Good friends are hard to find so when you find one, hold on tight!

Allah is Most Merciful even when He sends us trials, for even His punishment is for our own good.

I tell people this over and over again: don't attach your faith to people. People will come and go. People will disappoint you. People will divulge dark secrets. People will turn out to be the opposite of what you thought. Allah is perfect. His Messenger (peace be upon him) is a perfect example, and the religion is a perfect methodology. Attach yourself to the principles instead of the people. That way no Shaykh going wild or role model going rogue will be able to shake your faith.

Talk to Allah in your own language with your heart fully present. Allah doesn't need you to rhyme or speak arabic.

Love the people you think you'd want to be with in the hereafter.

Sometimes being let down my a human being is the direct cause for you finding your own strength & depending only on Allah.

Sometimes Allah gives you bitterness in this life so that you can further enjoy the sweetness of the hereafter.