mylightspirit

Thinking Out loud

  • Eternal Garden

    Eternal Garden

    It was early summer of 2016. End of May, early June. The first time I ever traveled; the first time I ever left Lebanon to go anywhere. We went to Turkey to celebrate my sister’s birthday. My mom, my sister, and I. That trip was important to me in a way I couldn’t fully explain.… Read more

  • Our Wonderland!

    My grandfather drove us into Wonderland the day the land was liberated. I was 8 years old and I didn’t understand what was going on; only that everyone was happy, and that the fields my grandpa described, full of citrus trees and flowers, had been taken before I was born and were now, somehow, ours… Read more

  • Strange Faces… Yet Familiar

    Strange Faces… Yet Familiar

    “The question remains: will we be the strange faces in someone else’s story, or are we already just minor characters in a world where our presence hardly leaves a trace?” Read more

  • Chasing the Clouds

    The magic hour and the beauty of sunrise and sunset, the moonlight casting its charm on the window, the sparkling stars piercing the dark night, chasing the clouds, and gazing at a full moon; these fleeting reflections of nature framed by windows bringing peace to the house. The laughter and warmth of gatherings, the safety… Read more

  • Glimpses of Heaven

    Glimpses of Heaven

    The notion of existence, of living as a being in this world; a combination of matter, body, and soul. It leaves us considering the ultimate destination. What happens when our physical form concludes its journey, and the soul carries on alone? As believers in faith, in life and death, and in the afterlife, we wonder:… Read more

  • Haunting Odors

    Haunting Odors

    On summer nights, a gentle breeze would slip through the yellow-framed window of my room, bringing with it the powerful scents of jasmine and gardenia. The jasmine tree in our backyard stood tall, while next door, a gardenia tree spread its fragrance. As the night breeze escaped through the room, it carried these scents, soothing… Read more