Sigh... I have learned that *everything* is so hard...except what Allah makes easy. So we must *beg* Him to make it easy on us.

Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn't penetrate.

Oh my heart, there is another way to love. Do not love the gift for what the gift is. Love the gift for Who it came from.

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

For a wound to heal, you have to clean it out. Again, and again, and again. And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a wound hurts. Yes. Healing takes so much work. So much persistence. And so much patience. But every process has an end and an appointed term. Your healing will come... And like all created things, your worldly pain will die.

When you have friends, don’t expect your friends to fill your emptiness. When you get married, don’t expect your spouse to fulfill your every need. When you’re an activist, don’t put your hope in the results. When you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on God.

Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.