Author: Chafeeza Bain

  • We are ONE

    TW: Sensitive Content: Suicide This morning, someone at the Pompano Beach station ended their life by stepping in front of an express Tri-Rail train. I didn’t witness it, but I was at the next stop. Some of my colleagues were on the train. They felt the impact. They heard the sound. As much as we…

  • From Olympus to Canon: My Film Photography Adventure

    In 2022, I made an insomnia-driven buy, a used Olympus camera on Poshmark for about USD 15. At first, I was conservative with my usage. I told myself that film is expensive and only shot for “special moments.” While that is true, I regretted not having my camera more often than not. I missed capturing…

  • “Turn the TV off”

    “Turn the TV off”

    I hate to say it but the elders are right, “The phones are the problem”. We do everything with our phone in hand, including using the bathroom. It’s too much!

  • The Gift of Goodbye: Making Room for Better

    3 words to kick this off. LET IT GO! Let’s talk about something we all experience but rarely give ourselves permission to embrace: moving on. Moving on, not in bitterness and not with resentment but with clarity, peace, and confidence that your best days are ahead. There comes a time when certain friendships no longer…