I haven’t hopped on to write on this space in such a long time. At first, I wanted to take January off to give some time to my kids, and since my little one has been sick since the beginning of Winter, I had been overwhelmed already. I also didn’t have any kind of inspiration to write anything. So because I didn’t have any ideas to express, I said why not take a vacation from writing for a month and then resume in better shape.

And this month became a month and a half and now we’re nearing the end of February. Alhamdulilah (All Praise is Due to Allah) my little one is feeling much better now. I went back to translation, currently working on a small task to refresh my memory and get myself translating again. I have been thinking a lot about why I don’t work lately. Maybe I’ll post an entry about that later.

The idea of death has also been on my mind a lot recently. I’ve been contemplating the positive aspect of death, which is being relieved from the harm of this dunya and all the evils it contains. With so many sudden deaths around us, especially young people, one must become heedful of death and start preparing oneself for Judgment. It’s a scary topic to talk about and contemplate but whether we like it or not, this is the inevitable destination we should all arrive at someday. May Allah make it easy.

I started reading a very good book, too, by one of my favorite authors, Na’ima B. Robert, a prominent Muslimah author. It is basically a motivational message for Muslim women, more of a wakeup call for me. “Show up” is the title and the author lets us in on the know-how of showing up in our everyday lives, in our different roles, and being more present for ourselves and for those around us. It’s a very motivating book that I hope I finish soon although I don’t commit time to reading it daily.

I feel like I have a lot to say but right now my mind is somewhat blank yet full of ideas, idle yet functional, sleep yet full of life. LOL. I need some clarity to brainstorm and think on paper in spite of my kids’ upcoming finals.