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This moving memoir by speaker, educator, and entrepreneur Sam Thiara documents his seemingly impossible quest to find his grand- father’s village—armed with little more than a faded photograph. Sam vividly recounts his adventure through India’s crowded roads—a journey filled with mishaps and surprising encounters, and a growing sense of purpose. Drinking in the beauty of the Taj Mahal and the Golden Temple, he finds himself connecting more deeply with his Sikh faith, while confronting the ugliness of the country’s poverty and in- justice.

Along the way, Sam also wrestles with his sense of self. A British- born Indian, living in Canada, whose parents came from Fiji, he questions: Am I Indian? Am I Canadian? Am I Sikh? Who am I? As he begins ...more

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Sam Thiara This is a difficult one to answer because I think everyone is different from each other. I think if you try and calm the mind or find some other avenu…moreThis is a difficult one to answer because I think everyone is different from each other. I think if you try and calm the mind or find some other avenue, then it might help. While it was a challenge to write the book on occasion, I would still blog and that helped to keep the embers burning while I got the focus to do the bigger writing.(less)

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Sam Thiara That there are people out there who appreciate your words and thoughts. You take an idea and through a process, it becomes a book. There was someone w…moreThat there are people out there who appreciate your words and thoughts. You take an idea and through a process, it becomes a book. There was someone who said: "The world is full of dreamers, we need more doers". I am both a dreamer and a doer and that is how the book came to be and now I am a published author. You gain a certain credibility as an author.(less)

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Average rating: 4.57 · 23 ratings · 6 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lost and Found: Seeking the Past and Finding Myself 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Storytelling: Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Finding or Creating?

I came across an amazing quote recently that got me thinking. “Life is not about finding yourself…life is about creating yourself.” This one spoke volumes to me because I think we are always either told to discover who you are or what defines you. Where are you going? As if there is a set place to be.

Finding yourself is searching and seeking for what is already there that you might not know about. Read more of this blog post »

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