Zaid Ismail
@zaidie@zaidismail.com
Author, life coach, and mental health activist. We need to change the narrative from disorders, illnesses, and survival to accountability, understanding, and thriving.
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I hold onto the hurt of betrayal so that it reminds me of my insignificance. Better that than to be deluded by arrogance about my supposed significance. Cynically Jaded
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Fragile
“I wish I could stop after looking at the facade, Instead of always peering at what lies beyond It’s that inquisitive care that I cannot subdue That concern for the pain that reflects in her eyes That draws me in to want to ease her anguish And leaves me ravaged when she finds her wings…
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Fragile
“ I wish I could stop after looking at the facade, Instead of always peering at what lies beyond It’s that inquisitive care that I cannot subdue That concern for the pain that reflects in her eyes That draws me in to want to ease her anguish And leaves me ravaged when she finds her…
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We act out of duty rather than conviction when the guilty martyr in us triumphs over our courage to be true to ourselves and just to our souls. Cynically Jaded
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yesterday morning I found our first time sleeping on the stairs I walked around it quietly 2011-02-23 tanka (via mydreamsmoveslowly)
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Insincerity
Salvation is in sincerity – (Arabic calligraphy by Muhammed Zakariya) I’m not quite sure which is worse, the insincerity of someone pretending to love, or that of someone pretending not to…the former still has the potential to create some good, because even if we develop a sense of belonging or a feeling of being needed…
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arabculture: mosque in bahrain. (Source: http://www.arabculture.tubmlr.com)
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Ultraviolet Kisses
myelephantine: Day light gently tugs me while I sleep and I curl myself a little tighter, hanging off the hems of a dream. It’s only been three hours since my lids gave up on me, but I feel her rising and flirting against my skin, warm kisses on my wrists and fingertips. She’s banished the…