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🌈 1357 – Sunday, 15 June 2025 22:02

London

It was a warm, warm day – sunny and not sunny. Every time I looked outside, thinking I’d go sit in the park, the sun disappeared and the clouds rolled in. Then, as soon as I sat back at my desk, the sun came out again. All day long, it kept playing games – bright for a bit, then dull again.

Maybe the sun was trying to teach me something. Today, I’ve decided it’s time for a fresh start – a new beginning. A return to some kind of sanity.

A new beginning means starting over – a clean slate. It’s a chance to let go of the past and step into something new. It brings the hope of change, growth, and renewal – whether in relationships, work, or personal life.

New beginnings usually come from both within and outside of us. Sometimes it’s life pushing us forward through change, challenges, or realisations. Sometimes, it’s a conscious choice: the decision to let go of what’s no longer working and make space for something better.

Maybe I’ve reached that point now. It feels like starting fresh is the only way forward. A choice needs to be made – and I pray for the strength, for both you and me, to commit to that choice and follow it through.

No more playing the “nice guy.” It’s time to turn inward, to search for that peace within—the kingdom of God that already lives inside us. It’s about finding calm in what’s already here, and releasing the habits, patterns, behaviours, and relations that no longer serve us. Stillness is the key.

This whole day – and the weekend, really- was peaceful. The happiest moment came around 11:19 am. I got a video call out of the blue, which is rare. Usually, I call them – they don’t often call me. But this time, it was my dear mother calling, showing me my little niece, Al Zahra, just two months old. She was waving her arms and legs, playing on camera for nearly half an hour. Mum thought it might lift my mood, being 6000 miles away – and it really did. Al Zahra looked right at the screen, making sweet baby sounds, as if she were trying to talk. It melted my heart.

I had a long chat with Mum, then my brother joined too. After that, I spent most of the day at my desk. And somewhere in all that, it hit me: it’s time to truly step into this new beginning.

But part of me wonders – should I leave it all to fate? Or to something else beyond my control? Then again, I suppose we must each play our part. We have to do our best to make things happen – for ourselves.

“You came closer…

You smiled…

You don’t even know the dreams you stirred in me.

Now my heart is awake,

What can I do… I can’t find peace.

I don’t understand this feeling –

This sudden knowing.

But it doesn’t ease the ache,

Doesn’t quench the thirst.

What is this thing called love, my dear,

That wraps around me like air?

No one knows why peace slipped away.

What can I do… things just happen.

What light did my prayer carry

To bring this love, this want, into being?

I sit and wonder –

Is this even meant to be?

In the quiet,

My mind drifts back to you.

What can I do… I just carry on.”

Three things I felt grateful for today:

• Grateful for family, somehow, they always seem to sense it and try to cheer me up.

• Grateful, I gave myself some time to relax and be alone this weekend.

• Grateful for YouTube – it’s always there when I need it.

What would it take – for me and for you – to make a choice, to truly commit to a fresh start and stick with it? Because it’s only through discipline that we can reach the place we believe will bring us greater happiness.

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Goodnight, good luck!

Ash Khaleem