Return to the Lost Self: Daily Exercises (and Every Sense
She came home from a party. Exhausted, but not from the noise of the party. From the fact that all ...
Tag: Religious Modernism and Pleasure
Who doesn’t break in the storms?
Within eleven months, he lost everything. His wife, Maryam, passed away in December after a two‑year battle with cancer. Three ...
The night something woke up in me
In the darkest night of her life, when all paths seemed closed – she had lost her job, her husband ...
Self-knowledge is not just a pretty word; know its value
He was a sales manager at a large company, owned two cars, a house in a good neighborhood, and took ...
Conflicting life roles: Which one is really me?
She was a woman no judge could ignore. She had a voice, arguments, confidence. Her colleagues called her "Madam Lawyer" ...
Why do we lose ourselves when the environment changes?
He was fifty-two when he sold his company. He had worked in the automotive parts industry for twenty-seven years. His ...
Why do we sometimes feel like we are wearing a mask?
She woke up every morning at six-thirty. Before opening her eyes, her hand reached for her phone. Forty-three WhatsApp messages, ...
Why Is Nothing I Do Ever “Good Enough”?
He was sitting at his desk, deleting and rewriting a work email for the third time that night. He moved ...
Why Do I Always Say “Yes”?
He was sitting on the couch, staring at his call log. For the twentieth time, his friend had asked him ...
Why Do We Sometimes Feel Alienated from Ourselves?
It was one in the morning. He was sitting at his desk, staring at a sheet of paper filled with ...