In the span of reading these five words, I've come to realize there's a story to be shared: when the death of a dear friend split my heart clean open. 

Five and a half years ago, C and I met…

Tuning into a personal reflection of heritage, conditioning, and real change. 

I came across a social media posting of an expression piece depicting moulds of grimaced looking men and women, some with their heads hanging low, some in shackles.  

Enslaved. 

…

How many lessons will it take until a message sinks in? 

I share reflections of my brush with illness and the conversation with a friend that opened and softened me to the importance of deep rest. 

“It’s interesting isn’t it…

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BEGINNING AGAIN. REFRESH.

Peaceful greetings, dearly beloved.

I have begun this way for 851 days. Dearly beloved. These words were actually inspired by Roula Said when I attended one of her workshops…

(photo by Arterium)

November 20 (written August 2), 2021 

This week’s post is a reflection of a week back in August tied in with what I’ve learned along this intentional creative journey.  

Our friend…

August 21 (written July 14) 2021

Hello again,

I’m pleased to be back so soon after my recent post. It isn’t often that have such a quick turnaround and follow up to something I release. Have you heard my…

Let's share some secrets, unabashedly.

Hello.

My name is Zaynab, and I'm an artist ready and willing to share the not-so-secret secrets of my journey as a creative exposée. Meaning, I'll be sharing secrets of my process, and we'll likely…

The story: This song brought me to a lot of realizations, one being that I am/you are/we are not the only ones going through certain situations life has brought our way. I had only been back in town for about…

I once believed that my life as musician meant everything I did would always and exclusively involve music. If I wasn’t busy enough then I wasn’t really putting my best into this career. Musicians work all year round building their…

It's about time I post something dealing with the spirit and true essence of my being: the traveller. I started travelling in 2011, with my first major three-week trip backpacking around Europe: seven countries, so many memories, and the big…