Tag: emotions
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Storytime: I broke my favorite mug today 😢
Hi. How are you doing today? I guess lately I’ve foregone the “welcome to my blog”. It feels too formal. I just…I don’t want to be negative and complain here. This is my safe space. This is also the place I’m supposed to inspire and motivate. On the outside, my life looks relatively good. I […]
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The Emotional Bank Account
My take from the book The 7 habits of highly effective people, part 3 introduction: Emotional bank account. Good morning! How are you doing today? I’m trying to be productive yet mindful. So far im doing okay, except for the stiff neck and headache. Maybe some yoga followed by a healthy breakfast will help? I’m […]
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Happy Mother’s Day: Do I deserve to be celebrated?
Today is Mother’s Day in the Arab World. To know why there are 2 mothers day dates in the world, read here. Yesterday, at my in-laws, there was a celebration. My mother-in-law likes being celebrated on mother’s day. So my brother in laws wife bought a cake for the occasion. It wasn’t much of a […]
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Grateful for moments of happiness
These days, it’s a rare occurrence for me to feel inner peace. I’m restless and cynical about everything and anyone. Ready to vent at the 1st sign of discontent. So disappointed with the loved ones I can’t bear to be in the same room with them. But there are moments, even hours, that go on […]
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Bloganuary Day 12: The meaning behind My Rollercoaster Journey and my most used emojis
Hello and welcome to my blog! My wrist hurts, though I haven’t been writing much lately, but 7 hours a day on your phone will do that to you. I wonder why I haven’t been getting the urge to write much lately. I’ll tell you why. After lots of introspection watching tv shows and reading […]
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Transformation Tuesday: Controlling my Emotions
Hello 👋 reader and welcome to my blog! Today I’m going to talk about my lifelong efforts to control my emotions. I’ve always been over sensitive, and over emotional. I’ve always been full of insecurities and fears about not fitting in and I’ve always reacted rather than responded (later on I found out I had […]
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Happy Monday 🙃
Good morning! How are you doing today? I have a migraine as usual. I’m trying so hard to to go with the flow, not planning, but believe me this week has been bizarre and part of the reason I think is because I’m trying to be spontaneous and not plan. I feel like “who am […]
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It’s okay…
If you feel depressed, it’s okay to talk about it. If you feel anxious, it’s okay to talk about it. If you feel lonely, it’s okay to talk about it. If you are struggling with any mental health problems, it’s okay to talk about it.
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I felt my biggest fear materialize
A friend of mine asked me yesterday “how is not venting going?” and at 1st I thought to myself “I don’t know” but then I started realizing that it’s not going well. With not venting, my loved ones have no idea what’s on my mind, and then when I get mad at them for not […]
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Pros and cons of wearing your heart on your sleeve
To defer to a classic idiom: It’s a day to wear our heart on our sleeve. We use the phrase casually, to mean exposing our true emotions, making ourselves vulnerable and letting it all hang out. We all want others to see us happy, partly because society is unacceptive of mood swings, associates them with […]
My Rollercoaster Journey 