Ignoring your passion is slow suicide. Never ignore what your heart pumps for. Mold your career around your lifestyle not your lifestyle around your career.

Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A believer is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied.

Excerpt From: Shafak, Elif. “The Forty Rules of Love.” (via quizzical-hijabi-life)