Zaid Ismail
@zaidie@zaidismail.com
Author, life coach, and mental health activist. We need to change the narrative from disorders, illnesses, and survival to accountability, understanding, and thriving.
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Keep up, if you can
Like they say, love is not two people looking at each other, it’s two people looking in the same direction. What happens when the one is looking ahead, while the other is looking behind? One common failing in relationships is that while one partner views growth as the amazing things that they can achieve together,…
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I see me in you
We judge others the way we judge ourselves. The less aware we are of our self-judgement, the more rigid we will be in insisting on the accuracy of our assumptions about others. The more compassionate and understanding we are in our efforts to improve ourselves, the more space we’ll allow for others to recover from…
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Internal struggle, outward joy
The martyr within, breathes life into the angel without. A rare few live their lives outwardly, as they feel inwardly about themselves. The need to hide our shame from the world is born from feeling ashamed of who we are, and not because of what others think of us. The opinions of others only matter…
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The shame within
Good advice sometimes feels like a threat because it prompts us to acknowledge a flaw that we feel ashamed of. It’s like putting in your best effort to create a piece of art, and then having someone come along and innocently suggest that you should’ve tried this or that to enhance it further. No matter…
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Dishonesty, the destroyer
The profundity of the verse from the Qur’an that says that if you are grateful, Allah will increase you, resonates strongly through every theme of life. It is through gratitude that good is created, harm is kept at bay, and we are connected to what feeds our soul. Therefore, what destroys good must be the…
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Dream a little dream…
In a world of cynics, it’s easy to lose sight of the power that you have to turn your dreams into reality. Your efforts become more daunting when faced with an endless barrage of naysayers who only see your potential through their own fears. Sincere advisors are often driven by fear, and thus focus on…
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The shame within
You know that awkwardness that you feel when someone says something that you know is right but you’re not ready to hear it? Or when a sincere advisor or significant other points out something you’re doing that isn’t helpful or good for you, and you get defensive about it? Those are hints at the shame…