Maryam

“What’s for you in this life, you will get. And what is not for you, you will never get. Do you hear me?”
― Cicely Tyson, Just As I Am

“Happiness comes from helping others, by being with others, and by sharing, even if it's only a smile.”
― Zain Hashmi, A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories

“I stand amazed at this tree, this life. I stare up in awe at its branches, raising up toward heaven. I wonder about its origins, how a seed so miniscule could grow into a structure so vast and resilient. I'm still examining its genesis. To examine, to question, to discover and evolve--that is what it means to be alive. The day we cease to explore is the day we begin to wilt. I share my testimony in these pages not because I have reached any lasting conclusions, but because I have so much to understand. I am as inquisitive about life now as I was as a child. My story will never be finished, nor should it be. For as long as God grants me breath, I will be living--and writing--my next chapter.”
― Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am

“When you give yourself away, when you surrender yourself as a divine vessel, … you impact lives eternally.”
― Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am