May Allah remove my sorrow, grant me patience and strength, guide me to what is best for my life, and replace my hurt with peace, my tears with relief, and my worries with His mercy.

Everything has hikmah behind it. Sometimes the things that break us, delay us, or confuse us are actually part of Allah’s protection, guidance, or preparation for something better. We may not understand it now, but Allah sees the full picture while we only see a small part of it. That’s why we trust Him — because even painful things can carry hidden mercy.

Self-protection looks like falling in love with their actions, not their words. Less promises, more proof.

Sometimes closure is just accepting that they chose a life where you don’t exist.

You still have time. Time to change your wardrobe. Time to get divorced and married again. Time to change majors. Time to learn a trade from scratch. Time to pay off debts. Time to travel. Time to love and be loved. You still have your whole life ahead. Whether you're 19 or 66. You still have so much time. But you have to take it.

You literally just have to get really good at continuing.