mom’s hair was being shaved, I was reminded of this inspirational track from 2005…
I am not my hair / I am not this skin
I am not your expectations, no no
I am not my hair / I am not this skin
I am a soul that lives within
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_5jIt0f5Z4]
Full lyrics:
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/i/indiaarie/i_am_not_my_hair_featuring_akon.html
– SAP
We take roughly 20,000 breaths every day.And most of us rarely think about a single one of them. I certainly didn’t. But for almost two years, I’ve been doing something consciously and intentionally that has quite literally changed my life. I breathe. Yes, I know. I was doing that before. But now I pay attention […]
Nagib and I took our granddaughter Amaal to the dentist today. And I’m not sure who enjoyed the experience more—her or us. The place was buzzing with children who actually seemed happy to be at the dentist. Think about that for a moment. Before Amaal even entered the examination room, she was invited to choose […]
When our son Shayne was about five years old, he developed a rather unusual interest. He loved going to funerals. Nagib and I were slightly puzzled.What five-year-old wants to go to funerals? But, being his parents, we naturally came up with the most flattering explanation possible. Perhaps he was deeply spiritual.Perhaps he was an old […]
