TheJourneywithM
The Journey with M is a contemplative podcast with Mona. An invitation to journey with both the self and with humanity, through a mindful lens.
Here, mindfulness is not about techniques or fixing the mind. It is a space where we meet beyond thought. A space to explore the state of the world, both the inner and the outer. A space to slow down enough to notice what is actually present in each sacred moment. Moments that will never return in the same way.
This podcast grows from the same intention as Mona’s earlier Arabic podcast Mn’albi (“From My Heart”): to reflect on what emerges when we pause, listen, and allow life to meet us as it is.
No absolute truths or ready-made answers are offered here. Instead, each episode invites the listener to discern what feels true in their own heart. Listening without rushing to judgment. Allowing insight to reveal itself in its own time. Staying with what is.
This kind of listening takes courage.
The word courage comes from the French cœur (the heart) our center where feeling, will, and meaning meet.
To be courageous is not to be without fear, but to let the heart speak even when fear is present. To live from the chest forward. To remain open. To allow the heart to lead.
Guided by the heart’s intelligence, these conversations explore how we touch life, how we listen, and how our presence leaves its mark on the world.
Each episode is an invitation to feel, to remember, and to listen not from the mind alone, but from the wholeness of your being, from the comfort of your own space.
Wherever you are listening from, you are welcome to journey with M.
TheJourneywithM
10. Free will /مُسَيَّرٌ أم مُخَيَّرٌ
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Do you believe you have a free will?
Are you using your full capacity of free will?
What limits our free will?
Do we give ourselves less or more free will when we expose ourselves to social media?
Are we free to take a life if there weren't any laws?
These are few of the questions we talk about with Rona Shedid
Rona works in sustainability and strategy. Most recently she led the Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship partnerships team for the COP28 presidency with the objective of bringing climate technology to the forefront of the transition discussion and mobilizing the ecosystem
She’s lived in 5 countries and her interests include sustainability, community empowerment & mentoring, food (eating and cooking!), travel, scuba diving and spending time with loved ones
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