Posted in Growth, tagged acharif, ahmad al charif, ahmad charif, al charif, Growth, lebanese blogger, perfect, perfection, relationships, the perfect match, the perfect partner on April 5, 2013| 4 Comments »
Appearances may be deceiving. Sometimes what at first glance appears to be nothing short of the word “perfect”, turns out to be an Armageddon waiting to happen.
How do you define perfection, and what are the thresholds you use? As time progresses, it seems that more and more emphasis go on the exterior look, and how extravagantly it (more…)
Posted in Growth, Random Fun, tagged acharif, ahmad al charif, ahmad charif, al charif, lebanese blogger, little buggers, man vs mosquito, mosquito, unorthodox victory on March 25, 2013| 6 Comments »
At 1:30 after midnight, i find myself sitting in my couch in front of the TV, as i systematically jitter my hands and feet. One by one, first right hand, then right foot. Left hand and then left foot. I close with a good wiggle of the head too, then i start all over again. And the cycle keeps going.
Why did you fall into this nothing short of a bizarre routine? One might ask. And the rational is actually quite simple: there is this damn stubborn (more…)
Posted in Growth, Trying to figure out the world, tagged acharif, ahmad al charif, ahmad charif, al charif, being content, lebanese blogger, Peace, Peace from within, spirituality on March 15, 2013| 3 Comments »
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Despite everything that is going on in my life, and regardless of all that I try to give myself credit for accomplishing, I always feel something is missing. I always feel there is this thing, that although I cannot label I am in need of desperately. Do you know what I am talking about?
What you, and many people feel you are missing, is very simple. It is peace, an element that many claim to value, and incorporate into their lives, but that is simply not true. Peace has been morphed, mutated, misrepresented by so many of (more…)
Posted in Growth, tagged acharif, ahmad al charif, ahmad charif, al charif, evolution gone wrong, Growth, lebanese blogger, people on March 6, 2013| 6 Comments »
The human race is in a constant state of evolution, so to speak. The things that we used to do as children, are not even a remote possibility to the children of today, and this has been true for a number of generations past.
But most people take that for granted, believing that it is the way of the world, and that change is (more…)
Posted in Growth, Technology, tagged acharif, ahmad al charif, battle, epic battle, gaming, lebanese blogger, mortal kombat, never quit, nightwolf, raiden, victory, videogames on February 16, 2013| 2 Comments »
“It will be the battle of a century!” He said to me. “Tonight of all nights, on this beautiful and magical evening filled with hope, i shall beat you once and for all! Victory, is mine!”
I smiled, as i looked at him. I smiled because i knew for a fact, that what he was saying was impossible, beyond a shred of doubt in my mind. Past experiences have stood in awe and testimony to (more…)
Posted in Growth, tagged acharif, conference, conference call, conference room, corporate, Growth, lebanese blogger, means to an end, people, quotes, work, workplace on February 8, 2013| 1 Comment »
“Work is a means to an end”*, a colleague of mine once said to me, as i handed her a cup of cold water in my ongoing attempts to calm her down, and genuinely try to understand (more…)
Posted in Growth, Trying to figure out the world, tagged acharif, Growth, Hate vs. Love, spirituality on February 1, 2013| 1 Comment »
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A friend of mine once asked me about hate, what it is, and how it relates to love?
Hate, is a very strong word. To hate is to invest so much energy as to bring forth destruction towards the target of your hate. But hate, in itself is a (more…)
Posted in Trying to figure out the world, tagged acharif, Growth, What is love on January 18, 2013| 3 Comments »
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I’m curious about how you interpret the word “Love”.
Love is not just a word, every word in the vocabulary represents something; an (more…)
Posted in Growth, tagged acharif, Growth, New Year Resolutions, New Year's Eve on January 4, 2013| 2 Comments »
For some strange reason, New Year’s Eve is an occasion bursting with emotions, where people go out of their way to live in one night, what others undergo in years. It defers for every person, you have different (more…)
Posted in Growth, tagged acharif, ahmad al charif, ahmad charif, al charif, in the now, You belong here... In the Now! on December 12, 2012| 1 Comment »
What do you first think about when you wake up? Do you find yourself planning your day ahead, filling in the details, getting worked up while you worry about the things you have lined up? Do you feel yourself getting tired even before you make it out of bed?
Ahmad Al Charif 