Living Well on Purpose
There are people you meet and forget by the next season. And then there are people who quietly become part of how you see the world, the ones whose voice shows up in your head when you’re making a hard decision, whose laugh you’d recognize in a crowded room, whose presence makes things feel a little more manageable just by being there.
You’re the second kind.
Continue reading “The Kind of Person You Don’t Find Twice”Happy eid al Mubarak semua. Semoga Allah SWT berkenan menerima semua amalan dan ibadah puasa kita serta menyempurnakannya. Mohon maaf lahir dan batin. Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1 Syawal 1447 H.
Ternyata sudah sebulan tidak sharing di blog. Mau sharing kajian dari Teh Karina Hakman tentang ujian dalam hidup. Tema ini terasa dekat karena sering kali hidup tidak berjalan sesuai rencana, bahkan sering kali terasa berat tanpa kita pahami alasannya.
Tulisan ini adalah pengingat bahwa ujian bukan sekadar tentang kesulitan, tapi tentang bagaimana kita meresponsnya. Belajar sabar, tawakal, dan kembali kepada Allah. Bahwa tidak ada yang benar-benar hilang, dan setiap proses, sekecil apa pun, selalu punya makna di sisi-Nya.
Continue reading “Ujian Hidup, Sabar, dan Tawakal: Cara Kembali ke Allah Saat Semuanya Terasa Berat”Have you ever been brave enough to say,
“I told them what they needed to hear, whether or not they liked it.”
Unfortunately, we often think helping our friends face reality is courageous. But if they didn’t ask, we may be hurting more than helping. Unsolicited advice is rarely welcome.
It can make us feel better about ourselves when we share our experiences to “help.” But if they didn’t ask, it’s rarely actually helpful.
I’m sure you’ve been there too. When you needed a friend, but instead got someone telling you what you should do – even when your energy wasn’t there yet. So why do we do the same to others?
Advice is great. We just need to make sure the person is ready to receive it. It doesn’t matter if we’re older, wiser, or have been through the same thing.
Sometimes a listening ear is all they need.
Dingin AC itu konsisten, stabil, terkontrol.
Orang-orang duduk rapi dengan laptop terbuka, gelas kopi estetik, playlist pelan di latar. Semuanya terlihat tertata.
Lalu pintu terbuka.
Masuk seorang lelaki paruh baya. Helm masih di kepala, jaket hijau lusuh terkena panas luar. Ia berhenti sebentar di dekat pintu, menunduk ke layar ponsel lalu menyapu ruangan dengan pandangan cepat. Kemudian berjalan ke kasir. Ada sedikit jeda. Bukan karena tidak mengerti, tapi karena ruang ini bukan ruangnya sehari-hari.
Ia mendekat dan berkata pelan namun tegas:
“Permisi, ambil orderan.”
Di ruangan yang dingin dan wangi kopi mahal, ia membawa panas jalanan, debu kota, dan batas waktu. Ia tidak duduk. Tidak memesan. Tidak tinggal lama. Hanya mengambil kantong berisi dua gelas kopi, memastikan nama, memotret bukti, lalu kembali ke luar.
Satu ruangan, dua suhu.
Aku duduk nyaman. Laptopku masih terbuka.
Tiba-tiba kontras itu terasa nyata.
Yang satu membayar untuk berhenti.
Yang satu dibayar untuk terus bergerak.
Dan sering kali, yang paling sibuk justru yang paling tidak terlihat.
I started this week feeling under the weather. I stayed in bed until lunchtime, moving slower than usual. That night, I had a Zoom session. It was insightful, a quiet reminder that believing in yourself isn’t optional, It’s necessary. Especially in seasons where everything feels a little heavier.
The next day, I had another call. We talked about wealth distribution, something I’ve been genuinely curious about lately. Not in a flashy way. But in a foundational way.
Because the older I get, the more I realize: living intentionally isn’t about doing more. It’s about building better foundations. And that brings me back to something simple.
Continue reading “Week 7 – Foundation First”