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And I wonder... . I wonder when the people will wa

And I wonder...
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I wonder when the people will wake up.
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And I wonder... I wonder when black lives will really matter.
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And I wonder...
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I wonder when we will all just stop making so much noise, take action and begin the long journey deep into ourselves.
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And I wonder...
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I wonder when the people will no longer remain sheeple and will become human again.
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And I wonder...
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I wonder when we will realise that Satan is not a horned little creature following us around everywhere, but the social order and the systems that subconsciously control and divide us, and keep us in our ‘place’.
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And I wonder...
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I wonder when Light will overcome darkness.
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I wonder when Love will overcome hate.
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I wonder when humanity will shine.
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I wonder all of these things. I wonder so much. Yet I know that the change begins with me.
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The change must always begin with me.

28/05/2020
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You know, the last few weeks have been really weir

You know, the last few weeks have been really weird for me. As someone who always has something happening or something I’m working on or something I’m working towards, these last few weeks I’ve just not wanted to do anything.

Literally, all I’ve done is pretty much the bear essentials - keeping the kids alive and getting work done that actually needs to be done. Nothing else.

And you know what? I’m learning to become okay with that.

There is no way no human on earth can be ‘on’ and all ‘go, go, go’ all the time.

I’m learning to find beauty in the not doing.

I’m learning not to worry about how much everyone else seems to be doing, and how little I’m doing.

I’m learning to let myself be and understand on an extremely deep level, that there is a time for this and that this too shall pass.

For anyone feeling inadequate or less than because they’re feeling the same or similar, you are no less worthy because of it.

It is okay. You are okay. Everything is okay. Just breathe easy, be easy with yourself and allow it to pass. It always does.

Light, Love & Peace,

S.✨💛 #SabahIsmail #ASoulJourney #WritersofInstagram

B A L A N C E O F L I F E Last week, I came acro

B A L A N C E O F L I F E

Last week, I came across a talk by @yasminmogahed on YouTube where she was speaking about getting through difficult times in life, and there were a couple of things in that which really hit home for me.

Life is never linear; there will be always be peaks and troughs, and times where we feel like we’re not really even moving at all. There will be sad times, happy times, ups, downs and everything in between.

However, sister Yasmin pointed out that this is sometimes where we fall short. Many of us think that there are ONLY peaks and troughs; we’re either up or we’re down, we’re either happy or sad.

But the truth is in every single difficulty that we go through, there is always something good. And simultaneously, in every joy we experience, it is not ever 100% positive. There is ALWAYS good in the bad, and there is ALWAYS bad in the good. And such is the beauty of life.

When you think back to happy times in your life, I’m sure you can think of something that brought you some sadness along with it too. Maybe a celebration where a loved one wasn’t present? And at the same time, in every painful or sad time you can think of, I’m sure you can think of something which brought you happiness. A loving text from a friend? The sun streaking beauty across the clouds?

This, for me, is so beautiful. That God has created the human experience in such a way, that good is intrinsically connected to bad, and vice versa. What a beautiful way to keep us grounded, yet at the same time, such a beautiful way for us to always remain hopeful.

So the next time you feel helpless or sad, just remember that the opposite to those emotions also exist in that very moment. You just need to seek them.

Verily with hardship there is relief.

Alhamdulillah.🙏🏽✨💛 #SabahIsmail #ASoulJourney #YinYang #Art #BeyondHenna #Illustration

7 years ago today, my beloved grandmother passed o

7 years ago today, my beloved grandmother passed over to the other side. A death that not one of us was expecting, but a death that taught me the most about life.

Although I am no stranger to death, having experienced it over and over since being a very young child, this was the first death I experienced after experiencing depression and returning to faith (but for myself this time) and embracing the inner facets of Islam.

And although it happened to the one person I felt closest to in my family, and even though it was so unexpected, I felt like my new journey into the heart of my faith had prepared me for it in ways I had never been prepared for death before.

It did hurt (but not as much as I once thought it would) and of course, today I still miss her physical presence so, so much. But I also know she is with me - and she is everywhere I go.

The main things my grandmothers passing taught or reinforced for me are:
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✨The opposite of death is not life, but birth. If you enter this life, you must exit this life - and that’s not something to be afraid of
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✨Death is never the end - it’s always a new beginning for those departed, and those left behind
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✨When God takes with one hand, He always gives with the other - a week after my grandmother passed on, I found out I was pregnant with my son
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✨There is so much beauty to be found in death - just look at the seasons and the nature of this world all around us
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✨God is Love and we are Love. And Love is the only constant in this whole entire Universe. So how can there be anything but joy when returning to our Source?

From the day my grandmother passed on, my entire world and my entire life changed (damn, 2013 was one heck of a year!). But this time, my entire world did not fall apart - and that was the difference.

I pray that as we all go forth on this journey of life, we learn to lose the fear surrounding death and accept it to be the truth and the beauty of this life that we knew it to be, when we once entered it.

Love, Light and Peace to all.🙏🏽✨💛 #SabahIsmail

The gift of Ramadan. Grateful for the healing, tha

The gift of Ramadan. Grateful for the healing, thankful for the healing. Always, always healing.🙏🏽✨💛 #SabahIsmail #Ramadan #Ramadan2020 #alhamdulillahforthejourney #alhamdulillah #writersofinstagram #writersofig

Many of us have been there. Swipe through to read.

Many of us have been there. Swipe through to read.👉🏽
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May this month and the rest of your life bring you exactly what your soul is craving.
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Light, love and peace, always.✨🙏🏽💛 #SabahIsmail
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