Who Am I ?

It has been quite a while. 

For those of you confused, I used to have a blog a few moons ago. A blog I, unfortunately, deleted in a fit of self-consciousness; as in, I got utterly scared and felt like everything I was doing was wrong (hello, imposter syndrome). 

I am now back, happily. Writing is my medicine, and I couldn't, in good conscience, stay away from it for too long. This is like my very own (and very shared, haha) journal. This is where I let my mind run free, and where I write what feels good to me. This is also where I store pictures I find beautiful, pictures that decorate my words in a way that makes me happy.

I thought I would start this journey by reintroducing myself to you all. Which raised the question : Who Am I ? It sounds like the easiest question, and yet, finding an accurate answer appears to be somewhat difficult. No wonder philosophers, from as far back as the beginnings of time, have been searching for ways to answer this seemingly simple question.  

I could say the usual "I am many things and no thing at the same time" or play it safe with "I am a freshly graduated clinical psychologist who has a passion for anything artistic" or again "I am a 26-year-old woman of my time who's still wondering who she is". All of these sound correct, and yet there seems to be so much more missing. 

What I'm trying to say is that there is so much of me I have yet to discover, know and understand. This blog is about me. Not me as a clinical psychologist, not me as a therapist, thank you very much. But me as an individual, me as an artistically living being, me as an authentically sharing blogger. 

Take these pictures, for example. I have been a fan of Sarah Bahbah and her photography style for years. I finally dared to try out her "adding subtitles to pictures" style and I couldn't be happier with it. The quote I chose is by Julia Cameron, and it perfectly describes how I view writing. 

Which is to say, if we stop and think about it, that what you're seeing is "me" through the mix of people and things I have been inspired by.  Who would I be if it weren't for everything and everyone I interacted with ? Who would we be if it weren't for everything that inspires us ? 

I would like to formally welcome you to this heavily emotional journey with me. This blog is my sanctuary for self-discovery, art, and the beauty in our everyday lives. I hope you'll find yourself learning some things along the way. I hope we'll get to share some beautiful conversations and that you'll like my new take on blogging (if you followed my earlier one). 

Love you already, 

Zineb (it's pronounced zee-nuhb) / Zinelr (it's pronounced zeen-el-air)