Rima Al Moman
Becoming Love
How can I facilitate my journey of self-acceptance, appreciation and love through myself?
"Becoming Love" is an exploration into how practicing self-love enables us to better connect with others. Negative comments and interactions become ingrained in us as we grow up. It infests our thoughts and actions, we become self-conscious, and anxious about who we are. When we begin to appreciate, forgive, and love ourselves, we begin to break down the negative thought patterns. We are then able to extend that love, appreciation and understanding to others around us.
Insight
Kabir Helminski once asked a dervish, “do we ever reach a point when we no longer need to be loved?” “Yes, when we become love,” he said.
I stumbled across this quote in the comment section of a youtube video, and I was so intrigued by the idea of becoming love. The embodiment of love. Which led to me looking at the different types and categories of love. Ways in which we can love and be loved. And what my research led me to was myself. If you want to understand, appreciate, and accept others, you must start with the person you know best, yourself.
Idea
My project is an exploration into what love is, how it manifests, and why loving yourself is the purest and strongest love you can have. We have a biased look into who we are. We know all our flaws, weaknesses, and wrongdoings. But we also know our strengths and abilities, and so loving yourself means to be empathetic and kind. This project allows people to open up a conversation with themselves. About how they look at and treat themselves, and encourages them to create a positive relationship with themselves in order to eventually build positive relationships with their family, friends, partners, and even strangers.
Impact
This project allows people to take a deeper look at how they treat themselves, and in turn others. When people begin to have these conversations with themselves and begin to reflect on their thoughts and actions, they are able to then correct their perception. This would in turn lead to a more kind and loving relationship with others, and the world as a whole.
Biography
Rima is a passionate problem-solver, who's always eager to learn! She likes to enrich her design perspective by experimenting with different mediums, techniques, and approaches.
Her ultimate goal is to connect and learn from others. Through those connections we are able to create products and experiences that empower people to spend less time on the unnecessary, and more time connecting with the things they love!
If she is not designing, you will find her roller skating around the block or making a mess in her kitchen.