by AnnSheybani | Nov 13, 2012 | desire, expectations, identity, Kim Kardashian, self-image
If you could rub the lamp and have a genie offer you ANYTHING that you want, what would you ask for? A genie. A genie that gives you ANYTHING. ANYTHING that you want. My friend Mia loves watching shows about people with lots of money. She watches Keeping Up With the...
by AnnSheybani | Nov 5, 2012 | identity
What if everything you’ve been through thus far was just leading up to this very moment? What if all you had to do to reach the other side, to get what you really want, was to take a leap of faith? I finally figured out what I never could when I was young: to be an...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 29, 2012 | identity, Kathy Buckley
Ever notice we all have these stories? That thing we tell people fifteen minutes after meeting them. Walt’s story begins, “I was a single dad for a dozen years….” Mine, which is a little harder to slip in to a random conversation, goes...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 20, 2012 | identity
Now, I’m about as spiritual as an Egg McMuffin. But, I’m going to dip my toe in the water here anyway. Today, I’m going to assign you a new totem animal. Yes I am. The next time somebody calls you up and asks you to bake 12 batches of cookies for...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 16, 2012 | Authenticity, connection, Honesty, identity, Intimacy, Rhonda Britten, Self love, Self-Esteem, Siddiqi Ray
Everybody fears that they are not enough. Everybody. My father used to say that intimacy breeds contempt. This was his favorite motto, something he repeated every day So, I grew up believing that if someone got the chance to know the real me, they would hate my...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 11, 2012 | identity
It’s not about being pretty. It’s about being so much more. It’s about demanding so much more from ourselves and our lives. Pretty is good. It buys you a lot of things in our society. But it is not enough. This is my favorite poem on earth. I hope you enjoy it as...
