If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
YASMIN MOGAHEDIf there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
YASMIN MOGAHEDGive. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThere’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief:
YASMIN MOGAHEDTry not to confuse attachment with love. Attachment is about fear and dependency, and has more to do with love of self than love of another.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThis world isn’t perfect. That means it isn’t perfectly good; but it isn’t perfectly bad, either. The ease comes with the hardship. Shift the focus of what you see, and your experience of this life will change.
YASMIN MOGAHEDEverything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
YASMIN MOGAHEDWhen someone hurts you, your first thought may be to wish you had never met them at all. But remember that even those who’ve hurt you, came into your life for a reason, and left for a reason. It’s for the best and healing starts with acceptance.
YASMIN MOGAHEDBefore anything can break your heart, it must first own your heart. Stop handing your heart to dunya-it’ll stop breaking it.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThis is the one and only reason why I was created. And this is the most essential realization, as it defines everything else I do or believe. It defines all things around me, and everything I experience in life.
YASMIN MOGAHEDIf you think you’re too far from Allah to return, and your ‘past’ continues to own you, just remember that Malik ibn Dinar (RA) was an alcoholic, and Omar (RA) was on his way to assassinate the Prophet (pbuh) before they became two of the greatest souls to walk the earth!
YASMIN MOGAHEDDo your part, but stop trying to steer your destiny. You’re not in charge.
YASMIN MOGAHEDOnce in a while, people enter our lives and lessen the loneliness of being away from Home.
YASMIN MOGAHEDFor a wound to heal, you have to clean it out. Again, and again, and again. And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a wound hurts. Yes. Healing takes so much work.
YASMIN MOGAHEDWhen was any of it because of *your* worth? It was all because of His mercy, His generosity, His love of giving, and forgiving. And those qualities don’t change because you’re messing up. Just seek them. Call Him by His mercy, not by your deeds.
YASMIN MOGAHEDEverything we do is motivated by love. Even fear and hate are born of love. So be careful what you love.
YASMIN MOGAHEDKeep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
YASMIN MOGAHED