Sometimes we will love people not for who they are, nor for what we gain from them but what they are. Those people that reflect a light. Those that make it easy to love, make us willing to give, and make us wanting to be in their presence.

— Aisha Mirza

Striking a balance in life is tough, but trying to strike balance and remain fair in the face of imbalance and oppression is even tougher.

— Aisha Mirza

Tears are the words that the heart could not express, silent truths the eyes do confess.

— Aisha Mirza

The heart stays heavy if it remains in a state of forgiveness.

— Aisha Mirza

They say compassion is the only voice; a gift which can help mend the broken, lift the fallen and soften the hardened.

— Aisha Mirza

Thoughtful minds grow, from the sharpened awareness of those who have lived life; through love, curiosity and tragedy.

— Aisha Mirza

Thoughtful minds grow, in the sharpened awareness of those who have lived life; through love, curiosity and tragedy.

— Aisha Mirza

Today I hope to live life. To wake each morning and persevere through the struggles. To understand that there is reason and purpose. I choose to find my path and strive upon it, rising every time I fall. I choose to keep smiling through the pain, and not be discouraged by others who choose disappointment and despair. Furthermore, I choose to be kind even in the face of animosity. To not become fearful in the presence of hatred. I choose to let go of hurt and forgive. Mend what is broken, I choose to wear my scars, and choose not to be a victim. I choose to stand with truth, my truth, my worth, and stand against all injustice. I choose the life gifted to me, till life is no more.

— Aisha Mirza

We all have the greatest potential. Life is about finding it, embracing it and then learning to be with it in the world without fear of prejudice or judgment.

— Aisha Mirza

We sometimes just have to let things be. There are times in life that things happen, and we just cannot control them. There are times when we don't want things to happen, but they do. Things that we don't want to know, we learn. Times in which people we can't live without, we have to let go. The greatest learning is accepting what has, what is, and what will be. Remaining focussed on where we want to go, and how we want to get there. It might not go the way we planned, or the way we hoped it would be. No one said life would be easy, but at least we keep trying, and working hard at making it the best life it can be.

— Aisha Mirza