Sakinah Abdul Aziz

I pray for every thought of those who comes across my mind turns into a prayer For in haste, I forgot to utter the proper prayer For in haste, just silence from me For in haste, the world spins and you feel forgotten and left behind So I pray, for every thought like this, to be intended like a prayer praying nothing but, goodness. If a thought is all I could offer Then dear God, accept my every thought like a prayer.

2017 seems like a year of redemption for me in many ways which I'm deeply thankful for. Time factor has a lot to do with it and I'm grateful to attain a level of work-life balance that makes time for personal growth & development and to nurture my other interests. The defining moments were those of risk-taking and taking chances, stepping into discomfort and walking into unchartered territories. Be it showing up when it's difficult, having tough conversations, showing love even when it may come with no guarantees and risking pain, recognising my overly apologetic nature when I shouldn't have to in some situations, and learning that saying no doesn't need to bring along guilt. 2017 flew before me just like that, in a very good way, but it also confronts me with a feature of time we often overlook - the kindness and patience that it provides. Even if 2017 did not go the way we planned, time has been patient with us, as it has always been all these years. To see us