#reasons to be happy

[snailgam]

I left this on my desk this morning, and when I got back, my little sister had drawn those red hearts 😭😭😭 I just can't even... 🥰 I love it, I love her

[thegirlinblueblog]

I read somewhere in Tumblr that there's this phrase in Arabic, قلب على قلب (qalb 3ala qalb) it literally means hearts on/upon hearts. Hearts at sync. Telepathy between hearts, not only restrictive to romantic love, but any love at all. A deep, spiritual, or emotional connection between two hearts. The closest to things feeling I've ever felt is what we have built so far. I don't want to label what we have, relationship, friendship, soulmate-ship. We called it so many things but what I feel for you is vast and endless, and labeling what we have will be an encapsulation. I don't want to box us into a some letters stringed into mere words. Some things, feelings, or essence of being is beyond expression or comprehension.

When I got the news of this special day, the first memory that came to mind was your face, your cute stubby nose and bidishider moto brown hair, asking me to scoot over. "You're on my seat." I was, intentionally.

I remember telling Lamia that we should mingle since we were new to the class. My brilliant plan? Sit in your seat. I thought it’d break the ice. Yes, I was an idiot, but the plan worked. We started talking, and boy, we haven’t stopped since.

From blabbering away in class to talking endlessly on the phone all the way to Narayanganj, to being glued to the landline when we were home, to buying minutes to talk all night on our new phones, to msn, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram man we were inseparable. Everyone around me was annoyed I was always on the phone. They would say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I’m just like my father. Friends always came before family for me. They weren’t wrong. And honestly? No regrets.

Like the phases of the moon and it's gravitational pull, the water sways. There's low tides and high. It is a perfect metaphor for what we share, and did for all these decades. We swayed away but somehow we always found the way back to each other. Credit goes to you though. Thank you for holding onto me, while I soared through the sky. Thank you for holding onto me on my "Ami ghuri, badha tobuo uri" phase, which somehow continued to be my whole life. Credit should be given where it's due, whatever we have now is all due to you. But the biggest credit is due to Allah for granting me someone like you, who actually stuck around. A blessing.

I don’t think there’s another person on this planet whom I have both loved and hated as much as I have you. No one gets on my nerves like you do, and no one gives me reality checks quite like you either. At the same time, no one has ever lent an ear to me so patiently, without a pause or hesitation, like you have. I have stripped my soul bare only to you, and you embraced it as yours without any judgement. Grateful.

You’ve always been a constant in my life, giving more to this friendship than I could ever possibly give back.

To my friend, my lover, my sister, my mother, my brother, my soulmate, my teacher, my constant, my home, my anchor in life,

As you step into this new phase of life with one of the most wonderful men I’ve ever met, I feel a deep sense of gratitude. I want to kiss his mother’s hands for raising such a kind and remarkable soul. I pray, and I will always pray, that our Rabb, whose rewards and mercy know no bounds, showers you with His infinite jaza, keeps you and your loved ones protected, grants you peace, and surrounds you with His constant rahma.

I pray He blesses this sacred bond with the utmost grace, sukoon, and ease, so that you be each other's quratalain, find in each other the coolness of your eyes, a source of comfort and joy for the sake of Allah SWT.

I know I couldn’t give as much to this bond we share, or to you, as I would have liked. But what I can, could, and will always give is my endless love and duas for you. They will remain constant until the end of time.

Because for you, my love, a thousand times over.

[lawhimsy]

Affirmation Mondays 356 ~ Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them....

“Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. You’re here. It’s our time and our life, not theirs.”  ~ Ayn Rand It’s not an easy road, but it’s my road… “Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. You’re here. It’s our time and our life, not theirs.” As the world burns both figuratively and literally…

[fantvcyy]

small things to stay alive for

watching the night sky

the taste of ur fav food

ur fav artists’ music

late night car rides blasting music

experiencing concerts

going to ur fav cafe

new clothes/outfits

the smell of ur fav scent

laughter of joy

ur fav blanket to cuddle in

hugging ur loved ones

ice cream in the summer

[dyingroses]

It's the little things . . . .

Dancing with people

Dress trains

Obstacles courses

Rings

Rain

Ophelia art

Laughing and making others laugh

The sound of my heels clicking on the floor

Sunsets

Curtsying

Flowers

Dancing

Breezes

Van Gogh

Sparkles

Forests

Baby animals

The moon

Streams

Coloring

Cats

Singing with people

Water

Rain hitting the window

Resting when tired

Sunset

Getting entranced in a story

Ocean breeze

[celticseawych]

Beautiful!

~I know that ooh, birds fly in different directions Ooh, I hope to see you again Ooh, birds fly in different directions Ooh, so fly high, so fly high~

[ingravinoveritas]

"We've all got to be fighting that fight every day."

Happy Pride, everyone...

[puppppppppy]

abogagos……..

[bisclavaret]

a day late to my 6 years on t anniversary ✨🏳️‍⚧️ a short comic about looking back

[chloesimaginationthings]

Happy 10th anniversary to FNAF!!

[bixels]

The final TF2 issue really got to me. Spoilers, but it’s the reveal that all of this suffering and murder and war over gravel and shitty land was for nothing but senseless, bottomless hatred. That the administrator can’t even remember where this revenge plot started as she flashes through different false memories of her parents’ deaths. There was never a tragic backstory or justification, only terrible people doing despicable things. And despite how crass and stupid and unserious TF2 is, the story subverts every expectation by showing the survivors and inheritors willingly breaking the cycle. Ms. Pauling lies to the administrator and chooses not to save her, and finally lets her die. (Hurts even more if you read into the subtext that Ms. Pauling is in love with the administrator.) She lets the final cache of Australium go and walks away from the burden and legacy of a century-old bloodfeud. Hale lets Gray’s daughter go and live her life freely. Spy is the first to arrive at Scout’s house and meet his big family, finally takes off his mask, and helps with the kids. Even Merasmus exhaustedly makes peace with himself and Soldier and chooses not to curse him or something. There’s nothing to finish, no promises to keep, and no one to avenge. The only thing to do is break the cycle and walk away.

It feels odd how happy and warm everything is, but it feels so right and earned. These bloodthirsty, awful, violent men were expendable cogs in a machine of endless violence, and they found a way out. It’s a genuinely great message about letting go the past that burdens you and finding the will and a way to hit the bricks, change, and be happy. Maybe they don’t technically deserve happiness, but they’ve got it nonetheless, and they’re not gonna let it go to waste. They’re still all crazy and violent, but on their own terms now and with people who love them! Smiles.

[thegirlinblueblog]

gulon mein rang bhare bad-e-nau-bahar chale/chale bhi aao ki gulshan ka karobar chale

[lawhimsy]

Affirmation Mondays 353 ~ There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy...

“There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy.” ~ Life Life is a matter of perspective… “There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy.” It’s simply one of those Universal truths ~ There are, and always will be, just as many reasons to be happy as there are to be unhappy. What makes the difference in life – Your Life – is which mindset you actively choose to have, which reasons you choose to…

[spiritualsidequest]

"Well the clouds rolled in

There was lightning there was thunder there was rain

As we hid beneath our shelter

All the doubts that we had felt

Came pouring in as a flood we had to face

Then came the sunshine

The clouds rolled back and color filled the earth

And the rain had brought the flowers

You could sit and stare for hours

And the toil and the struggle showed its worth"

[cabinette]

fun times at the theme park!

[mischievous-thunder]

Wade explaining to Althea why he's brought home the guy he kidnapped three days ago and eventually fell madly in love with