The Moon Is My Home | .. N.O.H.A ..

Let me tell you a story. I was on a job interview once when the VP of Products has noticed my cross-functional skill set, mentioning that I have worked with various businesses and on multiple projects. I replied with, “Unfortunately.” Then he asked, “Why do you say so?!” I said, “Because, sometimes, I feel I don’t have a career path. When people ask me about my profession, I find myself perplexed to answer.” Here’s where he highlighted something I never thought about it before. It was an unforgettable moment. He said, “Noha, your profile can help me with any project in hand. You can help me with Research. You can help me with promoting the product. You can help me identify the pain points and build use cases relatable to the audience – besides content.” It was the first time a manager utilizes my skills in a strategic manner. He saw my love for the fundamentals of things. He knew that I can give more than my job title entitles me to do. And most importantly, he made me believe him. He ...

I wholeheartedly believe in people. I fall for the kind ones, and I give my all to anyone in crisis. Some see me foolish, and some believe I should change. I do try to change, but eventually I keep going back to who I am. I keep forgetting to put myself first. Each morning is a real roller coaster. I have to remind myself to focus on the deeds, not the support. Solitude is my ultimate getaway. I try to simplify things as much as I can. I end up overwhelmed, though. I’ve grown to enjoy the slow pace of things. I fight... I fight to survive the daily pressures, the struggles, the wicked encounters. I think I’m doing a good job, yet no one seems to notice. “You have to say it out loud,” I tell myself. “You have to ask for it. You have to state it. You have to claim it. Or else, shut up and accept it for what it is!” All I can wish for, at the moment, is to never give up on feeling better and living a better life. Life is harsh; hope I can find the laughs and the patience to pull me thr...

#إعترافات_ليلية بقيت حاسة إني بكذا شخصية وكذا حالة في الساعة الواحدة .. تغيير متقطع ومالوش ملامح .. مالوش ماسكة ولا تفسير واضح .. مابقتش عارفة أنا زعلانة ولا فرحانة .. كل اللي واثقة منه إني كارهة لسؤال "مالك" .. ماعنديش إجابة وماليش خُلق للتفكير فيها .. مش عايزة حد يسألني لأني غرقانة في الأسئلة وبسأل نفسي في اليوم الواحد كل ثانية تقريباً .. ليه برّيح اللي حواليّا على حساب نفسي؟ .. ليه مابقتش أحس بطعم حاجة؟ .. ليه محدش عنده استعداد يقبلني زي ما أنا؟ وليه محدش حتى بيحاول يقرّب مني وشايفين إني كئيبة؟ .. ليه الناس بقت مؤذية بالسهولة دي و امتى هبطل اتفاجأ؟ .. هو مش اللي بيصبر بينول؟ طب أنا امتى هرتاح؟ .. هي الدنيا مش هتبطل تعلّي عليّا؟! .. هو أنا لوحدي اللي كده؟!

I need to stop giving too much, loving too much, forgetting myself too much… doing everything too much. I need to stop pleasing everyone and forsaking my right to be treated equally. I need to become bolder. I need to set boundaries and limitations for people who invade my life. I need to do what makes ME happy, not everyone else. I need to save myself. No one else will. This piece is part of a challenge that will hopefully encourage me to get back to writing. Wish me luck. :) #FreeWritingChallenge #DayTwo

I’m always late for everything… I’m late for appointments, I’m late in responses, I’m late in life. When friends used to meet on Thursdays, I was at home trying to convince my parents to join them. When people were way ahead with their careers, I was finally starting one. While some of the people I know managed to be in control of their emotions, I still face times when I’m an emotional wreck… hanging on by a thread. “Focus on the quality, not the quantity,” a college professor once advised me, when I shared my frustration of not completing my translation exam on time. From that moment forward, I learned to give everything time. I knew I’ll have to live with it. I admit it slightly solved my problem. But still, I struggle with the fact that things take time to cook; especially in a world where everything and everyone are running like crazy. I find myself dynamic and fast sometimes, though – as weird as it sounds. I know I changed. I’m not the same person I was back then. I ...

To be treated with respect. To be recognized. To be loved. To live and breathe peacefully. To give in return. 2019, please be kind. ♥️ #WishesAndResolutions

Sometimes you need to hear it. That you’re doing fine and that everything is going to be okay. That you’re a good person, or that you made someone happy today. It feels good to be appreciated. You know you need this. We all do. If you think someone is doing something good, please let them know they’re worthy of your attention. We all have stories to be told, waiting for someone to sincerely listen. Let them know you care. #SpreadGoodVibes ♥️

The funny thing is.. I do miss writing. Miss the thrill of it, Not the "writing for a living" attempts. Not the ugly, commercial side of it. Not the stress that comes along.And yes, it's turning into one of my fears that I know I have to face sooner or later. I'll lose it for good if I don't do something about it soon, if I don't fight its urge of dragging me down to a loop of silence & blocks. Writers live in constant battles with themselves and others to stay sane. Yes, it's beautifully damaging in a way. Yes, sometimes we lose ourselves in the process of creating something unique. The ugly truth is.. it's worth it every time! It's like drugs, but more indulging & engaging. Will I write like before? That, I don't know. What I know is, it'll stay part of who I am even if I forgot about it for a while, and I hope it stays special. It may come knocking on my doors someday. #ConfessionsOfaWriter

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I aspire to inspire myself before others every moment of every day to make it count. I don't settle for less than what my heart and mind desires. I won't admit to the perceptions you lay upon me whenever we talk unless you have a reasonable point, in which case I'll agree. I won't allow you to transform me into an another identical version of you. I will.. live as I wish.. do my best to stay kind.. breathe the air God grants me.. choose a path and know its consequences.. expect you to be responsible.. I don't need you to.. dictate me.. control me.. govern me.. suppress me.. discourage me.. I want you to.. support me.. motivate me.. help me get through life.. give me space to evolve.. love and accept me for who I am.. Only then, I'll consider having you in my life. ^_^ #ThePerksOfLiveAndLetLive #SelfReminder ~ Noha Abdel-Tawab

"One day I'll break free from all your chains, fears, and misfortunes. One day I'll watch you burn, as you turn into ashes. I'll fly far away from your memories, coward mistakes, and mistreatments. I'll breed. I'll evolve. I'll live the life you deprived me from living." ~ Noha Abdel-Tawab ‪#‎SelfReminder‬   #‎HabitBreaker‬   #‎SelfMotivation‬

"She always aspires to live a life of value. It's brutality hard sometimes, yet highly rewarding in the end. That's not a lesson she takes lightly. It's a lesson she'll never take for granted." ~ Noha Abdel-Tawab

"Usually the ones who keep it tight, are the ones who are on the edge, waiting to explode." ~ Noha Abdel-Tawab

"Some people are born to inspire you to be better, and some knock you down & leave you to the gutter. If you have at least ONE person who genuinely supports you and loves you for who you are no matter what, don't let them go no matter what. They're your true life's treasury in this world. Kindness always rules above all." ❤ ~ Noha Abdel-Tawab

ناس كتير بتقول عليا هبلة عشان بحكِّم قلبى مع عقلى فى أمور حياتى .. شايفين إن دى سذاجة وإن توكلى على ‫#‏الله‬ سبحانه وتعالى مش منطقى ولا عملى فى الزمن ده .. بيقرأوا صبرى على إنه ضعف .. وفيه منهم اللي بيشوفه غرور .. أه وعهد الله بيحصل :) مع إن جل جلاله يقول فى كتابه العزيز فى سورة الأنعام { قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ [١٦٢] } ويقول أيضاً فى سورة التكوير { وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ [٢٩] } يعنى من الأخر كده، مهما الواحد لف ودار وشاف وقابل ناس وقرر قرارات، الأمر بإذن ‫#‏المولى‬ وفقط .. ما علينا غير السعى لتحقيق الغايات فى طاعته والرضا بقضاءه والثبات على دينه .. المعافرة فى جهاد النفس كل دقيقة من كل يوم شئ نعتز به مش العكس .. ولجوء الواحد للدعاء ده مش عجز .. القوة الحقيقية هـتلاقيها وهـتستمدها من اللي خلقك وعارفك أكتر من نفسك .. عايز أمورك تتيسر وتحقق اللي نفسك فيه؟ صدّق ربنا قبل أي حد تانى .. صدّقه بقلبك قبل عقلك .. ببساطة هو ده الإيمان بالله بالنسبة لى .. إن ‫#‏رب_العالمين‬ لازم يكون له الأول...

سبحانك ‫#‏ربى‬ ما أرحمك .. ما أكرمك .. إذا كانت الحقوق تضيع فى الدنيا، فلهذا خلق الله ‫#‏قنطرة_المظالم‬ على طريق الآخرة .. سيقتص كل من ناله أذى من قريب أو بعيد .. ستنكشف عورته أمام الخلق أجمعين .. سيُعرَف من هو المنافق الحقيقى .. من سكت عن الحق .. من عاون على الظلم .. من لم يؤتى كل ذي حق حقه .. من أفسد حياة آخرين، بل الأقربين .. يوم لا ظل إلا ظله .. عند ‫#‏الله‬ تجتمع الخصوم .. هو حسبنا ونعم ‫#‏الوكيل‬ .. اللهم ارزقنا اليقين والبصيرة وقول الحق عند الشدائد .. اللهم ثبتنا وارزقنا معينك ونصرك الذى وعدت .. اللهم كن لنا فأنت مولانا، لا ملجأ ولا منجى منك إلا إليك .. أنت ‫#‏الخبير‬ ‫#‏العزيز‬ .. أنت ‫#‏الرقيب‬ ❤ ‫#‏جمعة_مباركة‬ ‫#‏اللهم_تقبل‬

على فكرة .. مش محتاج تستنى حد يقول لك إنك قوى عشان تعرف إنك فعلياً أقوى من أى تهديد معنوى أو فكرى .. ‫#‏إنت_قوى‬ لوحدك من غير حاجة لأنك ‫#‏حُر‬ بالفطرة .. بس فيه ‫#‏حروب_نفسية‬ شغّالة عليك ليل نهار من وإنت صغير عايزة توصل لهدف واحد بس .. "إنك ضعيف وما تملكش قرار نفسك" .. منها نفسك الأمارة بالسوء ومنها الإحباطات اليومية سواء من العيشة واللي عايشينها .. ومفيش غير حل واحد لكل ده .. ‫#‏كن_أنت_نفسك‬ من غير ما تستنى رأى غيرك فيك .. #كن_أنت_نفسك لأن إنت اللي عايش حياتك مش حد تانى .. #كن_أنت_نفسك لأن فى الأول وفى الأخر إنت اللي هتتحاسب على قراراتك مش غيرك .. ‫#‏لله_الأمر_من_قبل_ومن_بعد‬ ده أكيد .. وربك هو اللي بيقول لك ‫#‏توكل‬ ولو قرارك طلع غلط ‫#‏توب‬ + ‫#‏إستغفر‬ + ‫#‏إعمل_الصالحات‬ عشان قرارك يكون إيجابياً مؤثر ..

إِنَّ الَّذِي فَرَضَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لَرَادُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ ۚ قُلْ رَبِّي أَعْلَمُ مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْهُدَىٰ وَمَنْ هُوَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ القصص[85]

لو ناوى تحكى حاجة لحد، إختار الشخصية اللي هتحكيلها بعناية شديدة شديدة !! ابعد عن اللي بينصحك بغِلّ .. دور على اللي قلبه قلب خساية وعاوز يفرح لك بكل جوارحه لو هتطلع بمعلومة مفيدة وإيجابية ونقية، خير وبركة .. لكن غير كده، وفّر مجهودك ووقتك وحرقة دمك لأن ‫#‏الناس_طاقات‬ ومش كلهم عندهم ملكة الإحتواء والحكمة فى التصرف .. والأهم من كل ده، ‫#‏كلام_الناس_مش_قرآن‬ .. يعنى لازم لازم لازم اللي تسمعه تعقله الأول .. تشوف إذا كان ينفعك ومقتنع بيه ولا لأ .. ومفيش مانع يجيلك الوحى إنك تغيّر فيه حاجة أو إتنين .. عادى جداً الخلاصة: دى حياتك وده قرارك وإنت ادرى واحد بالحل .. بس الحل اللي يرضى ربنا، مش العكس ..