Author: Tara
-
When the Rain Comes….
**Found this in my draft folder from sometime in 2019, but still feels apt now, so publishing anyway. 🙂 ** I moved away from my home because I hate the rain. If it weren’t for my family, I would probably never go back because most of my life there was spent in a state of…
-
Thanksgiving 2021
It’s my favorite holiday to celebrate 🎉. Ever since I found myself settled in a home and the first time we all gathered as a family for the holiday, I have associated Thanksgiving with food, laughter, and community. I remember that we went around the table saying something we were thankful for and I made…
-
Creative Envy
For the TUA platform, we have had a few events that share the creative works of others. As I experience the events, I find myself envious of the community and the expression of their work. As a child, I desperately wanted to share my stories and searched for others to hear my words. Yet, I…
-
Expanding My Boundaries
When is it oversharing and when is it providing the story behind or into someone’s world? Wanting fame and fortune has always been an aspiration of mankind. History shares stories of the rise and fall of individuals and civilizations based on this desire. People have lied, cheated, and even killed for notoriety. However, is it…
-
Nesting Challenges
With our settling in to the new “forever” home, I have been having some internal struggles. A home represents who one is both as individuals and as the whole unit of those who live in the shared space. Therefore, expressing my own style while combining that of M’s has challenges. To be fair, we do…
-
My Dislike of Halloween
I thought for sure I had written about my disdain for this commercialized, over-hyped, not really a holiday, excuse to be ‘weird’ day. However, it seems that it was in 2010 that I last wrote about it. So, a little piece 11 years later, and over a week since it has past this year, isn’t…
-
If I am Found, does it mean I am lost?
I have just finished watching the Netflix documentary Found. As it is National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM), which is not something I really pay much attention to but due to running The Universal Asian, I have to be somewhat aware, at least. This article from the Huffington Post made me nod quite a few times…
-
Sealing Shut A Friendship Door
Friendships come and go, this is a fact of life. As an expat, this is even more of a reality than perhaps for those who stay near their hometowns. Throughout my life, I have worked hard to maintain friendships so that the coming and going is minimized as much as possible since issues of abandonment,…
-
An Essay: Honesty vs Humor
A recent conversation on writing with emotion has gotten me finding clouded spaces in my head. There are parts of my brain that remain behind locked doors, both out of choice and out of subconscious survival mechanisms. However, I am in a good and safe space these days that perhaps I can at least take…
-
Nature, Nurture, I am.
Recently, I have been contemplating in the back of my mental space as to how much I am a product of my environment/experience and how much is a natural inclination. Over the years, I have done a few character/personality tests as well as through tons of self-help resources reflected upon who I am when it…
