A safe place

A safe place

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

And just like that, she walked away, fading into the past.

I sat there for a moment, staring at the empty space she left behind. Then, with a deep breath, I stood up too, ready to keep going.

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

I let out a breath I didn’t realize I was holding.

Maybe I had spent too much time chasing the future, worrying about what’s next, that I never stopped to acknowledge how far I had come.

She stood up, dusting off her dress. "You’re doing fine, you know. Just don’t stop."

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

She nodded. "You showed me it was possible. Every risk you took, every fear you faced, every step you took forward, it told me I could do it too."

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

"What changed?" I asked.
She leaned in, her voice softer but firm. "You did."

I blinked. Me?

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

Her words lingered in the air, heavier than I expected. I studied her face, the same face I used to see in the mirror, except hers still carried the innocence of someone untouched by failure, by doubt, by the weight of reality.

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

She listened, nodding, as if she already knew but just wanted to hear me say it out loud.

Then I asked, "How has life been for you?"

She smiled, a knowing, almost mischievous smile. "I’ve been going for everything I thought I would never have," she said.

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

How I never imagined myself starting a business, yet here I was, figuring it out one step at a time.

I told her about the fear, the uncertainty, the moments I wanted to give up, and the little wins that kept me going.

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

She looked at me with the same curious eyes I used to have and asked "How has life been?"
I smiled, unsure of where to start so I told her, how I started the year with a resignation letter.

[A safe place @my_safeplace___]

@ammeenahh Beautiful 😊

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

I met my younger self for dinner today

She was early, but I arrived ten minutes late, breathing heavily.
"Were you running?" she asked, tilting her head.
"Yes, I didn’t want to keep you waiting too long."
She smiled knowingly.

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

“Pick one thing and master it.” Yeah, sounds nice… but my curiosity won’t let me.

At my previous job, I was always curious about what other teams were doing. Then? Back to my life like nothing happened.
Am I weird, or are we plenty on this table?

Oh chim!😩😂

[A safe place @my_safeplace___]

@ammeenahh This is beautiful

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

•What do I really want?
•What makes me happy?
•What do others always say I do best?
•What do people run to me for help with?
•What would I keep doing even if I wasn’t getting paid for it?

And now, I ask you: So what if you don’t seek clarity?

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

•You stay stuck in cycles of confusion.
•You keep doubting yourself.
•You watch time pass while you remain in the same place.

But when you seek clarity, everything shifts.
It doesn’t mean you’ll have all the answers overnight. It means you’ll finally have a direction

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

And have I fully gained clarity? I’ll tell you this: it’s a journey, and I’ve just arrived at my first bus stop. Now, it’s your turn.

Being.Ameenahh

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

5 days ago, writing wasn’t even in my plans. I’ve always wanted to be in the communication space, but I felt stuck. Confused.
So, how did I gain clarity? And even if I did, so what?

First, to me, clarity means:

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

Clarity changes everything. But what does it really mean?

[A safe place @my_safeplace___]

@ammeenahh Happy international women’s day

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

Happy International Women’s Day to every woman breaking barriers, making history, and simply existing in a world that demands too much. May we continue to take up space, live boldly, and rewrite the rules. You’re powerful. You’re enough. You’re unstoppable.

[Ameenah.B @ammeenahh]

The face of a girl who doesn’t want to be at work today