January 2011
23 posts
“ “You may have someone in your mind, someone in your heart, someone in your...”
– step 82: don’t even be looking for like, like that. that’s from Lupe’s “Sunshine.” stop looking around for transient love - you already have all the Love you’ll ever need, walk towards it.
[sidenote: I can’t seem to find the source for this quote so i...
“And keep your soul content with those who call on their Lord morning and...”
– step 78: if it emanates from the heart, it manifests on the limbs. self-explanatory and also much easier said than done. however, nothing good comes without a struggle & nothing is more rewarding than winning a struggle with yourself.
Anonymous asked: Vanessa. You know brown parents are crazy. Well, tonight there is a "dawat". I really do not want to go, there is no point in me going, it will be the adults, and crazy toddlers. Why is my attendance necessary? If I don't go, life would be good, but I will have to suffer through my parents infamous guilt trip. Tell me how to get out of this with "swag" THANXX GIRL XOXO
step 73: we all become important when we figure...
Watchstep 71: stay in sync with your friends. when everyone is having a good time, don’t be the downer or the one who’s drifting off - stay in the present.
“Your souls are precious, and can only be equal to the price of Paradise,...”
– step 68: know where you stand.
step 67: get inspired. as often as you can.
[BEING HUMAN by Naima] I wonder if the sun debates dawn some mornings not wanting to rise out of bed from under the down-feather horizon If the sky grows tired of being everywhere at once adapting to the mood swings of the weather If the clouds drift off trying to hold themselves together make deals with gravity to loiter a little longer I wonder if...
step 65: reclaim romance. but do it on your own terms. you can have a fulfilling romantic life without adhering to the bullshit standards that are set before you. create your own standards and your own romantic norms.
Watchstep 64: we’re never more beautiful than when we’re ugly. talking about humanity creates more humanity. 7:34 is where my favorite part starts, “it will always be difficult, but if you cry like this everytime you will die of heartbreak. just know that it is enough sometimes to know that it is difficult.” hearing this felt so empowering; there is nothing wrong with being...
step 62: this, too, will pass. Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “O Allah! There is no life worth living except the life of the Hereafter, so (please) make righteous the Ansaar and the emigrants.” [Sahih Bukhari]
This life, however it is, will pass. Compared to the length of the Hereafter it is like a drop compared to the ocean. The ocean of the next existence will be good only...