Tag: desert
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Chasing the Ball: A Journey with the Sun
The sun has always been a symbol of hope and vitality, but during the dark, dreary winter days of Germany, its importance becomes almost sacred. For weeks, the sky remains a monotonous gray, the air heavy with damp coldness. When the sun finally peeks through the clouds, it feels like a miracle, a gentle reminder…
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Desert Dreams that Linger
My mind is still in the desert, lingering in its haunting beauty. That day under the vast, unyielding sky left an indelible mark. The desert is extreme in its minimalism—a place stripped bare, where life slows to the pace of the sand, the sun, and the incline of the dunes. There is no rush, only…
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Finding Everything in the Desert’s Emptiness
“Why go to the desert? There’s nothing there,” people often say. Today, as we drove for nearly six hours along a road framed by endless sand and an infinite sky, I reflected on those words. The sun blazed overhead, and the landscape seemed sparse, stripped of the usual markers of life. But as I stepped…
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Lessons from the Desert: A Journey into Timelessness
Spending this month in the UAE, I am surrounded by the vast and mysterious expanse of desert. It is a landscape that invites reflection and awe. I remember vividly the first time my daughter visited this region at the age of seven. As she stepped onto the golden dunes, she was struck silent, her small…
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Daily Coffee Talk~75/364
There must have been a time when humans were born on this planet with a clarity of purpose and a constant awareness of purpose for this journey we find ourselves on. It feels that something has occurred to cause a derailment of the human story, sometime, somehow, we took a wrong turn and we find…
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Morning Coffee Talk~ 44/365
Good Morning, Have you ever felt the need to back things off when so much tries to claim your time, attention and energy? That is the time to use the power of ‘NO’. So many of us find it very difficult to say no, maybe in fear of upsetting someone, the worry of not being…
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Morning Coffee Talk~ 39/365
Good Morning, We are in the desert today in Liwa, close to the border of the emirates and Saudi Arabia, the empty quarter (الربع الخالي) and very close to the Tropic of Cancer. The sand get more and more red as you drive towards Liwa due to its concentration of copper and the world gets…
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Day 18~ November 18th~ New York
Every desert houses an oasis, and for New York City, central park is just that vital. One of the largest and most visited urban parks in the world, the park has bucket loads of charm to offer. Even when you don’t have time to visit during the rush of life, knowing that it is there,…