But, this dark place is not the end. Remember that the darkness of night precedes the dawn. And as long as your heart still beats, this is not the death of it. You don’t have to die here. Sometimes, the ocean floor is only a stop on the journey. And it is when you are at this lowest point, that you are faced with a choice. You can stay there at the bottom, until you drown. Or you can gather pearls and rise back up—stronger from the swim, and richer from the jewels.

Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.

Do not say that every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to dying. Every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to finally living.

There is meaning in all things. But are you paying attention?

Happiness, sadness, loss and gain all pass away. What they do to us is what remains.

Just as storms change the landscape of the earth, our hardships change the landscape of the heart.

Tawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.