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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Hout Bay, Cape Town
My favourite spot at Hout Bay in the Western Cape. I used to drive out in the middle of the working day to spend a few hours under a tree overlooking this beautiful area. I miss it…especially with the clutter these days. I could use a few days under that tree, if not a month…
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Resilience
As resilient as I may feel at times, there are moments when it feels as if I’m about to crumble. Being an idealist is tiring. It raises expectations that the pragmatist in me convinces me is practically achievable, if only…and it’s that ‘if only’ that always sets me up for a whole lot of hurting.…
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Storm clouds over Johannesburg
Given the writer’s block that seems to be plaguing me these days, which is usually a result of the absence of my key source of inspiration from my life, I decided to post a few photos that I took over the last few years…I have a particular weakness for sunrises and sunsets, so I hope…
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Nostalgia
I had time to waste today, so I took a drive through my o-o-o-ld neighbourghood. I was reminded of so much from my past, mostly from my childhood that it left me somewhat bewildered. There was a bitter-sweet after taste from the whole experience, because it somehow felt as if I had left my roots…
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Selfless Love
Does it exist? Is it even possible? When faced with the harrowing thought of having a loved one exposed to a real and present danger, it’s instinctive to want to just jump right in and save them. But what happens when that person is so deep into it that they themselves don’t even realise anymore…
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The Purpose of Life
To be available to those that have a need to benefit from the resources that you have at your disposal so that their life’s trials may be lightened by the burdens of your own. Your ability to dispense of these benefits in a magnanimous and selfless manner is directly proportional to the perceived level of dignity and…
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Flatline
I feel so uninspired this morning. The sound of the birds was so beautiful on my way back from prayers that I actually stopped to record it in the hope of sharing it with someone special. Alas, technology has yet to move on in the MMS realm, so the limitation of 300kb for a voice…
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Expectations
We deserve more than to have to live up to the expectations of others, especially when their expectations fall far short of our abilities or aspirations. I often get so caught up in not wanting to disappoint not only those near and dear to me, but pretty much anyone that I have any respect for, that I…