Your attitude towards life will determine life’s attitude toward you..

Joe was the kind of guy you would love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. Anyone that ever enquired on how he was doing?
His reply was always, “If I were any better, I would be twins!”
He was a unique human being, anyone that ever worked with him was proof to the cheer and goodwill he spread…
The reason Joe was so loved and respected was simply because of his attitude toward life..
He was a natural motivator. If any employee had been having a bad day, Joe was there telling them the importance of looking at the positive side of the situation..
Seeing this positivity really made a few sceptics curious..
And so one day Saif one of Joe’s good friends and an employee, went up to Joe and asked him, “I don’t get it, I just don’t get it bro.. It’s simply impossible for anyone to be this positive all of the time.
How do you do it?
Joe replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Joe, you have two choices today.
You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood..
I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.”
“Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,” Saif protested.
“Yes it is,” Joe said. “Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line is, It is a choice you need to make and that choice will determine how you live your life..
Saif reflected on what Joe said. Soon thereafter, Saif left the restaurant industry to start his own business..
Joe and Saif lost touch, but Saif often thought about Joe when Saif made a choice about life instead of reacting to it..
Several years later, Saif heard that Joe did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. WhilsWhilst trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The armed robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Joe was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Joe was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body..
SAIF saw Joe about six months after the accident. When Saif asked him how he was, he replied, “If I were any better, I would be twins. Wanna see my scars?”
Saif declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. “The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door,” Joe replied. “Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live.
“Weren’t you scared?
Did you lose consciousness?” Saif asked. Joe continued, “The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, ‘He’s a dead man. ” I knew I needed to take action.”
“What did you do?” Saif asked.
“Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me,” chuckled Joe. “She asked if I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes,’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply.. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Bullets!’ Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.”
Joe lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. Saif learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.
And your attitude toward life certainly determines life’s attitude toward you…

Happiness..

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service where they had been on vacation.
Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his life would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Swans swam around gracefully, whilst kids sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the scene.
One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn’t hear the band he could see it in his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.
Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.
It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”
The moral of my piece today is…There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can’t buy.
“SOMETIMES TO FACE YOUR FUTURE YOU HAVE TO LET GO OF YOUR PAST.”

Would you like to follow your heart, but your mind won’t let you..

Would you like to follow your heart, but your mind or something else is stopping you?
Does it feel uncomfortable, uncertain, and maybe even confusing to follow your heart?
What you maybe experiencing is normal and very common when choosing to follow your heart. It is a sign that you are heading in the right direction, because your mind and body are making adjustments to a new way of being and living.
Your mind wants proof that heart-centered living works. The only problem is that you will not get proof until you start to follow your heart.
It will feel awkward and weird at first, like anything new, but once you see that your heart is leading you on exactly the path you need, your mind will automatically begin to trust.

The battle between your mind and your heart, when you are a novice in heart-centered matters, it will naturally feel safer to follow your mind.

This sense of comfort is an illusion, because if you look at your past, you see that solely following your mind has not helped you create the life you truly want.
This is what i discovered when i began listening to my heart. I was miserable, pessimistic and always proud of my impeccable logic.
Your heart, however, is connected to something bigger than you. You may call it spirit, the unconscious, god, higher-self, or the universe.
I don’t worry too much about what label to put on it. What i care about are the results it produces in my life.
The Art of Not-Knowing..
Now dont get me wrong, im not telling you to kill your mind, it has its uses. I am simply saying that you need to aim for a more balanced approach.
Let your heart and mind integrate and work as a team. When you follow your heart more, and your mind sees the results, the integration naturally occurs.
However, you have to take that initial leap of faith to get the process going. We have been taught that we should know everything before we do anything.
We spend our lives avoiding the unknown, but the truth of the matter is that you really don’t have to know everything to know enough.
You only have to know your next step, and the next step can be given to you by listening to your heart.
It may come as a gentle nudge, a thought, a feeling, or even a song on the radio.

Taking action..

You have probably seen others follow their hearts. It looks good, but that may leave you doubting your own abilities.
You may even look at other people living their passion with balance and think that you would never be able to do that. They must have some kind of magical ability, right?
They must be better than you in some way. But they are not. They have simply learned how to listen to their hearts and consider those around them.
They are not fearless. They simply take things one day at a time, one step at a time. They feel fear, overwhelm, and confusion, just like you.
The difference is that they have developed the trust in themselves, just like you are doing right now, to overcome fears and work with them.
The fact that you are feeling what you are feeling now is a sign that you are heading in the right direction, because “negative” feelings will always be there to greet you when you embark on a path worth traveling.
Always remember that.

Following your heart..

I cannot give you the exact steps for following your heart, because your signals will differ from mine, but what i can do is share what my experiences have been.
Most people overlook messages from their heart because they are looking in the wrong direction. If you only focus on the grass on the other side, your’s will not get greener..
Keep your eyes open and your focus wide, because you never know where your heart will nudge you..
What i do is stay open to suggestions and notice how things or loved ones feel. Most of the time it may not feel right, or something will feel off, so i either say no, or decide to wait.
Sometimes you may feel uncertain. If that is tge case, explore the opportunity further and see how things go and how they feel.
There will always be enough opportunities. Saying no does not mean missing out, because there will be other moments coming along. That is where balance falls into place.

Communicate with your mind..

Being right all the time is not always the best option..
I do my best to trust my heart, but sometimes the feelings and nudges i get are not authentic.

By this i mean that i can misinterpret what they are all about. Sometimes the messages from my heart can be clouded by the emotions i feel inside.
I am okay with that. I know that i will not get it right all the time, and this small amount of uncertainty adds a bit of spice to my life.
Sometimes it’s fun, and sometimes it isn’t. It’s all a part of the game we call life.
The more you follow your heart, the better you get at it. It’s like with anything else, it’s not about being perfect, it’s about learning and trusting the process.
That’s the way i see it.
You will not always be right, but you will always be heading in the right direction, even when you feel like you are not.

Your life is changing..
The fact that you have taken the time to read this means that something inside of you is looking for a change. You are already changing inside, and you can feel it, can’t you?

This happened to me in my late teens. I knew that I was not heading in the right direction. Something had to change, and it did.
It did not happen overnight, but as i put one foot in front of the other, change took place, and i discovered what passionate living is all about.
And while you may feel confused from time to time, know that it’s just a sign that you are growing and evolving in the best way for you.
There is a reason why you read this.

Something resonates with you, and you may not even know what it is, and that’s okay.

The positive feeling inside is a message from your heart.
It’s a sign that you are already following your heart. You are already on the right path.
You already have what it takes to live a heart-based life.
Now it’s entirely up to you to expand how much you listen to you heart, and that can only happen through listening and experimenting.
So have fun with it.

Words that burn..

These words can definitely burn.
The pain of regret can be more brutal than physical pain. Unfortunately, many of us live with some form of heartache whether we admit it publicly or not.
Now that I’m approaching midlife, and half of my years are over (if I’m blessed with a full life), this passage has intense meaning to me. Perhaps this is because there are so many more things I want to accomplish before the lights are turned out on me.
Do you have any unfulfilled experiences from your younger days? Do you wish you had done something different in the past instead of playing it safe? Do these memories still haunt you today?
You can choose not to live full of regret about the things you did not do earlier in life and can’t change today. It’s a healthy choice. BUT, this shouldn’t excuse you from doing the things you can do so that you may realize your full potential.
What is the one thing on your bucket list, that if accomplished today you would die feeling satisfied? If you already know what this is, the most important thing you can do for yourself is make carrying out this vision your primary focus in life.
Chances are you feel it’s unattainable, but what if it’s not? What steps can you take now towards the direction of fulfilling this promise to yourself?
The thing you daydream about is often difficult to realize because it may involve developing skills you don’t yet have. Or it might take an inordinate amount of time, effort, or money (or all of the above!)
What I know for sure is that taking daily steps towards achieving your goals will bring you progress. And experiencing progress in your life will bring you happiness and make you feel alive. So when you finally accomplish the thing you set out to do, it simply becomes the icing on the cake.

The true meaning of marriage..

Slms sister Mumtaaz
I am a 26 year female from Beirut and I would really appreciate if you could read out the following post that you posted up regarding marriage and why you chose the date of marriage and the significance, truth be told, I have honestly taken so much from what you described marriage as and I would love other females to take a leaf of that tree as most of us have the concept of marriage so wrong..
Ps: please read out as typed out. Thank you sister, love you for the sake of Allah, thanks to You, a schooled young female.
I am constantly asked by many why did you choose your marhoom father’s birthday as a wedding date, truth be told, Allah Ta’Allah created a beautiful baby boy named Ibrahim on this Day the 10th of May 1943… Why would he not bless a marriage that we had on this day too.. And what made it more special was that it fell on a Jumuah too, which so happened to have also been the birth of my dad on a Jumuah… What more can a daughter ask for..
He was not there to give me away but he will be here living on in us..
Ahmad Abdulatif you have been the pillar my family needed, the son my dad never had and a husband that words cant describe, we have both faultered along the way but nothing that did not make us stronger, there have been more tears and frowns and moment’s we were both so ready to give up, but I guess having Allah guide us, gave us the hidayah to keep moving forward with Love, understanding and aqlaaq..
How did this beautiful journey begin..
A friendship that started through a BBM bc, a nosy bugger for sure he was (still is) lol, to something beautiful stemming from “wife of the week” on his BBM status and Dp, to “wife for life”, whoever says soul mates and true love is a myth needs to really have it happen to understand that it does exist, however true love is not fault free, or shiny or even perfect, there are certainly ups and sometimes a lot more downs, a lot of doubt, mistrust and worst of all the self questioning, but when it all boils down, you just cannot imagine a life without that annoying, troublesome yet most lovable significant other, we have have been each other’s weakness, each other’s strenght, we have fought and we have cried, but it all worked out coz at the end of it all we laughed, and that is most important in any marriage, laughter. Allah knows what we been through to get to where we are and only HE knows the path that is paved for us going forward but one thing I am most certain of is that I will be walking that path with you… and only you my precious love..
I DEDICATE THIS FIRSTLY TO US AND THEN TO ALL MARRIED COUPLES..
Do we truly under the concept of marriage?
Marriage is ugly, you see the absolute worst in someone. You see them when they are mad, sad, being stubborn, when they are so unlovable they make you want to scream. But you also get to see them when they are laughing so hard that tears run down their cheeks, and they cannot help but let out those weird gurgling noises.
You see them at 3am when the world is asleep except you two, and you are eating in the middle of the kitchen floor. You get to see the side of them that no one else does, and it is not always pretty. Its snorting while laughing, its the tears when it feels like it is all crashing down, it is the farting, it is the bedhead and morning breath, it is the random dances, it is the anger and the joy.
Marriage is not a beautiful thing, but it is amazing. It is knowing that someone loves you so much, and will not leave you even though you said something nasty. It is having someone have your back no matter what. It is fights over stupid little things, like someone not doing the dishes or picking up after themselves. And it is those nights you fall asleep in each others arms, feeling like there will never be enough time with them. It is cleaning up their throw up, or just rubbing their back when they are sick. It is the dirtiest, hardest, yet most rewarding job there is.
Because at the end of the day you get to crawl into bed with your best friend, the weirdest, most annoying, loving, goofy, perfect person that you know. Marriage is not beautiful, but it is one heaven of a ride. ❤️
Regrets – None at all…
Happy fifth Anniversary to us

Bring me down and watch GOD bless me..

There is absolutely so much I want to say RIGHT now… from a million thoughts running through my mind to skin erking pain running through my body, disgust and despair all in this moment. Wondering how people on one hand can claim and profess undying love and loyalty when it’s all one big lie…..
Have we really become that shallow and relentless that we would go so weak with one whispering of the fallen and run of our mouths like it was trained for some marathon…
Where is the sense of protection and respect gone..
Is a person not entitled to privacy and care anymore?
What gives any of us the right to tell of tales that are not ours to tell…
Where is the decency gone…
Allah has clearly stated cover the uncovered and I will cover you on the day of reckoning…
Sin and lie and I will blacken your face, decrease your rizq, i will set a darkness in your heart, i will weaken your body and i will set anamosity for you in the hearts of people..
Oh human are you not afraid of ALLAH’S severe punishment???
Have you forgotten that crystal clear warning direct from your Lord???
To all those telling someone else’s tale, ALMIGHTY will reveal yours!!!
To all those expecting, you will be sorely disappointed…
To all those listening to tales and fuelling the fire, remember our CREATOR has something so severe in-store for you, severe my dearest oh so very severe….
It takes a little to tear someone down, seconds to crush a persons respect and honor, but a whole lot to stand up and fight for someone who has publicly fallen, it takes very little to think the worst, but a whole lot to stop anyone who is doing someone wrong..
What would you choose to do, Oh human???
I will always make the conscious choice to be someone, (who rather a whole lot) tries to save something/someone uncovered.. I choose to be someone who saves a persons dignity rather than destroy it..
Judge less, make dua more, hurt less, love more, fight against each other less, fight more for what is pleasing to our LORD..
GOD created us soldiers to fight for his cause, not to turn against and fight each other so ruthlessly..
Why do we choose to turn this life into some unforsaken obstacle course, are we really expecting to graduate with some sort of doctrate or degree, just for messing up so graciously..
Only to receive GOD’S burning decree…
Have we stooped so low and elevated The Fallen’s Status..
Have we forgotten the beautiful teaching the glorious Quraan…
Why do we pray only to sin right after…
Why has unnatural sources become our new fix..
Oh dearest Talebearer, remember the act of human will only break a heart, but the wrath of GOD will burn the disbelieving, mischievous, uncontrollable soul…
Watch your thoughts for they become words.
Watch your words for they become actions.
Watch your actions for they become habits.
Watch your habits for they become character.
Watch your character for it becomes your destiny.
Judging and defaming anyone does not define their character..
It only defines your’s..
Moral of my piece..
No matter what, never lose sight of GODS mercy..
Never cease to please for the pleasure of GOD..
And aim for the ultimate goal..
PARADISE!!!

Created to be amazing..

By the time the Lord made woman, he was into his sixth day of working overtime.
An angel appeared and said, “Why are you spending so much time on this one?”
The Lord answered: “Have you seen my spec sheet on her….? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic, have over 200 movable parts, all replaceable and able to run on diet coke and leftovers, have a lap that can hold four children at one time, have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart – and she will do everything with only two hands.”
The angel was astounded. “Only two hands!? No way! And that’s just on the standard model? That’s too much work for one day. Wait until tomorrow to finish.”
“No,” the Lord protested. “I’m so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart. She already heals herself when she’s sick AND can work 18 hour days.”
The angel moved closer and touched the woman. “But you have made her so soft, Lord.
“Yes, she IS soft,” the Lord agreed, “but I have also made her tough. You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish.”
“Will she be able to think?”, asked the angel.
The Lord replied, “Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to reason and negotiate.”
Then the angel noticed something, and reaching out, touched the woman’s cheek. “Oops, it looks like you have a leak in this model. I told you that you were trying to put too much into her.”
“That’s not a leak,” the Lord corrected, “that’s a tear!”
“What’s the tear for?” the angel asked.
“It’s her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her pain, her disappointment, her love, her loneliness, her grief and her pride,” said the Lord.
The angel was impressed. “You are a genius, Lord. You thought of everything! Woman is truly amazing.”
And she is!
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colours, but they have many things in common. We have strengths that amaze men. We bear many hardships and carry heavy burdens, but we also hold happiness, love and joy in their hearts. We smile when we want to scream. We sing when we want to cry. We cry when we are happy and laugh when we are nervous.
We fight for what they believe in. We stand up to injustice. We don’t take “no” for an answer when we believe there is a better solution. We go without so our family can have. We go to the doctor with a frightened friend. We love unconditionally. We cry when our children excel and cheer when their friends get awards.
We are happy when they we about a birth or a wedding. Our hearts break when a friend dies. We grieve at the loss of a family member, yet we are strong when we think there is no strength left. We know that a hug and a kiss can heal a broken heart.
We drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you to show how much we care about you. Our hearts are what makes the world keep turning.
We bring joy, hope and love.
We have compassion and ideals.
We give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give.

IF WE HAVE ONE FLAW, IT’S THAT WE OFTEN DON’T REALISE OUR OWN WORTH.

Every choice has a consequence..

Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Every action has a chain reaction, so remember what you put out will come back tenfold..
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.
Without these small tests or setbacks as we so like to call them, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat & pebble free, road to no where.
It would be safe and comfortable.. Extremely dull and utterly pointless..
The people you meet who affect your life,
and the success and failures you experience,
help to create who you are, and who you strive hard to become.
Even bad experiences are lessons and bring hidden blessings.
In fact, they are probably the most poignant or heart rendering and imperative lessons one takes forward..
If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart forgive them, not for them but for you, for you to set yourself free, after all they did school you on trust and the importance of being cautious especially when planning to expose your heart..
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but they have entered your life by choice and bring a new blessing and lesson with them..
Make every day count..
Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can..
For you may never be able to experience it again..
Talk to people that you have never talked to before, but most importantly listen, actually listen..
Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high..
Hold your head up because you have every right to..
Walk tall Queen!!!
Tell yourself you are an amazing individual and believe in yourself,
for if you don’t believe in yourself, you cannot expect anyone else to believe in you..
Your life is your blank canvas, color it according to your exquisite taste..
Create your own identity and go live it with absolutely no regrets, with utmost truth and honour..
Most importantly, if you love someone tell them,
for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
And learn a lesson in life each day you live.
I wish you all the best in your endeavors as well as struggles in life.
Have a fighting spirit and never hesitate to fight back in the struggle!

The dangers of assumptions..

One evening a man returned home from work and found his wife cooking, walked over to her and she smiled giving him a welcome home honey kiss..
They were truly so happy.
Whilst at the dinner table the woman’s cell phone beeped..
A good night message from a friend..
The husband saw the message and got really upset..
He at that point, chose not to talk about the matter but rather left the table without eating and in a fit of rage..
The woman looked up at her husband in amazement and thought,
No way, this is not right, you are not being fair, i see these things happening all the time, and i have to be okay with it, yet you are bothered by a simple message?
Oh no, dear husband i am not going after you this time, you are not a child.
She sighed, and completed her meal alone and went to bed. That night the couple had an angry sleep and turned their backs @ each other that night..
At midnight, the wife had been sweating and was burning up with fever.. She was unable to speak. She touched her husband’s back. He responded with his famous dont bother me attitude and pushed his wife’s hand away..
The woman without more air, died of heart attack that night..
In the morning, he woke up, took a bath and prepared his things to go to work.
The wife was still in bed, then the man looked at her and thought to himself, her cheek to be asleep till this late, however chose to ignore her, with the thought of I will not speak to her, until she does it first attitude..
Then, he dressed up, had breakfast and went to work.
In the afternoon, he stopped at their favorite jewellery store and and purchased the watch he had his eye on for his wife..
When the husband arrived home, he was happy, all that anamosity having now disappeared, he was going to suprise his beloved wife with that stunning watch and tell her how much he loved her, how much he was in love with her and would just hold her close..
Then, he opens the door and goes to the kitchen, because he was ready to surprise his beloved with a big hello hug, kiss and her most beautiful gift, but he sees that the breakfast was still there, now confused, thinking to himself, is she still mad at me !!!
The man goes to the room to leave his briefcase, and sees that the wife was still in the bed lying in the same position.
Now absolutely afraid, he walks over to her and something tells him, he really was not going to like what he had discovered.. He stands by her side of the bed leans over and touches her ice cold hand..
The husband cries, cries a lot and more. He screams in despair, because the wife was dead … Now he knew it was too late!!
Reflection:
Time is too short for fights. Know how to take advantage of it.
Take good care of your partner! Love your spouse unconditionally, cherish him/her, express more love and forgiveness and less hate..
Time waits for no-one. Above all do not display arrogance/pride in a marriage, solve issues, and never go to bed angry..
Stop and think:
If you do not want to put pride aside and solve things, the consequences can be irreversible. Sometimes, we have to sacrifice for love; there are no perfect people, there are real people willing to sacrifice for that love we so easily take for granted..
Communication between couples is key, I will not tell you that marriage is all moon shine and roses, that you will never face problems that would be a lie, and whoever says that he never fought with his partner is a liar, but everything has a solution except death.
Treasure what you have before it becomes what you thought you would never lose..

I have never meant more to myself, than i do right now..

I have always been so afraid of dying before knowing this feeling. I have been through bad, put myself through worse and thought that love had to make me bleed, that it always had to hurt. I have grown up. I refuse to go down not accepting who i am. I have being doing my digging and i have gone down every dark path. I am now confidently stronger than i have ever been, importantly i have made peace with my mistakes. I know now that self love is messy and what i never saw coming. That it is not hiding what will not be accepted and that it is allowing myself to become new at any given second. It took me much and much more time to realize that no one’s love is more important than that of my Creator first and me after. To let go of those who showed me no love nor compassion and to set free those who chose to walk away, to ignore the shame brought to my name by someone’s willing to cause such defame. So from here there is only one way out..

I am going to love myself the way it sets the world free..

I am going to love myself the way it empowers the real me..

I never truly meant so much to myself as i do right now..

I will die knowing this feeling of truly loving me..

Dear Me…

You are beautifully broken yet so sincerely pure in your own right…

You truly have to refrain from making yourself available to unavailable people.

Stop handing out so much of yourself to people who do not know how to identify themselves.

Dear Self, please do not give anything to anyone who cannot reciprocate.

If sacrifices cannot be made for you, nothing should be expected off or gained from you.

Anything of value requires sacrifice.

If people are too hurt, too busy or just plain down unconscious to see that you are the blessing they have been praying for.. Just fall back, and most importantly know your worth!!

Dear Self..

BELIEVE IN YOU..

BELIEVE THAT GOD CREATED YOU IMPERFECTLY PERFECT AND SO BEAUTIFULLY FLAWED..

YOU DO NOT NEED VALIDATION..