“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
- Helen Keller
الأطفال نعمة ورحمة من الله
النظر إليهم ومراقبتهم تُذهب أحزاننا
غمرهم ومُداعبتهم تُنعش قلوبنا
كم هم ضعفاء وكم لديهم القدرة على تعديل
مزاجنا
كم هم أنقياء في وسط هذا العالم الذي يعجّ
بالفساد
يا رب لا تحرمنا من وجودهم حولنا!
فاطمة سليمان
“Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.”
- Henry Ward Beecher, reverend and social activist
It took a lot of time and hard work to improve myself and change
some of my irrational beliefs and negative thoughts.. It’s been about one year..
I’m forever grateful for God who was always by my side knowing
everything about me. I’m grateful for myself for refusing to give up. I’m
grateful for my mom who was the first person to lift me up from my loss, for my
dad who encouraged me to continue my study in university, and to my doctors in
the Teaching Diploma program for teaching and guiding me.
I’m proud of the beautiful strong woman I’ve always dreamt to be and whom I’m becoming now. Yes, I love myself; this wonderful girl with a big heart, tender soul, bright mind and humorous spirit. She’s amazing because of all the scars shining on her to make from her a unique version.
- Fatima Sleiman
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