[lerosa]

Mama 🤍

[thoughtkick]

“Don’t kill flowers growing inside of you for someone who doesn’t appreciate the way you bloom.”

— Billy Chapata

[firstfullmoon]

Victoria Chang, from “Love Letters,” in The Trees Witness Everything

[you-are-another-me]

[srdcovka]

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (2018) dir. Arwen Curry

[fluffy-appa]

Stuff that forces your nervous system to chill

-wudhu

-a clean room

-qur'an playing

-your mom's voice (when she's not mad)

-sunlight on your skin

-finishing the task you ode procrastinated on

-a hot shower

-being spoken to with adab

-remembering that Allah sees everything

[free-my-mindd]

A reminder

[scorpionlafemme]

[pyritetears-deactivated20260218]

no ego today. i am in love with life & nothing will stop it.

[fluffy-appa]

"You will never be able to escape Allaah’s orders and decrees, because it encompasses you. 

You will never be able to avoid or avert His rule and judgement over you, you are surrounded by it wherever you may be."

‎● {تفسير ابن كثير ٥٥:٣٣}

[khadlja]

The feeling of being valuable - "I am a valuable person" - is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline. It is a direct product of parental love. Such a conviction must be gained in childhood; it is extremely difficult to acquire it during adulthood. Conversely, when children have learned through the love of their parents to feel valuable, it is almost impossible for the vicissitudes of adulthood to destroy their spirit.

M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled

[deentalks]

‏"ومن تمام حُسْنِ الظَّنِّ باللهِ أنْ يستقرَّ في قلبِكَ أنَّه لا خيرَ لكَ في شيءٍ مُنِعْتَ عنه، وأنَّ رحمةَ اللهِ بالحِرمان لا تقِلُّ عن رحمته بالعطاء".

"Among the perfection of having a good opinion of Allah is to firmly believe in your heart that there is no good for you in anything you are deprived of, and that Allah's mercy in withholding is no less than His mercy in granting."

[thingsworthsaving]

The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light. Gentle work. Steadfast work. Life-saving work in those moments when life and shame and sorrow occlude our own light from our view, but there is still a clear-eyed loving person to beam it back. In our best moments, we are that person for another.

-James Baldwin

[philosophybits]

“‘Look at me’ is one of the most fundamental desires of the human heart.”

— Bertrand Russell, What Desires Are Politically Important?

[khadlja]

24 affirmations for 2024 that you can use as a powerful tool to reaffirm your faith, values, and goals this year:

this place where i am right now, God circled on a map for me. 

i am doing my best with what i know.

i am responsible for the outcomes i am getting in life. 

i am nourishing my heart and soul.

i am not too late or too early for anything in life. 

i choose positivity and optimism in every situation.

i am worthy of love, respect, and success in all aspects of life.

i am choosing faith over fear.

i am growing and learning every single day.

i am exactly where Allah wants me to be.

i am taken care of and protected by Him.

i am enough just as i am.

i trust Allah's timing. He has the best plan for my life.

i have everything i need to get to where i want to be in life.

i am my own best friend.

i surround myself with supportive and uplifting individuals.

my identity as a muslim woman is my biggest source of strength.

i am capable of asserting my boundaries where and when needed.

i celebrate the progress i make each day.

i forgive myself for past mistakes and embrace a future filled with growth.

my inner peace is my priority.

i am mindful of my wellbeing, caring for my body, mind, and soul.

i am thankful for every blessing, big and small, hidden and obvious.

i am beginning this year with faith, courage, and a heart full of gratitude.

[asking-jude]

“Go and love someone exactly as they are. And then watch how quickly they transform into the greatest, truest version of themselves. When one feels seen and appreciated in their own essence, one is instantly empowered.”

— Wes Angelozzi

[stay-close]

“Nobody looks good in their darkest hours. But it’s those hours that make us what we are.”

— Karen Marie Moning, Faefever

[fozdoaa]

ياما حصل مواقف احتجت فيها حد جنبي وف الآخر بواجه المشكلة وأنا بطولي، وكنت بزعل لدرجة كنت بحس أوقات قلبي هيقف من التعب.أنا مريت بأسوأ حاجات ممكن عقلك يهيأها ليك وخرجت منها حية .. متكسرة آه بس حية، وبطولي.ف صدقني عادي.