Mind Platter
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- Author：Najwa Zebian
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Summary
From celebrated Lebanese-Canadian poet and speaker， Najwa Zebian， comes this revised and expanded edition of her debut collection。
Mind Platter is a compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator， student， and human who experienced her early days in silence。 It is written in the words of a woman who came from Lebanon to Canada at the age of sixteen and experienced what it was like to have fate push her to a place where she didn't belong。 It is written in the voice of every person who has felt unheard， mistreated， misjudged， or unseen。
The book contains over 200 one-page reflections on topics we encounter in our everyday lives: love， friendship， hurt， inspiration， respect， motivation， integrity， honesty， and more。 Mind Platter is not about the words it contains， but what the reader makes of them。 May this book give a voice to those who need one， be a crying shoulder for those who yearn for someone to listen， and inspire those who need a reminder of the power they have over their lives。
Mind Platter is a compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator， student， and human who experienced her early days in silence。 It is written in the words of a woman who came from Lebanon to Canada at the age of sixteen and experienced what it was like to have fate push her to a place where she didn't belong。 It is written in the voice of every person who has felt unheard， mistreated， misjudged， or unseen。
The book contains over 200 one-page reflections on topics we encounter in our everyday lives: love， friendship， hurt， inspiration， respect， motivation， integrity， honesty， and more。 Mind Platter is not about the words it contains， but what the reader makes of them。 May this book give a voice to those who need one， be a crying shoulder for those who yearn for someone to listen， and inspire those who need a reminder of the power they have over their lives。
Reviews
Mackenzie
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This is an excellent book that I know will be used many times。 A book full of life lessons & wisdom and for that I have gratitude。
Joanna’s Reading Rainbow
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3。5 stars。 This is a collection of Najwa’s short reflections and philosophies on life。 They range from insightful nuggets of wisdom to more clichéd platitudes。 It’s basically a book of advice， or a self-help book written in verse-like paragraphs。 They started off strong but quickly got repetitive which felt a bit boring。 My favorites: “rest your heart，” “stay true to yourself，” “broken wings，” “respect me，” “take responsibility，” “feel me，” “the power of silence，” “invest your feelings wisely，” 3。5 stars。 This is a collection of Najwa’s short reflections and philosophies on life。 They range from insightful nuggets of wisdom to more clichéd platitudes。 It’s basically a book of advice， or a self-help book written in verse-like paragraphs。 They started off strong but quickly got repetitive which felt a bit boring。 My favorites: “rest your heart，” “stay true to yourself，” “broken wings，” “respect me，” “take responsibility，” “feel me，” “the power of silence，” “invest your feelings wisely，” “be content，” “through their eyes，” “my philosophy，” and “dusty bookshelf。” 。。。more
Arvia Maharhani
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Yaaa meskipun aku kadang merasa bosen karena kalimatnya diulang2， tapi tetep banyak kalimat bagus yang aku suka untuk pengingat diriku。Mungkin buku ini cocok dibaca ketika seseorang butuh teguran untuk dirinya sendiri。
Sara
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art
Mary
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This book got me thinking 🤔
Meriem EBM （bookworm。chaos）
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Reflexions。。。 A selfhelp book for dark times。。。 ''If you think that education only takes place in an institution， think again。 As long as you breathe， your mind， your heart， and your soul are seeking knowledge， so respond to them and nurture their needs。 Ask questions and keep your life dynamic。 Knowledge is not necessarily confined to a specific subject area。 Knowledge is what drives your life and makes it meaningful。 So， unless the institution you're referring to is the institution of life， ed Reflexions。。。 A selfhelp book for dark times。。。 ''If you think that education only takes place in an institution， think again。 As long as you breathe， your mind， your heart， and your soul are seeking knowledge， so respond to them and nurture their needs。 Ask questions and keep your life dynamic。 Knowledge is not necessarily confined to a specific subject area。 Knowledge is what drives your life and makes it meaningful。 So， unless the institution you're referring to is the institution of life， education does not confine itself to the limits of any institution。 It extends its wings into every aspect of your life。 So， what are you waiting for？ Start flying'' 。。。more
Hareem
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Every page with a new topic， a new emotion。 Mind platter is a composition of them all。 The book tells us about somethings that we think woud be difficult to do but they are not if we are determined to do it。 Collection of short poems with each poem giving us a different advice。 A book to which y'all can relate probably。 Things that people experience in their day to day life are beautifully penned down。 The author wants everyone to know their worth， every person matters。 Zebian tells us that ever Every page with a new topic， a new emotion。 Mind platter is a composition of them all。 The book tells us about somethings that we think woud be difficult to do but they are not if we are determined to do it。 Collection of short poems with each poem giving us a different advice。 A book to which y'all can relate probably。 Things that people experience in their day to day life are beautifully penned down。 The author wants everyone to know their worth， every person matters。 Zebian tells us that every situation has can be viewed differently。 Stop ignoring yourselves， care for your mental health， live in an environment where you feel happy and start living a life which you want to。For me， it came to me when I needed something like this book the most， indeed it was a rescue。 According to the author， the mind platter is not about the words that are in it but about the reader who makes from them。 。。。more
Katy
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5 ⭐
Riz
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This book is good for self-reflection。
Ariba Anjum
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Heavenly Great book， but an honest opinion， that THE NECTAR OF PAIN by Najwa Zebian， THE SUN AND HER FLOWERS by Rupi Kaur and RECLAIM YOUR HEART by Yasmin Mogahed have almost almost same topics to talk about， so better to read one of them and most preferably Reclaim your Heart as it summarizes all the topics related to our daily life issues。
Elena Russo Delmonte
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The imperative felt a little too holier-than-thou。 I felt like I was being taught a lesson。
Fairuz Maliha
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My most most most favorite book of all time。
Nabeeha Shaikh
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This book is one my favorite books of all time。！💖🤩✨"Don't worry about what people think of you or about the way they try to make you feel。 If people want to see you as a good person， they will。 If people want to see you as a bad person， absolutely nothing you do will stop them。 Ironically， the more you try to show them your good intentions， the more reason you give them to knock you down。 Keep your head up high and be confident in what you do。 Be confident in your intentions and keep your eyes a This book is one my favorite books of all time。！💖🤩✨"Don't worry about what people think of you or about the way they try to make you feel。 If people want to see you as a good person， they will。 If people want to see you as a bad person， absolutely nothing you do will stop them。 Ironically， the more you try to show them your good intentions， the more reason you give them to knock you down。 Keep your head up high and be confident in what you do。 Be confident in your intentions and keep your eyes ahead instead of wasting your time on those who want to drag you back。 Because you can't change people's views， you have to believe that true change for yourself comes from within you， not from anyone else。" 。。。more
Victory
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ahhhhhhhhh！！！！！！！！ I love love loveeee this book with my whole heart。 When I find myself lost or upset about anything， I always come back to this book。 My favorite entry is "The Stars Within。" When I first read that entry I cried like a baby because everything made sense。 I interpreted it as always feeling alone， but you're able to speak to the stars， the moon， the universe about how you're feeling。 There's this connection you create for yourself and you find talking to them helps you find answe ahhhhhhhhh！！！！！！！！ I love love loveeee this book with my whole heart。 When I find myself lost or upset about anything， I always come back to this book。 My favorite entry is "The Stars Within。" When I first read that entry I cried like a baby because everything made sense。 I interpreted it as always feeling alone， but you're able to speak to the stars， the moon， the universe about how you're feeling。 There's this connection you create for yourself and you find talking to them helps you find answers， however， we need to stop giving credit to other things for that。 We give ourselves the answers we are searching for。 We are talking to ourselves and we are there for ourselves。 This entry is one I share with everyone because it truly just describes how I feel and how I deal with my emotions。 I felt this immense feeling of self love when I first read this because it made me realize that no one saved me， but myself。 I was there for myself through all the very dark moments and I'm proud of myself for having the strength to be there for myself。 Ugh， this book is just amazing， you'll find an entry for absolutely any emotion that helps you feel less alone。 。。。more
Sachindra' Amarasekara
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“My heart aches incornersI did not knowexisted。”Read and know yourself better ！ love very word she wrote
Aisha
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My favourite out of all of Najwa’s books！ Short composed self relatable messages that relate deeply to everyone。 Thought provoking and inspiring！
Firra Noor Nayana
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i don’t know why it is boring me hehe but the message is full and worthy to read。
Artistindespairr
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𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 is a compendium of musings and reflections on different topics that we encounter in our lives; love， friendship， hurt， wholeheartedness， motivation， inspiration， integrity， honesty， respect and more。 It was full of positive entries that were encouraging and uplifting。 With the turning of pages， the poems became repetitive。 There were even points that contradicted one another which made no sense。Apart from that its a nice light read one or two entries a day so you can digest that and 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 is a compendium of musings and reflections on different topics that we encounter in our lives; love， friendship， hurt， wholeheartedness， motivation， inspiration， integrity， honesty， respect and more。 It was full of positive entries that were encouraging and uplifting。 With the turning of pages， the poems became repetitive。 There were even points that contradicted one another which made no sense。Apart from that its a nice light read one or two entries a day so you can digest that and not feel like you're rushing to the end。 💫📝My absolute favorite one is，"𝑻𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖， 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍。𝑻𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖， 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆。𝑻𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖， 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍。𝑻𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖， 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆。𝑻𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖， 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌。" ❤️ 。。。more
Ifa Agnes
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have a love hate relationship with this book。 I love it but at the same time I hate it。 Some write ups are too long that when you reach to the end you forget。 I hate this。。。 Next， the writer is so nice a person， her preachings are very hard to comprehend with。 The reason is simple I am no super human。。。 The Book is great and phenomenal in its own way。 It's written so well you would dive in， but the preachings bore you at times。 I ain't that good a person maybe。。。 But， one thing is sure the wri I have a love hate relationship with this book。 I love it but at the same time I hate it。 Some write ups are too long that when you reach to the end you forget。 I hate this。。。 Next， the writer is so nice a person， her preachings are very hard to comprehend with。 The reason is simple I am no super human。。。 The Book is great and phenomenal in its own way。 It's written so well you would dive in， but the preachings bore you at times。 I ain't that good a person maybe。。。 But， one thing is sure the writer real personality is reflected in the book， a true self， a humanist and what not。。。 。。。more
Aliya
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I just wanted to give a few honest thoughts on this book I don’t think that this was a bad book but to me this was the absolute definition of just OK it was constantly losing my attention， so much of it felt like just common knowledge things things like treat others the way you wanna be treated and views on second chances and things like that and again this was not a bad book but I dnf 103 pages and it was just really hard to keep going and I have other books I want to get to。 Maybe I’ll pick it I just wanted to give a few honest thoughts on this book I don’t think that this was a bad book but to me this was the absolute definition of just OK it was constantly losing my attention， so much of it felt like just common knowledge things things like treat others the way you wanna be treated and views on second chances and things like that and again this was not a bad book but I dnf 103 pages and it was just really hard to keep going and I have other books I want to get to。 Maybe I’ll pick it back up again because the reason why is two star not even a one or no star is because it does have some interesting views on just life in general the way that you go through life with certain views and things like that。 <3 。。。more
Catherine
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Beautiful honest words of things that we sometimes forget to remind ourselves of。
Pat
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Not really my taste after all I started off enjoying but after a while I realise I like this style of writing in shorter doses。
Ardinawati Simamora
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“Mind Platter” is a book full of brief expressions。 I didn't think it was a book of poetry， but it was like motivation。 Because his words are like an experience and a living observation。 And this is the first time I'm reading Najwa Zebian's and I'll probably collect her physical book。。For reading this book would be a personal motivation for me。 Apart from good words and like an experience， it is also easy to understand。 And each page has its own meaning for every different reader， and it has its “Mind Platter” is a book full of brief expressions。 I didn't think it was a book of poetry， but it was like motivation。 Because his words are like an experience and a living observation。 And this is the first time I'm reading Najwa Zebian's and I'll probably collect her physical book。。For reading this book would be a personal motivation for me。 Apart from good words and like an experience， it is also easy to understand。 And each page has its own meaning for every different reader， and it has its own story。 When reading this you may find the page that the story describes your life and related to you。。I marked a few pages on the “Mind Platter， was one of my favorites，“Stay True to YourselfDon't worry about what people think of you or about the way they try to make you feel。 If people want to see you as a good person， they will。 If people want to see you as a bad person， absolutely nothing you do will stop them。 Ironically， the more you try to show them your good intentions， the more reason you give them to knock you down。 Keep your head up high and be confident in what you do。 Be confident in your intentions and keep your eyes ahead instead of wasting your time on those who want to drag you back。 Because you can't change people's views， you have to believe that true change for yourself comes from within you， not from anyone else。” 。。。more
mohamed mustafa
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This one was VERYYYYYYYY good。 So many pages felt like they were directed at me and the exact thoughts and feelings ive had about my own life while reading the book。 Najwa is extremely smart and insightful and this book is an absolute must read full of gems！ Love her work！
ایشل لائبہ
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Such a beautiful collection of self reflection poetry by Najwa zebian。 I love every word of this book。 This book has my heart。❤
Erika Indriyani
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Agak lama baca buku ini， lebih dari sebulan hanya untuk memahami setiap kalimat yang deep banget maknanya。 Menemaniku selama pencarian diri sendiri juga selama fase burn out。❤️
Lala Sulfa
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"Pada akhirnya， tak seorang pun akan melakukan perjalanan untukmu。Kau sendiri yang harus melakukannya。Pada akhirnya， tak seorang pun akan bermimpi untukmu。kau sendiri yang harus melakukannya。" - Najwa ZebianAwalnya， kukira buku ini buku nonfiksi yang berisi teori-teori dan cara manajemen pikiran。 Ternyata， buku ini merupakan kumpulan prosa， gagasan， dan inspirasi kehidupan。 Tulisan-tulisan di buku ini bisa memengaruhi cara berpikir pembaca， baik itu tentang kebaikan， kebahagiaan， cinta， pikiran， "Pada akhirnya， tak seorang pun akan melakukan perjalanan untukmu。Kau sendiri yang harus melakukannya。Pada akhirnya， tak seorang pun akan bermimpi untukmu。kau sendiri yang harus melakukannya。" - Najwa ZebianAwalnya， kukira buku ini buku nonfiksi yang berisi teori-teori dan cara manajemen pikiran。 Ternyata， buku ini merupakan kumpulan prosa， gagasan， dan inspirasi kehidupan。 Tulisan-tulisan di buku ini bisa memengaruhi cara berpikir pembaca， baik itu tentang kebaikan， kebahagiaan， cinta， pikiran， pengendalian diri， harapan， dsb。Judul di buku ini ada sekitar 200an。 Setiap judul memuat satu paragraf saja， sehingga memudahkan pembaca untuk mendapatkan inti tulisan。 Kata-kata yang digunakan penulis indah， penulis juga sering menggunakan perumpamaan sederhana。 Segi terjemahan， buku ini diterjemahkan dengan baik， mudah dimengerti dan feel-nya tetap terasa。Ada energi baik dan ketenangan yang muncul ketika membaca tulisan-tulisan di buku ini。 Ada pula pikiran-pikiran positif yang muncul di kepala ini。 Dari semua tulisan aku paling suka tulisan dengan judul "Renungkan"， "Tempat yang Terbaik"， dan "Dengarkanlah"。Oh ya， kalau mau baca buku ini bacalah di saat santai dan tidak perlu terburu-buru。 Sebab， judul di buku ini ada banyak dan terkadang inti dari pesan penulis ada yang berulang （tentu dengan kata yang berbeda）。 Jadi， nikmati saja perlahan-lahan， biar tidak bosan。Buku yang cocok untuk kamu yang ingin berdamai dengan diri sendiri， menenangkan diri sendiri， memerlukan motivasi dan inspirasi， dan untuk kamu yang ingin menemukan perspektif lain tentang kehidupan。"Untuk hati dalam dirimu， jangan takut merasa。Untuk mentari dalam dirimu， jangan takut bersinar。Untuk cinta dalam dirimu， jangan takut mengusada。Untuk samudra dalam dirimu， jangan takut menggusar。Untuk keheningan dalam dirimu， jangan takut jeda。" - Najwa Zebian 。。。more
Richa Tamhane
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。It's thrice that I read this book and it's the best。 A complete transformation and healing journey to whatever that had broke you， or you have gone through some unusual things or whether your mind doesn't accept the things those are happened to you。Basically it is said - A book for silenced souls out there and that line hits me hard。For those who've been in silence long way their lives， those who've been afraid to express themselves， those who've been trying to fit in not so theirs world。Author 。It's thrice that I read this book and it's the best。 A complete transformation and healing journey to whatever that had broke you， or you have gone through some unusual things or whether your mind doesn't accept the things those are happened to you。Basically it is said - A book for silenced souls out there and that line hits me hard。For those who've been in silence long way their lives， those who've been afraid to express themselves， those who've been trying to fit in not so theirs world。Author @najwazebian have magic in her words that literally get sunk deep down telling you its worth。Every line in this book has deep meaning in it。 It is what the reader makes of it。 Her contribution has always helped people during their downs and made them stand for themselves again。She cheers up the souls who are afraid to take a chance。My most favourite lines from this book :To the heart in you，Don't be afraid to feel。To the sun in you，Don't be afraid to shine。To the love in you，Don't be afraid to heal。To the the ocean in you，Don't be afraid to rage。To the silence in you，Don't be afraid to break。 。。。more
Titima
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Amazing book， it gives you much hope， energy， positivity。 The author used small paragraphs; direct speech and simple language which makes the reader connected with the content of the book easily。 Some paragraphs are fluid& deep and lovely so you find yourself you read it again and again。:）
Shikha
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A collection of proses by Lebanese-Canadian poet and speaker， Najwa Zebian， marks her debut in publishing through this lovely compilation。 The proses are literally about everything - love， friendship， depression， doing right， inspiration， childhood， youth， relationships， honesty and more。 The magical attribute is that each mood of yours can interpret each prose differently。 It will entirely depend on your state of mind what you understand of the proses。 Therefore， it might happen that you won't A collection of proses by Lebanese-Canadian poet and speaker， Najwa Zebian， marks her debut in publishing through this lovely compilation。 The proses are literally about everything - love， friendship， depression， doing right， inspiration， childhood， youth， relationships， honesty and more。 The magical attribute is that each mood of yours can interpret each prose differently。 It will entirely depend on your state of mind what you understand of the proses。 Therefore， it might happen that you won't be able to connect to few of them at a time and would find them sensible at some other time。Book Cover - 5/5Proses - 4/5Writing Style - 3。5/5Overall - 4/5https://nympheye。blogspot。com/2020/11。。。 。。。more
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