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Nothing is more heartbreaking than when you're trying your best and it still isn't enough. But that only happens when your goal is to please people. Because people keep upping their standards higher and higher only to leave you completely exhausted but still not able to earn any praise or acceptance. Stop hurting yourself by playing this game. Turn your heart towards pleasing the One who named Himself, Ash Shakoor. The One who is pleased and appreciates your efforts even though He does not need them.

Don't let anyone ever tell you you're not worthy of being loved and forgiven by Allah. No matter what you've done, no matter how far you've strayed. The moment your heart tells you it's time to come home– start walking in that direction and you will find your Rabb waiting for you.

Praise be to Allah for healing my heart and teaching it how to live without the things it thought it could never life without.

Then there comes a time when you realize that you don't wanna keep living the same life that leaves you feeling emotionally empty and mentally drained. You wanna do things for yourself things that make your soul feel better. You don't wanna spend hours and hours scrolling on social media. You don't want to eat the junk food. You don't want to keep feeding your bad habits. You don't want to keep turning to the haram to numb you. You don't want to keep neglecting your relationship with your Rabb. You just wanna change yourself- for yourself. Because the moment you realize your future is in your hands and no one's gonna come change it for you, that's when you really get up and make the change.

This dunya is not our final home. No matter how much beauty, comfort, or success we find here, it will always be temporary. True peace is found only in remembering Allah and preparing for the Akhirah. Every sujood, every du’a, every small act done sincerely for His sake is building something far greater than this world can ever offer.

Take life one day at a time. Do your best today. Do what you need to get done today. Breathe and be happy today. Don't worry too much about tomorrow because tomorrow isn't promised. And if it does come, it will be in the Hands of Allah.

I feel extremely ashamed of myself everytime I think of when I chose someone or something over Allah and how I was left broken by my choices but when I carried by heart back to Allah, He never turned me away. His mercy and love remained quietly waiting for my return. And nothing embarrasses me more than when I put my head in sujood and He still fills my heart with peace and still heals what my own mistakes broke.

Don't wait to be happy with life until it's perfect and with yourself until you're perfect because neither this life nor you will ever be perfect- no matter how hard you try. Be grateful for what you have today and love who you are today. Because today is the best day to be happy.