i am happy/contented because yesterday:
1. i cleaned my room - more like my table. major achievement.
2. i bought books. and realised i couldve gotten them at half price if my bro bought them at makkah. my bro said they were too heavy to carry since most are hard cover. can darussalam publishing have them in paperback, please? =)
3. i had some time out alone yesterday for about 2 hours - walked from bugis to lavender, and took some pictures along the way
4. i bought pretty coloured pens for notes, & pencils for sketching
5. i almost finished a sketch of hakim (my nephew), which i started a few years ago but never completed
6. i realised that i can still sketch. whether or not the sketch resembles the actual person is another matter. i taught myself to sketch people. school taught me to sketch lady's finger.
7. the children especially 8 month-old mardhiah, were happy with the books i got them. seeing the joy on an innocent baby's face is priceless - definitely more than the price of the book itself. mardhiah hugged the book, even while drinking milk. so cute.
This morning:
8. managed to solat subuh berjemaah with my domestic helper.
9. i didnt feel very sleepy on my way to work in the morning, and thus managed to read my book, " great women of Islam - who were given great news of paradise". inspired.
10. i have been productive at work in the morning. quite.
the above are just some of the things i should be thankful for, within a span of less than a day. ni belum termasuk the rain (yes, i love rain. berapa banyak kali nak bilang dah?!), and EVERYTHING and EVERYONE else created to help me fulfil my purpose & destiny in life. subhanallah.
i think counting blessings is a good practice, although it is a totally - humanly - impossible feat. Totally. (ala nur~)
"For, should you try to count God's blessings, you could never compute them! Behold, God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace"
~ An-Nahl 16:18 ~
try, i shall. after all, it is not the product, but the process and outcome, that matters.
:: counting blessings ::
