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Re-connecting to the Soul, Finding Purpose

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***  Kemarin saya mendapati dua kata purpose melintas di timeline yang sedang saya buka. Satu di instagram, dari ucapan seorang ayah pada putrinya yang memasuki usia dua belas tahun. Satu lagi di youtube, dari video Nouman Ali Khan.  Video nya bisa di klik di sini,  dan saya harap kalian mau menyisihkan waktu sebentar untuk menontonnya.  My Islamic journey is nothing without Nouman Ali Khan's brilliant idea to record his lecture and share it on youtube. Saya mencari ketenangan hati dari satu video ke video lain, menemukan minimalism, self healing, self-purpose, acak melacak video hingga ke perjalanan makanan dan mikroorganisme dalam perut, tapi begitu menemukan video Nouman Ali Khan, saya berhenti mencari. Tanpa itu, mungkin saya tidak akan pernah merasakan nikmatnya menonton video ceramah yang ternyata isinya sudah komplit. Semua permasalahan hidup tersedia jawabannya di sana, di Islamic Lecture yang disyiarkan oleh Ust Hanan Attaki, Khalid Basalamah, Adi Hidayat, dan Aa Gym.  Ya,

You're replaceable. You're not Beyonce.

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  *** Dan barusan saya baca pesan yang ditinggalkan berjam-jam lalu. Miris bacanya. Ngilu. Ada sembilu, yang dulu biarlah berlalu. (If the lyric is wrong, don't blame me. I wasn't the one who wrote them, okay) ,, Begitulah kalau komunikasi terlanjur buruk. Terlanjur dipenuhi asumsi, dan hanya ingin disukai. Komunikasi memang menarik. Kelihatannya mudah, tapi ternyata banyak aturan yang tidak tertulis. Saya tersenyum saja bacanya, nanti-nanti saja dibalas. Ngilu lihat bagaimana sebuah bola harus dilempar jauh dulu padahal yang ditargetkan di depan mata hanya karena tidak mau menghadapi langsung. Insecure? Oh yeah, I could be very.. extremely.. intimidating, and I don't care. I don't care if people hate me because of that, I really don't. I try my best to be a decent person, and this is what I came up with.  Seperti saya yang diam-diam menulis di sini, dengan angka pembaca yang sedikiiiit sekali bisa dihitung dengan jari. I don't care if it turns out that they are

What to do if your slow juicer is stuck

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  As a minimalist living on my own, I often found my self in a difficult situation like this afternoon. My slow juicer was stuck and I couldn't remove the cap. So this is what I learn from today's struggle: First, no matter how enthusiastic you are to slow juicing, don't put the slow juicer on hold. She's not like the guys on the phone calling you back and forth without you ever answer. This will harden the cap, and it will be impossible to remove. I tried everything includes crying  until I almost give up. Second, if it happens, even without you left the juicer for a while after juicing --usually this situation also applied if you juice something too hard or too fibrous like lemongrass and spinach-- maybe you need to take these steps; Remove the cap, take it to the sink, and pour warm water into it. Not too hot you don't want to melt the rubber cleaner, just warm.  Left it for a while, cry yourself out, swear if you must, but don't forget to apologize to God to