Continuing with the mosque (house of worship) theme this week, I felt the following quote from the Holy Quran was appropriate: Verily, it is in the remembrance of God that hearts can find comfort. -Holy Quran 13:29 As most people, including myself, when going through hardships in life, turn to family and friends for advice and peace of mind. And for me and probably most of you, it feels good to know that there are people we can count on and who will always be there for us no matter what. Regardless of all those amazing people in my life, and how much I appreciate them, I sometimes still find myself uneasy until I bow down in prayer. There is in fact something about presenting myself before God that is truly comforting. It is not only in actual prayer that we can find relief, but in remembering Him continuously throughout the day and being grateful…
Wednesday Wisdom – Nature does not hurry…
Wednesday Wisdom – When life gets blurry…
When life gets blurry, adjust your focus. – Anon Sometimes we plan things in our lives but they don’t necessarily go the way we hoped they would. And trying to change direction may feel like the most difficult thing ever but sometimes it may be for the best. And you may learn something else along the way. For example, many people that I know (and myself included) went to school for one thing but ended up getting jobs in other fields. I got a Bachelor’s degree in interior design; however, right out of school, I didn’t get a job in the industry like I had planned. It completely sucked! And applying to jobs was terrible too especially when you didn’t hear back. It took a lot of trial and error but I figured out that I wanted to go back to school and take some Graphic Design courses (I had remembered enjoying using Photoshop…
Wednesday Wisdom – It takes nothing to join the crowd…
It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone. -Hans F. Hansen I remembered a conversation I recently had about my hijab. I was talking to someone about how difficult it has been finding a job lately and they asked me if I thought it was because I wore a hijab. I told her that I would not have thought that a few years ago, but right now I do feel like that sometimes (due to all the Islamophobia). She then asked me if I would consider taking it off for job purposes. I responded by saying I would not because I don’t really know who I am without it. The hijab defines me and I have been wearing it most of my adult life. I don’t feel that I need to take it off to get something. I know I am not alone in wearing one, but…
Wednesday Wisdom – It’s not what you look at that matters…
Today’s Wednesday Wisdom is about how you perceive things. “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau Save Save
Wednesday Wisdom – You will never be completely at home again…
I’m going to start #WednesdayWisdom posts on the blog! I love quotes and proverbs and pretty much any form of inspirational words. I want to incorporate some that I like with my photographs and make images that you all can enjoy and share. This first is one that I’ve come across recently. You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place. -Miriam Adeney Because of moving around a few times I always get asked how do you feel, how do you like the new place, do you miss the previous place you lived in, where do you feel the most at home? These are such hard questions to answer and I never have the right words to say. I’m always torn when I leave a place and that feeling…