by AnnSheybani | Nov 25, 2019 | Life, Writing
When I was a kid, we’d sit as a family at the dining room table for Thanksgiving and my heart would sink at the sight of the kitchen I’d be expected to clean. Potatoes dripping from the mixer blades onto the floor; the cast iron skillet on the stove top, both of them...
by AnnSheybani | Nov 11, 2019 | Life, Writing
The problem with us co-dependent types–and I’m speaking from experience–is that we need to hook into someone or something else because we’re not sure who we are. We lack an identity and the ability to trust ourselves, which, as you can imagine,...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 28, 2019 | Life, Reading, Writing
Any time you switch up your routine or form new habits–which is pretty much what you’ve got to do if you want to have something you don’t have now–you’ve got to overcome all sorts of obstacles that spring up in your path. It’s all well and good when you’re pumped up...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 21, 2019 | Life, Writing
Walt and I were talking about the performance artist, Marina Abramovic, this morning. I don’t know if you’ve ever caught sight of this video clip of her sitting across the table from strangers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. People...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 7, 2019 | Life
I’ve got this message hanging over my desk. I’m not sure who wrote it. I keep it there because there are days that I really need the reminder. The more I look at it, the more I think it’s something I should share again. Think of it as my little gift to you....
by AnnSheybani | Oct 4, 2019 | Life
Years ago, I ran into a surgical nurse at a party in Ireland. We were chatting about life, as one is prone to do at gatherings. And when I told this nurse about a talk I was giving when I got back to the States, about what I’d really noticed during our time in...
