24/03/2026
In 2019 I hiked and hitch hiked across Lebanon to raise money for refugees.
It was a massive initiation. Into letting go. Into Brotherhood. Into Spirituality. Into Ancestry. And my Culture.
I moved across the entire land. From the north to the south. From the coast through the mountains and the valley.
What an adventure. Every village has its own quirks. It’s own character. It’s own craziness.
I went to that many Churches, some nestled deep in ancient cave networks. Sunni & Shia mosques, Druze Temples And Sufi ceremonies. And I prayed. Mediated and chanted with them all.
I’ve travelled to about 30 countries. And believe it or not but even though I’m of Lebanese heritage, it was one of the last places I travelled to.
I wasn’t interested for most of my life. I rejected it.
But once I leant in. And fully dropped in. And truly connected with the land. It’s people. It’s history. It’s memory. It’s spirit. It changed me.
I literally took off from the plane crying. With tears in my eyes as to how much it touched me.
And it’s what made me realise. How connected we are to land. To nature. To stones. To its meaning, ethos and history.
I understood why indigenous peoples from all across the world feel so deeply for the nature around them, and hurt so deeply when it’s being destroyed and colonised.
I learned to appreciate nature everywhere I went. The rocks. The stones. The ancient spiritual places. Even if I didn’t believe in it. I understood its sacredness.
And now I’m hurting deeply. Because of what’s happening in Lebanon. Because the land your ancestors are birthed from.. stays with you.
Unconsciously. It’s the wound of separation from our great mother, when she is hurting. And I feel it.
I pray for Lebanon now the same way I pray for all people around the world feeling this same way in their heart, with their family, with their ancestors.
And I appreciate so much, the people who feel for those struggling directly or indirectly just because of your humanity and how you see us all part of your global family. Thank-you.
I just wanted to name it here. So from Lebanon to Palestine. F*ck colonialism. & blessed be the peacemakers. ❤️🇱🇧