Dreams

I have been on this for years now. I try and study anything and everything about the most mysterious organ of our body...The Mind.
I had laid my hands on why dreams occur.
So basically the subconcious mind takes charge when you ate sleeping. Anything that must have passed as a glance will cling onto the subconcious mind and reveal itself later...when you are sleeping.

But then what are divine dreams? Those that have messages hidden in them. How do you solve those puzzles? Do they always have a message? When do you think you should pay attention to details? Is that in your control?

There is one dream that constantly reoccurs...the subject of that dream always remains the same...Its not very pleasent...but there's no fear either...not nightmar-ish.

So someday I wish to learn how dreams are interpreted...and maybe write a book...so that the generations that will come after me will know where to look for answers.

-Afrah

My 'tryst' with cooking

Cooking is an art....says quite a few people...and I am trying to fall in love with this so called art.
Yea right. I hate cooking....well wait..hate is a serious, deep feeling...no i just dislike it.
To me eating is a process required for the survival of human body... Hate me for this...but....I don't find anything incredible about it....or maybe this is just a phase and I need to overcome it.
So help me out guys...help me fall in love with cooking....

I cook 'cause I like the idea of preparing food with my own hands for my kids....I feel there's an emotional bond that forms between a mother and child when she cooks for her child... But that's about it...I need to fall in love with things I do...

So here I am forcing a tryst with cooking :D

So maybe I hate the idea of eating....you know
Wake up in the morning...Eat.
Oh! its afternoon, we gotta eat again.
And it dinner....let's grab those plates.....
and of course the never ending snacks in between...

I don't mean to sound ungrateful...I am very much thankful for the food provided. Alhamdulillah....
but I guess.....its spending that time in kitchen that irks me.....or maybe I am too lazy to cook. Naah...I do it anyway....so maybe its not about being lazy......its about just liking something.... You know how you just can't like someone...or some stuff.....for no reason at all.....that's me with cooking...
For no reason at all....

So..ladies,
HELP me fall in love with the most amazing, essential part our lives- Cooking.

-Afrah

'That' place ;)

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Any content resembling real life incidents is coincidental (lol) and not meant to hurt sentiments of any.

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'That' Place

You must be wondering what's this trash talk is all about....

Well...we all ladies love to stay at our parent's for obvious reasons...I am just shouting out here as to why so ;).. 

So cuddle up that pillow and agree with a smile :)

1. Pampering

    We girls love to be pampered...no matter what age. (I guarantee you that).

And who else can pamper you more than your parents?! This specially goes beyond limits once you are married..and we so miss that otherwise.....

You are asked for your favourite food, you are free to be you and you are the star of their eyes (awwwwwww and wow) 

2. 'Those days'

     And then in your periods, you can throw tantrums, sleep all day and rest, rest, rest for all the rest in the world that you want to do.......MINUS criticism, with a bonus of love, comfort and hot chocolates (yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm) whereas at other places you would just forget hat's happening..coz you can't afford to get noticed...and keep telling yourself sabko hota hai...sab kaam karte...like DUH!

3.ATS , AWS, ALS

   Heard of this before? Maybe not! But ya, you have definitely experienced this before:

ATS - Anytime Sleep

AWS - Anywhere Sleep

ALS - Anylong Sleep 

LOL

4. Sick Day leave

    If you are sick...you can not only rest but also enjoy the pure bliss of hospitality and zero tension atmosphere. Its like "peace" in the air!! You are not only instructed to rest but also everything else is taken care of. Parents are truly sent from heaven. :*

5.Appreciation

   You are thanked for even picking up a glass from the dining table. and that feels ...aww wow! Let's accept as adults for the responsibilities that we hold...are supposed to fulfill usually go so unnoticed that its not even a matter of pride of accomplishment anymore.. Remember back in the day..how your parents appreciated you for every little task you did. As a grown up...no you don't expect that but you know deep deep down.....you want that. And we soooo miss that! :(

Smile if you agree :)

'Her' Choice...

I saw her painting the other day and was amazed by the colours she used..
They were bright!

She's just 3+..and I really don't care if she colours the banana green or the apple orange.. lol! really
To me..as an artist it is important to express yourself. You don't have to fall in line with what is, what should be...but more of what can be. Its about freedom of expression...

So i took a very important decision for myself and for her...my daughter.
I will show her the colours of life.
The rainbow and the grey. The blue and the yellow. The black and white.
But I will let her decide how she wants to paint the canvas of her life. Because at the end she has to paint her own picture of life...
I can teach her basic stuff...of how she can blend these colours or overlap them or give them texture and beautify them.
I can guide her to choose wisely of how she wants to see her life.....
she can have more of bright colours and less of grey....or more of grey and less of bright....It will ultimately depend on how she wants to see her life.

But I will set her free....for I know of all the values that In sha Allah she will be taught...and of the constant guidance from Allah taala she will be...I pray...wise enough to decide her colours of life..
It won't make a difference because she is a girl. She is free to pursue a career or take decisions for her life...just the kind of liberty her brother might enjoy.

I will trust her decisions and let her voice her opinions
I will guide her by Allah's will
...but at the end
it will be her choice!

Letting Go!

Sometimes you need to let go

Of pains and sorrows,

Of longingness and confusions,

Of weird intuitions......  

Sometimes intuitions should best be ignored

'cause its better than getting ignored

'cause you too deserve to be happy

Anway! it sounds so cheesy!

Sometimes all you can do is pray

For that someone far away...

And clear out your heart and mind

And trust God that everything will be fine..

Sometimes you need to let go

Letting go helps you breathe free.....

And untie of bonds not meant to be....

.... And perhaps get a new lease of life ahead!

I am letting go tonight... 

Are you?

Holding on..

Every time they cuddle up to me while sleeping

Its simply a wonderful feeling..

How they don't want to let go off me
How they cry and hug me

In the hour when the sleep deepens 

Its just then, their cry awakens 

Totally flustered I wake up clueless

My heart softens in an instant when I see them hopeless

Every time they wake to check for my presence

And cry when they realize my absence,

Felt, they so limit my options and time

Realized, I am their only world and they are truly mine!

They fill my world with laughter and joy

They are truly a bundle of joy

Keeping me on my toes and oh! so fussing

Always playful, exploring and messing

A thought often bothers me

Of the empty space that shall create within me

When they are ready to let go off me

I pray sincerely, they treasure our bond for eternity..

-Afrah

[p.s: This is dedicated to my kids Hisham and Amal.]

Message for my kiddos :) " Just in case you have come across this...kiddos I want you to know we share a very special bond and I will always love you and trust you. InshaAllah"

The Muslim

Dil me jiske Imaan-e-Ilaahi hota hai

Usi ka toh naam musalmaan hota hai

Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) jiska imaam hota hai

Haan, vahi toh musalmaan hota hai

Tareeqat Al Quraan se jo zindagi basar karta hai

Haan, Vahi toh musalmaan hota hai

Nafs kop apne jo baar baar marta hai

Haan, vahi toh muslmaan hota hai

Haya jis insaan ka zeenat hota hai

Haan, vahi toh musalmaan hota hai

Maut se jo bekhauf hota hai

Haan, vahi toh sacha musalmaan hota hai

Zer-e-samaa baithkar jo Allah ka hamd karta hai

Haan, vahi toh musalmaan hota hai

Parda nahi jab Khuda se hota hai

Haan, vahi toh tohfa-e-musalmaan hota hai.