#spirituality

I hate it when someone labels me "deendar/Islamic". If a girl wants to wear niqab and hijab, then why do you people demand her to be immune to sins?? You tell me what does a cloth less or extra has to do with a person?? My hijab and niqab is just a crooked attempt towards learning (not following) religion. It's like when you wear a uniform, any uniform, you feel responsible and it demands you to have a decorum. Same is the case with veil and hijab. It's just an attempt, a baby step for me to reach myself where I want to, in terms of spirituality. It in no way makes me any better than anyone else. Please for God's sake stop putting people into boxes. My veil is anything but not an entitlement or label. So for the next time, keep religion out of everything. And I'M NOT INTERESTED IN TALKING TO YOU. Na pehly stamina tha, na ab hai, or na hi agy hoga. Shurkiya!

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How would you best describe your style? Does it reflect your personality traits, or is it influenced more by external circumstances (weather, career, city)? More importantly, how did your style evolve as you gained more confidence, maturity, or sense of self? If you feel like you're still a work in progress, how would you like to see your style develop to better match your personality? Interested to see individual responses! Thanks! Is anyone into MBTI? Do you feel like your fashion preferences align with your personality type?
As an INTP, my wardrobe is assumed to be pretty drab and careless and it rings pretty true to my personal clothing taste. I wouldn't say its careless, but I definitely prioritize comfort over anything else and tend to wear the same thing every day. How does your style reflect who you are? In what way is your personal style influenced by who you truly are? For example, is it inspired by music you listen to? TV/movies you watch? Moral values or spirituality? Cultural backgrounds? Just generally what looks good on you? Or a combination? What have been your main inspirations or "aha" moments when figuring out your personal style? It is a subject that fascinates me, so feel free to go into excruciating detail! For me, I prefer modest, feminine clothing that is somehow always instyle yet never instyle. It has traditionality mixed with quirkiness, youth mixed with timelessness. There are few trendy aspects, because I feel that contradicts my values of being self-expressive and of avoiding throwaway culture. I am inspired by playfulness and wisdom. I gain a bit of inspiration from anime characters. The music I listen to doesn't really have an associated aesthetic, but I do enjoy folk-related genres and postrock which have a bit of influence in leading me towards nature-inspired elements. I am also inspired by old and new architecture, open fields, forests, the sky, ports/harbours, and sometimes the beach. I like having a slight academic vibe on top of that, with a very mild victorian influence (e.g. black riding boots and black trenchcoat as winter wear, with maroon as a common colour). I could go on all day about my influences and how my style has evolved, but it's definitely hard to put into words without just seeing and knowing it. I'd love to hear your stories! Do you feel that your clothing choices reflect your personality?
I'm admittedly rather new to the concept of streetwear, or really fashion in general, but I've been saturating myself with it recently through the internet and in my day to day life and it's made me think a lot about why I like or don't like certain pieces. I've been slowly building up a wardrobe of clothes I like, piece by piece, and I've realized that I'm much more drawn towards the subtler ends of the streetwear spectrum — I like the occasional graphic tee, but I tend to shy away anything with a big logo or crazy picture plastered on the front.

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My personal thoughts are that grades don't define who you are as a person, they simply restrain your intelligence to a certain letter or number average. A real person is so much more intriguing than the thing you see on that piece of paper/report card. A person has dreams, desires, opportunities, and basing your self worth on grades is stooping yourself down to a low level of what the honestly messed up school system says you can be, rather than trying to achieve the things you want and love. It is a toxic mindset to put yourself down like that and it is much healthier to give yourself a chance rather than confine yourself to the laws of society.
But things won’t always be great on that front. Especially in the workplace. The economy might suck. You will work for and with difficult people. Performance and progression is not as clear cut as it is in school. You will inevitably feel stagnant or stunted or disrespected or devalued, no matter how much success you have. That’s not me being cynical. It’s a part of life. You may have a 4.0, but one day, your career will look less than perfect.
When that day comes it is incredibly healthy to have a sense of meaning that goes beyond work. Family. Friends. Hobbies. Spirituality, if that’s your thing. Civic involvement. A healthy balance is necessary for happiness. It’s like diversifying your portfolio, and if you don’t hedge your well-being against career uncertainty, you will find yourself unhappy one day.
Generally, some people may have an easier path in life up to some point and think themselves to be much better than they actually are. And when they need to show how good they are in front of an average challenge, some fail spectacularly. For example, I don't think I've ever had below 9/10 on any programming related subject since secondary school up to Uni. I'm a shitty programmer. If I would advertise myself that as a good one because of those grades, I would be embarassed when meeting industry standards.
Circumstances outside of your control can cause you to lose whatever it is that’s making you get good grades (natural ability, motivation, resources, etc), so if your self worth is based on your grades you’ll suffer. That’s what I was like, then I moved from northern Virginia to Idaho halfway through high school and had to change my entire educational course and ended up super behind because of how different the school systems were. Tried to kill myself not long after my grades started to suffer as a result of the move. Not saying that’ll happen to you, just saying that sometimes life is fucked so you should just find things to love about yourself that don’t require external validation.

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Of course! 😊

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For pure mythology from across the world, I highly recommend “Myths and Legends”; I’ve come across so many amazing stories through these guys, and I love the narration/the modern retelling of them, particularly the humour! Goofy humour is the best 😆

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*~ Urban folklore ~*

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• Lore: Basically it’s about unusual events in history and urban folklore in general, but this one I recommend the most out of these!

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• Unexplained (this is the more creepier one, so if you’re a scaredy cat like me, don’t listen to this one when you’re about to go to sleep 😅🙈)
• Unobscured. Each season is a deep dive into a particular topic, the first one was on the Salem Witch Trials and the second was on Spirituality in 1800s America. It’s pretty cool stuff :)

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• Cabinet of Curiosities. They’re 10min episodes on strange and funny findings from present day to way back.

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• Noble Blood: This one I highly recommend. It’s unusual tales from rather fascinating monarchs - from outright quirky to intriguing murder plots, and everything in between :)

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I think that’s it!! Sorry for the mammoth answer, I hope you’ll like them 🤗

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Ofc there're several illogical superstitions & myths i don't have faith in and as far as my personal religious views are concerned i do have different religious beliefs & dogmas as compared to other hoomans too! One of them is that i don't put my faith in anyone's prayers! As in goodwill / wishes & curse. (Dua / badd-dua) I really don't care about them. I believe only you should bow down to allah & connect with him personally (And pray for yourself) beg or ask for something because no one else can do that for you. No one's prayers can change your fate, whatever will be, will be! It doesn't matter if you've -0 spirituality & everyone else's spirtual growth is exceptionally strong, PRAY FOR YOUR OWN SELF! I really hate it when people take credit by saying 'oh, it was my dua /i prayed for you or my wazaifa or my curse' so susan, were you the one causing me miseries the entire time? No bitch! It was, is & will forever be all my result or test, my karm /-a, deeds & prayers. It's just me & my rabb! I don't blame others nor let anyone take any credit for something they've not done for me this way lol. I'm living my own story, its my life & fate, nobody can do shit! And yeah i don't think allah fulfills anyone's never-ending wishes when they don't pray with the pure intention of praising him and when they only bow down to pray when they're either devastated or have wishes to make. Try to understand that your creator isn't your genie. He's not there to fulfill your wishes. Remember him when you don't need his superpowers too.. OhKBye! :))✨

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(THANKS FOR READING SUCH A LONG VENT, IF YOU DID!)

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•REMINDER; Just because I have different views & you don't agree with me doesn't mean I'm wrong or this permits you to become an ass. My life / experiences are different & so i am.
Stfu & gtfo if you've any problem with me pls. Don't forget it your problem, not mine qt.. Peace!✌️

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