Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith. ~ Rasulullah s.a.w.

On not-so-good days, sometimes simple basic truths like this, are very comforting.

Happy Ramadhan!

I've been feeling a peaceful melancholy lately, brought on partly by discovering that this kind of aesthetic (totally up my alley) exists on youtube:

And also rediscovering Corrine Bailey Rae's amazing song,

that just gets me in a mood:

Girl, put your records on

Tell me your favourite song

You go ahead let your hair down

Sapphire and faded jeans

I hope you get your dreams

Just go ahead let your hair down

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow...

Personal goals: 

- create quiet moments that are mindful and beautiful, on a fairly regular basis. be happy with my protagonist self. believe in my happy ending! though insyallah, my life is a long story yet.

- read some Quraan this Ramadhan and re-commit some to memory for ad-hoc situations I find myself having to read out loud. (like leading a prayer of ladies at home) I used to be good at this as a child.