PostsCommentsyahialababidi in #hive-150329 • 3 years agoHappy Cinqo de Mayo, Mexico & a special birthday :)The Fifth of May is not Mexican Independence Day (which falls on the 16th of September), although it is celebrated that way in the USA. So, despite the fact that day might seem like a celebrationyahialababidi in #hive-150329 • 3 years agoVisiting the resting place of poet-philosopher-artist, GibranThis is from a day trip I took to Lebanon, where my father is from and a poet that is a formative influence for me, as a writer: Gibran Khalil Gibran. Gibran, in turn, was heavily influenced by Wyahialababidi in #hive-150329 • 3 years agoPhilosophical Reflections Our burden is made lighter if, instead of privileging it with 'Why me?', we add it to the common load. It is wise to know oneself, if only to add to the sum of human knowledge. The advyahialababidi in #hive-150329 • 3 years agoThe King is Back 👑 If you need some comic relief… There is something almost regal in how Eddie Murphy steps back to let others shine in this sweet sequel to the beloved “Coming to America” — nearly three decayahialababidi in #hive-166408 • 3 years agoDeath is a great teacherOnce upon a time, Philosophy & Spirituality were twins, with a common vision: to prepare us for dying well. In order to do so, of course, we had to live well. This meant existing, mindfullyahialababidi in #hive-148441 • 3 years agoGoodbye cows, horse, dogs, cats & parrots 🦜 Saying my goodbyes to a little slice of Paradise on earth, where we were lucky to spend the weekend. ![img_0173.png](yahialababidi in #hive-127788 • 3 years agoRest In Peace, Sweet Birdies 🕊 I had a difficult night. Between the mosquito bites & my guilty conscience, it was hard to sleep… ![img_9923.heic](yahialababidi in #hive-180164 • 3 years agoI’m in a New Book About Covid —- out this April 2022 🤓Excited to receive notice that in less than 3 months, my words will appear in the Dear Vaccine anthology, from Kent State University Press. Further, I’ve been invited to record a short viyahialababidi in #hive-106444 • 3 years ago2 young birds have fallen out of a tree 😞 (pics & video)I have a new assignment, on the farm (in addition to watering flower/plants & rakyahialababidi in #hive-132410 • 3 years agoWrestling with Demons I’ve got demons on the mind, or they have me on their mind. Religious/spiritual traditions suggest that Demons polish the truth path. Only when one's path is true do the demons come.yahialababidi in #hive-150280 • 3 years agoA few of my favorite things (at our farm)I’ve been here on the farm enough (nearly two weeks) that I’ve developed habits. I tend to sit in the same place, morning and evening, where I can enjoy this marvelous view & bird watch.yahialababidi in #hive-114308 • 3 years agoThe Spirituality of Farm Life Nearly 2 weeks of living on our small farm in Colombia & beginning to ease into it — to breathe better, in unison with living things and the earth: ![img_9861.png](yahialababidi in #hive-148441 • 3 years agoArt & Pain I suppose that one of Art's great lessons is not to take even our pain personally... since in art the personal is universal. By association, I think of these tragic-romantic words by the fatyahialababidi in #hive-161155 • 3 years agoReflections on Life & Death I have just learned of the death of a childhood friend, younger than myself and am stunned. I meant to write of others things — nature, food, but can think of little else. Rest In Peace, deayahialababidi in #hive-127788 • 3 years agoMagic of Aloe VeraIn life, you win some and you lose some… Camping out in the countryside of Colombia, the first week we lost our battle to the mosquitoes 🦟 my body was covered in bites and my ankle was so ryahialababidi in #hive-150329 • 3 years agoNot getting what you want? A blessing, in disguise.This is a cross post of @yahialababidi/not-getting-what-you-want by @yahialababidi.In praise of states of need and deprivation : reflections.yahialababidi in #hive-106316 • 3 years agoNot getting what you want? A blessing, in disguise.I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, this morning. I'm a night owl and, typically, take a bit to wake up, bumping into furniture and not fully functional for the first hour or so. Today, was eyahialababidi in #hive-102880 • 3 years agoOut of work? Make the most of it!As a freelance writer, there are dry periods where I find myself without work. But, the challenge (as an both an artist and person) is to keep my spirits up and practice a state of readiness. Th