What Makes Me Happy Today

Bismillah

Hi everyone. So in this entry I will share with you the things that I'm interested in. Truthfully, I can be a very productive person. However, at times, all I want is to sleep all day long. I think it depends. But here I will just list out everything that I like, who knows maybe we have things we like in common right? 😉

I'm going to put the most cliche one first which is reading. I believe everyone likes to read too, regardless of the materials. For me, I like to read fictional novels, memoirs, and self-help books. Sometimes, when I don't feel like reading any of those, I read webtoon. Well that's reading too right. I really want to advocate the culture of reading among youngsters because reading does really help me to gain knowledge and improve my thinking system.

I also love listening to music. Just name any genre, I love all of them as long as the song is good and non-deviating from Shariah. Particularly, I love japanese songs. I always find japanese songs cool because of the melodies and meaningful lyrics. Other than music, when I'm studying I also like to listen to Islamic podcasts from various Muslim preachers like Nouman Ali Khan, Mufti Menk, Yasir Qadhi, Aida Azlin, Yasmin Mogahed, Mizi Wahid and many more. Islamic podcasts really assist me to be reminded of Allah and to constantly improve my daily ibadah. They are also very beneficial that I feel productive everytime I listen to it and jot down notes about the topics.

Besides, I loveeee sky. Night sky, sunset, sunrise. Some people may say this hobby is trivial, but for me taking photos of the sky can really make my feel contented. Seeing how clean it is, free from the sins of the human, tranquilizing, very beautiful! Can I include this as one of my hobbies? 

Lastly, I love journaling. And my kind of journaling is very simple because in my opinion the usual journaling is a bit time consuming. The most important thing I will write in my journal is the things I am grateful for and I will list down these things every night before I sleep. This journal I name it "What Makes You Happy Today?" and I got the idea from the Chicken Soup book. Truthfully, this journal is what keeping me to love myself everyday and not to compare my struggles with others' because indeed, Allah has given me so much blessings each day. It is just me that always forget about those. (Surah Ibrahim:7)

So that's all about my interests! Thank you :)