bayan Ali

“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“ﻻ ﺃﺣﺴﺪُﻙَ
ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺘﻚ
ﻣﺼﻴﺮَ ﻛﻞٍّ ﻣﻨّﺎ
ﻷﻧﻚ ﻗﺪ ﺗﺒﻜﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺼﻴﺮٍ ﺣﺰﻳﻦ
ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﺻﺎﺣﺒُﻪُ ﺳﻬﺮﺍﻥ ﻳﻀﺤﻚ
ﻭﺗﻌﺮﻑُ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺡَ ﻗﺒﻞَ ﻭﻗﻮﻋِﻪ
ﻓﻼ ﺗﺮﻯ ﻣﺜﻠَﻨﺎ
ﻟﺬّﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺎﺟﺄﺓ”
― زياد الرحباني, صديقي الله

“وقالوا يوماً : إن الله صديقي
ورحت أفتش عن صديقي
في الأحراج ، بين الزهور
في الأشجار المورقة ، وراء الصخور
وخافت مني العصافير وهربت
ترى صديقي آالعصافير خاف مني وهرب ؟
وسألتهم : صديقي هل يخاف ؟
قالوا : يخاف ألا تحبه.
وقلت : أين هو ؟
وقالوا : في كل مكان”
― زياد الرحباني

“A lot of things are inherent in life -change, birth, death, aging, illness, accidents, calamities, and losses of all kinds- but these events don't have to be the cause of ongoing suffering. Yes, these events cause grief and sadness, but grief and sadness pass, like everything else, and are replaced with other experiences. The ego, however, clings to negative thoughts and feelings and, as a result, magnifies, intensifies, and sustains those emotions while the ego overlooks the subtle feelings of joy, gratitude, excitement, adventure, love, and peace that come from Essence. If we dwelt on these positive states as much as we generally dwell on our negative thoughts and painful emotions, our lives would be transformed.”
― Gina Lake, What About Now?: Reminders for Being in the Moment