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August 11, 2015
5th Floor Debates Series – Volume 1
Do you believe that competition is a prerequisite for progress? That humanity will continue to develop and evolve in the absence of a self-serving mind-set or a perpetual desire to outdo? Can a cooperative greater good themed mindset be the next big thing? Would it be sustainable? How would the change come about? We would […]
August 9, 2015
24 Carats
The Arab culture often references the notion of 24 Carats to signify that blessings or rizk (fortune) is fairly divided among all God’s mortals, whereby each person gets his or her 24 Carats. These 24 Carats may be any random mix of health, happiness, money, kids, travel, work, family, talent, brains, recognition, etc… The premise […]
February 19, 2015
3… 2… Awesome !
Since our measurement of time is quintessentially arbitrary, I have decided to portion time differently, I have abandoned decades in favor of countdowns. Hence whenever your age is a countdown then this marks the start of a new era. Think how big of a fuss we make over a child’s first birthday (1…lift-off). It marks […]
December 31, 2014
Aswan of 2014
Filed under: Travel Tagged: Aswan, Canon, Egypt, EOS, Photography, Travel
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of 2014
2014 has been harsh… it has been a year of great volatility and major drama. The highlight reel: Sailing down the Aswan Nile in the still of the night, star-gazing while relaxing on the sailboat’s roof. Quitting my job. Reaching the limits of my tolerance & capacity. Becoming friends with people I didn’t think I […]
November 17, 2014
Maybe In Another Universe, I Deserve You
Originally posted on Thought Catalog:
What if, in another universe, I deserve you? Hear me out. There’s this philosopher from the 1890s named William James, and he coined this theory about “the multiverse” which suggests that a hypothetical set of multiple universes comprises everything that can possibly exist simultaneously. Are you following? The entirety of…
What if, in another universe, I deserve you? Hear me out. There’s this philosopher from the 1890s named William James, and he coined this theory about “the multiverse” which suggests that a hypothetical set of multiple universes comprises everything that can possibly exist simultaneously. Are you following? The entirety of…
June 30, 2014
Ramadan Greetings
Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Aswan, Egypt, Fasting, Greetings, Ramadan, Ramadan Kareem, Sails
The Namesake
Take your first impression and acknowledge that it is probably wrong. She is not the girl you see nor the girl you perceive. Take a moment and look beyond the facade of bravado and indifference. Give it a chance, she will smile, if you are really lucky she will let you in. If all you […]
June 23, 2014
Bones Like Iron Blood Like Mercury
Originally posted on Ramblings of the Disoriented Mind:
To the same theme.. a poem I wrote a while back. I want bones like iron….. blood like mercury Such that you no longer have an effect on me Aspiring to be superman for just this time How I crave immunity from your eyes and your lies…
To the same theme.. a poem I wrote a while back. I want bones like iron….. blood like mercury Such that you no longer have an effect on me Aspiring to be superman for just this time How I crave immunity from your eyes and your lies…
June 16, 2014
Yet Again
At the end when you cut to the bone, we are all essentially the same; we are women of great expectations. I realized that sitting across the table from them, that despite the variation of our chosen paths we were quintessentially suffering from the same syndrome… insecurity…the plague of this century.I never learn, I’m always […]
