by AnnSheybani | Sep 27, 2014 | Faith, Fearless Living, Intimacy, Life, trust
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by AnnSheybani | Dec 23, 2013 | Cultural Issues, death, Faith, fatalism, free will, God, Islamic Fundamentalist, Life
How much of your life do you consider blind luck, and how much do you attribute to the choices you have made? Muslims are fatalists. They believe what’s ordained is ordained; and no one but God can alter anything. Each event, small or large, long before it ever...
by AnnSheybani | Sep 11, 2012 | death, dying, Faith, gratitude, identity, love, parenting, Suzzane Falter-Barnes
I read this today on Facebook. It was written by a thought-leader named Suzanne Falter-Barns. For someone like me, who has spent a lifetime running away from her feelings, who has judged herself and others so harshly, this took my breath away. I am here to report...
by AnnSheybani | Mar 19, 2012 | Beth Janery, Faith, forgiveness, goals, grace, gratitude, Honesty, identity, love
This is a guest post from Beth Jannery, author of Simple Grace. Life is not to be endured. It is an opportunity to be of service, to enjoy, to grow and change and challenge ourselves. In life we have a choice: fill it with grace or stay in the negative. Recently, I...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 21, 2012 | Faith, Interview, recovery, reinvention, sexual abuse, Starting Over, Yvonne Rousseau
Yvonne Rousseau considers herself a warrior. Sexually abused as a child, she turned a trauma that would have flattened the strongest of us into a one-woman mission to help other victims. Her recently released book, Beyond Myself: Reclaiming Your Life After...
by AnnSheybani | Jan 21, 2012 | Authenticity, choosing a mate, Confidence, expectations, Faith, goals, growing up, husband, identity, Interview, marriage, parenting, reinvention, Self-Esteem, Starting Over, voice
To get your password for Bri’s interview, fill in your name and email in the box provided on the right. Bri Clark is a real example of redemption and renewal. Growing up penniless in the South, Bri became a master at street smarts. ...