وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضَىٰٓ your Lord is sure to give you so much that you will be well satisfied. 93:5 (Abdul Haleem)• I often find myself dissatisfied. Wanting more from life. Wanting more from people. Wanting more from myself. Anxiety makes me constantly think I am not good enough. That I need to do more …
Let’s Address it. My Feminism.
I had a conversation last night with one of my closest male friends, I had to say "I'm not even speaking from a feminist perspective, majority of the men in my life have brought nothing but pain and misery into my life, in some way shape or form." To which he replied "so what about …
Hi? Does anyone even read this?
It's been a hot minute! Hi!!! I have a lot on my mind and I felt like I just need to tap tap tap it out on my laptop's lightup keyboard so I can sleep with a silent mind. *deep breath* Hi It's 11:07pm on the 29th of January I started my 2nd semester of university …
More On That Thing On My Head
Hijab to me is a very confusing thing. Just to me personally, never mind how the world sees it. I started wearing a scarf on my head when I hit puberty, it's been 6 years now, and yes, I have thought about taking it off. Whether my scarf is actual "hijab" or not is another …
Note To Self.
Whenever you feel inadequate Switch off your phone Or whatever screen you're looking at Take a deep breath Look around you No really. LOOK. The roof over your head, the running water, the heat, food, clothes, everything that you have. Look at the people around you. How much they love you, solely for being you. …
What’s In My Mind? (No that’s not a typo)
(To clear up confusion, I started writing this quite a while ago, so it's not all written at once, TW: Mental illness) It's currently 4pm and I'm crying. I have no idea why. No. I don't want pity. It's perfectly alright to cry. Mental illness doesn't have a face, it doesn't have a gender, age, …
Let’s Start Over.
I've missed myself. I haven't written a good, honest piece yet, and I really do think that I should. I need to make this space my own. As many of you may or may not know, I did have a blog a few years ago of a similar name, that blog was however, anonymous. I …
I Admit It
The desire for a more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one's negative experience is itself a positive experience. A lot of the time my anxiety will try to convince me that I am not happy, actually I have no idea if that's due to my anxiety or not, …
Letter 3~ Learning To Breathe Again
Dear God, I have not been well lately, I have not been okay, You know that already, I've been struggling with the simple things again, I feel like I'm back at square one, working my way up all over again, I need you I am trying my best to come to you, My heart feels …
Live Your Life. Love Your Life.
Breathe. Straighten your back. Unclench your jaw. Let go. You're often told that life revolves around how much money you make, you go to school, you get the grades to go to college, you go to college, you get the grades to go to university, you go to university, you get the grades to get …
Enigma 2.0 