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Faking it until you make it “Like the masked guests of 18th century balls, we don’t always arrive with confidence; sometimes we wear it until it becomes our face.” – Muaad Sucule Sometimes we wake up on a Monday and we aren’t motivated at all. Maybe we miss the weekend, maybe we are sick and…
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Introduction Identity matters. Most people have their identity defined by the external world. They take it seriously. It’s life or death for them and there is no humour, honesty or even a playful attitude about such a topic. In this blog post I will discuss how I found my own pen/artistic name and how this…
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I like people who move through life on their own terms who laugh at the world and still stay themselves. Nasruddin Khoja, also called Nasruddin Hojja or Johar, is one of those people who inspired me. His stories, his humor, and his way of being completely himself effortlessly made me stop and think. I clicked…
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1. Definition By mysticism, I mean having an intuitive grasp of what life is truly about. I mean seeing, with suddenness, the facts that surround us. The word mysticism is a loaded word which I find unfortunate but I believe many people have an experience where they suddenly see things for what they are and…
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By Muaad Sucule / @muaadspoetry Many people assume that mystical experience exists in tension with reason or that the ego is an obstacle to connecting with ultimate reality. From my experience, this is not the case. Mysticism, reason, and the ego are not enemies — they are different channels through which the same reality can…
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Background The path of love is very interesting and as of yet it seems to be the most influential thought on my poetry. I first began my journey at the period when I began connecting with poetry when I listened to some of Rumi’s poems. Back then, however, I didn’t understand what he meant by…
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Prose by Muaad Sucule (@muaadspoetry) We live in a dual world. There are so many opportunities, yet so much misery across the globe. There’s so much to be grateful for, and at the same time, so much to be sad about. Somehow, everything feels like it’s changing, and the past seemed easier. This is a…
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Writers block is exactly that. An internal block. In this article I discuss how I had writers block and what I did to overcome it.
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Read the background to my latest 6 poems. Why they were written and how I found my identity and message as a poet.
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In this article I discuss how individualism has had an effect on poetry.