Sabia Ali

When The Scales Finally Balance Out

When I first set out as a blogger, I promised myself to post a blog once a week, usually on a Sunday when things are a little calm. Last Sunday, I reluctantly had to defer a new post but it wasn’t without good reason. A significant change has recently occurred in my life which IContinue reading “When The Scales Finally Balance Out”

I am a work of Kintsugi

Kintsugi is an art and a philosoply. Through its wisdom, we are taught that broken things can be mended to be even more beautiful and stronger than before.

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

Making the best out of a bad situation

The Autopsy on my Marriage

One of the things that I have had to admit to myself in recent years, is that I had often mistakenly handed over the responsibility for my happiness to another human being, namely my other half. BIG mistake. Today, I have that wonderful thing called ‘hindsight’ which allows me to answer some stark questions whichContinue reading “The Autopsy on my Marriage”

The Eye of the Storm

As a mother, I wouldn’t be unusual if I said that most of my life is dedicated to my children. I wake up each day thinking what lies ahead of them for that day. Then I go to sleep reflecting on the day done and wondering whether they managed to meet their personal goals andContinue reading “The Eye of the Storm”

Why ‘MyMotherHalf’ ?

For years I’ve had a desire to write about that huge chunk of my life called Motherhood and yet all that time I told myself that others would have heard it all before; I’d be writing a soliloquy and speaking on a stage without an audience. Yet I always believed that the experience of writingContinue reading “Why ‘MyMotherHalf’ ?”