Zainab’s Journal

Thoughts from here and there …

  • Undeliverable Letters

    Daddy Long Legs when I started reading at my 20’s, I was not sure about which books i should pick from between all those Colors, sizes, different languages, interesting books on the shelves of the Bookstores. Reading was not a hobby of mine during my childhood. Where i was born, there were no bookstores, or Read more

  • A Glimpse of my Mind

    A Glimpse of my Mind In a busy world full of endless duties, where the pursuit of perfectionism and satisfaction through work, education, settlements, love life, etc., are inseparable parts of it, we live while neglecting the small world in our minds. That heaven, or hell! The small world that impacts our reality, the driving Read more

  • Tromsø

    I dreamed alot about Traveling to this city … i always wanted to live this experience in real : spending the christmas holidays somewhere near the Arctic . I binge watched Reels on Tiktok from Randoms telling their own stories and adventures about being here etc. i got so excited, did binge shopping with still Read more

  • Non-Fiction

    Non-Fiction “…. To all the desperate , interested or broken sisters out there, I am selling a dog, 46 years old, mature enough to function in life and take responsibilities. Emotionally dependent. Will run behind you non stop without doing anything. He is Harmless ,But he has the ability to ruin your life as well. Read more

  • فضفضة

    “وقضى ربُك الا تعبدوا الا اياه و بالوالدين احسانا اما يبلغن عندك الكبر احدهُهما او كِلاهما فلا تقُل لهما افٌ ولا تنهرهُما وقُل لهُما قولا كريما و اخفض لهما جناح الذُل من الرحمة وقُل ربي ارحمهُما كما ربياني صغيرا” صدق الله العظيم …من فترة و هذه الاية تتكرر في ذاكرتي بدون سبب … سُبحان الله Read more

  • A trip to Portugal

    Part 1 Lissabon 26th May 2025 The day is finally here , Monday, the 26th of May 2025. I have been waiting since too long , I always wanted to be there and it was like a dream coming true. something in the Bucket list is hacked and accomplished,I am going for the first time Read more

  • Bad Day

    How i Spend my Lazy days and after works, in Bed, overthinking , and mediating … alone ! Things keep getting harder, but i am more expressive now. at least i know how do i feel at this moment and can express it :Angry,frustrated,irritated ! Sometimes i wish if i do not have this much Read more

  • Stockholm

    Here I am again…flipping pages of my own Book ,The Book that i choose to write in it what i want to write. this time from Stockholm, and my God, I have a lot to tell … I was supposed to sit and write my Blog today in a Cafe , Resturant or a bar. Read more

  • Randoms

    Since last December things are huge chaos. a Positive Chaos, I am living in a routine that i am not used to it. Since December , I have been like Columbus, or Ibn Batota … I have been very active and to places i have never been before, Last minutes Planning, Adrenalin rushes, new cities, Read more

  • December 2024

    I had endless tantrums, i shared with strangers like a 13 years old, i acted with too much confidence just because i thought my good deeds are always understandable, i thought they are reaching out for me because of our mutual likes or admiration, i never thought that behind every word there were a hint Read more

  • No worries …

    I was supposed to finish another post somewhen earlier than now. it got deleted by mistake… I cannot remember what i was writing about but i think what i wanted to write about is how “My father made me sick” ! but in General, I do not want to dig in “unknown details” … I Read more

  • Being your own (Therapist)

    Since almost 2020 i have been experiencing huge inner conflicts. Alone I started experiencing new things , this new life of exploring things alone gave me many different emotions and feelings, mostly: bravery . I felt good about my decisions.However, I never paid attention to the smallest details there or let us say, the risk Read more

  • It is July the 14th. 2024. I honestly feel overwhelmed, as usual, days are running so quickly as if we are in a marathon ! I honestly cannot process how fast this year went by….for me, it seems as if December was just yesterday, those cold days spent mostly in bed with day dreaming and Read more

  • Family

    Sometimes i think life has been so cure on me and i have been getting or learning hard lessons at a younger age than what i think . i feel like as if life is giving me lessons in a harsh way ! that what i think until i start scrolling in social media and Read more

  • Emotions

    During my solo Journey i have learned a lot about how to deal with my own emotions at the times when i felt the lowest! it was so hard at first and i could not run away to anywhere else where i could deal with my own misery or sadness alone , away from people. Read more

  • It is the 9th of May 2024 and it is a holiday, after starting with work i started perceiving the calendar differently. Mai in Germany is different, almost in every week there is a one day holiday, something i started to appreciate after committing to work . I woke up late despite i set my Read more

  • That main purpose of Food might be simply just an essential need to survive. Or at least that how it is for Animals ! and Since Humans are “supposed” to be the most developed creatures on Earth, food of course has different significances not only among cultures, but also among people and different individuals. This Read more

  • His Mother …

    I was having a wonderful life till January 2019! Honestly, I f i had the chance to go back to 2018, i could have sold all of what i had back then and stayed in the UK. it was a chance that i wasted with no thinking, the opportunities, the offers, the chances … I Read more

  • New.

    I have been thinking all day long about this, if i should open up about all what i think about without having any fear , Anxiety or even shame in discussing this openly or just keeping it to myself ! At the end i think it is a sensitive topic in many cultures and although Read more

  • Normal …

    I grew up not liking my name, i keep complaining constantly when i have the chance about how my name is somehow an old fashioned and does not sound very modern. now having a glimpse in mind of all the weird names i came across in my life, Zainab, Still sound much way better than Read more

  • Professionalism

    Professional, ethical, confidential … etc. Honestly, I think no matter how many times you see those terms during your undergrad or postgrad studies, at the end of the day, it is a matter of how much do you care as a professional worker to implement them in your actual daily routine of work! As a Read more

  • I feel like it has been “chronic” … if you cannot do anything about it then you just need to go with it … !. This sounds more like a saying , or common sense , or just something i came up with here … people sometimes do good in “going with something” , like Read more

  • I counted till 100 before writing this “Article?” Or whatever an appropriate word it should carry! I am trying to have self control as much as i can, usually, sharing daily work routine details or small infos among people is something usual, specially among family members or friends. It is just a normal thing to Read more

  • Keep Writing !

    Dear Mr.XY You told me to keep writing, so here is my new „Letter“ to you ! I am not fond of my oversharing ! I know, i have people behind who are reading and might even making fun or jokes about my letters ! Yes, Sadly ! People there are more retarded than the Read more

  • There is sth very special about Spring , I imagine Spring as if the Earth is giving birth to a new child again. Have you ever considered having some time alone to sit and observe , reflect, absorb and process all those adorable and wonderful changes in spring ? Spring for me is like a Read more

  • When I started fasting at the age of 8 or 9 years old, i was not even sure why i was doing this, i was told “maybe i should try it”, despite i did not have my first period at that time, i tried it ! Occasionally though i could not stand waiting to eat, Read more

  • „Very Complicated to explain“ seems to be the easiest sentence to use in order to end a “going to nowhere”conversation or justify a “blurry” situation … people ! Never take my advices or my words, my English is more broken than my own heart and feelings, using very basic sentences is easier than digging deep Read more

  • Abenteuer

    Solo Adventures 💌 Sophie was such a hard worker, she used to spend days and endless nights working so hard on certain projects, duties given to her during her studies or work. When she take part in sth, she make sure to do her part very correctly and accurately. she never ask for help because Read more

  • Undeliverable Letters

    Daddy Long Legs when I started reading at my 20’s, I was not sure about which books i should pick from between all those Colors, sizes, different languages, interesting books on the shelves of the Bookstores. Reading was not a hobby of mine during my childhood. Where i was born, there were no bookstores, or Read more