It's the small habits that matters. How we spend our mornings. How we talk to ourselves. What we read and what we watch. Who we share our energy with. Who has access to us. That will change our life completely around
As stated, the Quran was revealed in the month of Ramadan. But how was it revealed to our Prophet Muhammad s.a.w for the first time and what are the first few verses that were revealed to him? Well, it all started when Prophet Muhammad s.a.w was sitting in the cave of Hira’ on a mountain called The Mountain of Light also known as ‘Jabal Nur’. As Prophet Muhammad s.a.w felt restless and helpless with the decadence of the Meccan Quraisy, the Prophet s.a.w found peace and solace during his seclusion in the cave of Hira’. Little did he know that one of the days of his stay in the cave, that Angel Jibril a.s. would visit him. But what happened when Jibril came to meet the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w? In a hadith reported by Sayyidatina Aisyah r.a. and narrated by Imam Al-Bukhari, “..The angel came to him and asked him to read. The Prophet s.a.w replied, "I do not know how to read.’’ The Prophet s.a.w added, "The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I cou...
How do you know when it's time to let your children in on the big secret? That’s a point that a lot of people find is hard to get to. Especially people who confuse their creative expression to be an extension of who they are. You are not your art. You are seperate from it. It is your work and it does not define who you are as a human being. When someone critiques your art, it’s the art that is receiving critique, not you. If the critique is constructive then take it, if it’s not and the person is just there to complain and not provide anything of substance or value, feel free to ignore it. Your self-worth doesn’t come from people accepting or rejecting your art. It comes from you loving yourself and what you do and respecting yourself.
Too often we make our happiness dependent on goals, or reaching specific milestones. We tell ourselves we’ll be happy once we have that dream house, a great job, loose weight, find a partner etc But we can’t wait to be happy. Because if we don’t allow ourselves to be happy now, the danger is we might never be. We’ll just keep pushing the goal posts along. And meanwhile, the time will pass without us ever appreciating it. You might find that dream house, but then it needs to be renovated and decorated. So now you’re going to need a better job with a higher salary, to enable you to decorate your dream home in order to be completely happy …(I think you get the idea.) The time is now. Give yourself permission to be happy today. Find pleasure in the simple and beautiful things every day. Celebrate the little victories all along the way. Enjoy the journey – make it a happy one. In the words of Aristotle: “Happiness depends on ourselves."
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