SpiralDragon's Blog

Long has it been since a revolution of significance spread across the Arab world. Many of us have been predicting these events for decades, and becoming disenfranchised when it never hit. but now it has and the winds of change are blowing strong. I am Lebanese. I am no stranger to the hardships of war. Lebanon, a small country in comparison to other Arab states, lies on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. Strategically placed as a land mass linking Europe with Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia. A land made famous in the bible for its cedar trees and the place where Jesus was said to have turned water in to whine. A crossing point for all the crusades heading for the holy land. Lebanon was invaded and influenced by many ancient cultures, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Egyptians, the Romans, the Byzantines, and the Ottomans. Known in ancient times as Phoenicia, land of the sea faring merchants who exported the alphabet across the Mediterranean. carved out in...

Denial is not a river in Egypt. That much I know. But denial of self is one aspect being dyslexic that does hinder my progress. Being dyslexic means having a super ability to overcompensate for what we perceive to be our weakness. Perceived, because we are more aware of the mistakes that we make than the casual observer would see. Being Dyslexic means that I can do multiple things at the same time and accomplish more than my pears could ever dream of achieving in a short span of time. Yet we never recognize this as strength. For us dyslexics, this is no more than our compensation mechanism kicking in because we feel inadequate.  The other day I was talking to a college, I was feeling blue, worthless, and useless… you name it. I was blaming myself for being too stagnant and having not achieved much in life. My good friend gave me a dirty look followed with a scalding “what do you mean you have nothing to show for yourself? Did you forget all the things you have already done?” the...