Author: ReflectwithGul

  • You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? Practice Deep gratitude! & share it with my spouse 😇

  • Be the light

    When you start to shine very bright-  You might be too bright for some around you and they ll distance themselves for the fear of getting burnt. For some, you might be the only light they can see in their dark world & soak whatever they can.  Just a few will actually rejoice in your…

  • Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done. Sleeping early 😆 forever trying to be a ‘morning person’ but there is something magical about the night getting deeper and darker and my brain getting brighter & brighter.. ✨✨

  • All depends on the ambiance of the kitchen & mood of the chef ..

    What’s your favorite thing to cook? Very hard question, depends on mood, energy & an available time really. Let’s just say: for entertainment purposes, Baking is usually therapy specially at late night, when you are by yourself .. You are the inventor, you are the taste tester, the one who ll approve or disapprove anything…

  • Behind the Hijab: A page from the journal of a female Muslim physician.

    It’s 9 am on a Monday in the clinic where I practice. I knock on the door of the exam room where a ‘new’ patient is roomed, waiting to see me. Yes, it’s just another day in the life of a Muslim female physician. I prepare myself for whatever is next. Warm smiles, doubt or…

  • Mirrors and Moulds..

    Friday late night reflections 💕🪞 Sometimes you aren’t fully aware of yourself until life really brings you in front of a mirror.. a crystal clear reflection of your strengths and weaknesses all at once..! You reach a point where you feel you have spent way too long shaping yourself into moulds you are trying to…

  • Love isn’t about finding the …

    Love isn’t about finding the perfect person—it’s about tolerating imperfection. 🌹  What’s one imperfection you’ve learned to love in your partner? Love isn’t about finding the …

  • Love isn’t about finding the perfect person—it’s about tolerating imperfection. 🌹  What’s one imperfection you’ve learned to love in your partner?  

  • What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? Swimming ! 🥹 tried to learn so many times! I could spend my life looking at the waves but can’t, swim ! 🥰

  • What do you complain about the most? Time 🥰 always chasing time.. racing time. But part of getting older, you realize it’s much better to just float in the moments!