alia nadhirah

Sometimes when I'm in that distracted far-away mood, staring into space trying to figure out how best to approach a challenge, while frowning and putting on my scrunched up face, I let out a loud sigh and stare with melancholy at one corner. I scratch my head and say, "I can't do this." or I close my eyes and feel "This is impossible." or I blink the tears and think, "This is really difficult..."

And when Puteri Nur Aqilah is there with me, she takes one look at me and says: "But you're Alia Nadhirah!"

And those 3-4 words are enough to make me smile. When she says that; it's like "Alia Nadhirah" is an entity that never fails to succeed; someone who always finds a solution to something and always "can". It's like: "What? It's difficult? But it can't be- because you're Alia Nadhirah." Like Alia Nadhirah can challenge, is not afraid and can confront any situation. When I feel that things are so hard, I remember her words. It's like, my name is branded and associated with hope, with perseverance and determination.

It may sound conceited or overconfident. But it's more of belief in oneself. Of our own capabilities. When I think that what I'm facing is impossible, her words remind me that, "it IS possible. And more so because you're the type of person who makes things possible."

Thank you Aki:) You don't know how much those words mean to me.