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be a private person. live peacefully
RABBI INNI LIMA ANZALTA ILAYYA MIN KHAIRIN FAQIR
My Lord I am truly in need of whatever good that You bestow on me! (Qur'an 28:24)
Crepuscle - Joan Brull
Where there is love , there is peace
Oceanshades | By Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940)
إذا الشي من نصيبك عمره ما يكون لغيرك
If something is destined for you, never in a million years will it be for somebody else.
never speak twice on how you feel , cause that mf heard you the first time
Just remember the right one will know what to do with you.
no amount of physical beauty will ever be as valuable as a beautiful heart
“But then it passed, as all things do.”
— Khaled Hosseini, And the Mountains Echoed
“All relationships have one law: never make the one you love feel alone, especially when you’re there.”
— Unknown
Be humble and never think you're better than anyone else, from dust you are and onto dust you shall return.
really just want to live a quiet life with quiet, genuine, humble people. not interested in loud people or dramatic situations. just want peace, and the sun, and tenderness, and warmth.
But the thing I will never admit to anyone who's met me is how desperately I want to be loved, I don't think I could say it. How I want someone to hold my wrists and kiss my palms and smile at me, and want me, I want to be wanted and I don't know how long poetry or songs will substitute for being wanted.
”Don’t marry a man unless you would be proud to have a son exactly like him.”
One day very soon, you will say smiling:
Allah has mended my heart in a way I could have never imagined.
I know it will pass, but it's heavy
when you’re on the verge of tears, go do wudu, spread out your prayer mat, pray 2 nafl of desperation and need, go down for sujood, let down your guard and sob as much as you need to while making duaa. then get up and whisper “wa ufawwidu amree ilallah - and i entrust my affair (and pain and suffering and entire being) to You, o Allah” and know that everything will be okay.
“For some of you, this Ramadan isn’t going to be about reading the Qur'an or making taraweeh prayers. It’s going to be about fighting to complete an entire day of fasting, one day at a time. For some of you struggling with depression or deep emotional states, fasting can sometimes make your struggle even more vulnerable. For some of you, your physical realities or your circumstances make fasting in and of itself one of the hardest acts of worship you struggle to complete.
Don’t compare yourself to people who are praying all night. Don’t compare yourself to people who are making khatm of Qur'an throughout the day. That is their form of worship as they are able to in this time.
Your greatest act of worship this Ramadan is simply to give it your all however that is for you- in spite- not despite- your circumstances. Recognize that whatever you are putting forth for God’s sake, even if it’s ‘nothing’ in comparison to what others seem to be racing to do, is huge in the sight of God. It may be even bigger than what others are doing, even if in quantity it seems smaller.
”…My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him/her, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him/her..“ (Hadith Qudsi)
How can you feel like your best isn’t good enough? How can you feel like doing “just” the obligation isn’t enough? That is exactly what brings you closer to Him.
Know that even while you feel deflated and defeated, He is Al-Shakoor, The Appreciative. He appreciates your striving for His sake despite your difficulties and your pain. He loves your sincere efforts for Him.
Now, instead of hating yourself for not being good enough, know that He knows your life situation and understands your reality better than you ever could yourself. So turn to Him, give your burdens to Him, and feel lighter while seeking His light.“
Virginia Woolf〡Selected Prose; Mrs Dalloway
Perfect Blue (1997) Directed by Satoshi Kon
No, I’m the real thing.
PERFECT BLUE / パーフェクトブルー (1997), dir. Satoshi Kon
Anne Frank | The Diary of a Young Girl | 1947
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ.
Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower.
ومن الأفضل دائما أن يكون الذنب من أن يكون الجهل
It is always better to have Guilt than to have Ignorance.
Guilt is simply your conscious telling you what is right. If one does not follow or act on their principles, morals, or values, it is natural for the heart to feel remorseful. So do not reckon that guilt is an enemy or an opposing voice. It is your inner spirit guiding you back to what you know is honourable for you.
When one becomes insensible, one is led without a guiding voice that might one day save them from perishing their own heart.