Not everyone is destined for the same path in life. Not everyone will marry, not everyone will have a degree, not everyone will have a child, but as long as the path leads to Jannah, what else matters? Once we’ve breathed our last, none of it will matter. Don’t worry if your life does not look like what you had planned, or wished, for Allah’s plan and knowledge are greater than ours!

My PIN number to this day is my second grade best friends birthday. There are people I don’t talk to anymore whose families are still in my prayers. There are shirts I wear to bed from exes of 8 years ago who are married now with kids. And I haven’t found a macaroni salad recipe better than my college boyfriend’s mom’s. Our lives are made up of so many people and when people become parts of our lives, some parts remain long after they leave. And in the same exact way, it’s comforting to know there are so many lives you’re still a part of that you have no idea about.

this hurts me. I’m going to make sure I appreciate my parents for everything

Your environment can boost your Iman high or break it down as low as it can. Always strive to keep your circle filled with people of faith and you will see the enormous impact on not only your Iman, but also on the ones around you.

You’ll meet your soulmate once you meet yourself. They’re ready when you’re ready. Everyone in your life at the moment is a mirror of you... if you’re stuck in a toxic cycle with someone, that’s not on them, it’s on you—they’re just a reflection of yourself. You need to choose to look within and break that toxicity and face yourself to truly move on.