Two weeks ago, I received a letter from my past self. Here is my response to that letter. ____________ Re: ur in london rn, aren’t u? Yes! I’m here! We made it, Alhamdulillah (All praise and thanks to God). And no, it’s nothing like you thought it would be. Firstly, it’s devastatingly bleak here. And … Read more
Paris gets a bad rap. It is quite a controversial city—ironically similar in reputation to one of my favorite cities in the world, Portland, Oregon—for phrases like “dirty,” “overrated,” “expensive,” “well, the people there…” and more. In fact, I was about to entirely skip out on what was to be my last weekend trip I’d … Read more
Life’s richness often hides in its subtleties. Our habits, those seemingly insignificant patterns of behavior we repeat daily, can reveal a lot about our happiness or lack thereof. Deep unhappiness doesn’t always announce itself with dramatic displays of emotion. More often, it manifests in subtle habits that we adopt without even realizing it. Recognizing these … Read more