Sometimes what we see in others
isn’t the same same thing they see in themselves

Talking while someone listens
is called healing

Leave
Whatever
Makes you feel down
Leave what makes you feel stuck
Unwanted
Unworthy
Leave what glues you to the ground
Leave the dreams you have created in your own mind
Leave it behind
Focus on yourself
Discover your soul
And let go of unnecessary relationships

How you deal with yourself
When you’re not okay
Speaks a lot about you

There are places
People
Places
That make you feel alive
They remind you of your strength
They bring you back to a challenging life
A busy one
Where distraction
Is a must

We need
To sit down
In places
That make us feel alive
We need to listen to the wind
We need to turn everything off
And just exist
Be there in the moment
Enjoy the view
We cannot control the world
We can only control ourselves
And we should accept the bad days
The same way
We accept happy and inspiring days

Feeling empty
Is a harsh feeling
As if nothing makes sense
As if suddenly everything stops for a while
We need to have faith
In ourselves
And accept our mood swings
Our moments of despair
We shouldn’t take decisions
We should simply let go
And let everything fits into its own way

Connect
with
yourself
first

My life is on a waiting list
that I’ve created in my mind
to justify that I’m not ready to face the world

In you arms
is where I wish
to belong right now

My story is very simple
I lost my grandma several days ago
Not to be sad was a hard task
Especially in this melancholic pandemic
Rare are the things that make me happy
Vast are the emotions that I want to escape
At last, I don’t want to associate death to pain

When we lose everything
A glimpse of hope still strikes
We cannot do it alone
No matter how much we try
We need guidance
Care
And constant
attention

We live in a world
Of disappointments
Yet
We always seek
Better things to come

People write
To connect

Accept your fears
And all the things that you lack

In 2021
Try not to judge
Yourself first

How you see the world
Impacts the people around you
So be gentle
Patient
And understanding

In the middle of a pandemic
Home is the place where we connect
To a social platform
in order to survive

It’s been a rough year
for all of us
But we have survived
We made it through tough times
We did our best to protect ourselves
We enjoyed small little outings
We walked a lot
We talked on the phone a lot
We discussed
our fears
our worries
our sufferings
What made us sad
But still
We handled it
We continued living
Were are still breathing
We are talking taking care of our souls
of our bodies
All of this has the power
to makes us feel better
to accept
ourselves as human beings
affected by the outside world

We need to thank the people
that gave us support this year
that understood our pain
The people that never left us
Their presence
Their voices
Their words
gave us hope
to never give up

Return to you root
What caused your tension?
What created your anger?
Can you not get mad at yourself
For overreacting?

When we lose everything
A glimpse of hope still strikes
We cannot do it alone
No matter how much we try
We need guidance
Care
And constant
attention

People write
To connect

Stop waiting for things to happen
Think about now
What can you do to make your day better ?

If we share the same weather
Would I feel more close to you?

There is endless opportunities
Yet sometimes I feel stuck

Sometimes
The love we feel inside
doesn't know
how to manifest itself

Are you happy?
Do you have thoughts that constantly live in your mind?
What do you want to change?
What inspires you?
What makes you grateful?
Who supports you when you feel down?
Who gives you hope?
Do you believe in a greater power?

We stare into screens
Afraid to be ourselves

I want to be a tree
So I can plant my roots
Take care of my surroundings
And let things grow on me

You body
is your refuge
you
need to stop everything
and listen to it

If I don't speak
Can you hear
my thoughts?

We are humans
we need to belong
and feel loved
we cannot live
alone
We always need
support from others

Believe in yourself
Everytime you want to give up
Whenever you have doubts
When you don’t feel enough

The person
That believed in you
When you doubted yourself
Deserves your recognition

You deserve more
Than what is given to you

I believe
In a power
That lies
In me

I want to walk aimlessly
In streets I have never visited
Feel alive when looking at strangers
Embrace uncertainty
And let it have a root in me

is a process
A journey

Being happy
Genuinely happy
With no specific reason
You feel inspired
Like you belong
It feels good
On the inside
It is sacred feeling
Something that you'll experience rarely

I wanted nature
The trees
The leaves
The fresh air
The grass
To integrate my soul
So I could close my eyes
And experience serenity

Do not doubt yourself
You can do it
Despite all the negative thoughts
that circulate in your mind
Do not give up

What you're going through
belongs only to you
You don't need to explain

Do not give others your thoughts
Explain it to yourself
Your experience is different
Why do you keep comparing yourself to others?

The people who let you down
Are afraid of your potential

Dreams
do come true
even if
we don't expect it

You don't need to explain
What you believe in

Whatever happens to having plans?
Making decisions so life wouldn’t be confusing, so we know where to go
We design our lives
So we feel more in control
But what if it doesn’t work out this way?
What if what we need is not meant for us
Maybe alternatives are better
We think too much of what we want to become
We spend a lifetime searching for what satisfies our soul

What will make us more important than others

We make plans
to feel more in control
of our lives

But maybe
not knowing,
being confused
and
having alternatives
Is simply better


We think too much of what we want to become
Instead of searching for what satisfies our soul

The fourth of August
Our lives have changed since then
As Lebanese
as human beings
Our perspective
How we see ourselves
Our priorities
Our family
Our friends
It became a hyperreal country
Something that has control
over us
that drag us down
make us suffer
It is a tragedy
that keeps returning
It is a cycle
that our grandparents passed through
Our parents
And now us
But if we leave?
What are we considered?
You are not giving up if you escape
You still care
You still love
But that isn’t enough
Your trust is broken
You’ve been betrayed
How do you maintain a relationship with a country
that uses violence in all of its types and
then convinces you that it loves you, it needs you
that will change someday?
Your soul needs comfort
Your body needs affection
Your mind needs safety
You need to see a future
where you can live, breathe, fulfill dreams
Not just survive!

People will always ask you :
What is your job?
What did you study?
As if you're supposed to figure out your
whole life in your 20's