You could be standing in prayer and feel nothing. You might offer to help someone and feel only irritation and stress. At times, ‘being good’ just doesn’t feel good. If Islam teaches that goodness is always rewarded with goodness, why does life sometimes feel heavy and hard. What happens when there’s no instant gratification or […]

How do you weigh accountability against self-compassion? Ok, so, you messed up. And now you feel like crap. You’re stuck reliving your mistakes, weighed down by regret, guilt and shame, struggling to move on. Whether it’s returning to a sin, hurting someone you love, destroying a relationship, or just doing something ‘stupid’, the answer is […]

Having desire is healthy and normal. But when does longing for more become a problem? And how do we find a balance between being satisfied with what we have and our natural inclination to strive for better? What do our desires tell us? Whether it’s making more money, wanting designer clothes, marrying a certain person, […]