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Safiya 🦢's avatar

“gatekeeping myself from the world” really got me there! I feel like I protected my peace too much over the past year that I didn’t know how to re-enter and connect with the world without being safe. Thank you so much for this checklist, love your channel a lot and this really helped me gain clarity on what to do next! - safimisu 🎐

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Dear Bahja's avatar

That means so much Safiya, thank you for sharing this. I know that feeling all too well, trying to protect your peace so much that you forget how to actually live. You’re not alone in that, and I’m so glad this helped you feel a little more clear on your next steps. Also love youuu ahh 🙂‍↕️💞

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ملاك's avatar

wow wow wow bahja you've articulated what ive been struggling with for the past couple of years. the struggles of consolidating your habits and aligning yourself with your morals are never talked about! there is such a heavy weight when being "disciplined" and "having it together", from both an internal and external perspective. this reminded me it's okay to breathe, it's okay to fall back, because im not regressing - i am simply living. jazakAllah kheir ⭐️🌸🫂

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Dear Bahja's avatar

Malakkk… thank you for this. You put it into words so well. That tension between growth and just being.. it’s SO REAL, and it’s heavy. I’m so glad this reminded you that you’re allowed to just breathe and be. That’s not falling back, it’s being human 💞

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The Binta Diary's avatar

Gonna save this post for when I’ll be done with my self-development journey.

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Emily Ryan-Brown's avatar

Hi, thank you for this article. I couldn’t put it into words, just did a video about Balance. Knowing what to focus on for the individual self and so on. I’m new here on substack and came across your article which resonates.

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