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There is something deeply revealing about how we respond to someone when they are hurting, afraid, or too tired to be strong. When they can no longer hold everything together and need someone to sit beside them in the pieces.

That is where I believe our humanity reveals itself: in our willingness to listen without judgment, to make room for pain we cannot fix, and to let someone be vulnerable without asking them to recover or heal on our terms.

We cannot always make it better. But we can make it safe for someone to tell us how much it hurts. Sometimes, that is all that matters.

#grief #healing by @kezbara

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2 days ago

Today’s heat calls for this simple, refreshing sip. Give it a try and thank me later 😊

Jasmine Green Iced Tea

You’ll need:
 • Jasmine green tea (You can use any other tea) • Hot water (not boiling) • Honey, monk fruit, or your preferred sweetener • Plenty of ice

Instructions:

1. Heat the water until hot, without letting it boil.
2. Steep the jasmine green tea for 2–3 minutes, then remove it.
3. Sweeten to taste while the tea is still warm.
4. Fill a glass with ice cubes and pour the tea over the top.
5. Stir, sip, and beat the heat! by @kezbara

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2 months ago

Had you told me I’d go on to live 13 years without my Yara, I would’ve laughed in your face. Had you told me I’d sit through 13 birthdays without my twin, I couldn’t have handled even the thought of it.

Had you told me I’d survive watching tayta die right before my eyes, I wouldn’t have believed you.

Had you told me about Amin, jeddo’s stroke and illness, the emotional struggles, Rayo’s illness and loss, building a company through a pandemic, living through wars, and bearing witness to injustice… I would’ve honestly told you I wouldn’t survive.

But here I am.

Here’s my heart.
Still beating.
Still hoping.
Still choosing joy, even when it has to sit beside grief.

To everyone I’ve loved and lost,
I hope I’ll always be able to make you proud.

I promise I’ve tried my best to keep going, and I always will.
I promise to carry you with me into every new year I’m blessed to have on this earth.
I promise to honor your beautiful memories for as long as I live.

As I walk into 35, I carry every version of myself that got me here.

I carry gratitude, and a heart that will forever cherish depth, seek meaning, lead with kindness, and choose love.

Over and over again ♥️ by @kezbara

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3 months ago

This time of year has been incredibly difficult for me for the past 12 years. It feels as though my body and mind relive my sister’s sudden illness and passing all over again. The 30 days in the ICU, the tubes, the pacing back and forth, the waiting, the ups and downs, the hope followed by heartbreak, the shock, the pain, the panic, the shivering, the helplessness, and her last moments with us.

It’s as if my whole being is taken back to the moment I lost part of myself.

Some days, I try to search for meaning. Other days, I can barely find the strength to keep going. And it is on those days that I hold onto Yara’s memory the most. I remind myself of her bravery, of the way she faced the unimaginable with grace and courage. I remind myself that her 22 years were filled with so much meaning, beauty, and kindness - kindness she radiated so effortlessly to everyone around her.

I remind myself that she must now be in the most beautiful place - somewhere as peaceful as she was, as calm and generous.

It is the memory of the extraordinary person she was, and the love she gave so unconditionally, that keeps me going and gives my life purpose.

It is her.
It has always been her.
It will always be her.

#griefjourney #grief #lifeafterloss by @kezbara

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5 months ago

Back in 2012, I was handed a little puppy wrapped in a big blue pad. I took a peek, and there they were - the cutest brown eyes looking right back at me.

On that day, I made a promise to keep that little soul happy and safe for as long as he lived.

Last night, I was handed what had become one of the most beautiful parts of my life - wrapped in a big blue pad, no longer looking right back at me, but finally at peace.

Looli booli, I miss you already. I hope I was able to keep you comfortable right until the end. I really tried everything I could.

I will forever be grateful for your 14 incredible years. Thank you for all the love you gave us - for all the memories, the joy, and the comfort. Just having you around made even the most difficult days feel lighter.

You will always be a ray of sunshine. Love you forever, little one 🤍 by @kezbara

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6 months ago

Some lessons in life arrive through love.
Others arrive through loss.

This is one of mine 🤍

Swipe → by @kezbara

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8 months ago

Jeddo, they tell me you are finally relieved, and I know that makes sense - but it does not make your loss feel any lighter. Despite everything you went through in the past few years, you still held on to life. You still wanted to be here for all of us. In the darkest moments, you found joy in the tiniest details: in a little piece of chocolate, in a morning phone call from your beloved Fida, in sipping coffee with Mama Sonia, in sharing your nostalgic stories, in spending time with Rawad, in telling me about your love for olive-picking and how saboon is made, in talking to your grandchildren, in holding my hand with your warm, firm handshake, in a sip of your favorite cold juice, and in a spray of your cologne.

It was always a blessing to have you in our lives - even more so in the past five years. You kept apologizing for burdening us, but I promise you, you were never, ever a burden. Not for a second. You were patient even in your pain, dignified even in your fear. You remained fair, honest, gentle, peaceful, graceful, kind, and loving - right until the very end.

I am honored to be your granddaughter, ya mekhtar, and I will miss you so much. But I find peace in knowing that you are free now - resting in a beautiful place where there is no more fear and no more pain. Give Yoyo and tayta a big, tight hug for me.

بأمان الله حبيبي يا جدو، بحبك كتير و رح تبقى معي دايماً ♥️ by @kezbara

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a year ago

سلام و تحية حبٍّ لوطنٍ مسلوب، ولأرواحٍ شجاعةٍ تحيا من أجله، وتبذل حياتها لتروي حكاياه. لقد علّمتمونا معنى الإنسانية في جوهرها، أنّها نضالٌ من أجل المساواة والحرية والعدالة

An ode to a stolen homeland and the brave souls who live for it and sacrifice their lives to tell its stories. You have taught us what humanity should be at its core - a fight for equality, freedom and justice. by @kezbara

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a year ago

Tayta Nawal, I bid you farewell with a heart full of peace because I know you’ve entered a beautiful afterlife where there won’t be any pain or fear.

I hope Yara embraces you. I saw and know how much you love her and how much you missed her. As I pray for you, all I tell God is that you were a woman of faith. You were a woman who loved her family to death. You were a woman who worried about and took care of all of us without a word of complaint. You were a woman who never asked anyone for anything. You were a gentle, graceful and fleeting breeze - even in your death.

You were a woman who cooked for a tribe (literally) and made it all look so seamless and easy. You were a woman who remained hilariously full of wit and humor despite all the hardships you went through in your life.

You were a woman who lived through wars and loss but who remained loving at her core.

I saw that love in how you cared for jeddo in your own unique way. How you poured your heart into making his meals and made sure all his medicines and needs were organized.

I bid you farewell last week but realized this morning that souls like yours are infinite ya tayta, they stay close to their loved ones. Thank you for everything you’ve so selflessly given us. We promise as a family to hold on to your blessings and to respect your wishes forever.

Sleep and rest in peace. Hug Yara for me ♥️ by @kezbara

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3 years ago

For every single one of your shivers
For the widened eyes asking us “why?”
For the cries from under the rubble
For tears that haunt our nights
For innocence disrupted
For childhood destroyed

We ask you to forgive us.
We promise not to look away.
We promise to never forget.

#ceasefire #freepalestine by @kezbara

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3 years ago

#freepalestine by @kezbara

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3 years ago

No justice, no peace 🇵🇸

#freepalestine

Music Credit: Tarweeda - Zenobia FT. @rola.azar by @kezbara

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3 years ago