It’s almost end of 2022. A couple of days ago my body started showing me signs that it needed some rest and some solitude to quiet the noise, refocus and recalibrate. I still have the red itchy swollen eyes but the headaches and sore throat is levelling down a little now.

I was going through all the lists I have planned to be done before the clock strikes midnight on new year’s eve! In that moment, being in bed, my thoughts overflowed but not so much in any helpful way. Then, “Psst, we don’t do that anymore Naz.” I heard myself whispered a self-reminder That’s right, we don’t do this anymore!

So instead of ruminating myself out to nowhere, something I have done endlessly in the past – I took out my journal and started listing out all my high-fives of 2022 instead, what I am looking forward to and what I am not carrying with me into 2023. There are so many matters of the heart that still needs work and I am here for all of it. One thing though, I will not discount the energy that has been put into the work so far, the progress gained from giving the best I know how and the sense of peace I have cultivated from the choices made. All praise be to The Almighty for bringing me to this point and I will keep moving forward for I believe that what He has planned for me will always be the best, for me.

Sharing a Dhikr relating to this here. I am working on making this Dhikr a habit in the mornings and evenings. Let me know if you practice this too or would like to join me in practicing this!

HasbiyAllahu laa ilaaha illa hula alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabbul arshil adheem.

Allah is sufficient for me. There is no God but He. I have placed my trust in Him, He is Lord of the Majestic Throne (I leave my affairs of this world and Hereafter to Him).

Abu Dawood, Muslim

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“Psst, we don’t do that anymore Naz.” I heard myself whispered a self-reminder...