Reminder to Myself

You still are blind, if you see a winding road,
'Cause there's always a straight way to the point you see.

Psychology

is gooood. Now, I don't know how many times I've said it or will say it, but it is true.

Psychology is great because it makes you think in broader perspectives, makes you understand others and most importantly makes you an optimist. :)

Just now in English class, we get to watch a video (which is educational, for the first time). Yay!

My lecturer was trying to get us to think of how critical thinking should be and how it can be relayed to others in many ways, not only through academic medium.

I believe the video is related to psychology, where it mentions of mirror neurons, being emphatic and whatnot.  :) :)

Click here to watch it!

The video is about 10 minutes, so if you reallly like psychology(like me! :P) you might survive it till the end.

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And so, in the evening, during the MSA meeting, a speaker from the Student Wellness Center gave a talk on stress management, which no doubt, involves psychology too. Double yays! :D

Basically, stress is triggered by stressors, which leads to cognitive perception, hence triggering your body reactions.

copyrights of Matt Groening

The perception that you have in mind is the main factor contributing to stress.

If you perceive something (or rather, stressors) as positive, you'll end up feeling good and happy and satisfied and happy with yourself.

Well, think what would've happened if you put it the other way round (meaning to take it negatively). It will only brings about bad reactions eh? ちょっとだめですね？

Conclusion: Take every single thing happening in your life positively! InshaAllah, you'll feel really glad to have such way of thinking. And....please do take a liking for psychology (of course!)

P/S: Watch this too! If you're addicted to thedeenshow, you would not want to miss it.

After All

Assalamu'alaikum.


I just want to express my gratitude for the OPTIMISM everyone's giving me every now and then.


It comes in so many forms that sometimes I'm getting too much of it(which is good, by the way).


It felt so surreal that I am actually still surviving here. Alhamdulillah, ALLAH take good care of all of us with His continuous helps and blessings.


I don't know. Most of the time, I still feel like I'm in Malaysia. Because it all seems too good to be true. Ah....that's the power of surrealism, I tell you.


Anyways, here's a sweet reminder for me and you(just in case you're feeling down or alone or anything that's equivalent to it),


"If Allah is your helper then nothing can overcome you and if HE withdraw HIS help from you, who is there who can help you after HIM? In ALLAH let believers put their trust" (3:160)


So there! Another boost for me to keep the OPTIMISM high in the sky!


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this is one source of optimism too. if you think real hard, you'll get what i mean. :)

p/s: Shahida, Hadi & Awa, I bought the book for you guys! :D :D

I Just Feel Like Posting This UP! :)

If You Think

you know your stuff well, think again. Because ALLAH ultimately knows it better.


But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But God knoweth, and ye know not.


Alhamdulillah, it went well. Alhamdulillah, it has brought upon such feeling I haven't felt for so long. Alhamdulillah, to the people of Indiana, thank you for the visit. Most important of all, alhamdulillah, thank you to ALLAH. Hamdallah. 

InshaAllah, we'll gather up again sometimes later. and have a rematch!


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p/s/s: I treat a child like an adult. O__O! All because she speaks English awesomely!!!!!


Edit: Watch this!

Swirl of Emotions

Assalamu'alaikum.


1. I'm grateful for everything.
*To the sky(this word means so much to me). Thank you. :)


2. I'm anxious.


3. I'm trying to retain the optimism in myself.


4. I'm struggling to keep up with the workloads.


5. I MISS home. I really do.

*i miss looking through this window!*

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Reminder to myself;


"What is the life of this world but amusement and play? but verily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew."  (29:64)