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I usually think of this as something external. It’s something you give or don’t give. It doesn’t have to be external though. It applies to e...

This philosophy is pretty complex. It often gets associated with simply not showing emotion. It’s about so much more.  Importantly, it exami...

Learning only seems to make things better.  Everyone appreciates a rainbow. It looks beautiful and that’s easy to see. Learning the physics ...

I remember being full of confidence.  Most of it unearned.  In my teens and 20s I was even cocky.  I was confident I was good at this or tha...

I heard an amazing true story example of something I want to be reminded of later and often. A man was new to this country and didn’t know w...

I recently thought of something I have to offer as a superpower. It took me years, but I figured out what mine is. For a lot of years, it’s ...

 I heard a song for the first time in years.  It was popular when I was in high school.  I must have heard in 1,000 times then.  I missed th...

It took me many years to learn and even longer to accept. After a long time I understood that you can’t be all things to anyone. Sorry I did...

I usually am not a fan of self-help style lists. I really liked this one. I wanted to put it here and remember it. I edited it a little for ...

I was able to do a random act of kindness this morning. I came to Panera after a busy morning to get some coffee. I noticed that there were ...

There’s a nuance to control. There’s nuance to freedom and fate. Freedom and fate can be viewed as contradictory. I don’t think that’s right...

Yusuf and Nooriya, this whole blog is for you and Zahra.  This post is specifically for you. You both inspire me in different ways.  That ha...

I've known this word for a while.  I just recently looked it up when I was trying to articulate what it meant.  I always thought it mean...

A key to happiness is to be around happy people. The people who surround us shape us.  Moula gives us wise counsel to pick your company care...

Last year I got a a lot out of waaz. In addition to the many benefits of being there, I retained some simple take aways from last year. The...

The last little bit at work has been pretty stressful.  I think that stresses in life will just keep happening.  This work stress will dissi...

 We took a road trip this Memorial Day.  That's not different from many other years.  Like many other times I stopped to do namaz.  I...

I get something more every time Moula does bayan. Today, there was a bayan about Moula Ali and Abizer and a rock. Moula Ali said to Abizer t...

 Every year in Ramadan I try to focus on one thing. This year it’s influence.  I’ve heard or read many times in my life “lead by example” or...

 I'm learning about this new concept.  Humans have a diminished response to the same stimulus over time.  Things we once might have foun...