sincerity
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How Are You Doing? Busy! How’s Life? Busy! What Did You Do This Week? Busy! Did You Eat Today? Busy!
﷽ ☺︎ Let me be absolutely honest: I’m the type to leave things where they are then frantically try to get them done at the very last minute. I like the feeling of adrenaline rushing through my body from doing that. But that’s not how life has been for the past few months. I didn’t…
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My Appetite for This World? GONE!
﷽ ☺︎ Life could be going well for me, when all of a sudden… BAM! Something unsavoury happens that reminds me to never get too comfortable in this world. The Prophet S.A.W was onto something when he advised us to be in this world as wayfarers. The closest thing that reminds me of wayfarers are…
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Your Parents Can Only Hold You Back if You Allow Them to Do So
﷽ ☺︎ Your immigrant ethnic mother and father can hold you back only if you allow them to hold you back. You need to draw a line in the sand when it comes to your pursuits. In fact, if you anticipate that they will hold you back from doing what’s best for your growth, then…
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On the Usefulness of Consistent Output, the Perceptible Metrics of Success, and Living with Ihsan & Sincerity for Allah
﷽ ☺︎ Here we go again. I’m getting the stare-at-your-blank-document scaries again. I don’t know if I have anything useful to share today. Which makes me wonder: how do people consistently put out new work online? I don’t just mean essays, but videos, and podcasts, and other stuff as well. I know some creators who…