A Different Me

I'm finally happy with me. I did find someone but I'm lookling at relationships much more carefully now. I read several books but nothing has been better than listening to the Qur'an and my heart. I was ready and content with being alone and I was ready to focus on the more important task of education, career, and family. Then I met this really nice, handsome, laid-back, open-minded, blunt, and analytical guy. We met by chance through an old "friend" on my way to an event. He picked me up and it has been great ever since. We are not a couple right now but we are dating. The old me would have a problem with this but I'm fine with it now. It takes time to really know if an individual is right for you. It usually takes three to six months to really know if this is real. Right now it's great but where will be by March? Usually this would scare me but now that I'm ok with taking a chance and being alone it's ok if we don't make it. I am learning that Allah puts certain people in our path to show us the way to a better life. It may be a terrible challange or a wonderful encounter but either way you are becoming a better person. I'm really happy that I met this man because he is completely comfortable with himself. He has no doubts about who he is or what he is worth. He is just plain wonderful and he is teaching me to be more thoughtful. I realized that I am self-centered at times and that I think the world revolves around me. I still do but now I am concious of myself and how I appear to others. I still have insecurities but I am working on making them securities. This man really helps me do that on a daily basis. I did not think that I cared about what others think until he pointed it out. Now I realize that it only matters what I think.