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Jul 23
2 min

5 seconds=1 mile

I love thunderstorms and yesterday had me remembering standing on my deck back in Topeka and being amazed by how a storm develops. We are...

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Saira Sufi

Jul 12
1 min

Forever seems like a long time...

The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not 'get over' the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will he...

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Saira Sufi

Jul 3
3 min

If I claim to be a wise man...

This July 4th feels a bit odd to say the least. Realizing that I am not quite sure what we are celebrating this July 4th is on my mind. T...

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pimm-usa

Jun 23
2 min

Learn About Aplastic Anemia

Team Watience was founded by the mother of Hadi Abdur Rasheed, a child who succumbed to aplastic anemia, a rare disease that damages the ...

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Saira Sufi

Jun 21
6 min

"Well, I am still in awe of you"-Guiding Light, Mumford and Sons

My 41st birthday is coming up and I decided to write a list of 41 thoughts. I am watching the Wonder Years and it's fascinating how timel...

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Saira Sufi

Jun 7
1 min

Episode IX

June 7th. Hadi and Zakari’s birthday. I always wanted to make sure my twins were seen as two separate beautiful human beings. I rarely dr...

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Saira Sufi

May 24
2 min

T-Town-A Happening Place

Yep, proud to be from Topeka, Kansas. I was all sorts of giddy listening to Harriet Lerner on Brene Brown’s episode and her introduction ...

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Saira Sufi

May 21
1 min

Some days are just tough.

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller Maybe....

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Saira Sufi

May 9
2 min

Can you really call it chocolate?

It is the halfway mark of Ramadan, the point where the exhaustion is high and the thoughts of how to plan for Eid are in my head. Will Du...

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Saira Sufi

May 3
2 min

Life grief, what does it mean to you?

It‘s International Bereaved Mother’s Day. I think back to being in the ICU and watching his blood pressure stabilize when he heard my voi...

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Saira Sufi

Apr 29
2 min

Cho Cho Train

I am allergic to bees, did you know that? We discovered this during one of our house parties when I was a kid and my mom had to drive thr...

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Saira Sufi

Apr 20
1 min

I need live music.

How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyesI struggle to find any truth in your lies And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know My we...

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Saira Sufi

Apr 18
1 min

Disasters, fires, floods and killer bees

Music and nature both have a way of calming me. I had to get my Virginia state inspection done for my Honda today (yes, I followed all so...

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Saira Sufi

Apr 10
2 min

Let's focus on the other kind of peep!

Zakaria is playing a video game on my phones with some of his friends and I am not sure how to feel as I hear him yell out, "Don't kill C...

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Saira Sufi

Mar 30
2 min

Dobby is free!!!

Happy Doctor's Day! There is no way I can truly convey how much I admire and respect doctors (yes, I had some choice words for a few whil...

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pimm-usa

Mar 24
2 min

The Importance of Being Charitable

The first definition of the word “charity” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary says “generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy...

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Saira Sufi

Mar 16
2 min

Is not general incivility the very essence of love?

My father has decided to write an autobiography and he gave me the section about me to edit. I think Zakaria thought my ugly crying was b...

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Saira Sufi

Mar 15
1 min

What kind of chocolate?

You are home. You need a break from the news. How about you check out www.teamwatience.com and let me know what you would like to see/rea...

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Saira Sufi

Mar 3
2 min

“The winding path to peace is always a worthy one, regardless of how many turns it takes.”

I have a case of the Mondays. The weekend was fairly exhausting and I actually napped and I never nap. Friday night was the PTA Bingo nig...

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Saira Sufi

Feb 22
3 min

The Apricot Triangle Thingies

I am sitting outside of Cold Spoon on a bench on this gorgeous day, enjoying my yogurt and coffee. The tables and chairs where I was told...

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