Have you ever sat and thought about all your flaws, being insecure and lacking that bit of confidence. Going through your mind you know you have a heart that wishes good for people. You know that you have certain good qualities but in the same breath you think that nobody notices your efforts. This is the importance of kind words, a little kind comment may cost you nothing, however it may mean everything to that insecure person who keeps focusing on their flaws. Seeing good in people and letting them know about that particular quality will only add to goodness. We need to encourage others when ..read more

A terrorist walks into a bar and… Wait. Hang on. What image popped up into your mind when I said “A terrorist’? Did you picture a Muslim, with a turban, yelling “Allahu Akbar”? Because if you did, then congratulations, the media has programmed you kindly. In light of a series of unfortunate events, I felt it imperative to write a post about radicalization hiding under the skirts of Islamic teachings. It seems like every time we kill these creatures, more begin to surface – stronger and ever more determined. What motivates these people? Are these people grounded by, what the ignorant-westerned ..read more

I’ve once heard a scholar say : ” If we want the Almighty to forgive us we have to be forgiving towards others who hurt us as well ” The scholar went on to say: “How do we expect our Creator to simply be merciful towards us if we are not merciful towards mankind” These words urged me to push myself to forgive and let go of all grudges I had towards others. The beauty I’ve discovered in forgiving another person for the hurt they have caused is the lightness that was felt from leting go of this huge burden on my shoulders. Imagine a grudge as a huge rock in your path of success, this rock stops ..read more

They say : ” Words hurt”. I believe it’s the thought that, a person may perceive you in a certain light, which hurts you most. It’s the constant thought of wondering why would that individual say such about you or towards you. In actual fact, words cannot hurt any person who doesn’t pay much attention to the negativity that may come from those words. Our minds are our greatest weapons, so, even when, people may intentionally/unintentionally say harmful words, you still have control over your mind, they will never succeed if they cannot access your mind. Be a smart thinker, be aware and always ..read more

When we’re rejected by those who we really want to be accepted by, whether it be in a relationship, amongst your so called friends, in your family or even in society. This tends to play on our emotions the harder we try where we’re pushed away, the more things become complicated and therefore without us even realising we created a space for negativity. Negativity is like an illness. The definition of an illness is : ” A disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind.” Negativity is an illness affecting the mind the more we fuel this disease the more aggressive it becomes, the mo ..read more