Barefoot - 19twentythree
Despite my obsession with shoes, I am as equally obsessed with the complete lack of them.
Being barefoot makes me feel grounded, rooted to earth, free of restrictions. It means I get to feel the grass tickle my feet, to flirt with the sand between my toes, and feel the waves brushing off the shore. It means I get to feel the real essence of the place my feet are touching.
In a bigger sense, it’s a deeper exhilaration of unchained thoughts; it’s synonymous with throwing off the handcuffs of being what I “should” be. It’s all about stripping my mind from what the society expects me to think, believe, and act upon.
My blog here is as barefoot as I feel when I put the crazy pace behind me, take a breather, try to put my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies to rest, and bring my sanity back in check. I hope you enjoy getting your thoughts tickled as you get into my barefoot world.
Baby Bump goes Clubbing!
August 10, 2016 | Hadeel El Deeb
All you need to say is 90s or 80s disco and I’m at the door ready to shake it all night long, so when my husband said he got us tickets for a 90s disco party that last weekend, I … Read More
Humanity at its Worst
February 29, 2016 | Hadeel El Deeb
We judge, we complain, we argue about the pettiest things; we enjoy our selfishness and practice it perfectly yet certainly make sure we criticize everyone around us for it. We hunt for the heck of it and brag about our … Read More
Her Flames of Life
September 29, 2015 | Hadeel El Deeb
She walked into the fire; with all her might, she walked into the fire of blazing and deadly heat, knowing it’s where she should be. She opened her eyes, staring at the flames, challenging them to get closer, and when … Read More
Thoughts of Stardust
August 25, 2015 | Hadeel El Deeb
Grant me my godforsaken right to see it however I want to see it, to deal with it in my own way, to vent, to be angry, to be frustrated, to be upset, to weep, and to finally accept it … Read More
The Happiness of Being
August 12, 2015
We forbid ourselves from just being. We don’t leave ourselves in peace. And when we meet people who seem to be really living and enjoying themselves – like kids do – we accuse them of being careless and start labeling them as “carefree,” as if that were a negative way of being.”
Living, or just surviving?
February 23, 2015 | Hadeel El Deeb
Stop “just surviving” as you blame the world for your misery, and start “living” by being in-tune with yourself and what’s healthy for your essence.
Happiness a tad incomplete
February 5, 2014 | Hadeel El Deeb
This is certainly more difficult than I thought it would be. Yes, it has been three years since I lost my father to lung cancer but somehow, it still feels like it was only yesterday and that my system needs … Read More
Females: malicious and mischievous
January 9, 2014 | Hadeel El Deeb
Yes, I am a woman and yes I am saying that about us. If you’re a woman reading this, I bet you would relate and somewhat agree. I’m not saying every single female on the face of this earth is … Read More
The Business of Marriage
December 24, 2013 | Hadeel El Deeb
“I want to spend the rest of my life with you, let’s get married” and the nightmare begins.
They meet, flirt a little, start dating, they vow commitment, they’re in love, they spend a year or two together, he proposes, … Read More
Somehow, we can’t just be women
September 16, 2013 | Hadeel El Deeb 7
One of the things that drive me crazy in our culture is how a female is either given the approved option of living with her parents or with a husband; while having a life of her own in a house … Read More
