In honor of the spooky season, I want to share with you a truly scary story. I am the youngest of six siblings. I have four brothers and one sister. Since I was a little girl, I was intrigued by scary stories, especially true stories. As a teacher, I’ve noticed that children have this attraction…
#200 paralyzed by death
Life is such a peculiar concept.I was born to die.I’ve been pondering a lot about fear.I have so much fear inside of me.To the point, that I caused myself anxiety.The type of anxiety where I can’t feel my arms.I feel something heavy on my chest.It's hard to breathe.This week a person that I love so…
#188 Reopening
After a very long time, I hit the gym today. After a very long time, I was comfortable enough without a mask. After a very long time, Los Angeles has officially reopened. There is a sense of hesitation amongst people. Not everyone is comfortable taking off the masks yet. Not everyone is comfortable eating at…
#183 An Eid Memory
I want to pray for the people of Palestine and Israel. I pray for peace on both sides. I pray that all of humanity starts looking at all the similarities they have with one another than their differences. Only then can we be more compassionate and accepting. I wrote three different blogs for this week…
# 168 balance
"Verily, everything has two ends and a middle. If you hold one of the ends, the other will be skewed. If you hold the middle, the two ends will be balanced. You must seek the middle ground in all things." There has been a recurring theme in my life the last couple of days, balance.…
#167 Oldies
Wednesday's quote of the day: "There are those who give joy, and that joy is their reward” - Kahlil Gibran. I spend a lot of time trying because of my delivery job. Therefore, I spend a lot of time in my car. I like driving but the car rides can become repetitive and boring. Sometimes…
#157 To my city.
Wow, this blog felt really good to write. It has been a while…HI EVERYONE…I've thought about writing everyday but nothing has inspired me…and sometimes when I try to write…nothing comes out…I don't know if this piece even makes sense..but I have been having mixed feelings about my city and I just wanted to write about…
#148 life update
I can’t believe quarantine has last so long. Today, I listened to this song called Ghengis Khan in the car. The first time I heard this song was the first week of quarantine. My sister and I loved the music video and were trying to learn the dance moves. That feels like such a long…
Yama: Chapter 22
Yama and I during Hasibs’s engagement. In the name of God, the most merciful. Tonight, I will write the ending to the Yama series. I come to you all with a heart filled with love and compassion. It is the holy month of Ramadan and I am blessed to be able observe the month of…
Yama: Chapter 21
Yama and mom had a very special relationship. They were best friends and had this deep bond like no other. My mom will never understand why Yama had such a sad fate. Yama helped her with everything...like I mentioned before...even going to the gynecologist Yama consoled my mom about everything..even when he moved out...he stayed…
The Frshta Show 