Zeiad Ahmed
Fellow
Current Country
Egypt 🇪🇬
Current City
Alexandria
Intuition
Cultivating inner knowing
A question currently animating me about the inner life/spirit is:
How feasible is large scale growth in a person, and notably, how fast could it be?
A question currently animating me about the outer world/universe/multiverse is:
How do I engage with the countries and experiences I'll pursue meaningfully while "alone"?
The practices I’m finding most helpful at the moment are:
Journaling
A moment I noticed my inner light kindled this month was:
Getting to know individuals in The Flight School community and reaching out to friends of mine whom I don't talk to on the daily! Generally, forming and maintaining relationships reminds me to be grateful and thankful for those around me, which pushes me to do more and be more!
A moment I noticed my inner light dwindled this month was:
Falling into a destructive routine, which was hindering me from pursuing many of the goals and projects I had wanted to pursue immediately after my graduation. Further, being aware of doing so and not necessarily taking steps to break that cycle made me very self-critical.
Courage
Aligning action
Assumptions I'm examining right now are:
Impact
I originally assumed:
I used to think impact was about affecting EVERYONE positively, immediately, and all at once. I always had a picture in my head that I OUGHT to be fixing all of my problems or achieve world peace without building the foundation necessary or taking the gradual steps to do so.
These assumptions are changing:
Now, after the session with Preeta, I sense that impact has been instilled into me—as depth and not breadth—with the "Lighthouses do not run around trying to save people, they stand in place shining" quote. It has made me feel more certainty in pursuing a teaching career!
A moment I stepped out of my comfort zone this month was:
1. Starting to learn drawing day by day after completely avoiding it for years, as I had completely despised being a beginner. 2. Admitting I have not sought nearly enough discomfort this month is a form of seeking discomfort. Fingers crossed, I will do so much more in August.
Compassion
Engaged Empathy
A peer in The Flight School community I am grateful to is:
Kashimani Simasiku
Something that is helping me build trusting relationships here is:
Being proactive and intentional about Circle. I am starting to put more time into actually reading through the different gallery posts and getting to know more and more people. I hope to make this a habit asap!!
Digital Detox Retreat
Number of days I've gone without technology
3