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Bringing the Crying Boy home. Cursed painting?
Before I start telling you the story of the Crying Boy painting in my mom’s bedroom. Does the image make you feel funny? Or am I seeing things? A fiery spark on a…
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Breaking news: No news. Stop being a news junkie!
Say no to multiple daily news alerts. Stuck between caring too much and not caring at all. What we hear is what we believe. But, we hear too much. News story after news…
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Talking to the moon. Is catharsis enough? Now, what?
Thank you, moon, for helping me experience catharsis Talking to the moon- Tears running down my eyes. On the side of my grandma’s balcony. A spring breeze strokes my hair. At the home…
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Stop being an actor in your life- Finding the ugly
Ugly, Uglier, ugliest. It’s not so bad when you say the words out loud. They are only adjectives. In the pursuit of Ugliness: Pretty, some say I am. They are likely lying. What…
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Stop fighting people’s battles. *You will lose*
Ignore peer pressure: Be unproblematic, no more fighting Peer Pressure: Birds chirping in my ears Trying to tell me how to feel What a glamorous day to be me What a glorious day…
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Grieving a country. Is a future possible in Lebanon?
Is peace still possible? Maybe. Can we be apolitical? I don’t know. Is grieving all that’s left? My glamorous hammer I believe in world peace Where we’re all frolicking around In our itsy-bitsy…
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Stop forcing things to work. Dream on Earth.
Forcing things never works. Stop. You deserve your freedom. Freedom, in your mind and soul. Most of all, beyond the pages of what once was. Sea-saw emotions spoiling the pages of your life.…
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Preparing for a hike helped solve a family coffee feud
How I prepared for a hike. Hint: I’m unorganized Is coffee breakfast? Monday morning I wake up. I smell coffee roasting I perk up. Breakfast in bed, I jump out. I go back…
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Eating only lettuce can kill you | Orthorexia Nervosa.
Is lettuce on your mind? Let me distract you. Start with the poem below. Then, go for the more hefty discussion on Orthorexia Nervosa. Don’t worry, I didn’t know what it meant either.…
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I’m a human and I fail. Why not be a failure today?
Failure is fun Watch me fail. Watch me fall. Watch me get rejected. I don’t mind. At least I am trying. At least my bubble is broken. I have never failed as much…
