Category: inspiration
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The Power of Photography: Capturing Joy in Uncertain Times
Today, Germany cast its vote, a decision that will shape the future in ways we cannot yet comprehend. The air was filled with a quiet tension, a collective holding of breath as people pondered what comes next. Political shifts, policy changes, the unknown—these are the things that fuel uncertainty and anxiety. It is so easy…
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My Memorable Encounters with Camels in the Desert
I remember the first time I moved from Lebanon to New York, someone casually asked if I used camels as transportation back home, along with other misinformed curiosities like whether Lebanon was an African country. The reality is, camels are nearly non-existent in Lebanon, except for a lone show camel I once saw in Baalbeck.…
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The Day of Many Hands
Continuing from yesterday’s quiet encounter with the woman who had never seen her own reflection, the very next day in this remote region of Yunnan brought the complete opposite experience. My two photographer friends and I were exploring when we came upon a group of children working together to clear the road after a flood.…
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Embracing the Now: Finding Peace in Presence
Today, I was so busy that I forgot about time, and that was a good day. Time only exists when I stop to think about it, when my mind drifts to places it has not yet arrived. But if I don’t look for it, if I am completely immersed in the flow of doing, time…
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The Haunting Pull of Spirals
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There is something deeply hypnotic about the spiral. It is a shape that exists everywhere, from the tiniest seashell to the vast expanse of galaxies. The Fibonacci sequence, that golden ratio of nature’s design, reveals itself in the way sunflowers arrange their seeds, in the unfurling of fern fronds, in the winding embrace of a…
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Embracing Surrender: Finding Peace in Chaos
As the world spins faster, louder, and more unpredictable, I’ve discovered that the most profound answers often come not from resistance but from surrender. It may seem counterintuitive, even passive, to stand still amidst the chaos and simply allow things to be as they are. Yet, in a time when we’re flooded with uncertainty and…
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Seeking Meaning: My Quest from Lebanon to the World
Image taken at Bahla Fort in Oman As far back as I can remember, I’ve been searching for something—something elusive and vast. As a child, I called it truth, or magic, or meaning. At times, it felt like a hidden world waiting to be discovered, something that could take me beyond the mundane reality I…