10,000 Days

525,600 minutes. Times 27. Plus 138 days. 14,389,920 minutes. 10,000 days ago, I awoke in this world. Throughout that time, I have grown at varying speeds, accomplished little, accomplished much. It depended on the day. But I moved ever forward. I knew this milestone...

Eid Mubarak

I like to think of dates as opportunities to start anew. January 1st. My birthday. The first day of Spring. Today is not just the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. Today is Eid: the Persian New Year. Traditionally celebrated at the very minute the Spring...

Nevertheless, She Persisted.

It’s been a long year – and it’s only February! We’ve been through some tough times as a nation – as a world – but here we are, still fighting for what’s right. Four weeks ago, Sohrab and I woke up before the sun to venture to downtown LA with...

Uninspired

What do you write about when you can’t find any words to describe what you want to write about? I’ve stumbled into the new year. Things are looking up, life is going really well. Is happiness not inspiring? Am I only poetic when my world is spinning...

17 Ways to Prep for 2017

A new year is a fresh start. That’s why, with just a few more days to go until 2016 finally goes up in smoke, I wanted to breathe and take a moment to truly realize the potential of starting over with the new year. So many of us can agree that 2016 was a rough...