Being optimistic, being grateful and having inner peace (satisfaction!) go hand-in-hand. Sometimes we get caught up in shopping and material wealth. Sometimes we’re too stressed out to appreciate the good things we already have. This blog entry at Down to Earth really demonstrates beauty of appreciating the most simplest of things.
Author Archive
Today I’m grateful
Today I am grateful for the sun that rose up high, shining just for me
I was able to feel the wind against my face and the morning due on the grass
I left my room (much larger then 4 x 6 x 10 cell) on my own accord
I kissed my daughter, held her little body close to mine
I said salaam to my husband as he bid me a good day.
Today I’m grateful for the for ability to walk, to run, to drive and to take my pilates class.
I went to the grocery store, picked what I wanted to eat. I had an option
I received phone calls on my mobile at will. No one said only 20 minutes!
I had an endless opportunity. If I wanted to travel, I could if I wanted to sleep I could.
I decided what I’d do, how’d I do it, and when I’d finish
Today I’m grateful for every simple freedom and liberty I have. Alhamdulillah.
This poem is dedicated to the men who were arrested as part of the Toronto 18 and all the unjustly imprisoned Muslims and NonMuslims the world wide. Their lives shattered, their families torn apart, but still they remain grateful to Allah for what they do have.
Aaminah
Umm Layth
A'ishah
ummzahra