Reclaim Your Heart by Yasmin Mogahed

Assalamualaikum, good morning and ohaiyou!!!

Today I wanna share a good news with all of you (^o^). Last week, I ordered a book, "Reclaim Your Heart" by sister Yasmin Mogahed. It arrived on Sunday evening. For those who have read her articles before, this is some sort of compilation of her articles and mainly about self-motivational, personal insights on breaking free from life's shackles. 

The front cover of the book

It is interesting to read and easy to understand since it is based on her own experience. Taken from the synopsis at the back cover, which you also can see from the bottom picture: 

"Many of us live our lives entrapped by the same repeated patterns of heartbreak and disappointment. Often, we have no idea why this happens. Reclaim Your Heart is about freeing the heart from this slavery. It is about the journey in and out of life's most deceptive traps."

"This book was written to awake the heart and provide a new perspective on love, loss, happiness and pain. A manual of sort, Reclaim Your Heart will teach readers how to live in this life without allowing life to own you. It is a manual of how to protect your most prized possession-the heart."

The back cover

Even though the book contains verses from Al-Quran and written based on Islamic way, but it is also useful and suitable for the non-Muslim readers.  I believe that this book is worth to buy and read as a reminder and as a motivation to ourselves. You can find this book in hard copy form and e-book form at:

amazon.com

bookdepository.com

E-book - Kindle

E-book - Apple

Till then... wassalam.

XOXO

Cheering Up Myself!!!

Assalamualaikum and hi to all,

This blog has been quiet for quite sometimes ( been too lazy to update). Thinking to express how I feel right now. In mood swing for a couple of days. Feels like to punch 2 morons to the face. Hmm... Maybe it is a test and reminder from Him to me, since I'm a bit 'strayed' from the right track for a period of time. Too enjoying my life not in a proper way.  (-_-')

This feeling started in a similar way like in the previous story. "Curiosity killed the cat". Well, that proverb is true. Even though my curiosity causing me in emotionally unstable now, but am glad actually in a sense that it makes me think rationally.

I couldn't stay like this for any longer, because it caused sorrow inside me, distracted my focus on my work & study and also ruined my appetite [this one I like for my diet (^_^)V  ]. During reciting Al-Quran  after dhuhr prayer, I come across to these verses:

"Therefore remember Me, I will remember you, and be thankful to Me, 

and do not be ungrateful to Me. O you who believe! 

Seek assistance through patience and prayer;

surely Allah is with the patient". (Al-Baqarah, 152-153)

"And We will most certainly try you with somewhat of fear and hunger

and loss of property and lives and fruits; and give good news to the patient, 

Who, when a misfortune befalls them, say: Surely we are Allah's and to Him

we shall surely return. Those are they on whom are blessings and mercy from 

their Lord, and those are the followers of the right course." (Al-Baqarah, 155-157)

 ~Thinking to pick the sunflower seeds at that time~

 ~Nice view of sunflower farm~

 ~Among must see event during summer. Aren't they wonderful??~

~Love the colours so much~

I felt much better after that. Knowing that, every time I'm in difficulty, He will talk to  me through Al-Quran. Believe me, it always works this way with me, it just a matter of the right time and I'm sure many of us have also experienced the same thing.  So I decided to cheer up myself and nobody can make me happy except for myself. Here's the sunflowers to brighten my day and wonderful fireworks to cheer me up (reminds me of the Katy Perry song, Fireworks), even though the summer has passed and now the autumn is here. <(^o^)>

Till we meet again... Wassalam.

~XOXO~