Who are you ?

Who are you ? Is the question I connstantly ask myself. I will take you with me by sharing my experiences while trying to inspire others to embark upon their own and create change.

  • The Nomad’s Curse: What if you don’t have a happy place?

    While reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius one thing particularly stuck with me
    The concept of ones happy place


    The idea is when you are feeling low, unfocused on your goals, unsure of the course that life is going to take you need to imagine yourself in your happy place
    While reading that I just thought what is my happy place ?


    Generally one would say childhood home, a place that holds a special memory with a loved one or even just a place you saw once and felt at peace in its presence.
    Except I realized I dont have that I could not even get close to an answer and it made me feel sad, made me feel empty, made me think to myself “How can someone exist for so long, in so many places, and yet remain ‘placeless’?”
    No place that I have visited or lived in made me feel the way that it was described. And I have lived in a lot of places more than I count on my hands.


    That was 3 years ago and I still do not have a definite an answer though I am getting closer to it
    I realize now that Marcus Aurelius believed the “quiet retreat” wasn’t a physical location at all, but something found within the soul. I think this is the key to our question.


    A happy place is not just a postcard memory; it is somewhere where something about you changed. It is a place that helped mold your current self—the self that will later develop into your future self.
    It is okay to not have a physical “happy place” yet. But if you are lucky enough to have one, please think about it. Think about how it changed you. Think about the whys and the hows.


    That will bring you closer to your answer


    In the hopes that you’ll come back,
    May we meet again.

  • Who are you ?

    I encourage anyone who has stumbled upon this website to ask themselves this question: Who are you?

    It is the most important question a human being can ask, as the answer determines how a person lives their life. What you think of yourself is what you are. You cannot be successful if, in your head, you think of yourself as undeserving of that success.

    I myself have no final answer to that question, so who am I to talk? I am just a “nobody” trying to collect the thoughts in his head and make his dreams come true.

    The way I see it, this question is like one big cube that is itself made of multiple little ones. For example, I don’t think where you come from necessarily impacts who you are, but what you love doing in life is vital. I come from Tunisia, but that doesn’t necessarily define me. On the contrary, I love watching movies; that might mean I am someone who appreciates creativity and art. That brings me closer to answering the question.

    Another “cube” is what you aspire to be in your professional life. I want to be a teacher. I want to inspire and empower future generations using the knowledge gained over a lifetime. That makes me a visionary—someone who wants to build a future in which he might not participate directly.

    I think you are starting to understand what I mean. In the hope that you’ll come back:

    May we meet again.