Showing posts with label new year's eve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new year's eve. Show all posts

Sunday, December 31, 2017

العزيزة 2017 وداعا مع امتناني

سنة تانية بتخلص وسنة جديدة بتبدأ.
2017 كانت اكثر سنة فارقة معايا وأقدر أقول إن ياسمين اللي بدأت السنة دي مختلفة جدا عن ياسمين اللي موجودة في نهايتها.

السنة دي بدايتها كانت صعبة وكنت متخيلة إن أقصى حاجة ممكن تحصل خلالها هي إن الوجع يقل شوية بس، والحقيقة انها كانت روعة فعلا.
اكتشفت إن الوجع واللخبطة الكثير اللي عشتهم خلال الثلاث سنين اللي فاتوا كانوا السبب في الراحة اللي انا فيها دلوقتي.
أنا كان بقالي سنتين بحاول اتعلم ازاي اطبطب على نفسي وازاي اطلب مساعدة لما احتاجها. والسنة دي أول سنة أحس إني قادرة أقف فيها على رجلي واسند نفسي بنفسي.

ترقية أول السنة اللي بقيت بعدها مسؤولة عن ناس معايا في الشغل مش بس تسليم شغلي وزودت الضغط اضعاف كثير ولسه بحاول أكون على قدر من المسؤولية اللي شايلاها.

بعدها Motion Camp، العالم السحري اللي فتح عيني على دنيا مختلفة تماما عن اللي كنت عايشة فيه.
عالم كان بالنسبة لي حلم بعيد صعب أقرب منه اصلا وفجأة لقيت نفسي جواه بدون مقدمات. قضيت فيه أمتع 3 شهور في السنة.

في أخر 3 شهور في السنة، ربنا ساعدني فيها بطرق مختلفة اني اتعلم عن نفسي حاجات كثير. اتعلمت ازاي دماغي بتشتغل وإزاي مشاعري بتحكم على الأمور وإزاي اتحكم في ردود أفعالي.  
أقدر أقول انها كانت فترة مصالحة على النفس. حقيقي أول مرة في حياتي أحس إني متقبلة نفسي وقادرة أتعايش معاها.

بعض الإنجازات اللي قدرت أحققها السنة دي:
- حافظت على Happy Moment Jar للسنة التانية على التوالي. والسنة دي جمعت 51 ذكرى سعيدة. 
- كتابة اليوميات بصفة يومية بقى شيئ أساسي في يومي.
- حافظت علي كتابة Todo List لكل حاجة بتحصل في يومي.
- عملت اكثر من 18 فيديو انيميشن. أغلبهم مدته قصيرة لكن كل واحد فيهم له احساس مختلف عندي.
- عدد الخناقات وفترات التوتر بقت أقل كثير في يومي وده حسن حاجات كثير في حياتي.

السنة اللي فاتت اتمنيت إن سنة 2017 يبقي فيها لحظات حلوة أكثر ولحظات توجع أقل ودعيت ربنا بجبر الخاطر والحمد لله من الواضح إن في حد دعوته مستجابة قال آمين.

السنة دي أنا نفسي في حاجات كثير ونفسي أحقق حاجات مختلفة معرفش هأقدر أوفق بينهم ازاي. لكن بما إني اتعلمت أركز في الأهم ثم المهم، فأمنيتي الاولي إني أقدر أحافظ على الحاجات اللي اتعلمتها السنة دي وربنا يديم رضاه عليا.

واحتفالا بإنتهاء السنة العظيمة فعلا دي عملت الفيديو ده احتفالا بكل حاجة عدت عليا السنة دي :)
https://www.behance.net/gallery/60342083/Mend-A-Broken-Heart

Saturday, December 31, 2016

وداعًا 2016

بما إننا علي مشارف إنتهاء هذا العام فقد حان وقت مراجعة العام. لا استطيع أن انكر إن هذا العام لم يكن سهلا وكان ملئ بالأحداث. 
بما إننا بنودع سنة 2016 فأنا من امبارح وأنا عايشة في كل الأحداث اللي حصلت فيها وكانت فعلا كثير. 
أكثر حاجة حبيتها لما رجعت لسنة فاتت كانت أمنيتي للسنة دي:
 "May this year hold less pain for everyone and bring more peace and joy into our lives .اللهم يا جبار .. اجبر كسرنا اجمعين"
الحمد لله النهاردة أقدر أقول إن الأمنية دي اتحققت لدرجة كبيرة رغم إن نهايتها فعلا صعبة وعارفة ان الشهور الجاية مش هتبقي أسهل. يعني زي ما جاوبت حد امبارح علي اسك، السنة دي كانت فعلا صعبة لكن لسبب مجهول ربنا كان كل فترة يبعت لي حاجة حلوة تهون الصعب. التغييرات السنة دي مكنتش جذرية أوي أو عنيفة ومفاجأة زي ما كانت بتحصل قبل كده، يعني بما إني مش بحب التغيير فقررت إن قليل مستمر خير من كثير منقطع.

السنة دي جربت كام حاجة جديدة وحاولت احافظ عليهم بشكل شبه منتظم:  
أولا: Happy moment jar -بغض النظر إني ملقيتش Jar مناسب- لكن لحد أخر السنة كنت جمعت 48 لحظة سعيدة وده خلاني لأول مرة من سنتين محتجش اسأل الناس ايه اللحظات السعيدة اللي عدت علينا :)
ثانيا: مذكرات يومية مختصرة، كنت تقريبا كل يوم بسجل أحداث اليوم بشكل مختصر وآخر ثلاث شهور تقريبا انتظمت إني أعمل قائمة Todo يومية كل يوم الصبح علي الأقل في أيام الشغل (وده لوحده بالنسبة لي انجاز)
ثالثا: بدأت أكتب مذكرات بشكل شبه دوري. يمكن مكنتش منتظمة أوي في الكتابة لكن علي الأقل أدينا بدأنا بشكل كويس. ونصيحة لأي حد، اكتبوا يا جماعة .. اكتبوا لنفسكم ولراحتكم النفسية قبل أي حاجة تانية .. اكتبوا حتي لو هتقطعوا أو تحرقوا الورق بعد ما تكتبوا فيه .. اكتبوا عشان ترتبوا أفكاركم وتخططوا  وتنفسوا عن طاقة موجودة جواكم محتاجين إنها تخرج بشكل صح.
رابعا: بدأت أساعد نفسي إني اتخلص من تعلقي بالتفاصيل في علاقاتي بالأشخاص والأشياء وده كان بدايته تغيير لبسي لجيبات وفساتين. قد ما مجرد تغيير اللبس يبان حاجة بسيطة، قد ما قدرتي علي التغيير ده ساعدني نفسيا إني أغير أو أقرر حاجات حقيقي مكنتش هقدر أعملها أو بمعني أصح كنت هخاف اعملها قبل كده.

السنة دي الشغل كان أحسن من سنين تانية بشكل ملحوظ رغم إن تعبه وضغطه زاد بشكل ملحوظ أكثر. وقدرت إني أدرس مادة لدفعة ITI رغم محاولاتي الكثيرة في التهرب من التدريس ده. لكن في النهاية ربنا قدر إني أدرسه بلا حول مني ولا قوة يمكن عشان أبقي مستعدة لتحقيق حلم ليا من أكثر من 6 سنين بعدها بأقل من 4 شهور وهو إني أدرس في نفس فصل الكلية اللي درست فيه لمدة أربع سنوات.

خلال السنة دي كمان اتعلمت كام حاجة كده:
اتعلمت إن استجابة كل دعواتنا بالشكل اللي طلبناه مش دائما هيبقي مريح لنا رغم إنه فعلا هيبسطنا. لكن ده لا يمنع إننا نفضل ندعي.
اتعلمت إن مفيش شكل لعلاقة هتضمن وجود طرفها التاني في حياتك غير بكامل إرادته، لا أصدقاء ولا زواج ولا أهل.
اتعلمت إن أنا بحب التدريس أو بمعني أدق النجاح في توصيل معلومة ما. 
اتعلمت إن أنا لسه (برغم محاولاتي والظروف اللي عدت) فاشلة في التعامل مع فكرة الفراق سواء موت أو بعد أو سفر.
اتعلمت إن الأسرة والعيلة والأصدقاء هيفضلوا خط دفاعنا والسند وقت ما الدنيا تضلم.
اتعلمت إن الجانب المظلم الجبان جوايا لسه موجود رغم اعتقادي إني قدرت اتغلب عليه من فترة طويلة لكن اكتشفت إنه لسه عايش جوايا؛ وغالبا لسه مستمرين مع بعض شوية فمضطرة ارجع اتصالح مع وجوده تاني.
اتعلمت إن الواحد مهما كان تعبه فدائما في حل لتعبه وكل المطلوب منه هو إنه ياخد خطوة .. خطوة الهدف منها مش إنه يحل المشكلة لكن إنه يقول أنا محتاج أحل المشكلة دي.

هتفضل أمنيتي لسنة 2017 إن يبقي فيها لحظات حلوة أكثر ولحظات توجع أقل .. اللهم يا جبار .. اجبر كسرنا اجمعين وارزقنا صلاح القلب.







Monday, December 29, 2014

A Roll Coaster Year

It is the end of December again. It's that time of the year when you are supposed to revisit the previous year and make plans for the next one.

For me, it was a weird year, with all its problems, stress, pain, tears and losses. It felt as I've been on a roll coaster ride for a whole year, and I don't even like roll coasters!
Looking back to how good this year started, I would have never imagined it to be like that. Sure I didn't expect a super year with all my wishes coming true and everything going perfectly, but I didn't imagine to have that much craziness, changes and mixed feelings in it.
I spent the past week trying to remember what was good over the past year and I ended up with the birth of my niece Lama, attending TEDx Youth event, Allah giving me a gift that I kept praying for during the past four years alhamdulillah, few outings with my friends, finding my Thaeer and enjoying the warmth of my family for another year. I know these are few short moments, but I couldn't be more grateful for having them alhamdulillah. I wouldn't have survived this year without them, simply these were what kept me standing over this year.

I believe that Allah gives us hardships to teach us lessons and complete what is missing within us, and Allah keeps repeating the same hardship in different forms till we successfully accomplish its goal. My year's theme was all about testing myself and my circles on many levels and learning how to ask for help. I don't know my test results yet but I know they were eye-openers for me. And yeah, I am 26 years old and don't know how to ask for help when I need it the most! I am still in "accepting the concept" phase, and hopefully this year I will learn how to do it properly.

Thanks to Allah for answering my pray after all these years and for blessing us with our precious Lama, the source of joy in our family. Thanks for everyone who had been there for me with/without knowing that he is actually helping me.
I know 2015 won't be easier, but at least now I know what I need to work on during this year. From now on, I am keeping only what/who worth to be kept and I am going to learn how to say "I need your help" much more.

Wish you all a blessed and peaceful new year!

Monday, December 31, 2012

Happy New Year 2013

As it became a tradition, looking back to 2012 and saying goodbye, I had to remember all moments, bad or good, passed in 2012. I can say it was a good year.
It has its ups and downs. I enjoyed the ups and learned from the downs.

2012 was full of first time events, which is amazing about it.
2012 proved to me how strong I can be, even when I hated that sometimes, but it was a mandatory this year.
A dream came true in 2012. I paid more attention to my health.

For me, 2012 is measured in laughter, tears, firsts, the life of friends and my own self-improvements.

As always I will highlight best moments in 2012:
DECEMBER:
17 Learned how to run youtube video in terminal
14 Back to research
13 Eat Zalatimo (first time)
12 My best friend Ahmed Saeed's katb ketab

NOVEMBER:
30 Read constitution (first time)
21 Breakfast at Coffee Beans (first time)
08 Repair my laptop (first time)

OCTOBER:
23 Lasik operation ... no more glasses (first time)
18 Witnessed autopsy of a frog (first time)
17 Used Foursquare (first time)
07 Outgoing with eSpace family (first time)
04 Give tech talk (first time)

SEPTEMBER:
26 One year anniversary on keeping track with my expenses
24 Used ask.fm (first time)
24 My cousin Moustafa's engagement
24 Best birthday to have
02 Employee of the month at eSpace (first time)

AUGUST:
10 My cousin Noha's engagement

JULY:
16 My best friend Ahmed Saeed's engagement
07 Rediscovered myself and my abilities

MAY:
04 My two friends Ahmed Fathy and Rana's wedding

APRIL:
29 Stopped drinking Nescafé, coffee and Tea.
29 Joined eSpace (A dream that came true)
26 Left BA
26 My BA farewell (first time)
14 My best friend Aseel's wedding
13 My two friends Ahmed Fathy and Rana's katb ketab

MARCH:
13 Used Goodreads (first time)
09 Attended JDC 2012, Cairo (first trip alone)

FEBRUARY:
02 My best friend Aseel's katb ketab


Last but not least, I would like to thank two special friends, Shaimaa and OzZa, for being there for me whenever I needed them. I don't know how things were going to be without both of you.



Happy New Year 2013

Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year ... New Opportunity

2011 is 3 hours away from leaving. I can't find a word to describe it.

Let me list the good things that happened in 2011:
  1. I visited Makka for the first time as agrown up. This is the best thing happened to me ever.
  2. My sister got engaged to an amazing person, Hisham. He's been a source of joy in our family since he joined it 2 months ago.
  3. My two best friends had their first babies, Omar and Ali, and my cousine had her first boy baby, Yaseen.
  4. My first project to work on has been launched, and we are getting really good feedback about it.
  5. I met a bunch of amazing people at work. I appreciate every day spent with them. 
  6. I can't remember a fight with anyone this year. (Looking to my past, this is an amazing thing to happen)
  7. I went to vote 3 times this year.
  8. I am interested in politics for the first time in my life.
  9. I almost took decision in a matter that kept hanging in my mind for years.

I won't list the bad things. As hard as 2011 was, as much as I don't want to remember these bad days.
I will keep the good moments passed in 2011, and I will let go of all the bad moments.

As this is my last post in 2011, this would be my last words in 2011.
For the first time, I have no regrets on a new year's eve.
For my old friends who have been there for me this year, THANK YOU for just being there. I wish you stay in my life for ever. For everyone entered my life this year, you are welcomed to stay in my life as much as you want.

2012, I am going to take important decisions in you, do your best to help me through them and please, no more bad surprises.

2012 ... New Year ... New Opportunity


Friday, December 31, 2010

GoodBye 2010 ... Welcome 2011


It is another year had passed. It passed with all its joy, laughter, sadness and tears. On the last day of 2009, I wished 2010 to be a good year and it really was. I have more memories about 2010 more than any other year.

Things I wished for came true on 2010. I have been in situations that made me realize that I am stronger than I though.

2010 had much joy than I wished for. Here is a quick glimpse for some of them.
I graduated this year. I will never forget our dish party, my graduation project discussion and everything we did on our last exam day. I am sure people considered us as maniacs that day :D These days are unforgettable.

I started my work at BA, a place I always wished to work at. It is only a month I spent there, but I met so many nice people over there. There isn't a single day that I didn't enjoy. Although I am over loaded with work these days, but I like being there.

Two of my best friends, Sara and Yasmine, got married this summer. I know them for 16 and 10 years relatively. Sara is now 5 months pregnant :D, I am so happy for her.

Sure 2010 had its tears. My grandfather passed away last June.  I can't remember I ever cried over someone more than him. I think of him now more than ever. Although he is died now, he will always be alive in my heart.

For everyone who has been there for me this year, THANK YOU for just being there. I wish you stay in my life for ever.

Goodbye 2010, thank you for all the joy you brought, and the tears you are taking with you. Thank you for drawing such a worm smile on my face while leaving.


Welcome 2011, looking for living each day of you. Hope you will carry more joy to me. :)

Thursday, December 31, 2009

"Thank You" Notes

As we are only 2 hours away from the end of 2009 and the start of 2010, this is my last post in 2009.

Today I thought of what I passed through this year. I have to admit that it was quite a good year, it wasn’t the best but it wasn’t that bad after all.

I became more close to many people, I know them better now. I went through many things this year, but all these things made me reveal more about myself, understand myself much more. I can honestly say, 2009 is the year I felt peace with myself. I have been in this struggle with my inner soul for few years now. Sure, I didn’t solve them all but now I know how to deal with it.

This year, I learned few things from few people. I will write them down as a Thank You note for each one of them, I believe each one will know his/her note:
  • Because of you, now friendship has a different meaning that I never thought of.
  • Because of you, I know that no matter for how long bad things kept happening, good things will happen eventually.
  • Because of you, I know that motherhood is not that easy, but it is still a blessing that I want it more than anything in this world.
  • Because of you, I believe that love is not enough to gather two people who are in love, but I still believe it can be their weapon in their fight to be together.
  • Because of you, I believe that one step, on the way to realize one dream; can open the door to ten more dreams. 
  • Because of you, my self-esteem is 10 times doubled.
  • Because of you, I now believe more that everything happens for a reason, even if this thing made us sad for a while.
  • Because of you, I smile most of each day.
  • Because of you, as today gets darker, I know that tomorrow will be brighter.
  • Because of you, I got the chance to do something I always wanted to do.
  • Because of you, I know what it means to be speechless when you are around.
  • Because of you, I have a new definition for forgiveness.
  • Because of you, kindness has another definition.

For each one who helped me or had been there for me this year, THANK YOU.

I wish 2010 will carry happiness and success for you all. I wish all your dreams come true (and my dreams too :D) in 2010.

At last, GOODBYE 2009, thank you for each smile you draw on my face, and for each tear you caused. I learned how to live happy moments that pass by and to learn something new from each tear that drop from my eye.

Welcome 2010, I am looking for living each moment in you, Waiting to go through whatever surprises you have for me :)