A letter, written by candlelight, to someone once loved more than anything.

Late at night, at the same desk as before, someone sits down to write to their beloved again: remembering how it all began, and how much has changed.

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Wonder to The One | Stories, reflections, and meditations for souls finding their way back to The One. Soulward is a publication that explores Islamic faith, wonder, and the inner life through fiction, essays, and nature writing. | Written and narrated by R. Ward

Twenty years later, she finds the old iPod at the back of a drawer. On the screen, two children in a car, on the day they each chose a name to grow into.

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A sheet of paper, folded wrong, tries to find its way back to flat.Some creases don't come out. Some corners are stubborn. A short meditation on repentance, self-deception, and the one fold we don't want to give up.Quote adapted from Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.🌐 Read the piece here✉️ See Soulward in your inbox🎧 Also on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and AudibleWonder to The One | Stories, reflections, and meditations for souls finding their way back to The One. Soulward is a publication that explores Islamic faith, wonder, and the inner life through fiction, essays, and nature writing. | R. Ward