This made me cry

And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion. (Ath-thalaq, 65:3)

Sometimes when I feel alone and lost, subtle things happen to me to remind me that all is not lost.

I say subtle because if you're not careful, you'll miss the signs.

Being alone is never true, as there is always Allah with you. He is closer than your soul.

Nothing can beat that.

Nothing.

Life is a big game, so I'll see you when you get there

My head is spinning around slowly, like its on a boat floating on soft waves.

This whole writing business really is... something.

It's kinda like your brain and body is separated. The brain always negotiating for something more, and the body reluctantly tags along.

Oh, well.

Gotta keep moving.

Only 14 days left!

Here are some quotes on persistence

Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. ~Georges-Louis Leclerc

Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before. ~Jacob A. Riis

You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence. ~Octavia Butler

In this world, there is nothing softer or thinner than water. But to compel the hard and unyielding, it has no equal. That the weak overcomes the strong, that the hard gives way to the gentle -- this everyone knows. Yet no one asks accordingly. ~ Laozi (Lao Tzu, Lao Tse)

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. ~Newt Gingrich

And my personal favorite:

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. ~Josh Billings

Gotta keep moving, people!

I wonder where are you

Oh you yellow leaves

that whirl upon the autumn slopes

if only for a moment

do not whirl down in such confusion,

that i may see where my beloved dwells.

~Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ( 8th century)

Beautiful poem. Nothing more, nothing less.

All these questioning and taking fate to task makes me afraid I'll slip.

I'll fall into the unforgivable sin of not being grateful to Allah.

Why this, why that.

All are dangerous questions.

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The world keep revolving, going with such fast pace that sometimes it becomes a blur that surrounds me. Everything falls with such confusion that it becomes hard to focus.

Sometimes it is overwhelming.

One way is to expand your heart to receive all the sorrows, all the happiness, all the challenges that come your way. And be kind. Be kind to yourself. Don't beat up yourself too much: negative motivation is poison, not a cure.

Just do everything that you can do. Beyond that, leave it to Him.

Patience and being grateful is such a hard thing to do.

Trust me, I know.