Breathe.. You are going to be okay.. Breathe and remember that you’ve been in this place before. You’ve been this comfortable, anxious and scarred, and you’ve survived. Breathe and know that you can survive this too. These feelings can’t break you. They are painful and debilitating, but you can sit with them and eventually, they ... Read More
An important old article and lesson for all: The first person who benefits from an act of charity is the benefactor himself, by seeing changes in himself and in his manners, by finding peace, by watching a smile form on the lips of another person. If you find yourself to be in difficulty or distress, ... Read More
— Though roses and lillies and tulips are each beautiful on their own, the most beautiful of gardens is the most diverse. May we always see the beauty in diversity, knowing the best in the garden of humanity is where we all come together happily with our different appearances, beliefs, and personalities. — Though it ... Read More
Just as watering a plant too much or too little kills it, when we push something too much or don’t give it our best in life, we kill its potential. May Allah always bless us to give our best and leave the rest to Him, trusting He will bring everything in life to its full ... Read More
Holding onto any bitterness of the past is like a bat that flies around “seeing” at night but is still surrounded by darkenss, ignorant to everything in the beautiful brightness of today’s sunlight. May Allah bless us to truly move forward from every atom’s weight of bitterness in any relationship so we can truly move ... Read More
Holding onto any bitterness of the past is like planting a flower in a cave which never allows sunlight to enter for the flower to bloom, even in the midst of colorful spring. May Allah bless us to truly move forward from every atom’s weight of bitterness in any relationship, always allowing the sunlight to ... Read More
Be not like the candle whose light burns out with the slightest wind, but as the torch whose light becomes stronger when the wind blows. May Allah bless His Light within us to grow stronger, even when the strongest wind blows against us.
Though the moon is tiny compared to the Earth and it has no light of its own, yet it reflects the sun’s light, lighting up the entire Earth on the darkest of nights! May Allah always bless us to constantly reflect His Light for all those around us! “Verily in these are signs for those ... Read More
Just as the chick must become strong enough from within, to hatch through what he feels is his hard outer shell, to reveal its inner beauty and eventual benefit to the world, may Allah (God) make us strong enough, esp during this blessed month of Ramadan, to overcome our struggles and break through our shells ... Read More
