Sakinah Abdul Aziz

There's nothing quite like the journey into ourselves. The internal world is as wondrous as the external world, if not more. It is the product of the mind, heart and soul. It gives us power and control for only we have access to navigate and nurture our internal world. This beautiful inward journey of self discovery expands horizons and enhances imagination. It tantalises the mind to play with ideas and becomes our permanent playroom to be free and perhaps to feel invincible. For this world cannot be tarnished by the constantly fluctuating state of the external world. How would one get restless with ever such an active and occupied internal world? In the pursuit to traverse the ends of this earth, I was reminded of how wonderful it is to traverse within myself and to be drawn into the inner world of others. There's nothing else that is more honourable than being a humble guest of your inner world. For this world, is limitless.

Not the first time but the paddlepop sunset today never fail to mesmerise me with its art. Orange meets lavender. It makes me wonder why tend to appreciate splashes of colours being put together on a canvas more than just a dash of solid colour. Art is testament to the notion of the sum being greater than the parts in isolation. And this is nature's way of reminding how its course is naturally to not only co exist but to mingle and intersect. And that all of creation within this universe in its entirety is made up of interwoven fabric. From the vibration of the minute molecules to human interactions of all kinds- man with the environment, with nature, with animals and plants, within urban landscapes. Of all the knowldge in the world that has been passed down and shared. Of ideas coming together waiting to be materialised and realised in concrete terms. To be in isolation is to just exist. But to thrive requires work in building a right mix -  to have a deeper level of ass...

Have you ever experienced a period in your life whereby everything just feels so off balance? You've always been a tea person and never depended on coffee for energy. And then all of a sudden you depend on caffeine alot more lately and then suffer from the aftermath jitters. You advocated against instant noodles but you find yourself succumbing and eating them alot more often lately. You feel further away from God and you procrastinate prayers. All you want to do when you return home is to sleep because you are just so so exhausted. You turn on your favourite sheikh on YouTube and don't get the same spiritual high. You fall sick ever so often and you forgot what is fun anymore. People are asking why you have been looking so sick and tired. People are asking are you okay? When you said yes you're just tired they don't believe you. But that's because you really are lethargic. You are more than lethargic. You are in a stupor. You feel that you need at least a week of s...