Life With Sama

            Have you ever stopped and asked yourself, “What’s more important: life or money?” It sounds like such a simple question, but when you really think about it, the answer isn’t always so clear. For me, this question has been on my mind a lot lately, and I feel like I’m stuck trying to figure it out. I know I’ve been away for a while since my first blog post (sorry about that!), but life has been a whirlwind. Every time I sit down to write, something pulls me away. Between work and life in Dubai, it feels like there’s never enough time to just breathe, let alone focus on myself. The truth is, I haven’t been taking care of myself. I’ve been so caught up in the busyness of life that I’ve forgotten what it’s like to slow down and rest. It’s almost like I’ve lost touch with the person I was two years ago, before I moved here. And lately, that realization has been hitting me harder than ever. You see, I live with hypothyroidism, and it’s no small ...

                                                 I have decided to start a blog. Why, you might ask? Since I was a kid, I used to write in a diary but never managed to do so consistently. Whenever I started to write about how I felt or my thoughts, I eventually stopped after a few days. I never knew why, but now as I reflect on it more, I realize that I wrote in a diary because I just wanted to cope with the sad, negative feelings inside me. It was the only time I felt the need to write. Have you ever felt the need to write to cope with emotions? How did it help you? Still, whenever I'm alone, on my way somewhere, or at home, I have so many things fizzing inside my head that I want to express. But it’s not about sadness or negativity. Over time, I realized that I am stronger than I was yesterday and the happiest version of myself. Sometimes I still get hurt or moo...