We all get bombarded with quotes and positivity messages at the turn of a new year. Where in my eyes, December 31 and January 1 are days just like any other day, one quote I got to read a couple of times within the 24 hours, not intentionally mind you, got me thinking... It read: "Today is the first blank page of a 366-page book. Write a good one". Hmm. Stumbling upon the same quote several times within 24 hours sounded to me like too much of a coincidence.
And so, I started wondering what initiative could I start to make proper use of those simple words. Writing a book could be an option. However, not for this year. It is still on top of the bucket list of things I want to do, just not yet. So how about a page that is NOT going to be another collection of positive thoughts? This Jar, since I found the idea of a jar cute and in a way resembling the jar I use to collect wine bottle corks, will simply be a selection of thoughts, events, and maybe some feelings too that will cross my path during 2020. If you know me a bit, you certainly have heard me say: "I don't like even numbers". I really don't. And 2020 is too much of one. I'm surely not going to spend it ranting every day. I promise to keep it to one idea at a time. Well, mostly that is. Curious to find out more?
UPDATE: Dec. 31, 2020 This year has turned out to be a far more challenging and interesting year for me, on all levels. The only even thing about it was ... the number. In the end, I didn't keep my goal of publishing small writings in the Jar of Thoughts daily. I did my best to keep the "How Can I Help You Campaign" going on my personal FB page and I am currently thinking of ways to connect all those ideas. Stay tuned!
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As I start my week, I am simply grateful to all my friends, who are always supportive and just a phone call away.
I am truly blessed and thankful to each one of you!
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It's time once more for celebrations that last a fortnight... not the game, the number of days!
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It's wintertime. And it has been raining heavily in the past couple of days.
Our infrastructure lacks maintenance and proper outlines in general.
Here is what happened today...
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Sometimes I ride out at night and try to immerse myself in the mysteries of the skies, away from people and light pollution.
In those moments, the moon looks sort of magical...
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My friend wanted to take me out on my birthday.
I said yes. And so we met in Ashrafieh after we both finished our sports training.
Read on for the review of the dinner.
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True. I am interested in beautifying spaces.
No. I didn't study architecture or interior design. I almost did and then went for something totally unrelated.
What I actually found out about decorating my home, which is an ongoing project still, is that I enjoy it and that my visitors mostly want to know more about my ideas...
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This evening, I let my mind wander. And I end up thinking about... writing.
Quite interesting. I don't write professionally. I haven't written an academic paper in ages now.
So what about my writing activities?
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I met Maroun Habib, aka Moophz, in 2019 to buy his Astrophotography calendar.
This highly talented artist is actually a cyber security specialist by day and an astrophotographer, obviously, by night.
It is important to note that he was featured twice in 2018 on NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
