Tag: good

What I Learned During Jonah’s Fast

February 17th, 2020

Disclaimer: This blog post is not detailed, assuming the readers already know about the content of the Bible. To know more about the Bible and the Book of Jonah in particular, please visit the following link: https://www.stmarystmark.ca/books-articles/articles/174-jonah-s-fasting-fast-of-nineveh

Last week, from February 10 to February 12, I fasted three days for Jonah’s fast. Orthodox Christians do this in order to commemorate the three days Prophet Jonah spent inside the fish and Nineveh’s repentance. This year, I actually cared about fasting and reading the book of Jonah, not because I didn’t know the story, but because I never related to it, nor understood in what context I could apply the lessons learned in my life.

After reading the four chapters of the book of Jonah and researching the meaning behind them, the prophet’s story hit me close to home, especially the last chapter. The chapters might seem short, but you have to read them in between the lines to grasp the main message. Here are the things I learned.

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A Walk to MR-63 (Zero-Waste) // Promenade au MR-63 (Sans déchets).

August 26th, 2019

What is MR-63? Read it here.

Qu’est-ce que le projet MR-63? Voir ici.

Where is it? 259 Young Street, Montreal, Quebec

Où? 259 Rue Young, Montréal, Quebec

Why should you go? It’s a zero-waste outdoors coffee shop in the heart of Griffintown and it looks super cute and the coffee tastes super good. My mom loved her almond-milk cappuccino and when my mom loves something, you know it’s GOOD.

Pourquoi y aller? C’est un café en plein air (à zéro déchet) situé au cœur de Griffintown et il a l’air super mignon et le goût du café est frais et de qualité. Ma mère a adoré son cappuccino au lait d’amande et quand ma mère aime quelque chose, vous savez que c’est BON!

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Five Days in Miami and One in The Bahamas

July 23rd, 2019

Last week, I went to the States with my lovely parents. I’ll share all the things we did and where we stayed without writing a novel. Let’s start!

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A Week At St. Mary and St. Moses’s Abbey in Texas

June 27th, 2019

To the ones that made me feel like home for five days straight, that made me promise to never change who I am, that loved my sense of humour, that have golden and open hearts, that warmly welcomed us, that cook super well, that encouraged me to serve, that are bold in their faith, that were our second or third mothers to us, that have a height I look up to, that can sing, draw, and be talented like no one else, that are soft in their manners like doves, that are funnier than America’s best comedians, that share a passion for books, that are little innocent geniuses, that have the best semi-broken Arabic, that know how to read Arabic and Coptic (props to youuuuu), that are wannabe Montrealers, and that are amazing travelling companions… this article is for you.

Last week, I embarked on a short spiritual trip. I had no idea, not even the slightest clue on what to expect. No one told me what we were going to do, nor what to expect from a week at a monastery. I didn’t even know who from church was going to the trip. And you know what? Not knowing anything led to the best surprise ever.

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insta thoughts #11: coffee is never a bad idea.

November 25th, 2017

maybe you thought talking to a #friend you haven’t spoken to in so long was a good #idea, but you got slapped in the #face when they didn’t respond back. when they didn’t answer your simple #question. your simple #howareyouor #doyouremember. maybe they thought you were being opportunistic. maybe it’s the #jetlag 🕞. maybe they’re doing exactly what you did to them long ago. maybe it’s too #painful for them to go back to the #memories and #poems you once shared. you could ask your little questions again to make sure they’re just having a #baddayand that they’re not actually #mad at you. or better, you should probably #pray for them, tell them #goodbye in your head, and just #letitgo. oh and why not drink a cup of #coffee to #forget it all.
insta thoughts #5: brokenness.

November 25th, 2017

i hope you had a good #day today. and if you didn’t, then i hope you learned something new. i hope you got the #chance to #cry your #pain out whether you were alone in your room or in the streets. i hope you won’t let the pain #change your kind #heart to a #cold one, your wide-eyed gaze to a mistrustful one. i can’t #promise you that tomorrow will be better. it might be #better in a couple of years. so i can’t promise that you’re gonna smile in the blink of an eye and forget your suffering. i mean, if we think about it, do you think Moses ever forgot the crime he committed for instance? no, but he understood one thing that every #saint and #holy person understood during their #spiritual growth: God had already #forgiven him. Knowing that God forgave and chose him for an extremely important #purpose turned him into a #leader. thus, he wasn’t #scared anymore. i don’t why you’re broken, if you are. but i do know you won’t be #broken forever. no brokenness is too big for our Lord to glue the pieces back together. remember the Lord is the first out of everyone around you to want your #happiness. just keep on having #faith and #trust.
Christina Aguilera “Change” Single Review

June 24th, 2016

It’s surprising that not many have heard it. I mean, Christina Aguilera is one the most amazing and influenceable vocalist of our generation. How come no one is freaking out? Maybe not everybody’s a fan, but hey, like I said, it’s Christina. We’ve been waiting for her ever since her hit “Your Body” and her collaboration with A Great Big World on “Say Something.” Now, the wait is over. Here she is with a new single, “Change.”

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