“You can have it all but not at the same time”- Zahra Zakariya. Hey hey hey! How are you? How are you really? Have you ever been confused, or felt like you lost focus? Have you ever felt pressured to do some certain thing and make some life decision especially that which involves your purpose? […]
“What do I even want?” – How many times have you found yourself asking this question and allowing it hinder you from living in the moment? How many times have your thoughts been so disorganized that you just seem unable to achieve that goal however little or big? How many times has asking yourself what […]
Embracing my Season of FULL BLOOM! 🌺🍃🌸🌿🌼 To say I have A LOT going on is an understatement 🙈I’ve decided to take a little break from my Soulful Friday letters because with everything going on, I am in full head and action mode and I want to make sure that this space remains one that focuses […]
Honoring your boundaries, making tough decisions and getting comfortable being uncomfortable I struggled to find the words to write this week’s letter… (This is actually my fourth draft, Subhanallah).This week has been a real roller coaster for me. It started with an internal crash collision which led to a beautiful internal expansion. This expansion helped […]
~Letting go of haste and stepping into Allah’s Grace~ In 2018 when I finally re-emerged following my burnout episode, I had one goal and one goal alone – To live a life of peace and tranquility.That was my daily mantra… That was my constant dua… For Allah to bless me with a life filled with […]
Peace? Purpose? Happiness? Fulfilment? Success? Meaning?“And then it dawned on me… What if it was never meant to be a chase?” The Backstory So we hosted our first Tawakkul Circle of the year a few days ago and to say it was spectacular is an understatement.The theme of the session was “Pursuing our Purpose with Tawakkul […]
So why are you selling yourself short? This week has been very gruelling for me. I almost didn’t write today’s letter.But when I woke up this morning, I took some time to be still and to fill myself up. I made my morning adhkar, I selected a mindfulness card to reflect on, I did some […]
Notes & Thoughts on Living in Alignment I’m sitting here and thinking back to when this concept of “Living in Alignment” really became a conscious practice for me.And I think the seeds were planted during my very first rumble experience with my identity during my final year of university 10 years ago (Subhanallah! How time […]
A soulful letter on Identity and Self-awareness In the name of Allah, The Entirely Merciful, The Especially Merciful It is with a full heart that I write my first Soulful Letter of 2021 and the very 1st letter in Volume II of this series!May Allah in His infinite mercy make it easy for me to write […]
Celebrating our 20th Letter in our Letters from the Soul Series – Alhamdulillah! Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked, “What deeds are loved most by Allah?” He said, “The most regular constant deeds even though they may be few.” He added, ‘Don’t take upon yourselves, except the deeds which are within your ability.”[Source: Sahih al-Bukhari […]
