Iman Refaat's Blog, page 7
June 7, 2017
#FabulousVeilsNovel#Our_Priorities
Social reformations need victors who believe in change and Egyptian women are the hope in raising a generation of victors, starting by themselves as role models.
“When a woman (whether single or married) is feeling good about herself it’s easier for her to raise her children to be wise, resilient, happy and loving beings.”
June 6, 2017
Watch Out Your Generalisation!
Our minds are playing tricks all the time, however most of us are unaware. “The problem isn’t the problem, the problem is in the perception,” is one of the powerful quotes that can alter people’s lives. We all have problems and our perceptions of these problems affect our lives and shape our future.
One of the very common cognitive distortions that filter people’s perceptions is called ‘Generalisation’, which leads people to mistakenly think that “All people are…., all men are….., all women are…, all….are.”
With the help of a Coach people learn how to pay attention to their cognitive distortions, how to explore their impact and how to test their frames of reference. The Coach, equipped with tools and techniques, empower the clients to put the problems into perspectives and to look at the problems from different angles, creating a lasting change for a better quality of life.
June 5, 2017
#FabulousVeilsNovel#Book Review
“Refaat’s book is a window on the daily agony of many Egyptian women – of the same age bracket of Gameela, Madeeha and Fatema, as of older and younger. It shows the complexity of anxieties that go way beyond the obvious financial challenges, to the emotionally draining binds that most must submit to.
With 2017 labeled by the Egyptian government as ‘the year of women’ by the government, with officials making announcements about state support for women, Fabulous Veils offers a serious reminder that many injustices go deeper than what the state is yet willing to acknowledge.”
June 4, 2017
Fate or Destiny, Which One Are You Living?
Religion. One of the concepts people aggressively use to veil our brains. ‘Ady Allah we ady hekmeto’ (that is God’s will and wisdom), was the mantra Sheikh Hassan taught Fatma, the vulnerable Help in Fabulous Veils. Brainwashed by false religious teachings, she surrendered to her violent husband. Embraced his domestic abuse. And she called it ‘fate’.
Do we truly have no control over the events of our lives? ‘Nassiby’, ‘Kadary’, ‘Esmety’, are examples of the words the society install in our brains and they become a part of our identity. Scared to be accused of not worshiping God, we consider it a taboo to discuss religion.
Would we ever give ourselves permission to discuss this taboo? Identifying what’s sacred and holy from what’s evil and ugly? Not allowed to think, Fatma accepted the Sheikh’s words and took them for granted. She was an illiterate poor maid. She lacked the ability to think logically, analyse and reflect. What about us the ‘educated’? Do we allow ourselves to think or evaluate what we were taught about religion? Or are we acting like Fatma, creating more misery on Earth; accepting to be victims of fate?
Year after year we keep worshiping Allah during Ramadan through fasting, praying, donating and serving. Why not adding to these practices the habit of thinking? To reflect and evaluate our contributions in God’s kingdom. To study the concepts we were taught about religion and their frames of references. Why not shaping our destinies through selected positive actions that we choose instead of submitting to a fate that we believe it’s ours?
“Fate is the preordained course of your life that will occur because of or in spite of your actions. Destiny is a set of predetermined events within your life that you take an active course in shaping.”
June 3, 2017
#FabulousVeilsNovel#Open_Discussion
What’s the difference between ‘fate‘ and ‘destiny‘?
June 2, 2017
3 Easy Tips To Better Organise Your Time
One of the most challenging things we all face in our super-busy-over-charged life is organising our time. Along my journey I have read and tested several strategies to organise my time. It isn’t easy yet it’s doable. In this video I present just three tips from what I had learned and practice.
June 1, 2017
#Self-Leadership#Bullet_Journaling
Whoever thinks that planning is boring is missing a whole new world of fun!
May 31, 2017
May 30, 2017
Coaching Teenagers
Teenagers, like adults, have problems. However, we tend to take their problems lightly. At their age their problems are serious problems. Teens are treasures waiting to be unfolded yet their problems are real obstacles on their path to excellence. As a Teens’ fan I work on unleashing teens’ potentials on a one-one level. I help them deal with their problems and put them in perspectives. They learn how to set goals and to dream big.
Teens learn how to define their own strategies and how to pave their path to happiness and success.
May 29, 2017
#FabulousVeilsNovel#Book Review
“Fabulous Veils is not just a novel, it is a reformation movement waiting to happen. It discusses a lot of pressing issues that are predominant in our societies and we have neglected for generations. It makes you reexamine your beliefs, actions and motivations. I recommend that everybody reads this novel, because it is not just a novel, it is an experience.”
