Balancing Acts
hajarA quiet corner of reflection on emotion, resilience, and personal growth toward a grounded life.
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When one door closes, another one might too
I have always known the door I wanted to end up behind.
It’s a blessing and a curse, knowing exactly what you want.
I spent years planning and preparing for it.
Studied the door, its hinges, and lock.
Followed the stories of everyo...
Apparently, you and i are "linguistically disabled"
I put down that English is my first language.
On those forms that ask you to choose yes or no.
For the longest time, I used to write Hausa. It felt more honest, because that choice matched the exterior.
But the truth is… so is English...
I learned early that being kind without caution made you vulnerable, so I learned caution first.
There was a girl I knew once.
My best friend
But not a friend.
Not really.
Just someone who knew how to make you feel chosen.
Someone who liked taking more than she gave.
And when she did give — gave what you’d never want o...
Gratitude isn’t passive — it’s a discipline
I am grateful
to be able to breath today,
to eat today,
to drink today,
to see today,
to walk today,
be clothed today,
to have a roof over my head today —
and everyday.
But also,
I kept having to blow my nose to...
You never started from zero
“You’re a product of me?”
That’s what my mom asked me one evening half-joking, half in awe, after I was going on-and-on excitedly about the research I was leading.
She doesn’t know I look at her with the same awe.
Watching her...
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