Brave New Girl

Photography By Unique Muslimah

Before I got into photography, I would see a bee and run, a typical female reaction I’ve heard.

But now it’s the bees who are running away from me and my camera. My patience was rewarded, however, with this little guy who was  either too thirsty to notice me or trying to live up to its ‘busy bee’ name.

Photography has definitely changed me.

I’m braver.

A Clearing in the Cobwebs of My Mind

It was only yesterday when I believed the cobwebs in my mind would never clear. I was wrong.

It only took a few hours for a little clearing to be made, enough for me to see a little light, a little hope, a little happiness. That is why I have to dedicate this post to the person who helped make that clearing, however small, it is a significant clearing that might help the process of returning to my writing a little easier….a little sooner rather than later…

It was only today as I read all your amazing, encouraging comments that I came across a website that was mentioning my blog. I didn’t think anything of it until I read the paragraph and gaped at the screen.

In an interview blogger Abdul Kargbo was asked a question….

“Who are the two bloggers you read the most and why? Include their links and tell us why we should subscribe to their feeds.

Despite being a blog writer, I’m not a dedicated blog reader. I guess I’m just not big on commitment. I read news and opinion articles online and the odd blog, but I’m not a dedicated reader of any one site. One of my favorite sites, however, is Unique Muslimah, written by a young Muslim woman. She’s a great writer, very insightful, spiritual, and soulful. Her posts are intimate yet pure. As a modern, Westernized male, I find her perspective enlightening and her writing uplifting…..”

I am speechless. In this time of great need, where my writing is considered like my breath and I feel like I haven’t been breathing for months, I find someone I don’t know encouraging me, supporting me, believing in me. The tears flowed – happy tears – to receive what I feel like is a sign…a sign for me to continue.

The tears flowed, like rain, making a clearing in the cobwebs of my mind.

Thank  you.