Category: Mini Essays
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Here is another post on masculinity that you never asked for.
Yeah I’m a dude. Many of my dude friends like to play sports, shoot guns, work on cars, go camping and build stuff. Sometimes, when we run into a mat out somewhere, we will start wrestling one another for no apparent reason. These are dude things, but this is not what makes a man. I…
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What am I going to do with all these realizations?
In 2022 I’ve had many eye opening experiences. When I was in LA for a video shoot I realized that anyone is capable of bringing change into this world, but how do I change to prepare myself? Through the loss of my dear grandmother and several friends, the inevitability of my own death makes me…
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Everyday
As I age I start to realize little by little how much our parents do for us. Although I’ve lived with my mom for all my life, she has lived to see me more. The times I simply cannot fathom when I was an infant I can only imagine by seeing what my sisters go…
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Appreciation post.
To clear my mind and deal with my thoughts, I tend to write or keep myself occupied with tasks. I wondered where it was that I got this attribute from. My father has been a source of inspiration for me. Growing up I wondered why my father had been so stubborn and hard to deal…
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Post Ramadan Reflection 1443
Firstly, Eid Mubarak! Every year before Ramadan starts, I feel a slight hesitancy to enter the month. I wonder if this is the fear of not doing enough to maximize on the blessings of the month or a trick the devil plays to trip me up. Regardless, the month came and went. A theme that…
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Waves
Life is seldom steady. With the ebb and flow of positive and negative experiences, I often struggle to find consistency in my mental state. At times feeling immensely empowered by accomplishing the smallest of tasks, and conversely dreading the idea of giving up a few meters before finishing a metaphorical marathon. I started this Ramadan…
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Burning Out
Flushed out of ideas and running with a low tank of fuel. The word slump was introduced to me this week, and I most definitely have felt this in my life. I am stuck in between the narrative of the hardworking man who believes that being sleep deprived due to an overwhelming amount of work…
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Dealing with Defeat
Dealing with defeat. Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan. We can do our best to scheme, think of obstacles that may arise in our path, imagine possible outcomes, hope for the best and yet still have the entire project fall apart. I was questioning whether I should make this post. I do my best…
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Hang in there!
Looking back in time, I started to remember some of the promises and conversations I had with myself. At 19 I made the intention of not succumbing to the narrative that has been prepped for me. Doing my best to pursue my creative side whilst balancing educational security was something that many people tried to…
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Consequences of Choices
You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of said choice. This has been a statement that I’ve been reflecting on for a little while now. Choosing everyday what it is that I could be doing; I’ve been asking myself what is it that needs to be done? Last night…
Kabir Qurban 