One day at a time

Sometimes you just need to take it one day at a time.
Take a slow deep breath, breathe.
Sort through the clutter of thoughts..
Some things you can't ever change,accept it.
Focus on the blessings...
Remember to smile, not just for others...
But for yourself too.

A.S.

Turnin' a blind eye..

If you can turn a blind eye to the bloodshed and suffering around the world, whether it be of human beings or animals, near or far.. You DO NOT have the right to have an opinion. Grow some compassion.

A.S.

Dream of a night in Cairo.

Dream of a night in Cairo.

I found myself in a dimly lit home, sometime at night, in what felt to be like being back in Cairo,Egypt.. It just had that ambient feeling to the atmosphere, that you can't get anywhere else.

My husband was still sleeping, and I found a young street girl approaching me in all white, trying to sell me tissues.. I paid her 2-3 times as much as they sell for and she looked hesitant to take that much. She had a half smile and was looking behind her as if someone of her own were watching her, although I could not see them, I could hear someone encouraging her to take it. She then went up a stairwell to whom I believe was a female relative she was looking back to, and she was out of sight.

Suddenly she reappears with wet linens and approaches my sister in law and myself near the drying wrack. She dropped the basket at our feet. It was at that moment it was just understood that we were expected to do this task for paying more and I started to engage in conversation with my sister in law about what had just happened. I joked and told her that apparently paying more means we must also do the laundry, but if we hadn't even paid extra we wouldn't be standing here.. We laughed to ourselves but continued to hang the wet things to dry.

End dream.

A.S.

To my fantabulous sister

To my fantabulous sister, my other half other than my significant other half,half..

I just wanted to express to you my feelings, which I believe you already are well aware of..
But sometimes its nice to put pen to paper, or in this case fingertips to keyboard.

There have been so many ups and downs we have gone through in our lives, and we as sisters were the best of confidants.. And its funny remembering we didn't always agree or get along in our early years,but that didn't keep us from being glued at the hip. We were scared of the world, yet so hungry for love and happiness we jumped right in.. We always had each others back, regardless of our differences. As we grew into ourselves,more aware of our emotions and feelings, we became even closer than close. No matter our different paths chosen, we only sought each other's happiness.

Knowing is believing and believing is knowing. We knew what we wanted, we wanted the fairy tale we hadn't ever the chance of having as children. As kids and adults people talked, people will always talk... The world can believe a lie to be true, doesn't make it so does it? But they will never know my sweet sister like I do.. We basically wear the same size underwear and shoes, so yeah that speaks for itself.  I know the love and sacrifices you have made.. You are true to yourself, and you take the right route despite how difficult it may be. You are a dream of a person, and the way you express yourself through tenderness and the beauty of your art is beyond mesmerizing. Your fairy tale and dreams are very much real, and I support you through all of them... I love you for the person you are, the person you were, and the person you'll always be. Genuine,loving, passionate,courageous and STRONG. I really emphasize strong because sister, you are more than you give yourself credit for.

May you enjoy the new chapters of your life to come, with a smile and a ton of ridiculous laughter,with that occasional beer in hand. I only wish you and your husband all the happiness you work for, because yes it means not giving up on that dream and not letting the world steal it away from you.. Despite any differences or hardships, you'll be on each other's team, pickin' each other up.  To find the person you can stumble and fall with, then pick right back up is a great find, and I'm glad you found each other.


Love you sheeshter.

Amie bum bamie.

Ramadan reminder..

Ramadan mubarak 

Let us not forget that we're not fasting just to anticipate and rush to eat. Lets not forget the many displaced,underprivileged people that suffer the hunger pangs and the emotional struggle. When you feel stressed, fatigued, even short of temper, remember those that still show acts of kindness and generosity despite their plight.

We are blessed.
Ramadan isn't about emptying tummies only to gorge them...
Its a reminder of our true selves and is a way to align our spiritual thought with our actions/deeds.... Ya Allah beautify our words to match our deeds.. May our outer selves represent our inner selves.... Ramadan is supposed to help us fine tune ourselves, retrain ourselves away from all the worldly distractions that we have accumulated and become accustomed to.

May we fast with this in mind, otherwise if we're fasting just to put food back in our mouths, what is the point?

Ramadan is our spiritual tool, what a blessing... We got this, InshAllah...

Good ripples, spread them.

A.S.