02/07/2025
The social media conundrum... 'to be seen or not to be seen'...
Anyone who knows me or has been on my page for a while will know my long term internal conflict with social media and whether or not to have an 'online visual presence'
Or even be on social media at all... tbh, I'd rather be gardening.
Sigh. The many reasons not to vs the benefit of connecting and possibly reaching (and helping) more people, bi'ithnillah.
So, I'd decided to go 'Faceless' - I had a plan...
I figured if I did go online, I could wear niqab. But I also had this ni**le at the duality of doing that - and the practicality longer term - so I held off...
Then in May I visited a friend who happens to be professional photographer and we had a brilliant long weekend of hilarity and catching up, and she also took some amazing photos for my website, alhamdulilah.
If you've ever had someone take photos of you, you'll know it's not exactly comfortable but something she said really resonated and clicked
'It's not about you'
It really clicked - It's. not. about. you!
And that's the thing with cinematic photography and videography -it really isn't about you at all!
Sure, while part of the Finding Sakeenah story IS about me, my personal story is just a very very small part of the whole.
My journey and the struggles and the challenges that I went through brought me to where I am today, and make it possible for me to help others find their way our of clutter and chronic overwhelm, bi'ithnillah.
But Finding Sakeenah is so much more than that...
It's a message of hope, of peace, of letting go and embracing a new, softer, gentler, way of living - aligning our time with our ultimate purpose, one small and simple step at a time.
So, in this new era of Finding Sakeenah - I plan to use cinematic videography and photography as a medium to share that message.
Being a little more visible online...
And we'll see how it goes...
Bismillah.
Thank you to my friend for a fresh perspective and Larva, the beautiful horse in the photo for being an incredibly patient superstar of a horse. Last time I rode ba****ck, I think I was in my teens, LOL
