Nazia Saley

   Nazia Saley View post   Newsletter 50 Soulful Serenity Community As-salamu alaykum, dear beautiful souls, Bismillah. Before I begin today's reflection, I want to pause for a moment and say Alhamdulillah. This is Newsletter Number 50. Fifty weeks of reflections, lessons, stories, healing, growth, and sharing this journey together. When I started writing these newsletters, my intention was simple: to create a space where we could pause amidst the busyness of life, reflect a little deeper, and reconnect with ourselves, with one another, and ultimately with Allah. If you've been reading from the beginning, thank you for being part of this journey. And if you've joined somewhere along the way, welcome. For those who would like to revisit any of the previous newsletters, I've included the link below. https://naziasaley.blogspot.com/ This week, I was reminded of something that I think many people on a healing journey need to hear. Healing does not mean you won't get ...

   Nazia Saley View post   Newsletter 49 Soulful Serenity Community As-salamu alaykum, dear beautiful soul, Bismillah. There was a lesson that stayed with me this week. One of those lessons that seems simple on the surface, but the more you sit with it, the more it reveals about ourselves and the way we move through the world. Someone was sharing an experience they had with a homeless man, and as they spoke, it reminded me of something from my own childhood. When I was a young girl, there was a homeless man who lived close to where we stayed. Like most children, I saw what was obvious. I saw someone who had no home, no possessions, no visible signs of success. I saw what everyone else saw. But then, one day, I heard his story. I learned that there was a life before this. There was a family. There were dreams. There were circumstances. There was loss. There was pain. And suddenly, he was no longer "the homeless man." He was a human being. A soul. Someone's son, someone...