Maioush

   The day I realized how much I love this country, the day I wished to be with every single Jordanian on the streets to scream بالروح بالدم نفديك يا أردن When I was calling all my friends and family back in Jordan, everybody was telling me how everybody are getting together, as hard as […]

 Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone’s house will be bigger. Someone will drive a better car. Someone’s children will do better in school. And Someone’s husband will fix more things around the house. So let it go, and love you and your circumstances. Think about it. The prettiest woman in […]

 American Idol has not been my favorite show ever, but I am extra disappointed in the judging this year. Bruce Dickson, a very talented vocalist from Bastrop, Texas was given the boot by the judges after professing that he has never kissed a girl and that he is saving that first kiss for his wedding day. […]

This quote today got me thinking… and honestly, I kinda agree with her. “I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.” ~ Dame Rebecca West So what do you […]

I remember when I was a little girl living in Kuwait how much I hated it there, I used to look forward for the summer so we can go to Jordan and spend the most beautiful 2 months of the whole year, and how much we hated the idea to go back to Kuwait again. […]

I have no idea how it feels to be utterly loved. I am the place a person falls to when life gets hard. I am the shoulder, the keeper of secrets, the kindness through their pain. I am the wisdom, the knowledge. I have no idea how it feels to be utterly loved.

 Ever missed someone all of a sudden so bad,  you wish there were there for one minute, just want minute? Just to look at them one last time, to look into their eyes one last time, to touch their face one last time, to be there for them for the last time. What would you […]

 Ever ask yourself this question?  Pay attention to your response because your honest answer is critical.  This little question can be so pivotal in removing stress from your life and helping you to focus on your goals.  To ask “why am I doing this?” is such a simple exercise that you can do it anywhere […]

أشعر بالحاجة إلى النطق بإسمك هذا اليوم، أشعر بالحاجة إلى أن أتعلق بحروفه كما يتعلق طفل بقطعة حلوى. منذ زمن طويل لم أكتب إسمك في أعلى الرسائل، لم أزرعه شمساً في رأس الورقة، لم أتدفأ به. و اليوم و تشرين يهاجمني و يحاصر نوافذي، أشعر بالحاجة إاى النطق به، بحاجةٍ إلى أن اوقد ناراً صغيرة، […]

 One of my all time favorite quotes is this: “Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” ~ Charlotte Whitton How true this statement has been in my lifetime. There is some interesting math involved here, though, depending on how […]