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In the loving memory of my Dad 'Syed Muhammad Arif'
Life is once again back on track. Health, my friends is the best gift from God- not only our own but also of our loved ones. Recently a very dear friend suddenly fell ill and was in a critical condition for weeks; however, with the grace & immense blessings of Allah she is out of danger.
 
So, I on behalf of my friend request all of you to send your healing prayers for her speedy recovery and nourishment. And I send you my sincere thanks in advance, for all your prayers and best wishes for her and also for me & my family.

Do take care of yourself, eat healthy food, sleep well, avoid smoking, forgive the ones who hurt you and forgive yourself for hurting others. Try your best to make your life peaceful and happy, it is not easy I know. Yet what I have learnt is that happiness is a choice- a choice you have to make daily.

I have made this my daily practice and my morning ritual, the moment I wake up I say thank you God for giving me another chance, another day. Then I meditate for few minutes and make a declaration that, ‘today I will be happy- today I will be grateful’.

It is common and natural that on some days we wake up feeling fantastic, similarly there are also days when mind, body and heart feels so heavy that getting out of bed becomes a burden. However, you don’t give in or give up.

When people meet me they probably assume that I am perfectly happy and it’s all great, it is thankfully mostly the case. Nevertheless, I make it a point to celebrate and make most of my day or else my anxious nature will take over.

It takes practice and tons of prayers every moment of every day to surrender my worries or unhappiness to God and ask Him to change them. Miraculously situations heal and if they do not get better then at least I become peaceful.

The more I share, the more God gets involved in my business- whether dealing with some complex document or struggling with cleaning my home, buying clothes and shoes, to making a sensible decision.

Thank you for all your warmth and love, it has always been my driving force....

Sonya A. Syed (Day 539).

 

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Dr. Sonia Syed said…
Waalaikum Assalam, Maaz you can message /inbox me your email on my facebook page Sonya Syed's Blog, and Ill send you my details. Take care Give my Salaam your Mummy & Dad.
August 9, 2015 at 7:39 PM
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