Believe me

I've realized, a couple of years ago

the importance of self-love and self-acceptance

insecurities come from the lack of these two

you don't love and accept yourself

as you are 

therefore, you are insecure

nobody is perfect

we all know that

but we can all be perfectly imperfect

when we start embracing ourselves

do not get attached to others' compliments

others' admiration

others' approval

for these come and go

and when they go

you'll feel so empty

and when they come

you'll live in fear of them going again

it's a sad loop

that you can get out of

the journey to self-love is long

and it definitely isn't linear

but it is possible

Believe me, I've been there 

- Eleonor, Aspire, Tannoury 

Morning thoughts | acting

I like acting

you have to be smart and flexible to be able to change from one character to another

it's like a game

a game that combines intellect and art

one should be a real genius to move the audience with one's character 

it takes courage to make a fool of yourself for the sake of the story

I like to write, direct and act in a play or a movie

I feel like I have a lot to offer, a lot to tell

I just need some time to get out of my shell

- Eleonor, Aspire, Tannoury

Morning thoughts | Arts, culture and history

I like arts, culture and history

because seeing the work of others inspire me to be the best version of myself

seeing that a long time ago, someone believed in themselves, in their thoughts

so much that

they became eternal and respected

is all I need to motivate me to follow my dreams

all artists, all those who marked history were different

they were rejected by their own people

mocked

called crazy

yet they are the ones remembered

I've never fit in anywhere in my life

yet in a Museum I feel so alive and right where I should be

I feel surrounded by those who understand me

their work warm my heart and calm my mind

and for that I am forever grateful

- Eleonor, Aspire, Tannoury

Morning thoughts | Human beings

I like human beings

I like that I know that a human being is fragile

has thoughts and emotions

I like the vulnerability of human beings

how they try to hide it

I like to tell them that I know you are much more than what you want us to believe 

I like to think that deep down we are all alike

we are all kind

we are all loving

we all want to be accepted and loved

we all feel rejected and weird sometime

we all long for a true connection with another human being

That is what I love about us

we are so much alike, yet everybody is unique

each one of us has their own perspective on life

their own story

their own aspirations

we are alike, but each one is their own

If we understood that, hate would be no more

- Eleonor, Aspire, Tannoury

Writer’s Block

Writer’s block
Or in my case mind’s block
I do not write stories, I write my own thoughts
And my mind is blocked
I can’t get myself to think, nor to write
As I write, I forget half the words
Or I feel like all I’m saying is pointless or
Doesn’t make any sense

Being stuck at home,
Living these crisis,
Feeling hopeless
Are being shown in my work
And I know I am not the only one
I know that a lot of people
Writers or not
Are going through the same thing
The same feeling
That is why I am writing this
To tell everybody that
You are not alone
And this too shall pass

- Eleonor, Aspire, Tannoury

Be Kind

They teach us to behave
They tell us what to do
What to think
What to feel
They tame us
They make us one of them
But have you ever noticed that
They barely know themselves
Yet they tell you all you need to know about
The others
The different
They barely know what they want
Yet they tell you the intentions of
The others
The different
They barely get in touch with their emotions
Yet they know that the others hate us
Want us eliminated

What a weird world
What a weird society

As they teach me who I should be
I look aside and see a flower
A wildflower
Fierce, free and beautiful
How wonderful
To live peacefully
To love and accept everybody
So in this world full of mud
I’d like to be a flower

- Eleonor, Aspire, Tannoury

Emotions

Some days we wake up feeling blue
Some days we don’t feel like living
Some days we just want to sleep
And it’s okay if
Some days we are not okay

Don’t be too hard on yourself
When you don’t feel good
Don’t be too hard on yourself
When you’re sad
Don’t be too hard on yourself
When you are not yourself

On other days you feel like the Earth can’t contain you
On other days you feel like your heart is so warm
Full of hope and energy
On other days you feel so alive and so full of yourself

And that, my friend, is life

- Eleonor, Aspire, Tannoury