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Here’s another thought I’ve been sitting with, especially after the conversation with Syeda Tabinda Bukhari last week. And I know others have discussed this topic before. I’ve been thinking about those hours between Fajr and the official start of our day. The three hours that stretch quietly between prayer and school drop-offs, between a spiritual rise and a societal delay. By 2 pm, we could be done! Free to rest, to spend time with family, and to create. What are we doing with that time? In the Muslim world, we’re expected to rise before dawn. We’re already up. We’re already awake. We’ve already started. But then… we wait for the rest of the world to catch up, and for schools to open and for offices to unlock. For life to begin at 6:30, 7:30, or 8 am. That is, if we stay up. Some do. Maybe they head to the gym. Go out for a run. Get a head start on house chores (the laundry, last night’s dishes, that cupboard you’ve been avoiding all week). Others just crawl back into bed… and wake ...
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How do you eat an elephant?

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This was what my friend Dali Ata asked me, during her visit last weekend. The answer was, "One bite at a time". Or "one toe at a time". Whatever the actual saying is. Either way, the point is that you chip away slowly at the big, impossible thing until it stops feeling so impossible. That’s kind of where I’m at right now. Overwhelmed. Tired. A little bit lost in the middle of the chaos. The to-do list has become a wall. The deadlines are breathing down my neck. The decisions I need to make are all waiting impatiently, waving their arms like toddlers who skipped nap time. And life threw in something extra: my son had surgery recently, so I’ve been working from home to care for him. The days have been long, the nights even longer, but slowly, I am starting to find a rhythm. Not a perfect one, just enough to get going again. I’ve been knocking things off my list one by one. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. I’m not there yet, but I can see it. And honestly, wha...
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    It's funny how often I have used the link to this blog as "my website"... I keep stumbling upon it on so many platforms. It easily logged me in too, without asking for a password. (Google account?) So I thought.. Let's post and ask.. Hello? Is there anyone still out there? 
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1 Heartbeat

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Hello 2011, Goodbye 2011.. Hello 2012! And that's how it is really with the years going by. Just. like. that.  2011 started off with a bang for me..For us. We were ready for what was to come. But then, naturally, life threw us a curve ball. Dreams shattered and plans were never realized. God decided he had other plans for us.  Everything happens for a reason they say. No one can see the logic in why certain things happen, when they do. Honestly, looking back at these past events, I still cannot pin-point or understand why.  God said welcome to the rest of your lives. We were back at zero. So many plans simply came to a halt.  After suffering from heartbreak and loss, one forgets how to go on living a normal life. How do you go back to being normal? You just don't. How do you move on? You just do. But as a different person. I think a part of me died that day. I do thank God for fuzzy memories in times of distress. You can never forget the day or what happene...
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Something's Wrong With The World Today..

Don't you agree? Aren't things going haywire? Wars? But that's old news.. Internal wars? That's also old news, but what with "Fall of the Tyrants" fad? Ar they now thinking "But everyone else is doing it!" ?? Unfortunately, I am not fully aware of what these country leaders had done (or had NOT done) for their countries so I'm not able to say "Down with the tyrant!!" like everyone else. I am a mere observer of what's going on. I am not going to protest infront of that country's embassy, demanding that their leader is removed.. I've never been to that country, so what would I know about what the people have been going through. The only thing I agree with though is that, sure, this president, shouldn't have remained a president for this long. 30+ years?? Really? What made them wake up? Were they planning it all this time? Those youth groups? The Islamists? Who? Okay, so it happened. Regardless of whether it required prior ...
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When my world is BETTER than reality: Why are Jews so powerful?

When my world is BETTER than reality: Why are Jews so powerful?
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Blast Off!

I would love to come back to this. I would love to remember how to change fonts, insert links and photos and change the whole appearance of my blog. Customize it more. I would love to remember how to edit it the Html! I used ot do by heart. That I would love to.
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What Was Supposed to be My End of Year Inane Ramblings 2007.....

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...Has now turned to lyrics.. I had JUST typed a long note that took 30 minutes and deep thinking.. lol That doesn't normally happen.. And I lost it! Lesson No. 1 : Always use WinWord to type anything, notes, emails, long posts.. then Copy and Paste.. You will not lose your work! (Yet, I'm still typing it here on the FB page!)fft.. Listening to this song this morning, Sun Screen by Baz Luhrman triggered this feeling and the previous long-lost note.. Why? Because I remember I had first listened to it in 1997-98 ..on tape.. I was 15.. And it hit me that we're in 2007.. Well, right around the end.. But yeah, you know what I mean.. How time passes.. How years go by... They just run run and run.. Years don't really look over their shoulder to check if you're catching up or not..They don't care..No one actually does really.. I don't mean to depress any of you.. Some people might not feel the same way, or some might have this feeling with other events and occassi...
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