How do you cope with leaving certain hobbies for the sake of Islam?
maybe im just looking for some reassurance
ever since I wore a hijab 3-4 years ago, I have been thankful to get so close to Islam and I've given up or partially given up certain things just to be a better person/it is impermissible in Islam. The main thing that comes to mind is drawing animate beings, art is and has been a huge part of my life and even though I'm glad I'm doing the correct thing I feel grief leaving a part of me behind. And more recently, I've accepted the fact that though firefighting is not a haram passion, my hijab will make it difficult for me to do that as a volunteer (or a career) simply due to the mechanics of the suit, I don't want to compromise my hijab for it.
I am a volunteer EMT and really enjoy it but it feels like the two go hand in hand and I feel left out while all my friends have taken the firefighting class or already are firefighters. I don't really feel connected to my ethnicity and have few Muslim friends so it's not like I have that to fall back on. How do you cope with this feeling of loneliness? It doesn't make me hate wearing a hijab or being muslim Alhamdullilah and MashaAllah but it does make me sad sometimes
Thank you