Prayer for Inner Peace November 28, 2008

‘Festive Friday: Prayer for Inner Peace’

Girl A: Urgh, that so-and-so is so and so! *%&^&*&*8!!

Girl B: Really? So-and-so did that? OH MY! &^(*&&*%^^&^&*!!

Girl C: (they are talking about me?? arghhhh!!  &*^*(*)(&&^&**)

One of the more common test presented to us by our Creator came in a form of negative people saying or doing negative things to us. I’m sure most of us knows how that feels like. Not so great isn’t it?

When that happens we became angry, and upset, and all-negative (we became the same person like those people!), and some would go to the extend of revenge.

This is hardly positive or productive now is it?

Come to think about it, what do we actually gain from being angry and plotting revenge?

Anger will only release much toxins into our body, creasing and adding the fine lines on our faces (ladies becareful!) and it’s anger is so bad an energy it will leave your body tired and drained from it.

Revenge. This is counter-productive, Since if we do bad to that person, because that person do bad to us. Then he will want to do bad to us, again becase we do bad to them. And than we want to do bad to that person again, you know where this is going..it’s not going to stop. All your time and energy wasted towards something meaningless that is not going to do anybody any good.

Therefore, we need to strengthen our mind, our inner self from the influence of all these negative people. There are many techniques on how one can do that, but one of my favourite is in the form of prayer.

This is also taught to me by one good friend and a great mentor of mine, Sis Zabrina, the Life Storyteller. Whenever bad things happen to me, I say a prayer,

‘O Allah, this so-and-so has done this to me, please replace it with something better/good things for me, for indeed, You are the All-knowing and the Most Merciful’,

there and than on the spot! (quitely in my heart of course).

I have tried many techniques before, some worked better than others, but maybe because of my Way of Life, I found this prayer form is the best!

It inculcates my Faith in the Almighty, it diminishes any negative feelings I might have for the said person who does bad things to me, and it gives me hope and happiness expecting great things from the Almighty.

I am really thankful for the piece of advice Sis Zabrina gave me. It helped me a lot in facing such challenges (those who read my blog knows that I faced quite a few of that challenges in the past and how I ranted about it here! eheh) In fact, this prayer can be recited when one is faced with any challenges at all.

For more heart-warming reminders and stories, do visit Sis Zabrina, LIfe Storyteller’s blog.

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Copyright © Naziehah 2008

Life is an Open Secret – You, Me and We July 16, 2008

I just finished reading my copy of Life is an Open Secret – You, Me and We. And like a mad woman immediately rush to the laptop to blog about it while the experience is still fresh in my mind.

I am among a few earlier ones to read the book simply because I was there at the launch yesterday! (a different story for a different entry ).

I bought Sis Zabrina’s first book, Life is an Open Secret – Think About It a year ago.  The book changed my life in more ways than one. I eagerly wait for the second book.

Just imagine my excitement holding my very own, second book yesterday. As soon as I reach home after the book launch, I dove right in. Losing myself in her magical story-telling. Tugging my heart, gently persuading my mind, and replenishing my soul her stories did. Pages quickly turned, the husband from time to time coming to the bedroom to check on me exclaimed ‘How fast you read, it’s nearly half the book already!’, only to be met by ’shuushh’ from me.  

Different from her first book, her second book delved more into the everyday human connections. From story about loving your own family, how to deal with envy, smiling – she tells is so intriguingly, so passionately, so unpredictably – it is like being on a ride really, reading her stories.

Foreworded by Yvonne Ridley, she mentioned that Sis Zabrina’s style of writing is ‘an acquired taste’. Referring to it as ‘groovy introduction to Islam!’ and carries a mixture between Marry Poppins, Shirley Temple and Aesops Fables.

As for me personally, I found it some sort like Like Tim Burton’s movies, Marmite, sushi, dark chocolate or drinking Dr. Pepper’s experience  - it’ something a bit our of ordinary, but once you got the hang of it, it left you wanting more!. With this second book, she has proven that she has carved her own niche, her own style. Thus, she creates for herself her own league, her own market. Her very own Blue Ocean (those who is not into business reading, I am taking about Blue Ocean strategy).

I woke up today and immediately continued reading from where I left of from last night. I cried reading the last story, and eagerly turned the pages for more stories. I didn’t even realise that I am reading the last one! I couldn’t believe it’s the end of the book.

Like a great movie, a great show, or a great experience – you just want it to go on and on and on forever. That’s exactly how I feel.

However, I am soothed, because I know I can always read the second book again, and again, and again. And put it on my bedside table, with the Life is An Open Secret, the first book.

Her NEW book June 25, 2008

Her NEW book is coming to town soon!

If you have not bought her first book yet, please do it now! For you have missed the first 18 gems that has impacted lives of thousands of people all around the world. Do read about what other readers have been saying about her latest book, Life Is an Open Secret – You, Me and We here.