my first time at this site and i feel cheerfuller already! really! – Huss
I think this is a wonderful and beautiful concept that everyone should take advantage of. All of us have struggles and hardships that at the time we experience them, seem unsurmountable. And I truly believe that when we take a serious look at what we actually DO have as opposed to what we DON’T…our lives will appear much more fulfilling. And with every hardship comes ease. ~SA
These past couple of months I have been going through what seems to be, the biggest struggle of my life. I believe that because of this difficult time, I have come to realize a need for change. A change in me. I believe this is God’s way of telling me what it is I should do, that I haven’t been doing. At times I completely lose hope. But when I cry I can hear my heart yell: “Allah!!” and I yearn for his protection and spiritual ease. I wish i could forever sit on the prayer mat and be with Him. So my pain can stay away and I could be forever in a right place. I think its great that people can share their feelings of joy. Tonight, I remind myself that things can always be worse. I am grateful that my sister in law is pregnant with her second child and my sister has earned a better job. ~ Farzeen
The other night I was going to sleep and the idea of gratitude was whirling around in my mind. Gratitude…to whom are we grateful? I mean when you think about it, don’t we owe ALL our gratitude to Allah? Let’s take for instance I do you a favour…and you are eternally grateful…should you be grateful to me? Not really. That gratitude belongs to Allah, I was only a means through which His Blessings were bestowed upon you. Too many a time I’ve thought in my life “yeah (s)he better be thankful…(s)he owes me one!” …but seriously did I completely orchestrate that person’s good fortune? Not to belittle anyone’s good actions, but I mean in terms of how we view ourselves…our roles in others lives, etc. Perhaps it’s time we all take hard look at ourselves and realize that gratitude is a virtue that we OWE to Allah, not something we should come to EXPECT from others. ~ SA
