My year of rest and relaxation
2022 has been the most life changing year for me. Journalling, reading, building habits, studying my religion, implementing the law of detachment & law of assumption and just getting in tune with my beliefs and cultivating a better relationships with Allah... I have seen such a transformation of my life!
I was so scared of quitting on things that I knew were hurting me but were bringing gain in some way. Like working my 9-5. In 2022, I gave everything up in my life. Everything. I sincerely turned to Allah and told him, I'm not interested in anything of this dunya. I don't care for any of it unless it brings me closer to Him. Free-mixing and working in an environment where I felt uncomfortable just from hearing conversations that were being had around me. I knew that Allah is the bestower of abundance and I knew that I felt uncomfortable for a reason. For me to continue working in a place that was affecting my Imaan, felt like a denial of Allah being the most abundant power. So I quit.
I detached from my goals and from all of the success I craved. I simply asked Allah to make it easy for me to do the things which please him and hard for me to do that which displeases him. I asked for the rizq that he has already written for me, to be given to me in the most beautiful, subtle and unexpected ways.
In every prayer I made these dua's:
Ya Allah! Please continue to guide me to the straight path. The path of righteousness.
Ya Allah! Please make it easy for me to do that which pleases you and difficult for me to do that which displeases you.
Ya Allah! Please ensure that I die when you are pleased with me and not when you are displeased with me.
Ya Allah! Please allow me to return for the next prayer.
It's now November and I have never felt richer in my life. My heart is full with the remembrance of Allah. I feel a balance and peace so strong that despite hardship befalling me, my smile doesn't waver. I used to feel so insecure about my life. I've never felt so sure of my success.
I'm loving every moment and I cannot wait for the plans Allah has for me.
He's got the best plan. Let go! Rest! Relax!