It all started when i was literally trying to survive my anxiety, facing all my insecurities and to have some " ME " and go to my favorite bookstore, " Diwan bookstore " to drink some coffee, read and write my notes about who i am going to be this year, how i will survive and flourish again.
And to be honest i was just trying the “selective focus” option when i captured this photo, i decided that day that i will be effective and won’t allow anyone to make me just fit in their standards, i chose that day that i will make myself happy, and no wonder that i came up with this decision in the same place that i have planned everything that went well in my life, my connection to that place had put me with a nostalgic, yet ambitious place, i remember that feeling whenever i see this photo.
Finishing the day with another one decision, that i will go to a marvelous place to watch sunset, alone, as a person who’s connected with beauty and notice the simplest things, and to make myself happy with something bigger than me: nature beauty, by getting and stepping out of my narrow view of the world and myself, then i captured this!
It was in one of my favorite spots in Egypt, “Ain Al Sokhna”, watching the sunset with an open view with that moment, i felt how such nothing is eternal! every darkness follows a ray of light, and vice versa!
however the photo has some few rays of light, but they were the reason that made that beauty, it takes only one ray of light to have a remarkable moment with unforgettable scene, then it came my second Aha moment, when i remembered all dark moments that have some good inside it, but i didn’t notice it …
because i was so busy looking for full light, when all was needed is just a ray in a sky full of clouds to make a breathtaking moment …
And here comes my last moment when i stopped by a convenient store to drink a coffee on my way back home that day, and the moment that i captured this photo, i got a notification from google maps… Asking : how did you find Mobil Mart? and i started to answer some questions related to the coffee, the place, parking availability , etc…
And here comes my last Aha moment, what if it’s all connected? what if i need to document all the places i visit, was it a coincidence to know about the availability of writing reviews and being effective among my community? was it a coincidence to capture my happy moments and remember all the situations related to them ?
those remarkable moments are my source of strength today, and the reason behind starting to be a part in local community guide.
those moments taught me to be grateful, in the three moments i was by myself, but i didn’t feel alone, and it was only the start.
writing reviews and getting views on them, it’s not just some views, it’s about being seen and noticed of what you’re doing, that you’re adding a value, they’re not just photos, they are memories craved in mind and soul.
i am so proud to adding reviews for wherever i go, and the best thing is, that everyone has his own way of capturing moments and from different angles, which make me comfortable with all the diversity we can face.
My message to the world, is to look closer to hope moments, be grateful when it’s the darkest, and you will see MAGIC!