Tuesday 28 November 2017

C.M.B #2


count it.

if you're a citizen of this planet,
by now you've heard of that saying;
"count your blessings", right?

it's a great reminder for us to see
positivity in life, and for us to have
a bit of balance and reflection.

now, imagine seeing or reading
about people who literally do
the thing in which that saying asks us.

...which is LITERALLY counting it.

so, based on the inspirational 'justlittlethings'
by nancy on tumblr, and because i realize
that sometimes i can complain too much,
i have decided to start counting the things
that makes me happy as i go along!

so here it is, Count My Blessings (C.M.B.)


Monday 20 November 2017

stuck in the same old lane.

another lyrical posto, off the catchy
"honeymoon avenue" by ariana grande.

it's a shoutout to all of us,
who have been brave enough to let go
of our past because it was the right thing to do.



Thursday 9 November 2017

take responsibility. and be ok with it.

i have a theory about life.

fate has this bizaare way of pushing us
further and making us better people.
all by NOT fulfilling what we want.

for example, you want a good paying job,
you want to do something interesting daily,
and you wanna spend time with your loved ones.

now, there are people out there who are lucky
enough to have all those things, but in most
cases, you'd only have 2 out of the 3.

you can't always have what you want.

now, one might argue that life is unfair
and that's just the way how crappy life is
and that's why we'll never be happy.

i view it as something to keep us going.

in my opinion, if you haven't reached all 3,
that gives you something to work for,
and something to look forward to in life.

it gives you a reason.

now, at times you are faced with a dilemma
of choosing your 2 out of 3's,
whatever those things might be to you.

how to choose which ones are more important?

unfortunately, there's no way to actually know.
but fortunately, i think there are ways to make
an informed decision, as best as you can.

think about your options, be fully aware of
the consequences of your choices, make a
firm decision, stick to what you've decided,
take responsibility for the good and the bad,
and do all of that for a good reason.

now, someday you might think back and
see whether it was the best decision or not,
but if you did it for a good reason,
then whatever came as a result of it,
is ultimately a good thing.

in my case, i might end up old and alone,
but at least i can look back someday and
know i put my loved ones first, ahead of me.

alhamdulillah.

wisdom of the day.

how success actually looks like.


how do you measure success?

most people measure it by wealth,
worldly possessions, family, good health,
position and admiration and power.

i have my own thoughts or definition
of how i measure my success, but that's
another story for another day.

but here's something i'd like for us all
to think about and ponder. this is something
i read, and it humbled me and made me smile.

"...my wish is to order food at a 
restaurant without looking at the price.
that's what it means to succeed..."

think about that, everyone.