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Small Acts, Great Impact

The whole media makes content telling the generation to love yourself but forgets to explain how to maintain balance. Many influencers talk about self-love and how one should validate themselves, but they forget to discuss how to remain humble and down-to-earth while progressing through it all.

If you love yourself to the extent of believing you deserve all attention and pleasures, there are numerous chances of getting hurt if you aren't noticed, and you might feel offended if you aren't always at the top of the list. In all of this, you might seem immature.

Maturity is realizing that not being seen can also be a blessing because you are out of the world's constant gaze. And even if you are noticed, let it be for your kindness. Being humble might make you appear small in some gatherings, but the bigger picture is not seen by small minds.

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I love fresh starts. You can set the tone, do things differently, and do them better, all by yourself, with no one to take credit for your efforts. It gets tiring when you have strived earnestly to better yourself and someone who just gave a piece of advice takes all the credit. People need to understand that what really matters is the effort and work done, not just what is heard. It doesn't mean that advice taken from a person shouldn't be applauded, but it shouldn't be the only thing that's applauded.

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You need to get really clear on what you need to remove from your life in order to elevate to the next level. They’ll be things in your day you’re doing that are literally keeping you stuck. What are those things for you? You will know, it might be the constant back and forth in messages distracting you from your morning zen practise, it might be wasting your precious energy trying to find outfits because you have nothing to wear, it might be the news you're reading and watching during breakfast that feels harmless but starts your day with extremely low vibrations.. Whatever it is for you…you will know. And its necessary to start the process of removing the debris so you can rise. Rise up to your next level, to the vision board version of you, to your highest expression. There will always be distractions, things holding you back, especially people and media keeping you in the gutter but your job is to set yourself free. To start removing and start evolving. Take some time to reflect on what new systems you need to put in place to expand into your next level.

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I rest in assurance that God is so detailed, careful and intentional about everythin that concerns me

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I’ve been doing my own facial treatments with mostly natural ingredients that I combine at home, instead of getting biweekly spa treatments. The result: Incredibly smooth, firm, glowly skin and no visible pores 🪽🎀

🫧🛁🧖🏻‍♀️ My routine:

Egg whites and coffee on face 1 a day

Coconut oil aloe Vera on face 1 a day

Turmeric coconut oil coffee lemon for under eyes

Niacimide

Wash face w turmeric in morning

Hyaluronic acid

BHA AHA toner

Flaxseed mask 1 a week

Microdermabrasion face mask 3x a week

Charcoal mask 1 a week

Microneedling 1 a month

*Note* your diet has a significant effect on your skin as well as your emotional health.

My skin pictured below 🩷

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“I hardly exist and if I do exist it’s with delicate care.”

— Clarice Lispector, from The Stream of Life

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Slowly accepting the fact that no matter how deep the bond is, no matter how happy those memories are, the day will come you'll end up taking different paths and move on.

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lord grant me the serenity to do my laundry, the courage to do my laundry, and the wisdom to do my laundry

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یار دصفت محتاجه نه دی

My love doesn't need compliments

پہ ګلابونو عطر چا شیندلې دينه

Who has ever sprayed perfume on roses?

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All I’ve learnt is that you should try to enjoy your company a little bit more than others because all you really have in this world is yourself and Allah.

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وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا

Not a leaf falls but He knows it; — {6:59}

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‏من وحي طبيعتنا العربية ❤️

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The Salaf used to love the one who would point out their faults to them.

Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdisī, Minhāj al-Qāsīdīn #196

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Call to prayer from Masjid Al Aqsa 

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a woman with a tongue so gentle it heals with every word spoken.

a woman with a love so fierce that leaves no night cold.

a woman with a heart so soft it cuts through stone.