Why comparing yourself to others is making you feel unworthy, and what to do about it — Do you compare yourself to others? I, for one, find myself constantly falling into the comparison trap, and right away, I feel inferiority, lack, and shame. I lose perspective of how far I’ve come along my personal journey, and in an instant, I feel as though I am back to…

And 4 ways to cultivate more silence and stillness in your life — So, for a while now, I’ve been scrambling to do more while becoming increasingly dissatisfied with my life. It was clear that I was struggling with productivity exhaustion. And then I realized what was missing: silence and stillness. Silence and stillness… words we understand but seldom experience, especially in a…

And 6 ideas to jump onto the prompt bandwagon — Many will tell you the one thing that makes a writer a writer is that they simply… write. Nothing more and nothing less. Yet, if you’re anything like me, you’ve likely experienced a drought of words, going days, if not weeks, without writing a single sentence. You may well still…

A reflection on shifting my mindset and breaking past perceived limitations — It has been around two weeks since I’ve gotten back home from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I had lots of fun sailing my newly purchased ILCA dinghy while participating in the first Saudi Sailing Qualifying Regatta, which took place over two days (with three races each day) at…

Love, commitment, and heartbreak against the backdrop of 2000s Saudi Arabia — As a post-pubescent boy, growing up in Saudi Arabia around the turn of the century was, in many ways, challenging. For one, the rise of testosterone was at great odds with a conservative culture that censured sexuality and created a vast chasm between boys and girls in every way possible…

It is definitely more money than I can spend — Written for MIDFORM’s June 2022 challenge. June 29th: You just won 44 billion dollars, tax-free. What do you do with it? Damn! Whatever happened to those days when we were asked what we’d do with a million dollars. Yeah, but nowadays, a million dollars isn’t merely enough money for most…

An energy psychology technique backed by science — Have you ever been anxious and didn't know how to calm yourself down? I sure didn't. Until that is, I found tapping, which completely changed my relationship with anxiety, empowering me to take control and helping me along the journey of overcoming anxiety completely. Let me explain a bit about…

As you may speak to a therapist, speak into your journal — Written for MIDFORM’s June 2022 challenge. June 27th prompt: Do you keep a diary or journal? Why, or why not? Having a practice of articulating and externalizing our thoughts and feelings is important for our mental health. But I haven’t always kept a journal as it was only around 24…