Fight For Your Presence

It’s at that moment, when the lights are all turned out and you crawl into bed. When you lie there with thoughts creeping from the back of your mind; rising to the surface. It’ll either make you or break you… A little bruised, slightly broken, and sighing as you retrieve moments and memories. Wondering whether to rest your head on your pillow and surrender to the comfort of this place, or if it’s worth waking up once more and going into battle the next day. But aren’t you still standing?! Perhaps slightly scarred; but what’s sunshine without a little rain?? And what’s a journey without...

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UNAVOIDABLE LAWS -

Read this somewhere and it's pretty funny... Hope you enjoy it! =) These are the unavoidable laws of the natural universe... 1. Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or you will have to pee.  2. Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.  3. Law of probability: The probability of ‘being watched’ is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.  4. Law of the Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.  5. Law of the Alibi: If you tell the...

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Sawa Ahla Group

Today, I felt like sharing a bit about an NGO that have recently got my attention; Sawa Ahla Group. I think it's for a really good cause and we do need such work in our community. The people who have founded it are so giving and committed to what they do; I do believe they'd get a lot of great work done. I think a lot of people go on in this existence and get so taken with what's happening in their lives, instead of taking a little time to look around. Life isn't all rainbows and sunshine, not even half of it. Just because your life have went smooth and all, doesn't mean others...

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Check Mate ♛

What if the ‘Happily Ever After’ isn’t so happy after all? Life is never a fairytale; those are no more than words written by dreamers What if Cinderella never made it to the ball? Sometimes the glass slippers don’t match; just a myth exchanged between readers What if ‘Never Land’ didn’t exist and you had to grow up? We can’t always fly “second to the right and then straight on till morning” What if Alice never stood up for herself and was lost in the universe swap? Sometimes we lose ourselves as we tend to fall down the rabbit hole with no warning And what if I told you...

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My Facebook Page

So I have officially done a Facebook page... It's going to have quotes, interesting videos and shares and of course updates to any online posts including ones from this blog. This way you'll definitely stay connected and know all about what's new. If your curious and you like what you're hearing, stick around and like the page =) Link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dana-Sobh/448669438487...

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This Is It?!

Another video I just had to share But is this really it?? .. I think or at least I hope, my life would actually be an edition to that video and it would show more than wandering around and fulfilling this dull yet common version of reality. I do not seek immortality, but I do want to be remembe...

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Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine

I am done with my graceless heart So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart Cause I like to keep my issues strong It's always darkest before the dawn Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back So shake him off, oh woah Another song that I think is worth sharing.... To me, this song is all about moving forward and letting go of the past and those dark moments that have held you down for so long. Life is filled with ups and downs, and sometimes...

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Search For Your Heart ♥ - Part II

I didn't have a hole in my shoe, but I had one in my soul and in the reality I was living - the lack of satisfaction. I didn't starve for food; my hunger was even worse - I was being eaten inside out just because I never appreciated those little food crumbles, didn't want to eat my vegetables and refused to finish my plate. I didn't have a torn shirt, but I wasn't being the right person in what I had on either... Those watches, shoes and fancy clothes; meals and restaurants. Those do not set the person I am. Those do not give me an identity...

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Search For Your Heart ♥ - Part I

( Inspired from 'Be The Change' Volunteering Event - Mentioned in the previous post ) Those innocent smiles on their pure faces. Those sparkles in their eyes that shined with hope They're not aware of it, but they reached out for me, lend me a hand and threw down a rope From falling in a well of utter materialistic interests and zombie like life, to having a clear vision of what's out there not just a vague corrupted site From worrying about not buying that shoes or bag, to seeing kids running around in clothes that God knows how old, but they’re alright They might...

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Dear Diary, 'Be The Change' Volunteering

Dear Diary, Couple of days ago, I volunteered in an organization called ‘Be The Change’. I’m not much familiar with their work or activities, but I knew from Facebook that they were doing an event for orphans. At first I didn’t pay a lot of attention, but then I heard that one of my best friends was going and she encouraged me to attend it together and go through this experience. Eventually, I did go. I was a bit excited since it was my first time volunteering for orphans. It was pretty much a meal (Iftar), and of course it included before that activities and letting the kids...

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"The Way Up"

You have to start at some point from scratch and build your way up From rocky and shaky foundations to Skyscrapers covering our sky <3 Rise from the gro...

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Dear Diary, Photography Training

Dear Diary, A couple of weeks ago I submitted an application to gain several skills. One of this skills I applied to was photography which I got accepted to attend, and yesterday the workshop took place. The training was held at August 4 in Beirut at Zico House with Saad El Kurdi as our trainer.  I was suppose to be there at 10am, but clueless me didn't pay much attention to the location and got late due to discovering so after heading toward a completely different site. After finally arriving there, I was glad they haven't started yet. Definitely learned to read an...

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يا من صنع من تراب

قد تكون ملك ذو عرش وقوة أو شخص ذات مقام ويعتبر قدوة  قد تملك أراضي لا تستطيع عينك من دلالت بدايتها ولا نهايتها تبتاع ما تشتهيه نفسك... مالك الأموال والغنائم على اشكالها  ولكن أنت يا عبد يا مأمور، ألا تدري أنك مجرد روح ترجع إلى خالقها في يومٍ من الأيام وتترك كل ما في هذه الدنيا من سلطة و ذهب و فضة.  فانحني و ودع هذا الغرور وحبك للماديات لأنها لن تدوم كثيراً؛ وأنت كذلك.  يا من صنع من تراب، الى تعلم أنك لست سوى رقم بين ألوف يماثلونك، وفرد بين هذي الشعوب،  و نطفة بين عالم كان كبره لا يقاس؛ غمئه البحار وارتفاعه السموات وما تلاها من فضاء...؟؟ يا...

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Don't Judge Me

Don’t judge me because I can’t afford the things you do, buy the same brands at those fancy stores of yours, and dine in a five star restaurant. Don’t judge me all cause I made other choices, sinned differently, and didn't match your vision of what’s perfect. Don’t judge me until you have walked a mile in my shoes, lived a day in my life, and went through the things that I have... Don’t judge me just because I’m different...

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