TWO BOYS

Asalamualaykum (Peace be upon you!)

I thought I would post today as I got a bit of inspiration from someone who probably will never ever know how much his little speech had an affect on me. 

Starting from the beginning, I was doing something, whereby the window was open and two guys were talking outside. I didnt mean to eavesdrop but they just so happened to be talking out loud that I ended up hearing what he was saying.

One of the guys was telling his friends about how he wants to start a business from scratch in order to build his empire but the other friend was almost putting him down. The first guy did not take no for an answer and then he started drilling his friend about his actions and what he believes in.

One of the things that he said was "do you believe that if you want something so much then you will get up and get it and that if you don't get up and get it it will not come to you?"

He started mentioning the fact that his friend has gone so far from the deen and he tried to tell him to get back to it saying that god did not create us to be average and that he created us to do more than we think. He said that we all have a purpose and regardless of what you think your purpose is you make it your job to find out.

I am talking about two boys standing outside in the corner of the street who may look like they are up to no good. 

We do NOT know what people are capable of. We do NOT know the extent of the things we an achieve. It is our duty to find out what we can do!

Some people live ordinary lives and some live extraordinary lives. The difference between us as human beings is we need to seek out what is important to US. What is big in our lives and what we feel is the most important aspect of life that we need to achieve that could possibly weigh heavily on our moral scales.

This is not just for people who are religious, this is for everybody. 

Don't just take in everything that you are told, go out there and establish something that is important to you and make it worthwhile.

Don't settle for less.

Go out and make it big in all senses of the world, don't think of what society perceives as big, think of what will be big to you!

I believe in you..

WANTING WHAT YOU CANT HAVE

Asalamualaykum (Peace be upon you),

How are you?

Have you ever been in that situation (where you've lost your keys and your mobile phone) - Jokes haha!

Have you ever been in that situation where you have looked around and observed your surroundings where you are largely content with what you have but there still remains one aspect in your life in which you want to explore, or see to eventually make a decision about it.

A lot of times as kids or teenagers things are dictated in a way that things are strictly black and white with no leeway. Don't get me wrong, I actually appreciate that because without guidance then what are we? People who guide us have our best interests at heart. They are the people that we need in our lives to keep us on the right track, and to bring us back if we go astray.

My point however, is that sometimes there are some things in our lives that are ours to explore. That reflect our own true interests. That we know that there are many outcomes and we are warned about them but we still want to explore it just to be 100% certain that there is no other alternative. To know whether there is a slight chance that the best outcome will happen and the worst will be avoided. To be in a situation where the choice you make does not affect those around you.

Its hard to explain and I hope I am making sense. 

It's just sometimes I think about these things where I want to make a specific move in my life but I can't because there are just too many factors that would be affected in a way that can be ruined and irreversible. 

It is usually the things that are big in your life but not in anyone else's life. 

The things that people think that you are over but in fact you're not. 

The things that seemed so minor but are huge

The things that people think you have forgotten about but they're still alive in your heart

The things that cause confliction because there is no actual right or wrong answer.

The thing that eventually you are going to have to be content with because you are the one who has to make the right move. 

Its hard.

I get it.

Just wish sometimes things were more clear cut. 

REMINISING

Asalamualaykum!

Today I was reminded of my love for nature and peace. The feeling of complete serenity when you are faced with nature and no people.

Living in a city for over a year now made me almost forget the feeling of the calmness that settles over my heart when I contemplate life whether its sitting outside on the grass or taking a walk where my view is all natural. 

I was reminded of the period of my life where I used to sit under the nights sky - taking up the opportunity where the sky was completely black and I had a priceless view of the moon and stars which shone so brightly in the nights sky. 

The feeling of love for something temporary, the love for the happiness of that moment, and the love for the things to come. 

The fact that that time of my life has passed and I almost forgot about it, had it not been for the reminder that I received - I would not have stopped and tried to imagine that particular situation again. Trying to capture that moment again by reminiscing is so important makes me almost feel as though I have managed to find that moment again by sitting under the stars and thinking deep thoughts about life.

Don't you just love those moments in life where you are overcome by a strong feeling of life and death and life again... where you realise your purpose, where you think about your past, present and future ... a moment where you are just - ALIVE.

I personally feel like those moments are so rare and so necessary that when they come along they should never be forgotten. They should be made into a safe place, a place where no harm can affect it and no situation can destroy it. 

Go outside, go experience life, go experience nature, go experience those natural, priceless, uncomplicated moments in life where nothing material is attached and it is just you and the moment.

May Allah grant us those moments of serenity, those moments of calmness and those moments of beauty.

The pictures that I have attached were taken by me over the christmas holidays. 

Those moments were very much appreciated. 

A L H A M D U L L I L A H

CREATIVITY AND CREATING

Asalamualaykum! *waves* 

How are you?

Recently I have been having thoughts of business and just ways of doing something outside of the norm instead of just going to university to do something 'in the future'. 

It was strange because I was overcome with this sense of confusion where I was wondering why I wasn't doing something outside of just coming back home, revising and university. Surely that isn't healthy..

So me and my sisters and my mother have devised a plan to get creative!

Whether it becomes successful or not, it is just an idea to bring us together in something that we can all share in common. I can do the administrative and idea work, they can do the creative work in itself (cheeky of me I know but trust me, my art skills aren't all that).

I haven't had the opportunity to try just yet because other things are getting in the way, however, my family have been getting busy.

I want to show you some of the work that they have done and I would really like your honest opinions. 

They are also all for sale if any of you are interested. Plus you can also make demands as to what you would like and Insha'Allah we can create it for you as you want. They are original designs and you can just contact me if you are interested for details of price and payment methods.

Of course this is all up to you, but regardless of whether or not you want to buy it I want to show you the hardwork that my mother especially has been putting into the work. I hope you take a moment to appreciate it.

Hope you are all keeping well! I aim to post a blog more often and find time for photography insha'Allah.

Thank you for reading! Lots of love

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