The heart falls for what it knows. And in my journey of rediscovering love… I realized I had misunderstood it for a long time. Love from others felt like a space in my heart that I needed to fill. So I searched for it… in the wrong places. In toxic ...

In Sufism, we’re taught to hold the world in our hands… not in our hearts. This doesn’t mean we abandon the world or live with the bare minimum (at least not in its balanced form). It means we can live fully… while remembering that our happiness sh...

We don’t age because we grow older. We age when we let go of our curious, wondering mind… and start labeling ourselves as “old.” “I’m too old to do this.” “I’m too old to try that.” I remember Louise Hay. In her fifties, she began writing. In he...

A few days ago, I was on a call with a client I found a bit intimidating. I would quietly worry that he wasn’t satisfied with anything I was saying, so I usually tried to overexplain. This time, a few minutes into the call, he surprised me by saying...

At my cousin’s wedding last week, a relative took a photo with me and later sent me a message that stayed on my mind: “We look very pretty in our picture… too bad we’re unlucky.” I know she said it from her own pain. She was divorced, and I had neve...

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” I used to hate these words. Capital-H hate. I think I hated them because I was always striving to change something about myself. I saw myself as a list of things to fix. That list kept growing a...

Today’s post is a gentle practice. It might sound a bit strange, but I promise it can soften your heart. As you move through your day, whether you’re at work, driving, or with friends… notice someone around you. A passerby. A stranger. And ask yours...

A few nights ago, I lit a lantern and watched it float into the sky. It was midnight. We were standing in the street outside. Just me and my closest friends trying something new. We ruined two lanterns before we figured it out. We laughed. We tried ...

A few days ago, my teammate and I were on a Zoom call when a client asked: “Can I ask you ladies something? I don’t want to make assumptions, so it’s best to ask.” Then she went: “You two are Islamic, aren’t you?” (She meant Muslim) “And you’re doin...

Hate isn’t the opposite of love. Fear is. Without fear, hate would struggle to exist at all. Fear clouds the heart. It creates distance between us and the world, and sometimes even between us and ourselves. Fear of the future. Fear of the past. Fear...

I made a mistake at work two days ago. A real beginner mistake that I still feel embarrassed about. And I had the urge to beat myself up badly… even fire myself when my actual boss didn’t. Instead, a question my therapist once asked me echoed in my ...

My coach asked me, “If you could describe the 2026 you want in one word, what word would you choose?” I didn’t have to think long. That word has been on my mind and in my heart for a long time. I’ve misused it, abused it, and misunderstood it at tim...

This week, I learned something beautiful in a majlis: Inner peace = Giving + Forgiveness + Humility. I loved this so equation much, and I could not stop thinking about how deeply each of these actions connects to love. Giving... We can g...

This week, my thoughts feel more like a question than an insight. How do I continue to love when life feels inherently heartbreaking? Goodbyes stack up just as quickly as hellos. Distance pulls us apart. In the blink of an eye, you can miss an entir...

This week, I’m learning to pause. When I’m angry, I want to pause and ask myself: why am I really angry? When I’m tired, I want to pause and give myself a break. Life moves so fast that my nervous system struggles to keep up. My heart struggles too....