Struggles

The last few weeks haven't been east for me. They've taken a toll on my health. I guess they're meant to be a test..right? Although my struggles are minuscule if you compare them to someone else's. When I'm struggling with something I look around and realise that every other person I see struggling is struggling with something and to them it's just as difficult...if not more difficult than what I'm going through. So the lesson from this. It all comes down to gratitude. Be grateful and look at what you have in your life rather than what you don't have.

Give

I feel as though God has put love and compassion in my heart and is offering me the opportunity to make a difference to a person's life. My heart keeps telling me to follow the love but the brain tells me something else. I guess it's about soul searching and knowing that somebody needs what I have. All I want in life is to love someone or an opportunity to make a difference. Right now I don't feel that I am doing enough, I know and realise that there is a lot more I can do. Me, you, us...we were created on this world to make a difference, to make somebody's life better. Somebody out there needs your smile, but most of all the biggest gift that you can provide...Love.

Time- just do you.

Time stands still for no one. As I grow older I am learning that time is precious. It passes by like grains of sand slipping away from ones hands. Don't let other subtract your time with their ignorance, let your time be fulfilled with whatever makes you happy. Be happy just doing you.

New year, new chapter. Hello 2015

The last 4 months of 2014 were difficult for me, I seemed to have faced some challenging times that tested me. There were changes in my life which I never thought would be so difficult, an unexpected event and the anniversary of my dear friend; Emma. The more I go through in life, the more I become tougher, I feel as though I can handle anything whatever life throws at me I will conquer. 

Time and patience will bring all the goodness to me, I'm hopeful for that. It's about reminding yourself that happiness is a mood, not a destination. What do I want from life? To be content and have inner peace. Forget materialism and all those things that money can buy. I am sure that there is one person out there who will complete my puzzle, its that missing piece that I know will come by in time. 

Life is what you make of it, I'm sure you've heard that saying before. But it's true really. That consolation that I dream of, will join up some day. But for now sabr and shukr for all that I have(arabic for patience and thankfulness).

Good friends

Good friends are those who make your troubles their troubles, so you don't have to go through them alone. I have a few of these. Thank you God for the friends I have in my life. Those who are near, those who are far. I really do appreciate those who are closest to me.

Journeys and experiences

Life has a funny way of taking people through journeys and different experiences. I truely believe that everyone's experiences are purposeful and they are mapped out in a way that brings good and makes people wiser after every situation. Whether it is something small or significant I believe that life teaches you many lessons and there is always more to learn. No one ends up with a plain sailing yacht, if life was like this I guess it would be boring. Allow the waves to rock you and be the sail that adjusts with the wind and takes you where you need to go. Allow your heart to do this. I feel free when I allow my heart to do what it wants. They say mind over matter. I simply say follow your heart.

Frustrating and saddening.