The season of spring brings new life all around us - as we awaken from deep winter slumber.

​It's a season of hope. It's a season to dream again. It's a season to believe again.

However, this year - 2020, it's a different kind of spring.​

​With the pandemic engulfing the globe and many loved ones leaving our lives, it may seem like a season to run away and hide.

​Instead of hope, there is wide spread fear.

Instead of belief, there is wide spread disbelief.

​Instead of dreams, it's like a horrible nightmare.

​I acknowledge what is happening right now.

I'm in it with you - we are all in this together.

The plans you and I had for 2020 have all suddenly been squashed.

​There's a good few things I've learned over the years of heavy trials and tribulations.

​I've overcome many obstacles and no doubt - as my Queen Mama says - I have so many more to see in my lifetime (and I so don't want to!).

​On March 28, I turned 40, and I could sit here and write about all those trying times - but I've actually learned lessons and have grown so much that those trying times don't feel trying anymore - even though at times I was at the brink of suicide!

Yes, that deep!

It was deep then - I couldn't breathe - I didn't think I could make it through another day.

But I carried on and here I am today to bring that hope back into our lives.

After this post is published, there may be more negative news, and it may even be personal to us, but I know that it too shall come to pass and God is the best of all planners.

This life is temporary - we know this - and we all have to leave for our afterlife one day.

Today, here, we are going to learn from what is happening and the unexpected things that continue to unfold daily, and we are going to spring into action.

We are going to take responsibility for our lives and whilst taking the current circumstances into consideration, create a plan for us.

Life is going to continue and we can't die until it is our time.

That is the truest fact and reality of our existence.

We can succumb to the current situation or get a grip on ourselves so we stay focused and calm during the storm.

Our family needs us - my elderly parents (and cats) need me right now and I need to be in the right frame of mind to be able to handle the situation and what God sends my way.

Amidst the uncertainty, fear, confusion, I must stay strong and focused and so must you - you are needed right now and always - we surrender to God's Will and follow His commands and the guidance from our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

We must get prepared.

‘Oh you who believe! Fear Allah and behave with taqwa. Let every soul consider what it has prepared for tomorrow. Allah is surely aware of everything you do.’ (Qur'an; 59:18)

We will be questioned on how we used this pandemic to grow, learn, and become better and stronger humans.

‘Call yourself to account before you are taken to account. And weigh your deeds before your deeds are weighed.’ (Hadith Tirmidhi)

You may be hurting or angry right now, so take a deep breath, release, and for a moment, believe again. 

Just believe again, and read on.

Here are the 7 steps that I'm taking daily to spring into action this season and do my part.

​Yes, I too have my down moments - and that will happen - it is part of our being and day to day life - however, we must become strong to handle our emotions and what is written to happen and when the down moments visit us - because they will!

I hope these 7 daily steps inspire and motivate you too.

1. Connection - to our Creator - God Almighty.

I start here.

We must start here - for, to God we belong and to Him is our return.

He sent us here - it was His Will and He will take us back when He decides He wants us back.

Everything is already written to happen - it's in the Al-Luh Mahfuz - the Preserved Tablet - which is with God.

So it was written, so it shall be done and God does not burden any soul more than what she or he can bear.

What do we learn from this?

Firstly, that everything is already written to happen and that is the decree.

It just is.

Take a moment to reflect on this - really connect deeply to God during this time and then carry it with you throughout your lifetime - long or short.

We are all in isolation mode now - quarantine - and we don't have work to rush to - we don't have assignments to hand in - we don't have exams to prepare for - but the current exam happing now.

You have all the time in the world right now that you didn't have before because of your daily responsibilities, to stop and really, truly, connect deeply with God.

It's what you always wanted, right?

You got it now!

Secondly, since God has assigned us all with our unique burdens (yes, they may be similar - but still unique to each of us), He already knows we can handle it!

It's His promise that we can handle it.

So, why did He (swt) give them to us?

To see how we respond - are we grateful or not - and to purify us and to strengthen us.

Take this time to connect with Him and let's work on our daily prayers and daily Qur'an recitation. 

This will really shape us to being who we are meant to be and we can understand all that is happening and why it's happening and start living a life of purpose.

You won't never need to read another conspiracy theory again!

(And I'm a conspiracist!).

Make a daily plan for your daily worship and study and get to it right now - see and feel the difference it's make instantly. 

Start small but start now.

It will really help you during this time.

2. Perspective - reframing

We each see, feel, and experience life from our own personal world view.

All that we have been going through has shaped up our perspective.

My perspective to this pandemic will be different to yours and yours different to your family and so on.

We respect each others life journey and try and understand each others perspective.

Reframe what is happening around you and see if you can give it another meaning - a meaning more positive.

If we continue to keep ourselves stuck in, 'Why is this happening' and look for the negative answer, we will find it.

Do you need to get healthier? Eat healthier? Reconnect with God? With family? With your purpose here? Who you are? Need to slow down from the race of life?

What other meaning could you give to this which is more beneficial and positive for you right now?

It's there - if you seek it - and if you want it - it's there. 

3. Mindset 

Affirm health and healing to yourself.

The more negative we consume - the more our immune will weaken - and the more susceptible to illness and dis-ease.

Yes, it does all start in the mind and with our thoughts.

What thoughts are running in your mind right now?

Are they helping you or making things worse and causing anxiety and panic?

STOP - reframe - choose new thoughts.

You know I specialise in mindset transformation. I took on a challenge for myself back in 2015 to start reprogramming my mindset and heal myself from toxic thoughts and a toxic life.

On the outside I was achieving educational success but on the inside I was entertaining sad and negative thoughts which lead to sad and fabricated stories - which never existed - but in my mind they seemed wonderful.

Why did I do this?

Long story short - starts in childhood and we keep the tape playing in adulthood.

So, what thoughts are you going to choose? Those which bring life and healing to you or those that will keep you stuck and in unnecessary pain?

You have a choice right now to choose healthy and positive thoughts.

And YES still wash your hands and take the precarious and stay indoors!

4. Focus 

What we focus on increases - simple!

So, following from the point above, really, what are you focusing on right now?

When I watched too much news and kept reading everyones stories on social media - which, my heart and soul goes out to them and I pray for them, I started getting nightmares.

It started affecting my sleep which led to my low energy during the day.

Only two and a half years ago, my family and I were victims of an armed robbery hostage.

My life completely changed forever.

I barely slept for 13 weeks after the incident.

I'm still not out of the incident completely - I still have trauma and nightmares and sometimes daytime trauma.

All this led to my ill health and weakened immune.

I know what to do to help myself out of it.

So, action point, change your focus.

Start with your home environment, your bedroom, your closet, your books - get spring cleaning - it's spring after all. Get rid off the clutter and start creating healthy energy around you. Get to the spring cleaning tasks you wanted to ten year ago, NOW! 

Change your focus - change your life. You have a choice.

5. Pruning

Following from the above - as you clean up your physical environment - start pruning - just like plants and trees need pruning so they grow back healthier - we too need to start decluttering and pruning - keep that which you need and get ready to donate or get rid off that which you do not need.

Mindset - prune your thoughts - cut those which are harming you and choose those which will serve you and bring healing.

Social media - God knows we need to cut back on this!!! It's time to prune what you read online and what you watch and listen to.

Look, even I read the daily breaking news and keep up to date with the basics.

Everything else?

Pruned!

Why?

Read #4 above again!

Get pruning and bring in healthier air and space around you and within you.

Again, results are instant!  

6. Planning 

So, our 2020 plan may have been disrupted, however, we still need to plan.

You had a plan of action for getting your food supplies and the sanitisers right?

Same again.

Review your 2020 plan - whether that's for your family life, your studies, your work, your career, you business, your health, your children, your pets - whatever is your flow right now, review your plan and taking current situations into consideration, rewrite that plan and schedule in what you need to for the next 3 - 6 - 9 months of 2020.

Personally, I'm a 3 month type!

So, although I'm reviewing the whole year for myself, I'm breaking my business goals down to the next 3 months each.

Also, Ramadan is literally upon us and I'm factoring that in too.

So, what can you review and replan?

There are things which you can take control of right now, so go ahead and grab your journal, diary, planner - just don't throw it out the window yet!

7. Action

And, ACTION!

Review all the points above and take action on each point where it resonates with you and which is important for you and your life right now.

If something pops up in your head which I haven't covered then rest assured that pop up is important to you and for you so taking the above as a guideline, take action on what you need to - make that plan - stay focused - start pruning - let in positive light and healing - allow only specific information that will help you in your immediate health and safety - stay and keep informed - keep things in perspective - see them as they are, not worse, envision  the better, and above all - get and stay connected to the One Above!
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This is how I'm helping myself daily and my hope is that you too will help yourself to help your families to help all those around you.

If I don't follow the steps above then I'll be one messed up soul and THAT is not good for anyone - especially me!

Just like you, I too am in this with you and I don't want to be, but I'm here, you're here, we are all here.

Qadr Allah - God's Will - but He's also given us the ability to help ourselves.

Will you choose to help yourself?

Let me know in the comments below what resonated with you the most and what action steps you will take.

Sending you and your family lots of love, duas, light for your health, healing, safety, and protection.

Please do keep me and my family in your duas too.

Nadia.

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We all have dreams we want to achieve in life.

Call them dreams, goals, intentions - but we each are either growing spiritually and emotionally daily, or we are dying.

(Apparently I stopped growing physically at age 14 so I'm stuck at 5ft3!).

Our dreams and goals keep us growing - growing and transforming daily into the person we are created to be, to live out our ultimate and unique purpose here in this world.

Many times though, our 'plans' don't go as, well, planned!

You may even, like me, have many and continuous falls and failures.

Failure and success is relative and it's defined how you want to define it.

Failure is also a lesson on how not to do something and what steps to take next.

Failure is also considered a redirection.

We plan, but God is the best of ALL planners.

However, as humans, we can easily lose hope.

It's our lifetime of conditioning and environment and all that's stuck deep in our subconscious that makes us lose hope.

But, if we are still pulled towards that dream, that goal, that intention - then what does it mean?

Should you quit or keep going?

Are you crazy to keep going?

Are you crazy to quit?

When we pray and make dua (supplication), listen to the response. It may not always come to us in a dream (as in, when we are asleep) but it may come to us as an instant idea, an epiphany, an ah-ha moment, something we read or hear, or even this feeling deep within.

This feeling is like complete peace and you just know.

Seriously, you just know, and you smile knowing it's going to work out - at the right time - and exactly the way it's meant to.

And you'll know if you're either meant to go for this dream or goal or something else will pop up - something even better - or completely different that you hadn't even imagined or thought of before.

Let's remind ourselves of the following words from the Qur'an and then we'll head into our 3 tips.

"Be sure We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods, lives, and the fruits of your toil. But give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere. Those who say, when afflicted with calamity, 'To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return.' They are those on whom descend blessings from their Lord, and mercy. They are the ones who receive guidance." (2:155-157)

​The verse above simply covers everything we need to know about life and our dreams and goals, and why things happen when they do. It's deep and in-depth in and of it self.

Really contemplate and reflect on it and see where it has or is currently applying in your life. 

You'll discover answers to many of your questions!

And, here's 3 tips to help you in your dream/goal achieving journey:

1. Start and End - with your prayers, faith, hope, belief, and connection to God Almighty. Re-read the above verse from Surah Baqarah. Once we truly reflect on this verse, we will know that everything will work out for us. It may not go as we planned, but His plan is the best of all plans. Learn to surrender. So, make your plan, set the intention, take the action(s), and then turn it over to Him (swt). We need full reliance - tawakul - in Him. 

Admittedly, this is hard for us humans, so that's why we have to continuously try and try and try again and try some more.

Read, watch, listen to inspirational and motivational content and learn from mentors and teachers - yes, even online - there's a vast library of information, knowledge, how-to's.

Just go to our library archive here on our website or visit our youtube channel - you'll find the inspiration and motivation to help you to keep believing and keep going.

2. Plan and Prepare - take some time out to create your plan for how you're going to achieve your dreams/goals/intentions - plan the practical steps you'll need to take. I know that many personal development teachers say, 'act first' - however, personally, I do my planning on paper, in my notebook, so I can see the structure in front of me and have a map to follow and help me navigate. 

And then yes, of course, God is the best of all planners - and here is where we'll get tested. So, re-read the verse above and really connect with it deeply. Feel it to the core of your spirit.

Here also, reflect and write out why it is you want to achieve this dream or goal - what does it mean to you - your purpose with it - how it'll make you feel when you've achieved it. Take some time with this - it'll help you greatly.

3. Take Action - it's time to take the step towards achieving your dreams and goals now. In this step, we jump right in enthusiastically or have self-doubt and question our sanity, or both. Here is where we go back to step 1 and 2 to help us stay grounded. See how these three steps are interlinked?

When we take action, we'll be moving forward or we'll come upon a challenge. We may realise that our plan or the action steps are not quite working. So, what should you do? Go back to step 1 and then adjust step 2. It's the strategy that needs upgrading. You don't have to quit the goal or dream, but re-strategise and try something else.

These are the basic 3 steps. I use these too. I'm simplifying my life, and so, I'm keeping it simple with these three steps.

So, let me know, in the comments below, which of these steps resonates with you the most? Do you have more steps and inspiration to add for us all here? Are you stuck on any of the steps? Do you need help moving forward? If so, I'm here to help you with a mini one off VIP coaching session (ladies only). Just drop me a message below or contact me via the contact page and let's help you make your dreams and goals a reality now! :)

If you enjoyed today's post then do share it.

​Nadia. 

PS - here's a Hadith to further inspire and motivate you!

Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: One day, I was riding behind the Prophet (SAWS) when he said, “O boy! I will instruct you in some matters. Be watchful of Allah (Commandments of Allah), He will preserve you. Safeguard His Rights, He will be ever with you. If you beg, beg of Him Alone; and if you need assistance, supplicate to Allah Alone for help. And remember that if all the people gather to benefit you, they will not be able to benefit you except that which Allah had foreordained (for you); and if all of them gather to do harm to you, they will not be able to afflict you with anything other than that which Allah had pre-destined against you. The pens had been lifted and the ink had dried up”. (At-Tirmidhi)

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I was watching a YouTube video by my teacher and was inspired to do this short training video for you.

​I realised that we're fast heading into the last ten days and nights of Ramadan and I haven't done as much as I want to but I'm renewing my intentions and getting into it.

In this training video I discuss three points.

1. How are we treating our Ramadan?
2. Have we created a Ramadan schedule? 
3. Stepping into Excellence.

Have a watch and if you're on my Facebook public page or the WBI Facebook page then the video is there to watch too.

Do share with your family and friends.

Grab your notebook and pen and jot down your ah-ha moments and step into excellence now!

Click here to watch the training video. 

I hope this video training was helpful.

Leave me your thoughts below and let me know what resonated from this training video and if you're ready to step into excellence now insha'Allah.

Nadia.

Ps - Click here to grab your copy of our FREE eBook Last 10 Inspirations, to help you in your last ten days and nights of Ramadan.

Here's some personal and spiritual development life lessons from our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

Let's apply these life lessons into our life now too as our Prophet (pbuh) is our best teacher and role model! 

How do you react when you face a challenge? 

Do you look for solutions or do you quit?

Watch this video now and remember to register to get *F.REE* access to the Masterclass Training to WIN your Ramadan - this training class is only available for free til midnight.

Did you know that when we first meet someone we scan the information - verbal or non-verbal and filter them which helps us decide whether we like them or not? 

Did you know that you did the same with me when you first discovered me too??

Interesting!

Each of us has our very own 'Map of the World' and we filter information to fit our world. 

Maybe it is for comfort - maybe we don't want to expand our horizons???

Watch this video now which will help you understand this concept further and why people do what they do! 

Comment below and let me know what you just learnt :)

Are you going through some challenges in your life right now? 

Feel like there's no immediate solution?? 

Feeling overwhelmed and confused??? 

Well i have some good news for you dearest diamond soul. 

For each of your challenges (whatever area of your life) there are at least two solutions! 

What? 

Yes - two solutions!

You have to stay in the challenge long enough to get those two solutions. 

Watch this video now for an instant life transforming session and then let me know your thoughts in the comments below and remember to share the khair - as there are diamond souls who need this video right now and you could be the answer to their prayers! :)

Last Thursday my cousin brother was taken into hospital in an emergency as he threw up blood.

They put him on the machines straight away to ease the pain and so they can do scans.

On Friday at 5pm we got a phone call from his elder brother that he only has a few hours left.

We rushed to the hospital in a taxi and guess what nasheed was playing?

'Oh traveler you are here for a few years and the grave is your ultimate destination'.

I was shaking all the way from home to the hospital.

I had always heard about ICU but on Friday i experienced it for real.

I don't think i want to experience it again.

Well, not for a long while anyway!

We walked through the first double doors - me, my mum and dad and my nephew - and everyone was there.

My aunties, uncles, nieces, nephews, my cousins wife and kids - even extended family.

I hugged my niece and she said; 'Chacha (uncle) is leaving us.

His 11 year  old son was sitting next to her...quiet.

Walked through the second double doors and saw another family in another room leaving, crying.

Walked through the third double doors and the room was packed!

All i could hear was Surah Yaseen being recited loudly by my uncles and few other relatives reciting the kalima loudly.

I slowly walked forward....and there he was...on the bed....on the machines...

I grew up at my aunties house (khala) as a kid and my cousin brothers used to take me over.

I grew up as their little baby sister.

I was there at ICU for 7 hours and said my goodbyes.

I came home and tossed and turned all night.

At 7am my mum told me that he returned to Allah.

His heart went down and down and they switched the machines off and at 4am the Angel of Death took him.

Saturday was his Janazah and we sent him off.

He had nour shining from his face and he was smiling.

Over 100 people attended the burial and every single person praised his character and personality and continues to praise him.

Let my brothers death be a reminder for us all - because reminders benefit the believers and as humans we need constant reminders - we easily forget and get caught up in this life.

- He had been ill for 3 years and he left this world within 48 hours.

- He was scheduled for an appointment in London in 6 weeks for treatment yet his appointment with Allah came before that.

- He was the youngest of his brothers and his elderly mum is poorly. Yet his time came.

How many times have we heard of instant deaths when someone was absolutely fine and the next minute they're gone?

This teaches us that this life is not a guarantee for 100+ years.

We don't take anything with us except our deeds.

We don't even have to have an illness and our time could be up.

So let's ask ourselves;

* Am I praying all my 5 compulsory prayers on time?

* Am I spending time with the Qur'an daily?

* Am I doing dhikr and tasbee and keeping my tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah?

* Am I actively seeking knowledge and implementing it in my life?

* Am I learning about the rules and rites of life and death and everything in between?

Because the reality is that you and I don't know about all the rites and rules!

The reality is that we're living in ignorance and even in sin.

Even when we find out the rules and rites we actively choose to ignore it.

We listen to laws by man yet ignore those by Allah.

We don't actively seek to know so live in ignorance and sin.

We have no one to blame! No western illuminati masonicy conspiracy cult.

Nope! 

You and I are to blame!

Right now we seek Allah's forgiveness from our ignorance.

Right now we decide to seek knowledge, implement it and teach it.

Right now we prepare for our meeting with the Angel of Death.

Right now is when we decide to live on purpose with purpose.

If you've read this then now you're not in ignorance any more.

Now you decide which path to take.

Let's take the path which leads to Allah.

My cousin Ramzan was in his early 40's and leaves behind his elderly, poorly mum, brothers, nieces and nephews.

He also leaves behind a wife who is 35 years old and 5 children age 14, 11, 7, 6 and 5.

Please keep them in your duas as they are the ones whose life has changed forever....

Here's a video which was shared by one of our WBI fans.

It brought tears to my eyes.

And I know it will move you too.

It will mean to you whatever it needs to mean to you right now.

The video is a commercial for some financial company - but honestly just watch the video for what it is and then ask yourself; 'What am I doing to become and extraordinary human being?' Because you can - if you believe and you allow yourself - and give yourself permission to become extraordinary.

Remember our role models - Rasool-Allah and our Pious Predecessors.

Believe and become extraordinary and do something great for humanity! :)

Question: What lessons did you just learn from watching this video and what one thing will you do right now to move towards your extraordinary self?

Comment below and let us all know! :)

The sun is out and the weather is getting warmer - alhamdulilah.

Spring is all about 'New Beginnings'.

The winter time is to rest and relax and spring time is time to get back into action.

I was born in March - so spring time - or March itself - is very special for me.

I usually go into a mental hibernation from November to end of February.

Right now though I'm back full in action and full of energy - walhamdulilah - and looking forward to an awesome summer insha'Allah.

Today's post is a re-post.

I dropped it last year when spring came late in the UK - in April!

But since we are experiencing some warm weather already I thought let's drop this again.

So here is the original post...enjoy and make this spring your best ever! :)

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Spring is a time for new beginnings. Its one of my favourite times of the year. I love all seasons. They are all important. But I guess spring is special because 
I was born in spring time :D

This time is also a good time to have a bit of a clean - you know, get rid of those winter-blues and clean away the cobwebs and get some bright colours into your day to day - oh and fruits - lots and lots of fruit!

Have you done your spring cleaning yet?

No? Why not? Get those old clothes into a clothing bank. Clean away the cobwebs. Throw away the unused bric-a-brac and shred those shreddable piles of paper (which you know you don't need!).

That's one sure way to get sprung and you'll feel much lighter insha'Allah.

But in today's post I want to talk about something we ignore and which needs a constant spring clean - not just spring time (although right now would be great time to start).

We know that once we declutter our space it gives us inner calm and peace.

Even if you're not a clean freak like me - whenever you do clean up it does give that refreshing breather.

Islam teaches us a lot about cleanliness.

In fact Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said; "Cleanliness is half of faith." (Hadith Muslim)

This is cleanliness of ourselves and our surroundings.

"Truly, God loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves." {Qur'an 2:222}

But what about the purity of our mind?

If cleaning our surrounding gives us such inner peace then what would happen if we cleaned our minds?

The thing is we spend so much of our time working on our relationship with everyone else that we ignore the relationship with ourselves.

We try to make others happy and are always 'thinking' how we can be the best for them that we ignore how we think about ourselves.

It's time to spring clean our thoughts!

The way we talk to ourselves at times is as if we are our own enemy. 

You know, other people probably don't even think of us in a way we think they think about us!

This spring time spend some time spring cleaning your thoughts.

The reason we have so many thoughts - and usually negative ones - is because we have given it a free ticket of think what you like whenever you like.

Instead of wasting our time thinking all the bad stuff we could be reprogramming our sub conscious with all that is good and positive.

Of course things happens and we have to deal with them - but to replay that movie in our mind over and over just so we fill up mind space is mind blowing!

It can lead to self-sabotage, chronic health issues and even depression.

You have the power to control what you think. You've just never done it before and you think you can't. But you can!

Has there ever been a time where you prayed and had full khushu - deep concentration of who you were standing in front of and what you were reciting?

Yes? Well then yes you can control your thoughts!

Check out today's tips and action points insha'Allah because if you want true inner peace then it starts with our thoughts. 

(Oh and it might just help you get khushu in your salah!)

"It's time for a spring cleaning of your thoughts, it's time to stop to just existing it's time to start living." Steve Maraboli


Grab your pen and paper! :)

Tips and Action Points:

1. Reflection time. Each night before you go to sleep have a 15 minute reflection of the day gone. Did you do what you aimed to? If not why not? Where can you improve? What do you need to be doing?

This reflection and journaling (if you want to journal it - its a good idea) will help you realise how you spend your day/time and where you need to make some improvements. Its a start insha'Allah.

2. What issues do you keep repeating? What thoughts keep occurring? What do you need to sort out? 

If you need to sort it out then take action and sort it out (ie need to speak to someone re issue, resolve a matter at work etc).

If it is something which is not part of your life no more then end the movie NOW. That's right - the sooner you put an end to the movie the better for you.

3. The past is history - learn the lessons from it. The future is a mystery - prepare for it. The present is all you have - be in it - in this moment because once this moment is gone its gone. 

Some therapists also advise putting a rubber band on your wrist and every time you have a negative thought snap the rubber band. It will bring you back to now. If it works for you - it works for you (I kinda find it 'ouch' type!).

So here you go - three steps in creating a fresh start in your life - starting with your thoughts - right now insha'Allah.

Its all good to declutter in the house and clean up - the peace is beautiful. 

But remember, the deepest inner peace comes from within. 

So get sprung this spring to clean up those thoughts insha'Allah.

...Let me know what you're thinking, okay? Lol :)