Today's Quote

"All humans are dead except those who have knowledge ... And all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds ... And those who do good are deceived, except those who are sincere ... And those who are sincere are always in a state of worry"

- Imam Shafi, the great scholar of Islam

When a woman can't sleep she writes

Just for one night, let my body be mine

Let sleep belong to me alone, let me sleep and awake

Just for one day, let me walk barefoot on the grass

With not a thought in my head

No idea of what to do next.

Just for a moment let there be

No obligations, no deadlines, no questions, no nurturing

No answers, no giving.

Healer, friend, leader, lover.

Teacher, wife, daughter, giver.

Just for one moment let me be just me.

Just for a silent, perfect moment

Let me look in the mirror and see only me.

And then Her.

Let me rest, recline in the Name.

Let time be mine

Just for one moment.

Just for one moment

Let me be anything but a woman.

- Nimra Amjad-Archer

"Clare, I want to tell you, again, I love you. Our love has been the thread through the labyrinth, the net under the high-wire walker, the only real thing in this strange life of mine that I could ever trust. Tonight I feel that my love for you has more density in this world than I do, myself: as though it could linger on after me and surround you, keep you, hold you."

- The Time Travelers Wife