Joana Saahirah´s World Blog

A Collection of Articles, Videos, and Freebies on Egyptian Dance, Self-Discovery & Empowerment

Sometimes, this is the most creative thing you can do:

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I´ve always been a DOER.

No, I´m no stranger to laziness, procrastination, the fear of failure and/or success, exhaustion. I deal with those, in different intensity degrees, on a daily basis.

Yes, I also like to have fun, relax, being instead of producing. Netflix calls me, quitting is an option, if only for a second; I´m human, after all.

And, still, DOING is my thing. As hard, sweaty, challenging, and boring as it may be, at times, DOING is my cup of tea; it builds character, self-conf...

How my BREAKDOWN turned into a BREAKTHROUGH (confession by Joana Saahirah)

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See the smile in this photo? It took me a long time to get it - a relaxed, truly confident, natural smile coming from a sense of absolute self-acceptance. That smile speaks more than a thousand words, if you know what´s behind it. And I do.

For a long time, I drove the Masculine/Ego-oriented/Career oriented road our societies call SUCCESS.

For a long time, I believed I was worthy if, and only when, I produced, achieved, proved myself an...