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I was able to do a ziyafat this year. I went for tahkmeen and the amount I was hoping for was not nearly enough. I saw that it was a higher ...

Helping is not zero sum and it is not reciprocal.  It is not a good mindset to help because that person helped me so I should help them or I...

Context, I've learned, is a large part of communication.  The context affects so much of the listening and the talking.  The ability to ...

The ability to control my actions has always been a focus of mine.  Whether in sports as a kid or in my older age in conversations.  Intuiti...

This post is about lists.  We love lists at our house.  They help us remember even the small stuff, free up mental space once they get writt...

I heard this beautiful analogy. Two people walked together on this trail and different people were on the trail walking with them throughout...

Saving "it" is pretty common refrain.  I think the "it" can refer to many different things.  It can refer to a few major...

Not a difficult concept, but this is a beautiful analogy.  The actions we take don't end when our actions end.  They carry on.   The peo...

I've watched this video many times.  It's Tony Hawk doing a skateboarding trick that's really hard.  He's easily the best kn...

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 ...