At Elle Beaver, a wonderful woman was dumped because of her boyfriend’s racist father. You read that right…and it is in fact 2014. I yell about racism and then I gently discuss this: “You gambled on a man and you lost. It’s really not as big a deal as you believe it to be (right now). Appreciate that you did; respect that you believed in love, even if you lost. Because the alternative is that you will regret having gambled and then you will never gamble again, instead choosing to be an embittered creature who doesn’t open themselves to the possibilities and wonders of love. Don’t be this person; this person is generally repulsive – if not at first, then a little later when we take a closer look at them. Trust this reality.”

At Chai Latte Diaries, a woman has her prayers answered but hadn’t noticed because she’s too busy trying to make everyone and the sink happy: “Do you honestly believe that Allah is All-Knowing? Because if you do, then you must equally believe that He answered what your heart requested, even though you were hell-bent on giving everyone else and their mother what *they* wanted for you, rather than what *you* wanted for you. (A great quality to have when what you want for you is contrary to the teachings of Faith. But last I checked, “English Lit” major ain’t nowhere in the sins listed.)”

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