A few years ago when someone shared with me the concept of self-love, I felt… kind of weird about it. The idea of being so soft towards myself felt insulting, wrong, and.. even a little beneath me. This is because I felt it was better to be the kind of person who can be strongContinue reading “what even is self-love?”
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to be patient🌸
Ahh here we go again, another month trying to maintain a writing streak last minute!! Last thing I learned… last thing I learned… was that practicing patience while placing your faith in Allah is great at helping the dust settle for you to be able to better understand emotionally charged situations. It really helps youContinue reading “to be patient🌸”
to be kind anyway
This past year re-taught me a lot of life lessons in a new light. One of them was to ignore the advice of “matching someone’s energy”. This advice is only effective when people care enough about their personal integrity and constantly enjoy becoming and doing better. But if this advice is followed in dealing withContinue reading “to be kind anyway”
going back to go forward
When I was younger I thought that when you grow up you learn more about the world, yourself, and people, and find more confidence in the process. But I realized that a big part is going through a sometimes unpleasant phase of studying different factors of your past life that greatly affect how you dealContinue reading “going back to go forward”
to write or not to write | quick writing reflection pt. 5
The end of September brings another midnight where I sit down to write something and maintain my monthly writing streak. This time the question in mind is whether to keep writing or not. When I started writing, it was a period of a lot of change in my life. I had tons of questions thatContinue reading “to write or not to write | quick writing reflection pt. 5”
a letter to my 17-year-old self (part 1)
dear 17-year-old me, At this moment you’re probably busy studying for exams and preparing to head to university, wondering if you’ll get in, how the future will play out for you, and if you could be doing more. I wish I could tell you to relax and take it easy but truthfully, working hard atContinue reading “a letter to my 17-year-old self (part 1)”
growing older ≠ becoming wiser
One interesting thing that I didn’t anticipate about growing up was that along with accumulating new life lessons, we can actually lose some of the maturity and wisdom that we have when we are younger. Growing up, I thought that becoming older means becoming wiser, but I discovered that it’s not completely true. It’s possibleContinue reading “growing older ≠ becoming wiser”
taking care of the golden-egg-laying goose
There’s an old story from Aesop’s fables about a goose that laid golden eggs. Once upon a time, a poor farmer discovered that one of his geese laid one gold egg each day. He started selling the gold eggs and expanded his enterprise. Soon, he became impatient and decided that one egg a day wasContinue reading “taking care of the golden-egg-laying goose”
imperfection is a necessity
Walking in a park I saw a lot of trees without their usual lively green leaves. With changing seasons trees shed their leaves for survival. It’s too costly to keep the leaves green and attached to the little branches in harsh weather where resources are limited and survival is the priority. Much in the sameContinue reading “imperfection is a necessity”
3 lessons my university professors taught us about work ethic
After 5 years of being a university student, here are a few pieces of helpful advice from my professors that stand out to me. 1. Practice is vital for mastery (a swimming example 🏊) In one of my first-year courses, our physics professor taught us to make sure to do all practice questions instead ofContinue reading “3 lessons my university professors taught us about work ethic”
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