What Your Daily Choices Say About the World We’re Becoming

I'm sitting here with a warm cup of coffee, on my laptop, able to appreciate the beautiful sunrise in front of me.

And then I see a picture of a little boy screaming, crying under crushed buildings, reaching out with an empty pot, hungry for food.

In the afternoon, my husband comes home and tells me about a sermon he just listened to in which a true story was shared about a father and son who are currently starving in Gaza.

Son: "Baba, will there be food in heaven?"

Dad: "Yes, you can eat anything you want there."

Son: "Then can we die now so we can eat?"

I remember when I watched Schindler's List and thought I would never let something like that happen in my lifetime.

And here I am just sipping effing coffee.

My dad is also a Baba. Born in Tulkarem, Palestine. But that's not the reason I relate to and feel for the pain of Palestinians.

It's the mother in me. The human in me. The one who can feel the pain of a parent who would give their right arm to feed their child as well as the child who is hungry and imagining eating delicious, warm, sweet and savory meals.

I cried this morning asking the Universe to help me see what I can possibly do. How I can possibly help.

And I heard these words:

The greater the pain, the greater the transformation.

And then I found myself saying thank you. Thank you to each and every soul out there who is suffering beyond my worst nightmares. Thank you for choosing that body, that life... so we can transform. So we can clearly see the hatred and the ego and the pain that has not yet been healed.

And I am SO sorry that I wasn't brave enough to choose your body in this lifetime.

That boy in that picture crushed under buildings asking for food is my greatest HERO. A soldier of the collective soul. And his life and pain will not be shrugged away by me with the lie that I am powerless to do anything.

It is in his name and all those suffering with him that I'm doing the inner work to heal the anger and separation within myself that's at the root of what's happening in the world. We all have it. If you don't see it, you're called to do this work the most.

This shows up every time you:

• need someone to be wrong so you can be right

• cut someone off in traffic because you're "more important"

• join in gossip that tears someone down

• use mistakes as weapons to win an argument

• stay silent because speaking truth feels uncomfortable

• choose convenience over what's right

• hide in your bubble instead of learning another's story

• don't look at a homeless person because avoiding feels easier than feeling or acting

• judge an entire group of humans out of self-righteousness or stereotype

• prioritize power or greed over humanity

• support a policy that protects you but harms others

• pray for Palestine against Israel, instead of praying for both to heal

Every time we choose comfort, ego, or control over another person's dignity, we feed separation.

This is the work: to catch those moments and choose love instead. 

Even when it's harder. Especially when it's harder.

So I’m doing my inner work. I’m praying for both Israel and Palestine.

And here's how we are acting...

For every new student who joins Amna Dance, we'll sponsor an orphan in Gaza with $50 monthly support.

Every New Dancer = One Child Fed for 2025/2026.

Help us sponsor more. Bring a friend or simply commit to sponsoring some yourself.

You can sponsor a child and feed them with just $50 a month (that’s how much one meal costs many of us in one day).

👉 Sponsor a Child Today

Or join our dance family and be part of this movement

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Here's to healing the world, one conscious choice at a time,

Amna

P.S. I know I promised to share what's been coming through me instead of just dance updates, and I haven't forgotten. This just felt more important right now.

Also - join us for Women's Circle: A safe space for authentic connection, reflection, and gentle movement. Completely free, donations welcome. October circle has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 11th, 11:00am-12:30pm! [RSVP here - scroll to "Single Classes"]