The importance of kind words

Have you ever sat and thought about all your flaws, being insecure and lacking that bit of confidence. Going through your mind you know you have a heart that wishes good for people. You know that you have certain good qualities but in the same breath you think that nobody notices your efforts. This is …

Terrorism

A terrorist walks into a bar and... Wait. Hang on. What image popped up into your mind when I said "A terrorist'? Did you picture a Muslim, with a turban, yelling "Allahu Akbar"? Because if you did, then congratulations, the media has programmed you kindly. In light of a series of unfortunate events, I felt …

Why is forgiveness the key to happiness?

I've once heard a scholar say : " If we want the Almighty to forgive us we have to be forgiving towards others who hurt us as well " The scholar went on to say: "How do we expect our Creator to simply be merciful towards us if we are not merciful towards mankind" These …

The power of the mind vs words

They say : " Words hurt". I believe it's the thought that, a person may perceive you in a certain light, which hurts you most. It's the constant thought of wondering why would that individual say such about you or towards you. In actual fact, words cannot hurt any person who doesn't pay much attention …

Negativity

When we're rejected by those who we really want to be accepted by, whether it be in a relationship, amongst your so called friends, in your family or even in society. This tends to play on our emotions the harder we try where we're pushed away, the more things become complicated and therefore without us even …