"Stop Sleeping!!"

Written on February 24th, 2009 at 5 a.m.!

“Stop Sleeping!!”

What a weird title right? (A Sarcastic smile) - I know!!!

Let me explain to you how this idea came about!

As you may or may not have noticed, I don't really sleep much :) I usually take advantage of mix between the calm of the night and the traffic of my thoughts in order to sit, focus and write it them all down in whatever form comes to mind at the moment!

I love the night and most of all, I love the solitude is bestows upon me, the "self-inflicted" solitude if you may! You know, the kind that I place myself in not that vicious one which is sometimes caused unwillingly due to reasons such as pain, loneliness, lack of good friends, depression and such.

Here is where the tricky part comes in...

Sometimes, this calm night calls for a night companion, one whom I can talk to, discuss my fears, worries, hopes and dreams, laugh with, joke with and waste the night away with... Someone alongside my insomniac night ride to share with me the darkness outside and the light within... To listen to me and feel me...

"Stop sleeping!!" is my new expression! It means, simply, leave sleep for now and enjoy the night... Forget what they tell you about the benefits of 6-8 hours of sleep, it is all wasted time! Wake up and be around...

To all you heavy sleepers, and the not-so-heavy sleeping others: Hope your dreams are furnished with smiles...

Good night :)

The Hidden Fruits of Life!

Sometimes people do not know what they are missing in life… This is a very normal phenomenon since you can’t really know what you are missing unless you try it: hear it, see it, taste it and feel it!

It is like trying an orange, just an ordinary well-rounded, juicy and ripe orange. To a first timer, an orange is just an orange and every other orange must taste more or less the same: like an orange! But to someone who has tried the fresh and delicately picked oranges from the green farms of Lebanon for example, the definition of an orange changes! An orange is not just an orange anymore: it is a succulent and insatiable treat! It is a trip from the proudly standing mother tree, to small tender hands that picked it, to little grocery store where it was bought… Then, an orange is transformed from a simple fruit to a wholesome experience where one could feel every sensation possible as the orange juice gently wets the tongue and its texture softly melts in your mouth!

Whether in life as a whole, or in human relationships in specific, I believe one should always look outside the frames of the available into the world of the unknown… Never should we underestimate the power of what lies ahead! Because sometimes, when you least expect it, something or someone will magically appear in your life to let you see, hear, smell and taste things differently; on a higher level that you have never thought possible before…

Cheers to the unknown and to all the hidden fruits along the path!

Melting into Music…

Consumed by our busy lives and our daily routines, the things we have to do, the places we have to go, the people we have to meet, we tend to dismiss or disregard the power of music…

As I carefully melt into my own music, uniting with each beat and becoming one with every instrument, I realize the healing power hidden within each layer I hear… And I feel like I’m slowly yet confidently drifting away into far away journeys, exploring different cultures, touching, tasting and seeing things I never knew existed…

I close my eyes… And I can see it… I can see the music and I can feel myself blend into it in a state of utter oneness that no one and nothing can take away from me… I hear the music’s stories of love and pain and feel the laughter within its rhythm… I see the children’s smiles… I taste the sea’s humid breeze… I touch the old woman’s resting shoulder…

I embrace the sighs, the whispers, the forgotten words…


(To be continued)

She Danced...

This morning, unlike many others, and as she opened her tired yet curious eyes, she realized something she has been missing for almost 2 years or more: somewhere along that thorny road of life, she had forgotten to count her many blessings… She had forgotten to see the beauty of the roses furnishing the sides of her path and smell the scent of the cool morning breeze that welcomed her with serenity… She had forgotten to touch the tenderness of the simple joys that were hidden in the closest places to her reach…

And for the first time, in what seemed to be an eternity, she danced…

She danced to life…
She danced to the untouched happy moments…
She danced to the smiles of her friends…
She danced to the hopes of new beginnings…
She danced to the weary souls and tired eyes…
She danced to love, wherever it was…
She danced to the simplest gesture, from whoever it may be…

And as she felt her soul mingle with the layers within the music, she felt all the beauty in the world rest upon her hands and shoulders… Closed her eyes… And smiled thinking: I am alive!

The Truth Behind Love...

Some say love is about doing things together,
Sharing a simple life, taking a walk and admiring the weather…

Some say love is a game we play,
A bunch of strings you pull and let loose at different times throughout the day!

Some say love makes you blind; makes you lose grip with reality,
It causes your heart and mind to fight and never allows them to agree!

Some say love is a chemical reaction, a hormonal disruption!
It lasts for 6 months to 3 years and many factors could lead to its corruption!

Some say love is physical attraction nothing more,
If you gain a few more kilos, the love story runs out the door!

Some say love is just a high,
Like drugs, it lasts for a while and then bye bye!

Some say, love is sacred and alive, no matter what others might think,
It can take over your sorrow and make your soul smile in a blink!

I say love is rare,
When it’s true, it’s hard to tear…

I say love is real,
If you have faith in it, you’ll gladly fall under its wheel…

I say love is there,
If you’re willing to walk that extra mile, if you really truly care…