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In a bayan, Moula was making a point.  He was saying be yourself.  Whatever the situation be proud.  Then, as he always seems to, he shared ...

Yesterday, Yusuf went for a haircut like he's done many times before.  His usual didn't work out so he went to a new place.  He got ...

So much of my actuarial training and experience have been about looking at past events. It was frequently in the flavor of the past indicate...

I heard this Buddhist parable and thought it was worth writing down. A man has to cross a jungle.   He comes across a river.  There is no br...

When a big change happens to us it creates a lasting change within us. Big changes are going to happen.  I've had a few.  Some expected ...

I'd heard an interview this week and the guest put something into words that I'd thought about, but never been able to put into word...

Duniya sucks.  That's not new.  Crappy things are bound to happen. Yusuf and Nooriya are inspiring this post.  They both had less than i...

We were doing some planning and trying to be prepared about something so practical when dad said, “we’ll worry about tomorrow tomorrow”. It ...

It is a choice to see everything as a miracle.  It's not hard to get there.  Think of anything; it's a miracle.  Literally everythin...

We do this dua to break our rozu every day in Ramadan.  It's probably automatic for most and I think we rarely listen.  There is one par...

There's going to be highs and lows by definition.  It's natural to want to stay in the high and avoid the low.  This seems like a lo...

One of my very recent posts was about Karbala .  I think I'm beginning to understand the limitlessness of this place and its significanc...

As I was on the treadmill this past week, I rewatched the Martian.  It's a fun watch.  The basic idea is that the main character gets st...

I have written about acceptance before. I didn’t really get it then. I do now. Very likely in some years I’ll wonder why I thought that 😅 ...

This year in Ramadan I want to focus on two things .    The other day I overslept for fajr. It’s the first time in many years I missed doing...

Every year in Ramadan I like to focus on something.  It's a great opportunity to think clearly about something every single day for a mo...

I have this picture from early 2021 as my screensaver.  I don't think I'm ever going to change it.  Mom is in it🩷  It's a great...

This is beautiful and deep. When something isn’t right we often have the instinct to excise or eliminate or do away with the broken and bad....

This scene is amazing. It’s about building a bridge. I have a thing for bridges. I think this scene is a metaphor though. The bridge thing i...

Lyrics have inspired so many of my thoughts and blogs. The authors take my mind to new places. It’s like reading is for so many, it takes m...