HANAN BOU AKL

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“Return to the world means return to the real world. Return to the world of the body, the senses, the world of Nature. 🌳❄️ “The preamble to my daily prayer begins by honoring the world. “‘Creator of All,’ I whisper into the morning air, ‘thank you for this day. Thank you for the sun that rises and sets, for the wind that blows, the rain that falls. ‘Thank you for the air that I breathe, the food that I eat, and the sustenance that You provide. ‘May all that I do today contribute to the healing of the world, and may my heart be open enough to allow the world to contribute to my healing.’ “Letting the Earth heal us, and devoting ourselves to healing the earth - now there’s a reciprocal relationship worth tending. “These whispers work in a circular fashion. We start by calming ourselves, seeking peace of mind by taking in breath. And what is breath? Nature. Nature’s gift: the exhalation of trees. 🌺 “As long as we are alive, the journey of spirituality always returns us to the body: we are of the earth.” ✍🏻 Christina Baldwin from The Seven Whispers 🌲 . 📸Copyright @jocelinge Photography 2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BuigW_kgel9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jqny00wgp07k

“When❤️love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep.❣️ And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself. He threshes you to make you naked. He sifts you to free you from your husks. He grinds you to whiteness. He kneads you until you are pliant; And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God’s sacred feast. All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life’s heart. But if in your fear you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love. When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart,” but rather, “I am in the heart of God.” And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love....” ~ #khalilgibran #happyvalentinesday https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt9K4sGgTC3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dgatl2937fz9

Have you ever camped on snow?

Check out the new #blog post: http://hananakl.com/blog/camping-in-winter-snow Without a doubt, #nature inspires me. When I go to nature, I get disconnected. I love the special #silence there is in the #winter mountains. In the #summer it's so alive with so many sounds & now in the winter it’s like the whole nature is sleeping. It’s very quite & misty. Perfect place to get all the thoughts out of your head and gain some #creative #energy after a long week. . @municipalityoffalougha @livelovefalougha #falougha #lebanonnature #campinglebanon #discoverlebanon #lebanonoutdoors #adventurelebanon #snow #winterinlebanon #mikesport #decathlon #wintergear @kngroapp #kngroapp (at Falougha, Mont-Liban, Lebanon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtN0rrzglPZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cxfxnyx3yhji

❄️⛰⛸as fragile as an icy glacier, as fresh as a dewy morning mist⛺️🌤 . . @livelovefalougha @municipalityoffalougha #lebanon #camping #discoverlebanon #lebanontourism #falougha #campinglebanon #winterlebanon #glacier #snow #lebanesemountains #sunrise #ice #adventure #decathlon #lake (at Falougha, Mont-Liban, Lebanon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtJWcGDDwzX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17moxut5h476k

🌅 Every sunrise is an opportunity to reset ➰ ⛰ To reset the spirit, soul, body & mind. To begin again. . #motivation #inspiration #nature #wintersnow #lebanon https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs7z6pTgQUu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oj4gjzffsy2

▪️”Mirror, mirror, on the wall, tell no more lies of who we are.” ~ Atticus 🔮 . . #ink #beauty #moleskinejournal #standards #bondage https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTIktVgjH6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vu7nusfc4hvw

🎈missing autumn’s warmth💄 . . #red #black #autumn #2018 #lebanon https://www.instagram.com/p/BsLTpJuAudg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=115w8ntnmukq7

01/01/19 ~ Know Yoga🧘🏻‍♀️No hangovers 👁.....Another turn around the sun ☀️⌛️Thanks to #IshaYoga for making waking up everyday vibrant all year round! . . @isha.yoga.me #isha #yogalebanon #beirut #wellbeing #meditation #ishayogalebanon #morning #wakingupearly #happynewyear2019 (at Matn District) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsGYQncApE0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ekren0r9dnsp

❄️🎵...🧣it’s cold outside⛸🧤 . . #holidays #baptism #lebanon #beirut #northpole #2019 #happynewyear #jeanscouturelebanon @jeanscouturelebanon @zaralebanonn @cherrybeautyloungelb (at Gemmayzeh Gouraud Street) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBRMy_Aj2x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jsntwsocen6q

🇦🇺Unicorn🦄💕Mia✨ . . Photo by @liuhath 💜 (at Abc Achrafieh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br-27iNg5nB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q9viwselnwpe

That’s a wrap on Christmas⚡️it’s time to start the plan & prep for a #happy new year. . . #newyear #newbeginnings #realist #dreamy https://www.instagram.com/p/Br7094lDMv4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=as9sa9g9l0n3

Elements... #earth🍃& #water💧 . . #luckybamboo #hollyplant #ishacrafts #stone #copper #handmade https://www.instagram.com/p/Br48jWRjvM7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qrjhlno2t1ue

Santa & co. 🎅🏻🤶🏻 . . #christmas #gifts #santaclaus #winter #holidays #northpole (at Beirut, Lebanon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br20766jlYb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bfbtzllilf04