Assalaamu ‘alaikum – peace be with you.

Perseverance is persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. It is something which must be learned and developed by experience and requires a level of tenacity, determination, steadfastness as well as an inner-strength to not give up when faced with a challenge or adversity. It is an increasingly important, yet rare commodity in modern times, because of its difficulty to master, and encompasses courage, commitment and asking ourselves deeper questions about our purpose and what is most important to us.

At Inspirited Minds we understand the importance perseverance plays in our daily lives and when it comes to improving our mental health, wellbeing and resilience. It provides us with not only the acceptance of the tests, trials and tribulations we all face, but also the will, strength and confidence to persevere through them along with the ability to rise each time we fall. We pray we are all able to increase our perseverance, our persistence and our patience at times of difficulty. And as always, we are open to your comments, ideas and suggestions; so please do get in touch by replying to this email.

Du’as always,
Talat

For our blog, this month we looked at how loneliness affects our physical and mental wellbeing; how to cope with feelings of loneliness and why it's important to reach out to those who may be lonely.

Sadia from our Outreach Team shared a poem about not resisting our feelings and emotions.

The International Association of Islamic Psychology will be holding their Inaugural Conference this October with a world-class line up of keynote speakers, leaders in the Islamic Psychology field.

Sheikh Abu Ibrahim is an Imam, khateeb and lecturer with a PhD in law who has worked with many charities, community organisations, and educational institutions. He recently took part in our video series: The Muslim Mind and joins our Advisory Board to provide strategic advice, Islamic guidance and support.

We are looking for passionate, kind and motivated individuals to join our team. If you feel you have the skills, enthusiasm and dedication required to make a difference and help someone in need, please do get in touch. We have a number of exciting vacancies open at all levels.

Advisory Board Member
Counsellor
Support Worker
Outreach Worker
Campaigns Manager
Video Editor
HR and Wellbeing Officer