Author: Kirana Sidin
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The Alarm: Tiny Habit, Big Impact
It’s 03.25 am in the dawn. My alarm ringing. Feel little bit sleepy because I slept at 10.30 pm before, as it is Ramadan, so we must have a night prayer (it’s called Taraweeh Prayer). Usually, it was until 9 pm. It took about 15 – 30 minutes to get from our favorite mosque to…
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Selfish Behaviours: The Tyrant and The Obsessed
Here’s the fact. That is two kinds of selfish people. First, people who act like tyrants. Someone who dominates, doesn’t care if they become a disruption towards others. And only think about the things that are important to them. They think the world only revolves around them. They are always wanting to be a center…
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Embracing Growth: The Spiritual Journey of Ramadan
Dear my amazing friends, H+1 Ramadan here in Indonesia. As the largest muslim-majority country in the world, we are truly waiting for this month to come. People here are always excited to welcome Ramadan. We are making so many kinds of food for iftar (break fasting) and sahoor (eat before fasting at 3-4 am). And…
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Dealing with Emotional Vampires: Their Problem, Not Ours
One afternoon, my friend came to me and opened up her problem. She told me she felt tired and did not have enough time to rest. The illness started to attack her. Her body wasn’t in good shape lately. Also, she missed her kids, because she couldn’t be there for them. Before she told me…
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There’s No Such Thing As Luck!
Kind of provocative title, isn’t it? As I know that some of you believe in this. But let me share this story of mine. Long before, I always said to myself that I was lucky. My score in all my academic grades is always great, we can say I’m a top student. It was only…
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