Tag: Non-Fiction
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Relax Your Mind:180 Seconds of Restless Thoughts
“Inhale, lift your arms up. Exhale, drop your hands to the floor. Inhale, right leg back. Drop the knee. Hold.” When I hear her say the movements, they sound easy enough. But there’s a constant humming in my ear, the echo of a voice in my head. “Hold? You can’t hold any longer. Your legs…
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Book Review: Cockroach
When I first started reading Rawi Hage’s Cockroach, I was not immediately hooked. Unfamiliar with his writing style, I had picked up the book because I recognized the name. A follow-up to his acclaimed De Niro’s Game, Cockroach explores mental illness, immigration and an immigrant’s struggle for survival. The pacing of the book was not…
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Ten Insights On Happiness
1. Live close to your truth, even when it’s inconvenient.Pretending will keep you accepted, but never happy. 2. Protect your peace like sacred fire.Not everyone deserves access to your silence, your time, or your nervous system. 3. Feel everything fully.Happiness doesn’t come from avoiding pain, but from being real enough to let it move through…
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Life in Lebanon: An Account on What I’ve Endured During the Past Five Years
Lebanon, a beautiful Mediterranean country, is cursed by an untold legend, one that manifests in confessionalism and corruption, but has haunted the country for centuries. Since its independence in 1943, Lebanon has known no rest: wars, crises, and ongoing local and regional conflicts. And to this day, nothing has changed. The surrealism we live in…
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Wild and Unapologetically Me
In my bewilderment, I unleash my nomadic self Where I can roam free, wander endlessly, Wnd get lost in the boundless wildlands of my inner world, Where I can run free in the wilderness of my being. I scamper toward the sun, Gazing into the horizon of my soul, Seeking new territories, fresh rivers, And untouched…
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Book Review: Enter Ghost
A Gripping and Powerful Look into The Protagonist’s Struggle with Her Palestinianism Sonia Naser has spent all her life in London. Growing up, she, her sister, mother, and father would visit their extended family in Palestine, something Sonia reflects a lot about. But for the past several years, Sonia has not been back to Palestine,…