Bismillah

Well here goes another attempt at maintaining a blog. A few reasons why i'd like to make this blog though:

1) Iz a good place to reflect and i think i need that man - don't wanna go through the paces in life and miss the important moments. Perhaps this can be a place for me to look back over time and see what a noob/douche bag i was or just simply to see my own transition in life (for better or for worse)

2) So many people have views of social media of many issues. Thiz blog can be a place for me to record my views on certain issues and see how it changes over time (see above)

3) Am getting bored with other stuff online :(

4) Place for me to rant i guess. But will try to keep it honest.

I think i'll try to write about just one topic for every post so this doesn't turn into a sad emo teenage blog. Your boi here iz (trying to be) better than that.


TOPIC ONE: Reflections.

I was reading this brilliant book by Fadhilah Wahid called Light Upon Light, which is essentially a pile of letters she wrote as reminders and learning points for herself (and the readers lah kan) and it's like a blog lah in other words. I read this story about how she was listening to this online lecture from Shaykh Hamzah Yusof abt Heedlessness and how she was reading this other book by another person about practising intent and she decided (since it was the new year when she received this epiphany) that she was gonna keep a diary to reflect on her life everyday.

Heedlessness as SHY defined it is the lack of attentiveness towards life itself. Reflection is a great way for one to pay attention to thought processes, emotions, reactions, problems and really allows one to "pull further and further away to see the bigger picture" (quoted from her) of life. I think its great man. Esp when you reflect on raw, honest feelings, and if you're writing from an emotional pov then even better, cause you'll see how you act/react with all the emotions going on in your head.

Reflections are great as a marker for personal development. If you feel comfortable with sharing these reflections (and if you're a good writer HAHA) i guess you can even inspire by sharing with others and even write an award winning book with it haha.

I don't want to miss one thing and perhaps in the future i'll look back on this evening and see this blog of Reflections as a step forward in my own journey of life inshaaAllah.

Will try to write at least once a night, as short and sweet as posssible :). Fi amanillah!