Ramadan 2015 Recap
Another blessed month has ended and to say the least, it was an emotional month. But it was beautiful.
To start of Alhumdulilah, I ate very healthy and I feel so good. Eating raw foods for iftar and cooked food for suhoor...lots of water and green juice! My skin has been amazing Alhumdulilah. My eczema has been tamed the whole month. My skin is at its best and I am so happy and grateful! I did have some dry skin on my face in the beginning of the month but I think it was due to the detox.
Lets talk about the detox. This Ramadan has been an emotional one. I dont think I ever cried as much during one whole month. Its true that when you fast, your body releases all the hidden emotions that have been bottled up inside. And you feel sad and scared and angry. And it hurt. It hurt to remember and feel all those feelings you shoved away for years. It hurt to be so conscious of my emotions and not have them “eaten away” (even with healthy food).
But at the same time, it was so freeing. I feel so free. Because those thoughts and those emotions have no power over me. My past has no power over me. My mistakes have no power over me. My eczema and food have no power over me.
I realized this month how important it is to respect your emotions and deal with them in the moment! Not bury them away inside of you to a place where even you cant find them. Write it out, work it out, deal with it in the moment. That is the only way you will ever be at peace.
This month I did not wear any makeup. I have been makeup free for a month and 3 days. Its crazy because I love makeup, I am a makeup junkie. But I figured Ramadan is the time to be a raw and real version of myself. Kind of like a naked soul in a way.
I am so grateful for this beautiful month. It was truly amazing. And I can not wait inshaAllah for next year and I hope that month is even better than this Ramadan was!
I am so excited for Eid tomorrow. Thank you Allah for everything.
