Tag: sea
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The Sea, Always~
There are places that never leave you, even if you step away. For me, it’s the sea. I was raised near the Mediterranean, and more than half of every year was spent at its edge—with family, in sun and salt, in rhythms shaped by tides. We played from morning until night, sometimes even swimming under…
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A Gift from the Sea
Today, I spent a tranquil few hours at the beautiful beach of Saadiyat Island. Despite the optimal beach weather, the winter season here keeps the beaches nearly empty, granting a serene and almost sacred stillness. The turquoise water sparkled under the warm sun, meeting the soft, white sand, while the rhythmic sound of waves seemed…
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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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Finding Solace by the Sea: My Emirates Reflection
This is my fifth visit to the Emirates, and every time I leave, I carry with me a lingering thought: something feels incomplete. For years, I’ve felt the subtle call of the Persian Gulf, its turquoise waters whispering to me, yet I never made the time to step into its waters. It’s strange how life…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 65/365
Hi everyone, wherever you may be, I hope that everyone is doing well in the midst of all the uncertainty that swirls around us on planet earth these days. At the end of the day, we all have so much to be grateful for. Here is my list of 10 for today: *whatever created me…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 57/365
Hi again, I almost forgot how fast projects like this go when you start them and how merciless time is… How much of your childhood do you remember? For me it is short salient moments of intense emotion, some life changing moments that left permanent scars, or pleasant memories like the smell of my swimsuit…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 55/365
Hi my friends, Lea’s quarantine ended today! We have a negative covid test and the birds are singing again in our neighbourhood. You don’t realise the importance of human contact till you go 10 days without it. We have been smiling a lot today, hugging and being silly. I am grateful for her recovery and…
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Daily Coffee Talk~53/365
Hi again, Today I decided to create a small animation from a favourite photograph of mine simply to wish you a bright weekend, a better tomorrow, an a healthy year. This is especially dedicated to my beautiful daughter Lea, who sits in quarantine upstairs, and I miss her so much. The hand in the image…
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Morning Coffee Talk~ 33/354
Good Morning, It has been raining so much here in Dubai the last two days, it reminds me that anything can happen despite our projections and familiar expectations. A good resolution this for me this year is openness mixed with flexibility to be able to meet the unknown with more resilience. The future is here…