Selin

first gen turk. writer, account manager, former psychologist

[Selin @selinsezz]

that's facts

[Say It Valencia @SayItValencia]

Journaling always shows me that deep down I know how to help me.

[Marius Hauken @mhauken]

You're not using the Notes app on your iPhone to its full potential.

8 features you might not know about:

[Lalah Delia 📖 @LalahDelia]

May you begin to notice all the small wins that you’ve been missing.

[Selin @selinsezz]

know what's something no one can take away from you? how much you love and respect yourself ❤️‍🔥

[مريم حسنا @Maryamhasnaa]

It’s always easier to see the truth when you don’t have an agenda and aren’t invested in trying to force a specific outcome.

[Selin @selinsezz]

petition to make hot chocolate only using real chocolate!!

[Into The Forest Dark @ElliottBlackwe3]

Isn't it amazing to think of how rare and beautiful it is that we exist?

[Selin @selinsezz]

💖

[dinosaur @dinosaurcouch]

alone time

[Selin @selinsezz]

oof!!

[Cory Muscara @corymuscara]

4. Procrastination is the refusal or inability to be with difficult emotions.

5. Desires that arise in agitation are more aligned with your ego. Desires that arise in stillness are more aligned with your soul.

6. The moment before letting go is often when we grip the hardest.

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

Glass making goes back hundreds of years in Turkey and is thought to have reached its zenith in the 16th century. During this time, historical records take note of oil lamps with colourful glass shades - the Turkish mosaic lamps we know today

A thread on Turkish mosaic lamps…

[FEMME MUSE @itsthefemmemuse]

Romanticise your life. Be a tourist in your own city. Enjoy every morsel of your meal. Slowly sip and thoroughly your coffee. Remind your loved ones of how much they mean to you. Appreciate each moment. Life is long but it's also short and sweet — make the most of it.

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

Ebru is the ancient Turkish art of marbling - creating colourful patterns by sprinkling & brushing pigments on water, which are transferred to paper. Highly regarded, it is on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list. Today the tradition continues

A thread on the art of Ebru…

[Selin @selinsezz]

don't worry about the things that are not worried about you!

[Dr. Emily Anhalt @dremilyanhalt]

remember when you wanted what you currently have?

[Selin @selinsezz]

to create a life we are genuinely at peace with ... "an aproximation of honesty won't make the cut." #LuckiestGirlAlive

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

The art of calligraphy on a dried leaf was practised widely in Ottoman Turkey. This was difficult & delicate work. The leaf was dried, & the tissue removed to leave the skeletal membrane, with gold ink applied over it.

Here are 22 exquisite examples, past & present

A thread…

[Selin @selinsezz]

being agreeable > agreeing

[Selin @selinsezz]

sometimes the best way to protect your energy is to direct it elsewhere