Abstract painting by unknown I think it is fundamental what we believe and quite intriguing how our belief system could become a vault for our experiences. Welcome, Have you ever felt a crack in your ideology but you can't tell what caused the loop or how to fix it? I think that's because of our… Continue reading The fault in our thoughts
The powerful effect of reminders
Hey you, The inspiration behind this post happened in a café conversation with a new friend where we discussed several issues relating to human relationships and how tragically monogamous relationships end, often due to betrayal. In that conversation we traded lessons from break up and what some failed relations taught us about love and loving...but… Continue reading The powerful effect of reminders
Thought Innovation
Art by Florencia Tellado This was supposed to be a dear diary moment for me but I decided to explore my vulnerability publicly. First, to find out if writing this will bring clarity, second, to discover others who like me, also have this struggle but haven´t had the opportunity to articulate the process. If you… Continue reading Thought Innovation
The bar
Art by wood panel logic I know anyone reading this is familiar with the gait you have to work on Friday when you know the weekend is about to be lit. There is something about an exciting weekend that boosts your mood but it's even more spectacularly thrilling when you are about to experience something… Continue reading The bar
Panegyric for Men
Art by Julian Opie Hey you, This post is a collage of nuances collected from interactive dialogues. As it is said, "The quality of your questions determines the depth of your answers." It started with a post on IG I found where a couple of guys were discussing what they liked about women and typically,… Continue reading Panegyric for Men
The constant state of Meh
"Endurance" by Leroy Campbell This post is inspired by one of my dearest friend. He literally said, "I am in a constant state of Meh". Let me walk you through how we got there... It is a typical day and customary to our conversations that starts out being just to check up on each other to… Continue reading The constant state of Meh
TO THE PEOPLE THAT STAY
"Fluid moments" Hessam Abrishami Welcome again, This post is dedicated to the friends in adversity, may we have them and may we be them... With great adversity comes the need to need to wield even greater strength... As the popular song lyrics, 'sunny days, everybody loves them but tell me baby can you stand the… Continue reading TO THE PEOPLE THAT STAY
Walking from disappointments
Portrait by Luciano cian We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope- Martin Luther King Jr. Disappointment is common to everyone of us. At some point we've felt let down by people and vice versa. Look no further if you grew up in an African home, at some point you will probably be… Continue reading Walking from disappointments
ALL OTHER STORIES BEHIND
Art by Jane Ruggiero The last time I wrote about loneliness (check my post on einsam), I got torrents of well-meaning texts, and phone calls from friends asking if I was doing okay mentally. Never mind that the intent behind the post was munificently about being stuck in places in one´s memories that one has… Continue reading ALL OTHER STORIES BEHIND
Sentient
Color of Passion by Hassam Abrishami I was listening to a podcast on the inestimable value of emotions and the gift of humanity to experience the length, breath and depth of these emotions, but we tend to believe that emotions should be ruled by logic and that to be logical means to exclude emotions. When… Continue reading Sentient
Connoisseur of Memories 