Sakinah Abdul Aziz

"I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness. I describe a soul mate as a ‘soul-nurturing mate.’ Someone who nurtures your soul, thereby promoting insight and growth. I pushed folks to find soul mates because, in my opinion, real happiness only comes when you stimulate your core self — and grow into your highest potential. Basically, the soul is the ultimate G-spot for happiness.” - Karen Salmansohn

I've been currently reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. I must say that it's the kind of book one should read in bites and pieces, and every now and then do some self-reflections and put some thought into what's been read. It's really the kind of book you can leave on the shelf and after a week of leaving it to collect dust, you can still pick up the book and read from where you left of. It's been insightful so far and there are always ways to go from "being ok" to being contented. And most of the things are really the simplest things which are actually within our control. Feel like sharing Gretchen's 12 Commandments: 1) Be yourself (in this case for me, Be Sakinah). 2) Let it go. 3) Act the way I want to feel. 4) Do it now. 5) Be polite and fair. 6) Enjoy the process. 7) Spend out. 8) Identify the problem. 9) Lighten up. 10) Do what ought to be done. 11) No calculation. 12) There is only love.