Ayaz Shalal Kado

I have been sick for around a week. It is Corona. This time it hit really hard, but that’s not the point of this post. While trying to learn this reels thing to post about my 2022. I went through my gallery, and without even realizing, I started crying. I realized how lucky I am to be having this life. Everything I did, everyone I met, every moment I captured with my camera had so much memories that are dear to my heart. All cities and countries I‘ve been too just in one year, my masters, my friends, my family, and I could go on and on. This is all a blessing that I am so thankful for. I figured that I need so many reels to capture everything. In other words, I realized that my life is so rich, that it even shocked me.

Since I graduated, I didn’t stop for a minute not even for Christmas. I continued pushing through by working more, trying to find a place in Berlin, applying for German citizenship, Phd program, driving license, gym, cosmetics, a partner, etc. But today and maybe thanks to Corona’s pain, I realized a very important thing. I realized that I need to stop from time to time. Stop everything. Literally everything; even in my head, and reflect instead. Reflect on what I have done, what I have gained and what I have lost. Think of who I have became and what I want. Today, I feel I no longer want everything. I don’t want to be the best. I just need to embrace my experience with all its tiny details and be thankful for all of it.

Thank you all my family, friends, lovers, haters, and others to be part if my amazing year. See you all around the world 💚

#2022 #2023