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See His Mercy in Everything.
Every year, when Ramadan begins, something shifts inside me.
Mar 1
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January 2026
A Letter to My Thirteen Year Old Self.
When I think about myself at thirteen in 2016, I remember a girl who believed deeply in the future even though she had no clear evidence that things…
Jan 18
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December 2025
Moving makes you take inventory of people.
Not in a dramatic way.
Dec 24, 2025
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November 2025
I read a quote that said, “The irony of pain is that you want comfort from the one who caused it.”
It doesn’t make sense, but it’s true.
Nov 5, 2025
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Thread Your Words Carefully.
Sometimes it’s not what you say, it’s how they hear it.
Nov 3, 2025
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September 2025
I have eyes like my Mother.
When I was little, I used to notice how her eyes spoke before her words did.
Sep 22, 2025
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Connection in the Click of a Second
This one’s for you Millennials, pause for a moment and remember that connection isn’t just what was, it’s what you choose to keep alive, beyond the…
Sep 16, 2025
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Anchors in a World That Won’t Slow Down
This one’s for you Gen Z, pause for a moment and take in the truth that connection is more than a scroll, it’s the meaning you make in between.
Sep 16, 2025
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August 2025
Before August Ends
It’s been a while since I let myself spill my thoughts, but before August ends, I need to take a moment to breathe and look back.
Aug 27, 2025
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June 2025
A modern cry for help ?
There’s a phrase I keep coming back to lately.
Jun 1, 2025
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May 2025
I will write and write and pray I never run out of things to say.
Because this, this stitching of emotion into words, this untangling of chaos into sentences, this soft ache that becomes poetry, it’s the closest thing…
May 25, 2025
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Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
It’s not a question with an easy answer.
May 20, 2025
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