repaint your walls

by far, the busiest weekend i've had. with awesome, familiar, comforting company. it was a 3-1 this time, wasn't very much the same, but the impact was strong, as always. if we had mio with us, it could have been stronger.

a pact we made since 2009. to meet each other, wherever we were, once a year. alhamdulillah, this bond has turned more beautiful than i ever thought it would. from friends that merely bonded through walls, we found ourselves on the praying mat, in congregation, praying for the same things for each other. i wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

i took them to the places that was so dear to me. places i held right in my heart for reasons that i choose to close. i took them down the same road, and repainted my walls there and then. i had no intention of forgetting what once was, rather, i chose to break that path and gave myself choices of memories.

in face of downfall, we have two choices. we take a dive while falling, or panic and tire ourselves on the way down hoping for a temporary hold to keep us hanging to our comfort. i'd rather take that dive, and bring myself through pain as it deserves to be felt. we're humans, and pain is there for a purpose. never, try to ignore pain. feel it, breathe it - full trust that it is temporary, and keep walking. why fight the strong current - especially when you know so well whats already written surpasses all other efforts?

i know so, because i've been here a dozen times. and every time it happens, i find myself in some place better.

love can be a beautiful thing when it is placed in the right Hands. the minute you decide that it is all upon His will - i guarantee you, greatness happens. in the best, most interesting ways you can ever imagine. the kind of happiness that no human can ever offer. the kind of happiness that gets your heart pumping like no tomorrow.

they say when you place your heart in the Hands of the One who created it, He places it to the one He believes can handle it well. The Maker would obviously know whats good for His creation. and yet the creation busies itself trying to find what it thinks would be good for itself - forgetting the fact that it knows nothing. we were created to ask for things. so ask. and keep asking. never, give up asking. ask for guidance, ask for strength, ask for wisdom and patience in things.

ask and be amazed by the path He leads you to.

if things aren't going well, remember that He promised  " Indeed, with every hardship comes ease, " brace yourselves through the storm, be calm, know that the calm will definitely come with it.