Jihad M'nsaria is beautiful woman who glows from the inside out- and that always has me curious about someone. What lights them up so much?
So I asked if she would share some more about herself.
Based in Dubai, she is a producer and has created a foundation called Play For Smiles. Located in Kenya, it looks after orphaned and abandoned children in various orphanages.
Her heart and faith have a big impact on how she operates in daily life- following her own access to this guidance and being led by something greater.
It seems there is an inner connection which creates glow. But it's a connection to something.. that is connected to everything else. It isn't insular or cut off. It's like a plug into the source of all things, and we each find that in different ways.
And then expand out from there.
I asked what her favourite word was:
"Compassion. For me it’s the highest form of love. Where you act from your heart, not waiting or expecting anything. Where you are considerate towards all people and circumstances."
My own experience of compassion is like a glue that holds everything together. Connectedness.
I see that kind of openness as courageous, and I’m grateful to have met Jihad.
Photographed as part of the Golden Lotus retreat,
on location at Eden Life Centres, Bali.