The Feminine Woman

So. 

I search this world for the feminine woman.  I feel her presence, ever so softly.  I see her beauty, ever so elegantly.  Who is she?  She has a shell of class, independence, and dignity.  This feminine woman, she spreads love like butter on sweet toast.  This feminine woman, she is a sparkling jewel.

In this world, I want to hear the feminine woman.  I want to see her push past brick walls and fly with independence on her wings.  In this world, I want to see the feminine woman be viewed for her strength and integrity.  I want this world to see her for her value, not the curve of her hips or the silhouette of her beauty.

So.

Rise feminine woman.  You are built strong to rise to a level no man has landed.  Let your incandescence be the message of your worth.   Let your limbs gracefully surf the challenges of this world.  Let your lips dance with powerful words.  Let love enter the heart of your sweet soul.

And may you shine, oh feminine woman.  May you shine.


Be well.

Day 10 Collaboration

Ladies and Gentlemen!  I just have to announce how awesome this sugar fast is going!  Today marks the end of day 11 and the start to day 12.  I am feeling wonderfully positive and beyond energetic! 

I am not gonna 'sugar' coat it and say it hasn't been challenging.  The journey thus far has been a mental battle, requiring much discipline and perseverence.  Each day it gets a bit tougher, but even more fruitful.  I am happy to look back and say 'thank God I didn't fall for my sugar craving when I thought I was at my weakest.' 

Don't underestimate the strength you have.  You are able to accomplish what your heart desires. A little hard work and dedication can take you miles, my friend, just miles!

Be Well!

The Test.

I'd be lying to you if I told you I never felt a loss so strong, it stung my bones.  I'd be lying to you if I told you I never felt such powerful envy, it almost consumed me.  I'd be lying to you if I told you I never felt so incompetent, it almost put me in a complete rut.  But I timidly admit that yes, I have experienced the emotional bouts of just any other human in this world.   

And so my friend, yes, I see highs, and I see lows.  I see energy, and I see sorrow.  I see the emotions that consume the vast majority.  When the abundant and the plenty come running in to our arms, we are elated.  When our expectations are exceeded, we are soaring off a natural high.  When the world takes a few flips, we are suddenly filled with despair.  When hope is slipped from our fingers, we cry and curl in our small confines for only sleep can ease our pain.  And when all we have is snatched from our hands, we fall so hard, the moon becomes faint to our deepening eyes.   

What we forget to realize, money is a test.  Popularity, is a test.  Intelligence, is a test.  Family, is a test.  Just as loss is a test.  Death is a test.  Behavior is a test.  How we treat our neighbors, is a test.  What content we choose to view, is a test.  What decisions we decide to make, is a test.  Most importantly, the relationship we choose to build with our Creator, is a test.   

The gifts we have come in the form of a test.  Everything that comes to you and everything that is taken from you is from Allah (S).   For this, I believe what we perceive as 'good' isn't always good.  And what we perceive as 'bad', isn't always bad.  Any gift you are easily given, choose to remember that God can easily take it away.  When the universe gives you an emotion of joy, choose to thank God.  When your emotions keep you happy, choose to thank God.  When your emotions create fear and grief, still, choose to thank God. 

Dark moments can consume us.  Emotions can create fear and we can lose our true selves.  But have you thought, does it have to be that way?  What if you changed your perspective and said 'this is a test, I shall submit to my Creator."  Must we succumb to our emotions? Should you choose to remember The All-Mighty, you will find peace. 

Peace. 

And peace is the emotion that will set you free.

Be well. 

Thank You, Thank You!

I started this blog for various reasons, one being to try whatever scared the living bajeezy out of me.  I didn't know what to write about and I had no direction of the blog.  My goal - to conquer a fear and come out stronger.  I made the decision to stick to this blog, daily for 30 days with or without positive feedback. 

Alhamdulilah. 

In just a little over a week of beginning this blog, I have received such amazing and thoughtful comments from all sorts of people!  It is a true blessing from God to be surrounded by such energetic and positive minded individuals. 

I must express my sincere gratitude to you all for reading and encouraging me.

I am grateful, incredibly grateful to Allah (S), my family, my (beyond-words-amazing) sister, my friends, and you wonderful readers.  I am even more convinced of the great love and support our community holds.

Happy Reading!

30 Days to a NEW You!

Yes Guys, in honor of my 7th day off sugar, I have decided to compile a motivational video.  Why?  Because I am LOVING this!!! I love, love having control slipped back into my palm.  I love having the strength and the courage to say no cupcake, you are so darn cute but no.. I refuse your pounds!

You can do it too!  You can make a change, make a positive change!  Let's go guys, 30 days of good-will and hard work.  Get Fit and get Healthy!

And when you're 30 days is up, trust me, you're not gonna stop!

Spread the word.  We can start a revolution!

Be Well and Feel Good!

You, Stopping You.

Now, who told you you couldn’t be excellent?  You!  Who said you couldn’t be what you wanted to be?  You!  If you aspire for something big, who is stopping you?  You!

Folks, I am here to tell you to believe.  Believe in yourself and believe in what you can become.  Yes, when they said anything was possible… Ahh, they meant it my friend!  It is true! 

Focus on the positives in your life.  Yes, there is competition.  Yes, there is challenges and yes, there is someone more successful than you.  But look at yourself.  You have intelligence, beauty, and capability.  There is a little energy inside you called potential.  He is yearning to blast free from his cage and pound the earth with his greatness.  Your potential is lying inside of you.  You must believe in him! 

The fact that a tree can grow from a miniscule seedling, is a miracle.  The birth of a baby, that is a true miracle!  Flying doves, a beautiful miracle.  You see, we witness miracles everyday!  So with all this beauty around, what makes you think you cannot accomplish everything you aspire for? What makes you think you can't have your own miracle?

You are nothing short of amazing.  Don’t let you stop you from succeeding!
 
Believe!

Love - in a Hopeless Place.

Love:  The feeling that brings us the warm and the fuzzies.  We find it in our families, amongst our friends, but mostly, in our significant other.  In love, we can fly sky high.  We open our hearts and welcome love to flow like a river... let it stream through our blood with goodness.  Ah, yes, this love.  This love, we find it, we find it in a human being and we treasure it.

But if and when this love breaks... When we are denied of the one person who brought us fulfillment, we transform into beings of needs and cravings.  We chase after an obsession.  We glorify him or her in our thoughts and suddenly find ourselves hopeless.  But I say, rise up!  We yearn for the attention and forget the greater purpose.  Rise up!  We cry with broken hearts, and build grief in our minds.  Rise up!  We diminish our self-worth and find emptiness in our soul.  Rise, Rise, Rise Up!

Rise.  Because this concept we are taught, it is completely false.  God created each and every one of us with His infinite love.  He crafted clay into humans and blew magic into their souls.  And then He watched… He watched as each one of them grew to find love in every source, other than of their very own Creator.  Why?  Why do we search to this world to fill our empty and aching hearts?  If we just looked, God is ready to hand us His ultimate love!  You see, we are searching for love in all of the wrong places!  Rhianna couldn’t have said it better -oftentimes, we find ‘love in a hopeless place.’ So Rise Up, dear friend.  

I am not here to tell you not to love humanity.  I am not here to tell you not to love your spouse.  I am not even telling you to hate the ex who cracked a scar in your soft heart.  I am here to say, Love!  If we are all beings of the True and Almighty, we will feel his love and spread it to the world.  Embrace his light, search for him inside of you!  His love is so strong, it is unimaginable and unthinkable.  Find it, oh please find it!   Because when you love God, when you give him your all and allow him to enter your life with purity and goodness… You shall see... People…  They will give you their love.  They will treat you with respect.  Why?  Because when you love God, you begin to love all of his creations.  You spread love to everyone around you, for each one of us is a product of The All-Knowing and The Most Merciful.  And when you give love, oh friend, you will be given an abundance of pure love and joy.  It is through this abundance of goodness God shows you His love for you!  Yes, I have full faith in this world.  Yes, people are beautiful and they are kind.  Yes, each one of us, we are each a substance built by a wonderful God. 

For those of you who are looking to stitch a broken wound, see the beauty in front of you.  Feel the present moment, the air beneath your ears, the wind brushing your arm, the smiles of the children, and the cool calm of the evening sky.  Love is all around, you must open your eyes and see it!  God has created mountains and villages, smiles and laughter, warmth and cozy -All for you to recognize his endless love.  Then, begin to love yourself.  Understand the intelligence and the potential you hold.  Fall in love with every cell that makes you.. you!  Love who you are, love God, and love the people who shaped you into the great being you have become.  Yes, dear friend, Rise Up!

When you have God’s love, you know your heart is protected.  When you have God’s love, you will never experience a broken heart.  So why not return the love? 

Why not Rise Up?

Be well.