A reflection on softness in a world that often demands armor — and the realization that true strength may lie not in hardening your heart, but in surrounding it with people who protect its tenderness.
Vertical Ambition, Horizontal Connection
A reflective essay on Dubai, human ambition and the longing for connection. About balancing what we can build with how deeply we remain human — between vertical ambition and horizontal closeness.
Racism…I choose 50 shades of gray.
A personal reflection on racism, polarization, and black-and-white thinking — and why choosing dialogue, nuance, and human connection feels more urgent than ever.
If It’s Hysterical, It’s Probably Historical
When we react strongly in a conversation, the cause is often not the moment itself but something older, something historical. This post explores how past voices shape present conflicts, and how choosing your voice of today can break old patterns and transform communication.
Who Drives Your Car?
A reflection on how our subconscious “drives the car,” how acceptance opens doors, and how small inner movements help invite light back into our lives.
The mini-reactor inside me
Creaking stairs during a concert, a zipper with velcro, relentless coughing… Small annoyances that sometimes feel like someone’s throwing a match into my gas cloud. On reactivity, the confusion around mindfulness, and why I prefer being mindless over mind-full.
When Life Gets Dark, Look for a Light Switch
Why you attract what you radiate and how to consciously shift your energy. Small moments of light can create powerful change from within.
The Challenging Power of Perspective
I caught myself slipping into the very us-versus-them thinking I dislike so much. This post is about that confronting mirror—and about the challenging power of perspective that colors, widens, and softens everything.
✨ “In the end… what will be your legacy?”
In the end, what truly matters isn’t status or success — it’s love. When life slows down, we realise that connection, compassion and presence shape our real legacy. This reflection explores why love remains our most meaningful compass and how choosing love today defines the legacy we leave behind.
The Power of Power
I’ve always had a complicated relationship with power. Then I read: ‘Power is merely a means to an end. The ends must also be virtuous.’ This insight helped me make peace with my ambivalence.
