Self Love Trip

As we step into the last few months of 2019, this is when we need to sit down and reflect on how far we have come and look at what we need to do to finish with a bang.

For me, I've had a few bumps in the road with juggling work, health, religion, family and my social life and it wasn't easy. I had to take steps back in order to move forward, whether that be confronting my past mistakes in order to be happy mentally, press pause on certain situations and just say "NO" to opportunities that were not worth pursuing.
 I even had to transfer to a smaller store from working in a flagship store just to stay on top of the day to day operations. This did, in fact, cause me stress, which took a giant toll on my body and slowed me down and allowed me to fully focus on myself for the time being.

It's been a crazy journey being in a new city and managing all of these situations.
But what would life be without these difficult times allowing me to become a stronger person?

However, we also need to spend time to treat ourselves and just focus on us.
Celebrate us.
Heal Us.
Embrace us.
Love Us.


So for the previous bank holiday weekend, I decided to take a short trip to Marbella/Malaga to visit my family out there, as well have some quiet time for myself.

I have no regrets with this decision, as most of my friends and people I know were in London for the Nottinghill Carnival and since I've already experienced this before, I thought of having a "Self Love" Trip.  So nothing but me and my creative thoughts and having some self-reflection on what I would like to do next in life and how can I change to become a better person.



Posted By Urbanista ( Azza Gasim)
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People of the revolution

They have been silenced

They are tired.

They have spoken.

They are the people of the revolution.

They fought for years and years. 

( 30 years to be exact) 

and now through peaceful protesting, they are getting the recognition they deserve.

These are just a few words that come to mind when I think about a place called Sudan. I am not talking about whether its north or south. I am talking about a place, which was the biggest county in Africa. A place full of friendly people, fueled by traditions passed down from generation to generation, who are freedom fighters ready to rewrite their history.

Yet one of the sad things about this they are a conflicted country.
Are they considered as African or are they considered as Arabs?
Does the color of their skin reflect the many different tribes and make us African enough for the continent? or does the religion that they were brought up by make them Arab enough for the Islamic world?

How can they fight for their country, when they are left conflicted by two sides?
Identity and Religion.

For years, this great nation has fought hard against corrupt dictators such as Omar Al Bashir.  

The people of the revolution have had enough. They took it upon themselves from last year (December 2018) to start peaceful protests all over the country to fight for the cost of living. Things such as money, food, and health care are just the basics to survive and they were deprived of this thanks to its greedy dictators, who are now stripped of their power and punished for their crimes.

Fast forward until the present and the people are still standing at the gates of freedom, demanding what is theirs, which is a government that they can trust and run this country in the right way. They will not step down or leave until this happens.

These are the people of the revolution.

They are Freedom Fighters.

They are Peaceful Protesters

They are Revolutionaries.

They are Powerful.

They have Spoken. 


Posted By Urbanista ( Azza Gasim)
Follow me on Twitter/Instagram (@azza_urbanista)

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