Tag: life
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Criticism
What’s a lesson you’ve learned recently that shifted your perspective? Not taking criticism from someone I don’t look up to. I don’t necessarily shut them down or scream at them to piss off. I just listen, nod and then do what I want to. I don’t hate the people when they criticise me (unless you’re…
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My tongue returns home to Urdu.
Which languages do you speak and how did that impact your life? Urdu is my mother tongue. It’s the language my ancestors spoke. Words in Urdu land in the different part of the brain. The part where English doesn’t quite reach. English is the language I speak when I want to impress someone. Or when I’m…
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How to disappear properly
1. Wake up on the first alarm2. Pray Fajr3. Ask God if he has forgiven me4. Make prayers for my children 5. Cook breakfast6. Wake up husband 7. Swallow the lump in my throat8. Wake up kids, for school9. Send them school10. Sit in silence11. Ask God if He’s with me12. Pray Zuhr13. Cook lunch…