Hi everyone! It's been a while since I posted my blog posts here on IG (oh wait, I think I posted one a few days ago sksksks). Anyways, as you can tell I'm very much unemployed but I am taking this opportunity to spend some time with my loved ones. Thank you Malaysian frontliners for doing an amazing job tackling this pandemic, my mental health improved so much since I've started seeing my friends again, so thank you! Apart from that, I've been writing non stop and have (attempted) to read and listen to some podcasts. 

This pandemic has allowed me to do a LOT of self reflection (sometimes a bit too much). I can't find the meme but it says something like, "I may not show it 100%, but constant self-reflection due to mandatory isolation is giving me brain damage", and I genuinely felt that. Hence, I am so glad that things are slowly returning to normal. Hopefully, the economy is slowly reviving and that that no more people are getting laid off :( but please, abide by the SOP. 

Also, can we talk about the Elak 3S slogan? Love the marketing strategy, it goes like, Sempit, Sesak and Sembang Dekat. Do you ever wonder the conversations behind the Elak 3S logo? This is how I imagined their convos are like,

"Weh, apa lagi satu S tu eh?"

"Kita dah ada sempit, sesak, tapi bukan tu maksud sama ke?"

"ah mampus la, apa lagi satu S tu do"

"Haaa, sembang dekat!"

Haha I've gone out of topic once again. But I've been gathering some life lessons and would like to share some here. Hopefully, by the time I start my full-time job, I can accumulate more life lessons.

Life Lessons by Q (or whatever you call me)

1. When God is at the centre of your heart, you lose nothing.

I've been listening to podcasts and today I decided to listen to Yasmin Mogahed's with the title, "is it love". Time and time again I am made aware that I need to always have God in my mind, but what does that mean? I am blessed to be surrounded by people who are spiritually aware of His blessings, and this year, it genuinely feels like everything is coming to place.

While there are turbulences in my life (because who doesn't?), I believe that when we focus on loving Him, and aligning your intentions towards Him, you will be at ease. When He is your number one, you know that whatever happens, He is there for you and everything that befalls you is because He wants to protect you, or save you for the bigger blessing that is to come. 

He is Al-Jabbar (the Repairer), so He always knows what's best for you. Knowing this makes me feel guilty because I know I am not the best servant and yet He is so Forgiving and has been giving me nothing but the best. I am also reminded of the sayings of Imam Shafi'e, "I am indeed at ease knowing what is meant for me will never miss me, and what misses me was never meant for me." How steadfast is his faith in Allah to be able to say that. I am a constant work in progress, but I know that with His presence, I will be alright.

2. You are never at loss when you start focusing on yourself.

I hope you know that it is okay to leave things that do you no good and start focusing on you. After years of people-pleasing, all I got was misery and self-disappointment. It's when I started prioritising myself was when I flourished. And it's what all of us deserve anyways.

3. Before you do something, think to yourself, "if I miss this, will I regret it later?"

After I read the book, "Feel the Fear, and Do it Anyway.", I never looked back. If there's an opportunity, just take it. You'll never know when the next opportunity will arrive.