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World Happiness Day was this past week.  I think it's cool that's a thing.  It's pretty remarkable to think about.  The entire w...

Everybody has a job.  People have a different job at different times.  That other person's job may be to be difficult.  That guy in the ...

We've heard good things come to those who wait.  It feels correct.  I've thought about that recently.  Doing good things are hard an...

Life has a lot of frustration.  It's easy to be overwhelmed.  It's also up to us.  We get to decide if the moment will dictate our r...

Every year before ramdaan I like to focus on one thing for the month.  A few months ago we heard a waaz dedicated to the idea of Sabr.  Rama...

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...