When Tariq Ramadan spoke about "seeing from a different angle", he really opened up a new channel to "give" and "receive" in me....I often have "one way" of thinking or perceiving things which happen to me. I often assume something-which is completely ignorant to do.
Instead of assuming, we should find out "facts" and be EDUCATED. This is what will lead us to the ultimate success.
I was listening to a radio show on KPFK yesterday as I was driving. The radio host was African American and talking about the African American women's Anger. How she tends to "internalize" her anger instead of being active and doing something to change her condition.
This is something which we should all try to do. Be more "active" and less "reactive". I tend to be reactive and this is not a good side of the spectrum to be in! Instead of reacting to events that upset me, I need to stop myself, think, analyze, look at ALL possible options from ALL possible DIRECTIONS and then make a move.
If we want something to change, we must fight with LOVE. that is the only way we will SUCCEED.
I heard a lecture that was talking about just this! the lecturer gave a clear example. Imagine yourself: "fighting in a dark room against darkness"....so after few hours of fighting will you win? or will the darkness win? Of course the darkness will win.
All we have to do (to win) is stop fighting, explore alternatives, FIND the light switch! and we win!
In other words, the more love we put out, the more love we receive, and the more hate we put out, the more hate we receive. We almost "BECOME" what we do not want if we fight it with anger. Think about it...
if you scream, your children will scream back. If you sing to them, they will sing back. If you kiss them, they will hug and kiss you back. And so on and so forth, with everything in our lives...We must be smart, fight only with goodness.
So what's your choice?
Everyday God gives us a new opportunity, a new chance to "improve" ourselves, to become perfect and help others attain that perfection. We strive to improve our condition. But how are we doing this? what is our PLAN of success?
We must remind ourselves to use love as our #1 tool. Remind our kids, our husband, our families that we need to be less greedy and more THANKFUL. not always "WANT" but realize that we have enough and we just need to appreciate it more. And if we do not agree or like our condition, take [the right] steps to make it better, seek out experts if need be, be smart in the way we tackle the problem, do not proceed when angry!!!!!
Be proactive.
Make that choice!
All my love!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
On reaching our goals and being aware of "fear"
As we prepare ourselves in a new Spiritual Journey, I thought of reflecting on something really important that is sometimes (many times) the reason why we don't "move". Or "achieve"...our dreams, our goals... The reason we sometimes are "stagnant". Sometimes because of "FEAR" we paralyze and are not capable of moving into whatever dreams/goals we would like to reach.
If our goals are clear and we have developed a system of achieving them, there is no reason we can not accomplish them. Even the most amazing thoughts that we may feel are "impossible" to achieve can become a reality if we do not let anything stop us in our way. If there is a ROCK, we explore the way around it..... We first need DIRECTION and what follows is our own PUSH to make it happen. It will not matter how many blocks are on the way.
There is a series of ways we can get the job done. And by writing things down we can visually see our goals. Sometimes, the more senses we use, the better we "REMEMBER".
1. Set a goal
2. Have a clear DIRECTION and focus towards it
3. Think of the necessary tools to get to your goal
4. write down a plan
5. share your plan and be able to clearly state how you will achieve it.
6. Pray that God makes everything smooth and your path easy
7. DO NOT loose focus or get distracted. ELIMINATE distractions.
8. Reassure yourself that you CAN DO IT and SURROUND yourself with positive people/positive energy.
This below from "feel the fear and do it and anyway"
"The only way to get rid of fear of doing something is to go out and do it..."
"Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness."
If you do things with LOVE, everything will run smooth and easy but you must remember to first PUT OUT more than what you EXPECT to get back.
It is easy to do something when we get a reward or something in return but it is harder NOT TO EXPECT anything.
When it comes to God consciousness, the more we do for HIM, for HIS SAKE, the more WE end up benefiting because He knows and gives us so much EVEN THOUGH it may appear that at a certain time in our life, "nothing is happening"....it may be that we need time and we need to learn to be "Patient"....so there is a blessing in that, if we understand.
An different example is our parents, they will wait to give us a certain gift until we reach a certain age, otherwise that same gift can be dangerous.
We need to learn to ACCEPT with an open mind and an OPEN HEART and all our goals can definitely be achieved.
DO NOT FEAR anything or anyone except GOD.
If our goals are clear and we have developed a system of achieving them, there is no reason we can not accomplish them. Even the most amazing thoughts that we may feel are "impossible" to achieve can become a reality if we do not let anything stop us in our way. If there is a ROCK, we explore the way around it..... We first need DIRECTION and what follows is our own PUSH to make it happen. It will not matter how many blocks are on the way.
There is a series of ways we can get the job done. And by writing things down we can visually see our goals. Sometimes, the more senses we use, the better we "REMEMBER".
1. Set a goal
2. Have a clear DIRECTION and focus towards it
3. Think of the necessary tools to get to your goal
4. write down a plan
5. share your plan and be able to clearly state how you will achieve it.
6. Pray that God makes everything smooth and your path easy
7. DO NOT loose focus or get distracted. ELIMINATE distractions.
8. Reassure yourself that you CAN DO IT and SURROUND yourself with positive people/positive energy.
This below from "feel the fear and do it and anyway"
"The only way to get rid of fear of doing something is to go out and do it..."
"Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness."
If you do things with LOVE, everything will run smooth and easy but you must remember to first PUT OUT more than what you EXPECT to get back.
It is easy to do something when we get a reward or something in return but it is harder NOT TO EXPECT anything.
When it comes to God consciousness, the more we do for HIM, for HIS SAKE, the more WE end up benefiting because He knows and gives us so much EVEN THOUGH it may appear that at a certain time in our life, "nothing is happening"....it may be that we need time and we need to learn to be "Patient"....so there is a blessing in that, if we understand.
An different example is our parents, they will wait to give us a certain gift until we reach a certain age, otherwise that same gift can be dangerous.
We need to learn to ACCEPT with an open mind and an OPEN HEART and all our goals can definitely be achieved.
DO NOT FEAR anything or anyone except GOD.
Monday, July 25, 2011
two words, one name
two words: Tariq Ramadan
*youtube this name and listen to what he has to say. Amazing!
"use your mind, use it, vision comes from heart to give you DIRECTION"
*youtube this name and listen to what he has to say. Amazing!
"use your mind, use it, vision comes from heart to give you DIRECTION"
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
A month of Reflection-Ramadan
This coming month will be for me a time of reflection.
I am organizing my month in a way that I will try my best NOT to waste time and to really FOCUS on my most important goals.
I will try to ACHIEVE as much as possible and utilize every minute of the day WISELY!
My goals will be simple but meaningful.
Sometimes I like to think of them as "investments"...because when you invest, you put your BEST effort out knowing that you will receive something at the end (or you hope so)....
I just want to have time to really reflect on what I have done so far in life and how I would like to move on and what I should omit, change, or ignore...
Perhaps I have paid attention to some things and have ignored others.
I need to PRIORITIZE and TIME is the most essential element of SUCCESS.
I have noticed that the most SUCCESSFUL People are the most DISCIPLINED and the most PATIENT I have come to know.
I look up to them as they enjoy their life, live FULLY and Appreciate everything that comes their way. They do not waste time COMPLAINING or speaking ILL of others, they use their mind and tongue in the remembrance of their creator and REMIND OTHERS of HIM ALSO which is very important because they will get reward for doing that....
again, it's all really investing in the future. And our future, our main goal is Paradise/heaven.
So in order to get there, we must WAKE UP and DO as much as we can and put all our ENERGY in the right way, stay in the right path and HOPE that we will get there.
I am organizing my month in a way that I will try my best NOT to waste time and to really FOCUS on my most important goals.
I will try to ACHIEVE as much as possible and utilize every minute of the day WISELY!
My goals will be simple but meaningful.
Sometimes I like to think of them as "investments"...because when you invest, you put your BEST effort out knowing that you will receive something at the end (or you hope so)....
I just want to have time to really reflect on what I have done so far in life and how I would like to move on and what I should omit, change, or ignore...
Perhaps I have paid attention to some things and have ignored others.
I need to PRIORITIZE and TIME is the most essential element of SUCCESS.
I have noticed that the most SUCCESSFUL People are the most DISCIPLINED and the most PATIENT I have come to know.
I look up to them as they enjoy their life, live FULLY and Appreciate everything that comes their way. They do not waste time COMPLAINING or speaking ILL of others, they use their mind and tongue in the remembrance of their creator and REMIND OTHERS of HIM ALSO which is very important because they will get reward for doing that....
again, it's all really investing in the future. And our future, our main goal is Paradise/heaven.
So in order to get there, we must WAKE UP and DO as much as we can and put all our ENERGY in the right way, stay in the right path and HOPE that we will get there.
Monday, July 18, 2011
never say "never"
you never know when you will:
-become best friends with your "enemy"
-become pregnant after years of infertility
-be the proud daughter-in-law
-achieve your most wildest dreams
-marry your first love
-start your own company
-have the house you dreamed of
-etc etc etc!
It all starts with a positive outlook in life and shutting your mouth whenever you want to say "I can never do that".... or, "that will never happen"
Never is an absolute and we need to start talking less and doing more, specially with these type of statements.
We only live ONE LIFE and it is a fair opportunity for us to do whatever we want if God wills it and if we put all OUR EFFORT into it.
So never say never to yourself or your loved ones because YOU NEVER KNOW, what one day you considered "done" can flourish and become something else somewhere in your future life.
Leave the diary of your life clean so that you can dream and it can fill itself up with wonderful thoughts, moments, and surprises.
Life, no one really knows and no one can say "this is it", you can always change if you really want to. IT IS UP TO YOU.
-become best friends with your "enemy"
-become pregnant after years of infertility
-be the proud daughter-in-law
-achieve your most wildest dreams
-marry your first love
-start your own company
-have the house you dreamed of
-etc etc etc!
It all starts with a positive outlook in life and shutting your mouth whenever you want to say "I can never do that".... or, "that will never happen"
Never is an absolute and we need to start talking less and doing more, specially with these type of statements.
We only live ONE LIFE and it is a fair opportunity for us to do whatever we want if God wills it and if we put all OUR EFFORT into it.
So never say never to yourself or your loved ones because YOU NEVER KNOW, what one day you considered "done" can flourish and become something else somewhere in your future life.
Leave the diary of your life clean so that you can dream and it can fill itself up with wonderful thoughts, moments, and surprises.
Life, no one really knows and no one can say "this is it", you can always change if you really want to. IT IS UP TO YOU.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
yes, you can get what you want!!!!
Everything is possible if you simply pay attention to the "signs" that are out there in nature.
Everything has to do with "timing" and putting your most positive energy in everything you see.
When you do see something beautiful or something you "WISH" you had, be content at that moment and thank GOD for HIS blessings on you. As it may be good at that particular time and place for you not to have that item or privilege but if you pay attention, it will come to you at the right time.
We are humans, we are never satisfied, we always want more. We have one car, we want two. We have a boy, we want a girl. We are single, we want to marry. We live in a house, we want a palace and so on....
Everything happens for a reason and the more you are sincere, the more you are caring, the more you put "OUT" the more it will come to you, it is "karma" if you will, it is something no one really can explain but it happens.
You want=you work toward it=you put your positive energy into it=you will get it AT the right time and IF God wills it for YOU.
So be thankful as sometimes we may get what we want but it may harm us. So in a way, it is best that we thank GOD for the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful, what we have and what we DO NOT.
God knows everything and we are the ignorant ones.
Sometimes we think we know....we know a mountain because we can see it?
ha! no we don't.
As my teacher says, you CAN NOT see the INSIDE of the mountain, you CAN NOT see the back side or what's on top or whats underneath, you only see one picture (one part of it) and nothing more while GOD can see it all!
It may be that God is like a father....the son reaches to get a knife and the father takes it away. While the child sees it as something fun to play with, the father KNOWS more and knows it is DANGEROUS at this point and time in this child's life. In a similar way, God protects us from what we do not know and we do not understand. Shouldn't we be thankful instead of crying like that child??? If we are ignorant, we will cry. If we are smart and realize God knows more than we do, we would pray, get closer to HIM because that's the only way to achieve ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in life! with HIS permission, with HIS blessing, with HIS POWER.
so yes, you can get what you want but you must:
1. believe it will come to you
2. have patience for the "trial period"
3. Stay positive
4. Don't dwell on it, enjoy other beautiful things in life while you wait
5. ALWAYS be thankful (for whatever you have), do not forget! (it could be worst)
And God LOVES that we come closer to HIM. He is like that father who tries to protect the son. He loves him so much and is always there for him to comfort him and love him and the child only cares about the "toy"....
while today is that toy, tomorrow it will be another item...and so do we ever really learn?
Do we give God a chance? HE ALWAYS gives us a chance, he's always there for us. We need to reach to HIM and He will, as always, PROVIDE.
Everything has to do with "timing" and putting your most positive energy in everything you see.
When you do see something beautiful or something you "WISH" you had, be content at that moment and thank GOD for HIS blessings on you. As it may be good at that particular time and place for you not to have that item or privilege but if you pay attention, it will come to you at the right time.
We are humans, we are never satisfied, we always want more. We have one car, we want two. We have a boy, we want a girl. We are single, we want to marry. We live in a house, we want a palace and so on....
Everything happens for a reason and the more you are sincere, the more you are caring, the more you put "OUT" the more it will come to you, it is "karma" if you will, it is something no one really can explain but it happens.
You want=you work toward it=you put your positive energy into it=you will get it AT the right time and IF God wills it for YOU.
So be thankful as sometimes we may get what we want but it may harm us. So in a way, it is best that we thank GOD for the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful, what we have and what we DO NOT.
God knows everything and we are the ignorant ones.
Sometimes we think we know....we know a mountain because we can see it?
ha! no we don't.
As my teacher says, you CAN NOT see the INSIDE of the mountain, you CAN NOT see the back side or what's on top or whats underneath, you only see one picture (one part of it) and nothing more while GOD can see it all!
It may be that God is like a father....the son reaches to get a knife and the father takes it away. While the child sees it as something fun to play with, the father KNOWS more and knows it is DANGEROUS at this point and time in this child's life. In a similar way, God protects us from what we do not know and we do not understand. Shouldn't we be thankful instead of crying like that child??? If we are ignorant, we will cry. If we are smart and realize God knows more than we do, we would pray, get closer to HIM because that's the only way to achieve ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in life! with HIS permission, with HIS blessing, with HIS POWER.
so yes, you can get what you want but you must:
1. believe it will come to you
2. have patience for the "trial period"
3. Stay positive
4. Don't dwell on it, enjoy other beautiful things in life while you wait
5. ALWAYS be thankful (for whatever you have), do not forget! (it could be worst)
And God LOVES that we come closer to HIM. He is like that father who tries to protect the son. He loves him so much and is always there for him to comfort him and love him and the child only cares about the "toy"....
while today is that toy, tomorrow it will be another item...and so do we ever really learn?
Do we give God a chance? HE ALWAYS gives us a chance, he's always there for us. We need to reach to HIM and He will, as always, PROVIDE.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Documentary
Ronan Godfrey's video.
Please watch this documentary and support children all over the world.
Please watch this documentary and support children all over the world.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
change? why not!
so, I got "INSPIRED" to start a project of hope. I saw in the "national geographic" magazine, an advertisement for "project hope" founded in 1958 to help people live healthier lives and educate them about diabetes.
With the "hope" in mind, I thought why not start my own project and call it "project ONE" This project has a variety of purposes and here are some of my ideas:
1. Pray to the ONE God (which unites us all)
2. Plant ONE tree
3. Save ONE LIFE
4. SPREAD the ONE and most pure LOVE
5. help ONE charity of choice
6. Sponsor ONE orphan
7. Clean ONE park
8. Write in ONE blog
9. Change ONE LIFE
10. help our ONE PLANET EARTH
11. Read ONE book a month!
12. Donate One time a month (money or items)
13. Dedicate your time Once a week (choose a charity)
14. Write ONE book
15. Educate ONE soul
16. Love ONE community
17. write ONE letter of hope
18. Inspire One student
19. Love ONE animal
20. Fix ONE WRONG with LOVE
It takes ONE person to change the world, spread the love, spread the effort,
we can do it, UNITED AS ONE!!!!!!!!!!
somos la luz que alumbra con ardor lo mas obscuro.....
WE ARE THE WORLD!
PROJECT ONE
one creator. one planet. one chance.
With the "hope" in mind, I thought why not start my own project and call it "project ONE" This project has a variety of purposes and here are some of my ideas:
1. Pray to the ONE God (which unites us all)
2. Plant ONE tree
3. Save ONE LIFE
4. SPREAD the ONE and most pure LOVE
5. help ONE charity of choice
6. Sponsor ONE orphan
7. Clean ONE park
8. Write in ONE blog
9. Change ONE LIFE
10. help our ONE PLANET EARTH
11. Read ONE book a month!
12. Donate One time a month (money or items)
13. Dedicate your time Once a week (choose a charity)
14. Write ONE book
15. Educate ONE soul
16. Love ONE community
17. write ONE letter of hope
18. Inspire One student
19. Love ONE animal
20. Fix ONE WRONG with LOVE
It takes ONE person to change the world, spread the love, spread the effort,
we can do it, UNITED AS ONE!!!!!!!!!!
somos la luz que alumbra con ardor lo mas obscuro.....
WE ARE THE WORLD!
PROJECT ONE
one creator. one planet. one chance.
Friday, July 8, 2011
crushed (poem)
ok so "they won" I give up. I am crushed.
I'm not a super women,
not a super mom,
not a super daughter,
not a super sister,
not a super friend,
not a super entrepreneur
nor a super fundraiser di-rec-tor
I'm just gaby.
I'm just gaby with a broken heart.
Who cares?
who really cares I ask.
Cause last time I checked I didn't get a phone call or a "letter of hope" or a sincere apologetic visit, a poem or a simple smile.
I didn't get a call back or a replied text, it has been like all the rest, simply a test of faith.
All because of greed, power, MONEY and a simple push to the side road, I am no longer needed...
I am no longer a great friend,
I am no longer a human being with thoughts, visions and feelings,
I am now a forgotten soul, and I can care less if that's what's going on,
I rather be who I am and know that Allah is the best and will always be by my side no matter what.
No matter who speaks ill and lies,
No matter who spreads evil or gives no side of reason, no equal ears to hear both sides,
that is clearly the gray side.
No matter who turns away, no matter who accuses you the wrong way,
He will be there for you, defending you, protecting you,
I don't need a crowd, I rather be myself and I-
my family and that is it,
Instead of an ocean of brainless peeps who care all about their greed, their EGO rules them, their power pushes them and they can all do whatever it is they do best, cause they understand and I, I am a single, solo, "un maremoto", I rather sail on my own, stay on my own,
I rather join the "ship of fools" cause they ain't no fools, they know the truth, they know not to be attached to anything in this world,
Stay aboard, stay with their own, stay on the oceans ga-lore.
They will provide, they will sustain and never you will they look for gains.
And I will be fine.
crushed but that's alright.
Crushed I can do but only if I choose to!
let it go, save the day,
stay awake, feel the pain!
in my eyes I got nothing to blind,
I know the truth, I speak it too!
gaby I say...
don't deny that you CAN go far,
do not wonder what you can achieve TODAY
so stand up straight!
brush yourself off and shape up cause you know what?
You will be stronger now than you were before,
you will crush them now if they get in your way
and you will see, there is nothing to fear except the day in which we will ALL be raised-back up again
and because of that DAY my friends,
we better be
pre-pared.
I'm not a super women,
not a super mom,
not a super daughter,
not a super sister,
not a super friend,
not a super entrepreneur
nor a super fundraiser di-rec-tor
I'm just gaby.
I'm just gaby with a broken heart.
Who cares?
who really cares I ask.
Cause last time I checked I didn't get a phone call or a "letter of hope" or a sincere apologetic visit, a poem or a simple smile.
I didn't get a call back or a replied text, it has been like all the rest, simply a test of faith.
All because of greed, power, MONEY and a simple push to the side road, I am no longer needed...
I am no longer a great friend,
I am no longer a human being with thoughts, visions and feelings,
I am now a forgotten soul, and I can care less if that's what's going on,
I rather be who I am and know that Allah is the best and will always be by my side no matter what.
No matter who speaks ill and lies,
No matter who spreads evil or gives no side of reason, no equal ears to hear both sides,
that is clearly the gray side.
No matter who turns away, no matter who accuses you the wrong way,
He will be there for you, defending you, protecting you,
I don't need a crowd, I rather be myself and I-
my family and that is it,
Instead of an ocean of brainless peeps who care all about their greed, their EGO rules them, their power pushes them and they can all do whatever it is they do best, cause they understand and I, I am a single, solo, "un maremoto", I rather sail on my own, stay on my own,
I rather join the "ship of fools" cause they ain't no fools, they know the truth, they know not to be attached to anything in this world,
Stay aboard, stay with their own, stay on the oceans ga-lore.
They will provide, they will sustain and never you will they look for gains.
And I will be fine.
crushed but that's alright.
Crushed I can do but only if I choose to!
let it go, save the day,
stay awake, feel the pain!
in my eyes I got nothing to blind,
I know the truth, I speak it too!
gaby I say...
don't deny that you CAN go far,
do not wonder what you can achieve TODAY
so stand up straight!
brush yourself off and shape up cause you know what?
You will be stronger now than you were before,
you will crush them now if they get in your way
and you will see, there is nothing to fear except the day in which we will ALL be raised-back up again
and because of that DAY my friends,
we better be
pre-pared.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Believe in YOU
Don't let people and negativity enter YOUR LIFE.
You control your life, not the world around you.
Do not let the devil's work come into your sacred space, make it go away!
protect yourself with beauty, with love, with God's Wonder!
We have enough to be thankful and to praise to waste our time looking outside our window.
We need to look more IN and less OUT!
This way we keep ourselves OUT OF TROUBLE and we keep ourselves pure and focused.
Never loose that focus. Whatever it is, it can wait.
Whatever is taking your attention from ACTS OF WORSHIP can sit and wait.
DO not loose that focus because you are allowing yourself to become a LOOSER.
yes, a looser only wastes time, listens to nonsense, BELIEVES what the eyes see and spends where it DOESN'T NEED TO.
Shopping can be devilish...we purchase things we don't need, we waste money in THINGS that will end up in the garbage, we waste time shopping to get a good deal, we move away from inward loving satisfaction to OUTWORD materialistic STUFF, Never achieving an ultimate satisfaction because next year, our car will be out of style, our shoes and purses and sunglasses need a new color and our style doesn't match the runways....
so before you look out your window, praise your creator, thank HIM for the wonders he offers, don't look for things that may hurt you but look and be thankful for what you have, look INSIDE.
And do not believe for one second all that is said to you.
Do not believe something that inside your heart is not in tune with what you consider to be the TRUTH.
Just because you heard it on TV or your parents Told you so, Or you found it printed on a book, you do not need to believe that.
We all have an intellect, NOT A SINGLE person can DENY THAT!
so we should use that brain of ours and figure OUT OUR OWN PATH, OUR OWN TRUTH!
You control your life, not the world around you.
Do not let the devil's work come into your sacred space, make it go away!
protect yourself with beauty, with love, with God's Wonder!
We have enough to be thankful and to praise to waste our time looking outside our window.
We need to look more IN and less OUT!
This way we keep ourselves OUT OF TROUBLE and we keep ourselves pure and focused.
Never loose that focus. Whatever it is, it can wait.
Whatever is taking your attention from ACTS OF WORSHIP can sit and wait.
DO not loose that focus because you are allowing yourself to become a LOOSER.
yes, a looser only wastes time, listens to nonsense, BELIEVES what the eyes see and spends where it DOESN'T NEED TO.
Shopping can be devilish...we purchase things we don't need, we waste money in THINGS that will end up in the garbage, we waste time shopping to get a good deal, we move away from inward loving satisfaction to OUTWORD materialistic STUFF, Never achieving an ultimate satisfaction because next year, our car will be out of style, our shoes and purses and sunglasses need a new color and our style doesn't match the runways....
so before you look out your window, praise your creator, thank HIM for the wonders he offers, don't look for things that may hurt you but look and be thankful for what you have, look INSIDE.
And do not believe for one second all that is said to you.
Do not believe something that inside your heart is not in tune with what you consider to be the TRUTH.
Just because you heard it on TV or your parents Told you so, Or you found it printed on a book, you do not need to believe that.
We all have an intellect, NOT A SINGLE person can DENY THAT!
so we should use that brain of ours and figure OUT OUR OWN PATH, OUR OWN TRUTH!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
be with the children
We would avoid problems.
We would avoid sins.
We would avoid wasted time.
We wouldn't be classified...undermined...ignored...insulted...made fun of...unappreciated...labeled....ridiculed.....
If we simply be with the children.
We would laugh and play,
stay in tuned with nature and it's mysterious ways,
get down and dirty, very messy, yes!
Let nature take over,
let our love flourish all over
we just need their smile, their laugh,
their innocence at once!
We only need so little and make things so complicated
we simply need the SMALLEST things in life to be happy
All of what we have searched for it is so close by and free
if we simply be with the children.
Our lives would be so full, so busy, so joyful, so funny and so neat
if we stick to our family, our loved ones, our babies, our friends.
Let the children dictate your moves and understand them, listen to them because
they bring a message of HOPE, of PEACE, of what GOD wants us to be.
All we need in our world is a little more UNDERSTANDING and much more LOVE!
All we need is to be a little more like them, feel like them, enjoy like them, love like them, have fun like them!
All our troubles erased, all so easily and at the end of the day, all we need to do is
be with the children.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Love in the air!
Such beautiful times we live in, we should be thankful!
It is amazing to be able to meet such wonderful people with the touch of a finger! Yes, Internet has taken us to a HUGE new level of understanding, traveling, reaching, learning, sharing, LOVING!
Nowadays we can do almost anything we want, go anywhere we wish and we don't even have to get up from our chair!
Let us NOT get lost in the overwhelming information, but let us be ACTIVE and take a STAND and DO something! One of my most precious gifts is discovering such an amazing person as Oprah Winfrey. Yes, good old Oprah. She amazes me every time. Every time I read her magazine or read her articles. She ALWAYS has something amazing to share.
She won't keep things TO HERSELF. She shares information in her articles, her magazines, her shows, she GIVES and that is the beauty of knowing that we are all going to die, one way or another, we can not avoid it. So why we avoid giving? What are we collecting stuff and memories and experiences and NOT SHARING THEM??
That is the power of living today!
You make discoveries, you put them to test and YOU SHARE THEM!
Beautiful.
That's how you really know who your true friends are.
If they share with you their amazing powers and LIVING ENERGY.
I love so many of my friends I probably can't even list them all here.
But a name is resonating in my mind right now, as soon as I started writing the blog today.
Let's not put her full name here just in case. But her name is Diana.
What an amazing person! amazing character and positive outlook in life! I love this beautiful soul. May God always protect her, grant her ALL SHE WISHES and guide her always to the right path. AMEEN!
I must admit, it's hard to NOT write everyone's names here....Another beautiful person I LOVE is Litz. A beautiful friend of mine who is not near me but as if she was...always there for me whenever I'm in trouble or need URGENT advice. She is far in distance but CLOSE by and has proven her friendship TIME AND AGAIN.
May God also always protect her, grant her all she ever wished for, guide her to the right path and comfort her in all ways, ameen!
With friends such as these, life is just so beautiful because any direction you turn (or need to turn) there is someone there to help you, support you, guide you, CORRECT YOU if you need it! Yes, you don't need to be slapped or hit to realize sometimes you do make mistakes. But someone can Correct you in a nice way, using Constructive Criticism and making sure you stay on the right track. Nothing wrong with that.
This blog is dedicated to beautiful people such as Oprah, Diana and Litz who touched my life and keep on being there for me, so much so that I think of them often, I thank GOD for all they share and for being there for me one way or another, when I need them most.
Thank you my sisters!
It is amazing to be able to meet such wonderful people with the touch of a finger! Yes, Internet has taken us to a HUGE new level of understanding, traveling, reaching, learning, sharing, LOVING!
Nowadays we can do almost anything we want, go anywhere we wish and we don't even have to get up from our chair!
Let us NOT get lost in the overwhelming information, but let us be ACTIVE and take a STAND and DO something! One of my most precious gifts is discovering such an amazing person as Oprah Winfrey. Yes, good old Oprah. She amazes me every time. Every time I read her magazine or read her articles. She ALWAYS has something amazing to share.
She won't keep things TO HERSELF. She shares information in her articles, her magazines, her shows, she GIVES and that is the beauty of knowing that we are all going to die, one way or another, we can not avoid it. So why we avoid giving? What are we collecting stuff and memories and experiences and NOT SHARING THEM??
That is the power of living today!
You make discoveries, you put them to test and YOU SHARE THEM!
Beautiful.
That's how you really know who your true friends are.
If they share with you their amazing powers and LIVING ENERGY.
I love so many of my friends I probably can't even list them all here.
But a name is resonating in my mind right now, as soon as I started writing the blog today.
Let's not put her full name here just in case. But her name is Diana.
What an amazing person! amazing character and positive outlook in life! I love this beautiful soul. May God always protect her, grant her ALL SHE WISHES and guide her always to the right path. AMEEN!
I must admit, it's hard to NOT write everyone's names here....Another beautiful person I LOVE is Litz. A beautiful friend of mine who is not near me but as if she was...always there for me whenever I'm in trouble or need URGENT advice. She is far in distance but CLOSE by and has proven her friendship TIME AND AGAIN.
May God also always protect her, grant her all she ever wished for, guide her to the right path and comfort her in all ways, ameen!
With friends such as these, life is just so beautiful because any direction you turn (or need to turn) there is someone there to help you, support you, guide you, CORRECT YOU if you need it! Yes, you don't need to be slapped or hit to realize sometimes you do make mistakes. But someone can Correct you in a nice way, using Constructive Criticism and making sure you stay on the right track. Nothing wrong with that.
This blog is dedicated to beautiful people such as Oprah, Diana and Litz who touched my life and keep on being there for me, so much so that I think of them often, I thank GOD for all they share and for being there for me one way or another, when I need them most.
Thank you my sisters!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
the paralysis of GROUP THINK
why are people so afraid?
I don't even know what to say about this one. I feel people are simply afraid and that is the bottom line, that is why:
they can't defend others,
they don't want to talk,
they rather watch an injustice,
they rather follow "the crowd",
they can not handle being wrong,
People are afraid of the insults, the labeling, the talk of the town, being different, etc.
That's why instead of meeting a group I rather meet a single individual because the group might , together, label you and dismiss you while you can find common "ground" with one on one meetings.
The group tends to work as a group and forgets that each person is an individual and what comes in place is "group think"...
After participating in group think, you don't come home and ask yourself "how come we didn't give the person a fair chance, how come we, as a team, labeled the person and moved as one toward our goal. That's how people are generally trained.
They are not trained individually, they are trained in a classroom and they are trained to learn to deal with things in a group setting.
You can't blame people, this is what they know and what has worked for them.
Doing anything OUTSIDE OF THE BOX is really a no-no and it's dangerous.
So even if you see an injustice and you see there is no need to label someone but your group feels its' right, you will go with the flow to avoid the greater harm (being disliked by your own group!).
What is more important? to be liked by one or to be liked by a group?
It all depends on your core values and majority of people will LOVE being liked by more than one, no matter what it takes and no matter who gets hurt.
My advice.
Before following a group and being so AFRAID of speaking out and saying how you feel and not being afraid of rejection, stand out, do it for God's sake, DO NOT BE AFRAID!
Your goal is to speak the truth if you can and that is the least you can do.
If you are afraid and decide to go with the group, without thinking for yourself, ultimately YOU WILL GET HURT, no one else.
I don't even know what to say about this one. I feel people are simply afraid and that is the bottom line, that is why:
they can't defend others,
they don't want to talk,
they rather watch an injustice,
they rather follow "the crowd",
they can not handle being wrong,
People are afraid of the insults, the labeling, the talk of the town, being different, etc.
That's why instead of meeting a group I rather meet a single individual because the group might , together, label you and dismiss you while you can find common "ground" with one on one meetings.
The group tends to work as a group and forgets that each person is an individual and what comes in place is "group think"...
After participating in group think, you don't come home and ask yourself "how come we didn't give the person a fair chance, how come we, as a team, labeled the person and moved as one toward our goal. That's how people are generally trained.
They are not trained individually, they are trained in a classroom and they are trained to learn to deal with things in a group setting.
You can't blame people, this is what they know and what has worked for them.
Doing anything OUTSIDE OF THE BOX is really a no-no and it's dangerous.
So even if you see an injustice and you see there is no need to label someone but your group feels its' right, you will go with the flow to avoid the greater harm (being disliked by your own group!).
What is more important? to be liked by one or to be liked by a group?
It all depends on your core values and majority of people will LOVE being liked by more than one, no matter what it takes and no matter who gets hurt.
My advice.
Before following a group and being so AFRAID of speaking out and saying how you feel and not being afraid of rejection, stand out, do it for God's sake, DO NOT BE AFRAID!
Your goal is to speak the truth if you can and that is the least you can do.
If you are afraid and decide to go with the group, without thinking for yourself, ultimately YOU WILL GET HURT, no one else.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
our nature and our problems
misunderstandings can be so hurtful.
By nature, we are all "good", it is sometimes that we are misunderstood and immediately labeled. We don't like to be labeled but we find ourselves "labeling" others. She is this way, he is this way, She will never change, he will always do those things.
But in the end, labeling is really something we don't need to live with. School label children, parents label children, people label each other, doctors label patients, everyone has a way of organizing people by "labeling"
One of the most hurtful things is not what people tell you but what they decide to do with you once they label you, "they leave you alone".
Instead of helping the person out and being patient in teaching them, these people are left on their own and people think this solves the problem.
Well now we have people with no friends, who will never learn or improve themselves because no one is there to help them.
On the other hand, there are those who can't take criticism and won't hear explanations, they make decisions based on their feelings and that's all.
Now that is also hurtful because instead of talking about a situation, they act on anger, it can become a very dangerous situation.
By nature, we are all "good", it is sometimes that we are misunderstood and immediately labeled. We don't like to be labeled but we find ourselves "labeling" others. She is this way, he is this way, She will never change, he will always do those things.
But in the end, labeling is really something we don't need to live with. School label children, parents label children, people label each other, doctors label patients, everyone has a way of organizing people by "labeling"
One of the most hurtful things is not what people tell you but what they decide to do with you once they label you, "they leave you alone".
Instead of helping the person out and being patient in teaching them, these people are left on their own and people think this solves the problem.
Well now we have people with no friends, who will never learn or improve themselves because no one is there to help them.
On the other hand, there are those who can't take criticism and won't hear explanations, they make decisions based on their feelings and that's all.
Now that is also hurtful because instead of talking about a situation, they act on anger, it can become a very dangerous situation.
Monday, June 20, 2011
KA SUNDANCE RAW FOODIST HERE IN US!
I'm so excited to say that Ka Sundance is here on US TOUR 2011! We are blessed to have him around us and seeing how he helps people heal, feel better and achieve their ultimate goals in life!
If you are interested please contact me for more information about his work. He has several books he has written and ton of videos on youtube. Please check out his website for more information and don't miss seeing him or getting an autograph this week only! he is going back to Costa Rica next Monday so please check his website for gigs: www.TheRawFoodFamily.com
Book signing and Raw DEMOS This Friday ICIE 12pm-3pm!!!! DON'T MISS in Rancho Cucamonga. More details send me a message!
Live a positive life, a more fuller life, a happy and healthy life with living raw foods! Learn how with Ka Sundance. Meet him in person as he's in California!
Take advantage of this awesome opportunity!
peace to you all!
If you are interested please contact me for more information about his work. He has several books he has written and ton of videos on youtube. Please check out his website for more information and don't miss seeing him or getting an autograph this week only! he is going back to Costa Rica next Monday so please check his website for gigs: www.TheRawFoodFamily.com
Book signing and Raw DEMOS This Friday ICIE 12pm-3pm!!!! DON'T MISS in Rancho Cucamonga. More details send me a message!
Live a positive life, a more fuller life, a happy and healthy life with living raw foods! Learn how with Ka Sundance. Meet him in person as he's in California!
Take advantage of this awesome opportunity!
peace to you all!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Listen to people
So today I woke up thinking...that everything has a solution IF WE PAY ATTENTION. sometimes the solution is so simple, it's hard to believe but we must try to understand that if we are ignorant and act on that ignorance, we will never liberate ourselves from so many shackles we put around our necks OURSELVES.
I remember one really important time in my life when i started thinking "OUTSIDE OF THE BOX".
We were in math class, I don't remember which math class but I remember the teacher told the class "don't believe all of what is written in books, books have mistakes. If you find a mistake and we can fix it, you will get extra points and we will mail the publisher to make corrections".
I was so speechless. While other kids ignored this, I was exposed to a whole new world view. I always believed in books and never ever questioned them let alone go find a mistake in them!
so from this moment on, I payed close attention to books and really had a new perspective on what was presented in them.
Sometimes truth is hidden for different reasons. And not just because a book is old or new, has a beautiful cover or not, will it have all the truth in it.
Just like our parents, as much as we respect them and love them, they are human beings who make mistakes and don't know the absolute truth (no one really can claim to know it all).
So, when they advice, they advice based on what was told to them or what they find worked for them from other people's advice or from personal experience. And while that may be perfectly fine and helpful, it does not guarantee that it is the only way....
So next time you get sick (with a cold) and parents tell you "drink chicken broth" maybe you can look it up you self and find a healthier alternative such as chai tea which is made from natural herbs and seeds and its completely vegan....and that may cure you faster than the typical chicken broth, plus you are in no need to add more fat, animal products into your system. I believe if we limit the meat in take, we will feel way more lighter and healthier...just give it a try, I am speaking of my own personal experience.
My one and most important advice is to really open up and LISTEN TO PEOPLE. We often don't listen, we talk, instead of listening at what people are tyring to tell you. If you listen, you can understand people much better, communicate more efficiently and enjoy their company.
From people I have learned so much and because I listen to them and care about what they are saying, I find that it only benefits ME!
I remember one really important time in my life when i started thinking "OUTSIDE OF THE BOX".
We were in math class, I don't remember which math class but I remember the teacher told the class "don't believe all of what is written in books, books have mistakes. If you find a mistake and we can fix it, you will get extra points and we will mail the publisher to make corrections".
I was so speechless. While other kids ignored this, I was exposed to a whole new world view. I always believed in books and never ever questioned them let alone go find a mistake in them!
so from this moment on, I payed close attention to books and really had a new perspective on what was presented in them.
Sometimes truth is hidden for different reasons. And not just because a book is old or new, has a beautiful cover or not, will it have all the truth in it.
Just like our parents, as much as we respect them and love them, they are human beings who make mistakes and don't know the absolute truth (no one really can claim to know it all).
So, when they advice, they advice based on what was told to them or what they find worked for them from other people's advice or from personal experience. And while that may be perfectly fine and helpful, it does not guarantee that it is the only way....
So next time you get sick (with a cold) and parents tell you "drink chicken broth" maybe you can look it up you self and find a healthier alternative such as chai tea which is made from natural herbs and seeds and its completely vegan....and that may cure you faster than the typical chicken broth, plus you are in no need to add more fat, animal products into your system. I believe if we limit the meat in take, we will feel way more lighter and healthier...just give it a try, I am speaking of my own personal experience.
My one and most important advice is to really open up and LISTEN TO PEOPLE. We often don't listen, we talk, instead of listening at what people are tyring to tell you. If you listen, you can understand people much better, communicate more efficiently and enjoy their company.
From people I have learned so much and because I listen to them and care about what they are saying, I find that it only benefits ME!
Monday, June 13, 2011
with love, you can reach perfection
If we did everything with love, all our work would be perfect. If we seek perfection in everything we do, and we are satisfied with it, we will be truly happy and content with our work.
We just must find love in everything, otherwise don't bother with it because you will do a mediocre job.
I like to excel in everything I do, I seek to learn until I get it perfect. And that means it has to be perfect in my eyes, not other's eyes.....
that's just my personal choice. I may be wrong but I have improved so much in a number of areas just by putting in the time to really learn what I get myself involved in.
It's much more rewarding to give my 100%!
We just must find love in everything, otherwise don't bother with it because you will do a mediocre job.
I like to excel in everything I do, I seek to learn until I get it perfect. And that means it has to be perfect in my eyes, not other's eyes.....
that's just my personal choice. I may be wrong but I have improved so much in a number of areas just by putting in the time to really learn what I get myself involved in.
It's much more rewarding to give my 100%!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
ask for help
People suffer in silence.
They don't seek help.
They need to seek help, find love, find happiness.
They need to reach out and not be ashamed.
Help is there if you only ask.
So ask.
:)
They don't seek help.
They need to seek help, find love, find happiness.
They need to reach out and not be ashamed.
Help is there if you only ask.
So ask.
:)
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Oprah Winfrey's Wisdom
What I know for sure:
1. What you put OUT comes back all the time, no matter what. (This is my creed).
2. You Define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.
3. Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.
4. when people show you who they are, believe them the first time. (A lesson from Maya Angelou.)
5. Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you.
6. What you believe has more power than what you dream, wish, or hope for. You become what you believe.
7. If the only prayer you ever say is "thank you" that will be enough. (From the German theologian and humanist Meister Eckhart.)
8. The Happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
9. Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.
10. If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.
Oprah Winfrey
1. What you put OUT comes back all the time, no matter what. (This is my creed).
2. You Define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.
3. Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.
4. when people show you who they are, believe them the first time. (A lesson from Maya Angelou.)
5. Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you.
6. What you believe has more power than what you dream, wish, or hope for. You become what you believe.
7. If the only prayer you ever say is "thank you" that will be enough. (From the German theologian and humanist Meister Eckhart.)
8. The Happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
9. Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.
10. If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.
Oprah Winfrey
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
we all need love!
By helping people, you are helping yourself.
That's the bottom line.
I got a mailed letter from Oprah part of her magazine subscription and she said in it 10 tips all timer, I should list them here. Anyway the first tip she says is "whatever you give OUT is what will come back to you".
So lets say you are rude and quiet all day to people, that is what you will get.
Now if you are friendly, you care about people, you will have friends and they will care about you.
bottom line, everyone needs love and to feel loved.
Not to simply give love but to get some love in return, this is human nature.
Call it whatever you want but seriously, it is absolutely a human necessity.
I hope people realize that if you want love, you must first give it.
There is a difference between "giving love" to get love and "being abused by giving love without ever receiving any" So once we understand it should be a win-win situation and not one sided, then we will fee this mutual love to a number of people, specially with those closest to us, our spouses.
That's the bottom line.
I got a mailed letter from Oprah part of her magazine subscription and she said in it 10 tips all timer, I should list them here. Anyway the first tip she says is "whatever you give OUT is what will come back to you".
So lets say you are rude and quiet all day to people, that is what you will get.
Now if you are friendly, you care about people, you will have friends and they will care about you.
bottom line, everyone needs love and to feel loved.
Not to simply give love but to get some love in return, this is human nature.
Call it whatever you want but seriously, it is absolutely a human necessity.
I hope people realize that if you want love, you must first give it.
There is a difference between "giving love" to get love and "being abused by giving love without ever receiving any" So once we understand it should be a win-win situation and not one sided, then we will fee this mutual love to a number of people, specially with those closest to us, our spouses.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Let's be optimisitc?
One of my favorite songs from Outlandish is called "After every rainfall must come a rainbow". It was done for the flood victims (I think not long ago in Pakistan). But this song really can be applied to very different situations. And it is absolutely true. God always provides us with a "relief" after a hardship. And it is part of our scriptures.
God gives us a trial and sometimes we don't understand why but in the end, HE has a plan for us that we are not aware of. He knows that there may be something we don't like but that is good for us or it may have some benefit which we may not understand at that particular time.
We don't know it all.
We don't know what His plans are, we don't even know his creation OR understand any of it actually.
My teacher, Dr. Imad Bayoun once told us, "look at the mountain, what do you see? you see one side of it, you are not God, you can not see the sides or the back, or the top of it or what's inside it or whats below it, it is God's creation, you can only see one part of it"
So in any situation, we can use our intellect to understand an aspect of something but we can't understand ALL OF IT. I think this is why people get upset at one another or why we go to war. It is because we don't understand the other and in a way we can't get into their shoes to see and respect each other's point of view.
It is easier to impose on others and it is easier to oppress one another because we simply "do not understand".
So in other words, this would be a much better place if we took the time to simply put ourselves in the other person's shoe. understand why they are acting the way they are and understand they have a valid reason (it may be a bad reason but that's not the issue, the issue is understanding)
So by being positive, optimistic and asking God to help us, guide us and bless us (with just about anything we want) We simply have to put all our trust in Him and He will give us all (if it is good for us), Another example my teacher would share with us is picture a child who is reaching for a knife at the kitchen table. You as a parent will not give it to him although he's begging and making every effort to grab it. In a similar way, God sometimes gives what we ask for and sometimes he doesn't because HE KNOWS what is good for us and what is not.
We think a new car or a new spouse is what we need. GOD ALWAYS knows best.
1. Ask God
2. Accept whatever He gives you, it is a blessing no matter which angle you look at it!
3. NEVER STOP ASKING
some people told me "God heard me and He's too busy for me, I won't keep praying".
KEEP PRAYING PLEASE
even if you think you are not "worthy" of prayer, KEEP PRAYING PLEASE. God knows that you are in a difficult situation or that you need something, HE LOVES US, He really loves us, we are HIS CREATION!!!! He loves when we ask of Him, He is there for us ALWAYS, no matter what mistakes you have made, no matter how many people you have offended.
HE LOVES US,that's the bottom line.
Alhamdulilah (all Praises to Allah swt)
God gives us a trial and sometimes we don't understand why but in the end, HE has a plan for us that we are not aware of. He knows that there may be something we don't like but that is good for us or it may have some benefit which we may not understand at that particular time.
We don't know it all.
We don't know what His plans are, we don't even know his creation OR understand any of it actually.
My teacher, Dr. Imad Bayoun once told us, "look at the mountain, what do you see? you see one side of it, you are not God, you can not see the sides or the back, or the top of it or what's inside it or whats below it, it is God's creation, you can only see one part of it"
So in any situation, we can use our intellect to understand an aspect of something but we can't understand ALL OF IT. I think this is why people get upset at one another or why we go to war. It is because we don't understand the other and in a way we can't get into their shoes to see and respect each other's point of view.
It is easier to impose on others and it is easier to oppress one another because we simply "do not understand".
So in other words, this would be a much better place if we took the time to simply put ourselves in the other person's shoe. understand why they are acting the way they are and understand they have a valid reason (it may be a bad reason but that's not the issue, the issue is understanding)
So by being positive, optimistic and asking God to help us, guide us and bless us (with just about anything we want) We simply have to put all our trust in Him and He will give us all (if it is good for us), Another example my teacher would share with us is picture a child who is reaching for a knife at the kitchen table. You as a parent will not give it to him although he's begging and making every effort to grab it. In a similar way, God sometimes gives what we ask for and sometimes he doesn't because HE KNOWS what is good for us and what is not.
We think a new car or a new spouse is what we need. GOD ALWAYS knows best.
1. Ask God
2. Accept whatever He gives you, it is a blessing no matter which angle you look at it!
3. NEVER STOP ASKING
some people told me "God heard me and He's too busy for me, I won't keep praying".
KEEP PRAYING PLEASE
even if you think you are not "worthy" of prayer, KEEP PRAYING PLEASE. God knows that you are in a difficult situation or that you need something, HE LOVES US, He really loves us, we are HIS CREATION!!!! He loves when we ask of Him, He is there for us ALWAYS, no matter what mistakes you have made, no matter how many people you have offended.
HE LOVES US,that's the bottom line.
Alhamdulilah (all Praises to Allah swt)
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Love nature, love gardening!
Today go outside and garden!
-It is the exercise we need.
-The therapy (sunlight and fresh air)
-Silence and the sound of nature (gives you time to reflect and gives you peace)
There are a ton of benefits, including "grounding" which is the concept of the connection between ourselves and planet earth. If you walk barefoot on earth surfaces, this is therapeutic.
So go outside and garden, do a small thing everyday and you will see the tremendous results.
And if you don't know how to do it, look online, read, or meet your neighbors, some are amazing gardeners!
*if you like in apartments: make recycle plastics your planters and start your own herb garden indoors. Make sure seeds and planting soil are organic.
-It is the exercise we need.
-The therapy (sunlight and fresh air)
-Silence and the sound of nature (gives you time to reflect and gives you peace)
There are a ton of benefits, including "grounding" which is the concept of the connection between ourselves and planet earth. If you walk barefoot on earth surfaces, this is therapeutic.
So go outside and garden, do a small thing everyday and you will see the tremendous results.
And if you don't know how to do it, look online, read, or meet your neighbors, some are amazing gardeners!
*if you like in apartments: make recycle plastics your planters and start your own herb garden indoors. Make sure seeds and planting soil are organic.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
an inspirational day!
This was registration Today at our "healthy eating workshop"! what an excellent program!!!! Thanks to all who came out!!! including my good friend Farzaneh and her husband who came from the San Fernando Valley and Bree from High Desert! You guys were awesome and so much fun. I loved the Raw chocolate, go ECO TERRA, you get an A+!!!!!
I hope next time the people who signed up to come actually make it as I was expecting some faces that never showed up. It's ok we met wonderful people with great positive energy and I just love feeding on wonderful and powerful vives.
We had wonderful books on sale by Ka Sundance and David Wolfe. Very inspirational passages were read from them and they are our wonderful teachers, we are so lucky! Also Elena, big thanks for sharing your amazing stories and knowledge or "Alta VEDA"
More coming next weekend! (God willing)
Friday, June 3, 2011
And we are on the news! TONIGHT channel 7 -11pm!
Follow Ronan Godfrey's story tonight ABC eyewitness news! channel 7, 11pm.
A HUGE thank you to Miriam Hernandez and her crew for having this on the air
(I hope!)
Let's all support Ronan, United as ONE!
www.hope4ronan.com
Our prayers and best wishes are with you Ronan! We love you!
A HUGE thank you to Miriam Hernandez and her crew for having this on the air
(I hope!)
Let's all support Ronan, United as ONE!
www.hope4ronan.com
Our prayers and best wishes are with you Ronan! We love you!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
If you see beauty instead of hate
what would the world look like if you saw beauty in all of creation instead of hate?
It would look so beautiful! filled with love everywhere and in every living thing.
We would respect each other and understand each other and see everyone as a distinct individual and having "reasons" for behaving the way they do.
There would be no blaming, no pointing fingers, no cheating, no lying, no spying, no hating, no talking bad.
We would see each other in a different light.
ROOT of all problems is misunderstanding and going back to my previous blogs, what follows is "miscommunication". So we misunderstand a look, an action, a word and instead of asking the meaning we "assume" something and we talk to someone about it, adding things which are not true but true to the "one side of the story"...
Instead of trying to "fix the problem" why don't we AVOID IT in the first place?
We make ourselves busy with nothing and in reality we have so much time!!! Specially if we cut out all the time we consume in gossip, idle time, thinking bad or simply "bad planning".
If we have a plan, a realistic plan, we can move forward. We can say to ourselves, "I feel organized, I have a small list of actions and today I will do as many of these tasks as I can".
Instead we complain, we make excuses and we end up never achieving our goals.
Avoid wasting time, plan things out, don't assume anything and if you find yourself talking bad about anything, stop yourself and really reflect on why you feel so negative.
It may be that you are repeating the same mistakes and getting nowhere.
Just like someone lost in the forest who doesn't leave a mark, you will come back again and again and walk in circles.
If we use our time wisely, if we make an effort, we can achieve all our goals and in the end, we are the winners and we will see the beauty of what our creator has given us, all around us, in every single thing we encounter.
spend time in nature, do some daily gardening, visit sick friends, visit your neighbors, really "care" about people. Happiness will fill you when you make others happy. Think about it.
It would look so beautiful! filled with love everywhere and in every living thing.
We would respect each other and understand each other and see everyone as a distinct individual and having "reasons" for behaving the way they do.
There would be no blaming, no pointing fingers, no cheating, no lying, no spying, no hating, no talking bad.
We would see each other in a different light.
ROOT of all problems is misunderstanding and going back to my previous blogs, what follows is "miscommunication". So we misunderstand a look, an action, a word and instead of asking the meaning we "assume" something and we talk to someone about it, adding things which are not true but true to the "one side of the story"...
Instead of trying to "fix the problem" why don't we AVOID IT in the first place?
We make ourselves busy with nothing and in reality we have so much time!!! Specially if we cut out all the time we consume in gossip, idle time, thinking bad or simply "bad planning".
If we have a plan, a realistic plan, we can move forward. We can say to ourselves, "I feel organized, I have a small list of actions and today I will do as many of these tasks as I can".
Instead we complain, we make excuses and we end up never achieving our goals.
Avoid wasting time, plan things out, don't assume anything and if you find yourself talking bad about anything, stop yourself and really reflect on why you feel so negative.
It may be that you are repeating the same mistakes and getting nowhere.
Just like someone lost in the forest who doesn't leave a mark, you will come back again and again and walk in circles.
If we use our time wisely, if we make an effort, we can achieve all our goals and in the end, we are the winners and we will see the beauty of what our creator has given us, all around us, in every single thing we encounter.
spend time in nature, do some daily gardening, visit sick friends, visit your neighbors, really "care" about people. Happiness will fill you when you make others happy. Think about it.
we are responsible
I think we need to understand we have a "responsibility" to take care of our body, in Islamic terms it's called "amana" or trust. This is when we realize that the body we have is given to us by God and we need to take care of it.
We need to stop making excuses for ourselves and really take care of it.
If we don't take care of ourselves, how can we take care of others, care about others, learn from others and understand others?
We need to stop the WAR and start on RAW (see the difference?) It's all backwards.
We need to stop making excuses for ourselves and really take care of it.
If we don't take care of ourselves, how can we take care of others, care about others, learn from others and understand others?
We need to stop the WAR and start on RAW (see the difference?) It's all backwards.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Mention God's name!
Subhanallah! I love the All mighty! He gives us strength, hope, love and understanding.
He can only teach us love and through Him can we understand people and nature.
We may fight with everyone but at the end of the day, we put that in the balance....what did we gain? How did that battle make us a better Muslim? Where we fair? Did we judge without knowing? Did we give the benefit of the doubt?
Sometimes our anger doesn't let us see things clearly and sometimes we make decisions or we say things without giving it some "time". Time heals and time is there for a reason. Some things need immediate attention while others might be better to wait or "sleep on it"...
Bottom line, everything happens for a reason.
God is watching how we react to things, how we deal with things, how much time we put into things.
We shouldn't pray in a hurry.
We Shouldn't eat in a hurry.
We shouldn't speak without listening
We shouldn't Assume without knowing
We should MENTION GOD in everything we do because only HE can help us, guide us and heal us too
If anyone ever tells you not to mention God, pray for them because they seriously need prayers.
He can only teach us love and through Him can we understand people and nature.
We may fight with everyone but at the end of the day, we put that in the balance....what did we gain? How did that battle make us a better Muslim? Where we fair? Did we judge without knowing? Did we give the benefit of the doubt?
Sometimes our anger doesn't let us see things clearly and sometimes we make decisions or we say things without giving it some "time". Time heals and time is there for a reason. Some things need immediate attention while others might be better to wait or "sleep on it"...
Bottom line, everything happens for a reason.
God is watching how we react to things, how we deal with things, how much time we put into things.
We shouldn't pray in a hurry.
We Shouldn't eat in a hurry.
We shouldn't speak without listening
We shouldn't Assume without knowing
We should MENTION GOD in everything we do because only HE can help us, guide us and heal us too
If anyone ever tells you not to mention God, pray for them because they seriously need prayers.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
be generous
How can we be generous?
We can be generous when we are not attached.
When we let go.
We let go of:
money, things, food, possessions.
And we are MOST generous when we give beautiful things which we LOVE.
Not things we are not using or we don't love, we must give things we love so that our love goes to others.
Don't you think people know when you give something you don't like vs something you don't?
There's a certain karma in there!
The more we give, the more we will get.
The best we give, the best we will receive.
I had a beautiful wall decoration someone gave me.
I loved that very much. It said "anything is possible".
Because I loved it so much, I decided to give it away to someone I care about a lot.
This person when they received it, they were in a sort of "shock", you never know the effect you will have on people when you give.
People are not used to it unfortunately.
They are used to being "used", "cheated", and simply not appreciated.
Last night I got some coffee, I was craving some and I went on the drive thru. I had roses from my mother in laws house because I wanted to plant them.
I took one rose and gave it to the lady on the window.
I did not plan on that. I had no idea I would do that. But this random "acts of kindness" can transform a nation.
We need to give, we need to care, we need to do something whenever we can and the most importantly, we must love each other, no matter who we are, where we are and what we do.
If we did, this would be such an amazing place!
We can be generous when we are not attached.
When we let go.
We let go of:
money, things, food, possessions.
And we are MOST generous when we give beautiful things which we LOVE.
Not things we are not using or we don't love, we must give things we love so that our love goes to others.
Don't you think people know when you give something you don't like vs something you don't?
There's a certain karma in there!
The more we give, the more we will get.
The best we give, the best we will receive.
I had a beautiful wall decoration someone gave me.
I loved that very much. It said "anything is possible".
Because I loved it so much, I decided to give it away to someone I care about a lot.
This person when they received it, they were in a sort of "shock", you never know the effect you will have on people when you give.
People are not used to it unfortunately.
They are used to being "used", "cheated", and simply not appreciated.
Last night I got some coffee, I was craving some and I went on the drive thru. I had roses from my mother in laws house because I wanted to plant them.
I took one rose and gave it to the lady on the window.
I did not plan on that. I had no idea I would do that. But this random "acts of kindness" can transform a nation.
We need to give, we need to care, we need to do something whenever we can and the most importantly, we must love each other, no matter who we are, where we are and what we do.
If we did, this would be such an amazing place!
Monday, May 30, 2011
beauty and hope
There is a great wisdom in silence.
In listening to the inner self.
That is why the monks retreat, the yogis meditate, the Muslim pray and many others seek their Lord through silence.
You have to find that time to just make a connection with the ONE creator and understand that everything is organized and moved by him.
That's why we shouldn't "hate" any creation because it has value to the creator. When you make a cake you love it and decorate it and you are proud of what you have done. How would you like it if someone tells you "ohhh what an ugly cake, I'm staying away from that!"...
In a similar way,we should love ALL of God's creation and understand that it is there for a reason. Never should we say this is ugly etc. Unless it's someones character (which they have intellect to develop etc). I now find beauty everywhere I go and in people I meet because I feel this is coming from God and He knows why He put it there. (Although we may not understand)
Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah
I heard a live lecture by Dr. Omar Farook Abdullah, wow, he's an amazing speaker~!!!! He said there are 4 obstacles for people to see beauty and instead they see evil in things or people they meet.
These are the 4 obstacles
1. The world itself (and getting lost in it)
2. People we live with (they encourage us and discourage us)
3. the devil (because of his whispers to us, telling us to fear, telling us to hate etc)
4. Our EGO- this is the greater evil to us than the devil itself!
What a genius, I love this guy, he was absolutely right "God gives us perfection, we have the knowledge of good and evil, we know what we should do"
You can see beauty in everything because God created everything beautiful but it is evil that veils us from the good.
"If you turn to this world, it will turn against you, but if you turn against this world, it will turn towards you."
Suhaib Webb
I'm paraphrasing Imam Suhaib webb's lecture here.
He said to make the dua (supplication) of a lover, what we should say to a loved one.
Hold on to God's rope and it will never brake. We should want the relationship with our lord and keep wanting nearness to Him. We should and can repent. It is actually wrong and prohibited to "give you" to God's mercy.
Truly care about people, care about humanity, your default is "HOPE"
In listening to the inner self.
That is why the monks retreat, the yogis meditate, the Muslim pray and many others seek their Lord through silence.
You have to find that time to just make a connection with the ONE creator and understand that everything is organized and moved by him.
That's why we shouldn't "hate" any creation because it has value to the creator. When you make a cake you love it and decorate it and you are proud of what you have done. How would you like it if someone tells you "ohhh what an ugly cake, I'm staying away from that!"...
In a similar way,we should love ALL of God's creation and understand that it is there for a reason. Never should we say this is ugly etc. Unless it's someones character (which they have intellect to develop etc). I now find beauty everywhere I go and in people I meet because I feel this is coming from God and He knows why He put it there. (Although we may not understand)
Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah
I heard a live lecture by Dr. Omar Farook Abdullah, wow, he's an amazing speaker~!!!! He said there are 4 obstacles for people to see beauty and instead they see evil in things or people they meet.
These are the 4 obstacles
1. The world itself (and getting lost in it)
2. People we live with (they encourage us and discourage us)
3. the devil (because of his whispers to us, telling us to fear, telling us to hate etc)
4. Our EGO- this is the greater evil to us than the devil itself!
What a genius, I love this guy, he was absolutely right "God gives us perfection, we have the knowledge of good and evil, we know what we should do"
You can see beauty in everything because God created everything beautiful but it is evil that veils us from the good.
"If you turn to this world, it will turn against you, but if you turn against this world, it will turn towards you."
Suhaib Webb
I'm paraphrasing Imam Suhaib webb's lecture here.
He said to make the dua (supplication) of a lover, what we should say to a loved one.
Hold on to God's rope and it will never brake. We should want the relationship with our lord and keep wanting nearness to Him. We should and can repent. It is actually wrong and prohibited to "give you" to God's mercy.
Truly care about people, care about humanity, your default is "HOPE"
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Nature and Healing
We all have an intellect, some have it very developed and others not so developed but we are all able to use it.
I believe all the ANSWERS to our PROBLEMS are in nature. This goes very in tuned with the "Ayurveda" practice. It is a way to integrate nature into our life and that alone starts to change us.
We have problems when we are so "disconnected" to nature.
We become depressed when we don't get enough sun light.
sometimes people can't leave their situations sometimes (for job etc) but there are always ways to defeat anything (for example go out for a walk during your lunch hour).
We are not "grounded" when we don't walk bare footed outside on nature grounds, we live mostly around synthetics and plastics and very fake surfaces and places.
We can bring a plant to work and put it on our desk. The thicker the leaf, the more purification of the oxygen around that plant will be. The more plants, the more oxygen recycled for your breathing pleasure.
It's hard to believe that answers to all our questions are in nature.
Knowing herbs and spices can help us heal.
but very few people want to read or learn. They just want quick answers.
We live in such a fast passed world that everything is in a hurry and everything is fast and somehow processed.
That's can't be good for anyone!
Listen to people.
Listen to elders.
Listen to kids.
Listen to workers.
Listen to those who you are ignoring the most.
Listen to them!
I try to speak to everyone I meet and I believe strongly it is only positive to me.
I speak with my trash collector,
I speak with my neighbors,
I speak to the gardeners,
I speak to workers in the markets,
I speak to everyone because everyone has something that will benefit me somehow.
And if you really listen to them and try to understand them, you will really have a strong connection and a strong vibe and a positive way of delivering your message (whatever that message may be)
But we need to listen. Listen to nature.
Nature speaks. Nature is there for a reason, not for you to look outside and say "it's a nice day" and do nothing outdoors! Go do something and be in nature, and you will find out how in tuned you become to your body and the world around you. Your thoughts and your mind will become more alert.
It is important to PREVENT some disease as opposed to finding a "cure" for it.
I believe all the ANSWERS to our PROBLEMS are in nature. This goes very in tuned with the "Ayurveda" practice. It is a way to integrate nature into our life and that alone starts to change us.
We have problems when we are so "disconnected" to nature.
We become depressed when we don't get enough sun light.
sometimes people can't leave their situations sometimes (for job etc) but there are always ways to defeat anything (for example go out for a walk during your lunch hour).
We are not "grounded" when we don't walk bare footed outside on nature grounds, we live mostly around synthetics and plastics and very fake surfaces and places.
We can bring a plant to work and put it on our desk. The thicker the leaf, the more purification of the oxygen around that plant will be. The more plants, the more oxygen recycled for your breathing pleasure.
It's hard to believe that answers to all our questions are in nature.
Knowing herbs and spices can help us heal.
but very few people want to read or learn. They just want quick answers.
We live in such a fast passed world that everything is in a hurry and everything is fast and somehow processed.
That's can't be good for anyone!
Listen to people.
Listen to elders.
Listen to kids.
Listen to workers.
Listen to those who you are ignoring the most.
Listen to them!
I try to speak to everyone I meet and I believe strongly it is only positive to me.
I speak with my trash collector,
I speak with my neighbors,
I speak to the gardeners,
I speak to workers in the markets,
I speak to everyone because everyone has something that will benefit me somehow.
And if you really listen to them and try to understand them, you will really have a strong connection and a strong vibe and a positive way of delivering your message (whatever that message may be)
But we need to listen. Listen to nature.
Nature speaks. Nature is there for a reason, not for you to look outside and say "it's a nice day" and do nothing outdoors! Go do something and be in nature, and you will find out how in tuned you become to your body and the world around you. Your thoughts and your mind will become more alert.
It is important to PREVENT some disease as opposed to finding a "cure" for it.
Friday, May 27, 2011
THE REAL NEWS!
so I was right! we are like magnets.
I kept thinking how in the world will we get media attention? And iwthout really analyzing much, I went to get gas for the car this morning.
Well, there was a lady there, Miriam Hernandez, very nice person, she was with a mic at hand and her camera guy next to her and they interviewed me!
It was nice and we exchanged info and I told them about our fundraiser for Ronan on June 18th. So it was awesome and they seemed interested to find out more and when to film etc.
I was disappointed when I got home and a friend forwarded me the interview. I saw they had placed the wrong comment next to my name. I don't know why I'm sure they did that in a hurry but still, every time I talk to the media, I get the same "mistakes" and they publish whatever they want, even if it's all not true.
So if you see me on the news or you read those comments, I didn't say "stay home for the long weekend" I said, "go out locally and enjoy the farm for example, like Amys' farm because its so close, it's in ontario!"
I was very funny and excited but they didn't post my interview live, they posted my written "comment"-which wasn't what I said anyway....
The media and their lies....always the same.
That's why for news, listen to aljazeera or KPFK! (actually now kpfk has aljazeera I believe at 3pm.
I kept thinking how in the world will we get media attention? And iwthout really analyzing much, I went to get gas for the car this morning.
Well, there was a lady there, Miriam Hernandez, very nice person, she was with a mic at hand and her camera guy next to her and they interviewed me!
It was nice and we exchanged info and I told them about our fundraiser for Ronan on June 18th. So it was awesome and they seemed interested to find out more and when to film etc.
I was disappointed when I got home and a friend forwarded me the interview. I saw they had placed the wrong comment next to my name. I don't know why I'm sure they did that in a hurry but still, every time I talk to the media, I get the same "mistakes" and they publish whatever they want, even if it's all not true.
So if you see me on the news or you read those comments, I didn't say "stay home for the long weekend" I said, "go out locally and enjoy the farm for example, like Amys' farm because its so close, it's in ontario!"
I was very funny and excited but they didn't post my interview live, they posted my written "comment"-which wasn't what I said anyway....
The media and their lies....always the same.
That's why for news, listen to aljazeera or KPFK! (actually now kpfk has aljazeera I believe at 3pm.
We ARE like MAGNETS!
I will repeat what I believe (what ka sundance said once and I think it's genius!),
We are all magnets of things in our lives!!!!
So if you have an annoying friend, you are doing something to attract his/her energy. If you don't have friends, you're not putting in effort in the right places (nothing is wrong with you, you are just doing something that's not working)
If you want to be friends with someone, you got to open up and talk and see there's nothing to fear.I love talking to people and really waiting to see if they open to me and make a connection.
I meet people everywhere I go and I see it as a blessing because by responding to a hi! or a comment, that enough should give you the ticket to become a friend.
So in other words, if you want something, you must FIRST GIVE IT.
if you want love, give love
if you want MONEY, GIVE money
if you want food, give food
if you want gifts, GIVE gifts
if you want peace, be peaceful
if you want quiet, be quiet
if you want work, do something!
Everything will come back to you, stop worrying and stop giving yourself and other excuses!
Just DO IT!
I'm tired of seeing this trend in people, in particular, people who are unhappy, unemployed, single, bored etc.
Come on! Wake up and do something don't just talk about it and if you don't know how ASK! seek help, go to the right person, don't ask someone who doesn't know!!!
your mom is not gonna know how to start a daycare but you have to do your research, find out what's going on.
Read local newspapers see what is being offered, many times there's lost of opportunities we just don't want to take the time to look!
Be ORGANIZED, everything will fall into place if you are organized first, your mind will be clearer and you'll be able to make better decisions.
inshallah.
We are all magnets of things in our lives!!!!
So if you have an annoying friend, you are doing something to attract his/her energy. If you don't have friends, you're not putting in effort in the right places (nothing is wrong with you, you are just doing something that's not working)
If you want to be friends with someone, you got to open up and talk and see there's nothing to fear.I love talking to people and really waiting to see if they open to me and make a connection.
I meet people everywhere I go and I see it as a blessing because by responding to a hi! or a comment, that enough should give you the ticket to become a friend.
So in other words, if you want something, you must FIRST GIVE IT.
if you want love, give love
if you want MONEY, GIVE money
if you want food, give food
if you want gifts, GIVE gifts
if you want peace, be peaceful
if you want quiet, be quiet
if you want work, do something!
Everything will come back to you, stop worrying and stop giving yourself and other excuses!
Just DO IT!
I'm tired of seeing this trend in people, in particular, people who are unhappy, unemployed, single, bored etc.
Come on! Wake up and do something don't just talk about it and if you don't know how ASK! seek help, go to the right person, don't ask someone who doesn't know!!!
your mom is not gonna know how to start a daycare but you have to do your research, find out what's going on.
Read local newspapers see what is being offered, many times there's lost of opportunities we just don't want to take the time to look!
Be ORGANIZED, everything will fall into place if you are organized first, your mind will be clearer and you'll be able to make better decisions.
inshallah.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
New BOOK: 5 Steps to Raw Success
Now this book is amazing! whoever wants to improve their life, be happier, wiser, more loving and feel fulfilled, should read it!
It talks about all aspects of life and how we have the power to change things and decide for ourselves what we want to do (or not do).
I love this book and I recommend it to everyone!!!
5Steps of Raw Success by Ka Sundance
(you can go to youtube and see him speaking on different subjects, he's not only knowledgeable but someone that really cares and wants to help people. That's why we are in same frequency and I feel strong vibe of friendship because this is what I want to do to. Help others Help themselves.
Here are some chapter titles:
1. Know where your starting point is
2. define you goal-ASK
Each chapter is full of advice and strong, positive energy. Now that is something awesome!
I totally agree, before making a change, one must understand where that person is, and defining the goal is important because not everyone knows where they want to go.
Now once you say Ok "I'm diabetic now, I don't want that, my goal is to beat diabetes fast and feel better without taking medicine"
that's the decision YOU MADE so respect it by following everyday steps to get there.
What I would suggest to try to "change" things in life is to read this book.
After that, you will have the necessary tools and drive to do it in an easy way (whatever your dreams may be-they are possible, doable and real!)
Don't wait till tomorrow or for "someone else" to try it, do it for yourself!
Live life, enjoy life, Laugh at everything and see beauty everywhere!!!
It talks about all aspects of life and how we have the power to change things and decide for ourselves what we want to do (or not do).
I love this book and I recommend it to everyone!!!
5Steps of Raw Success by Ka Sundance
(you can go to youtube and see him speaking on different subjects, he's not only knowledgeable but someone that really cares and wants to help people. That's why we are in same frequency and I feel strong vibe of friendship because this is what I want to do to. Help others Help themselves.
Here are some chapter titles:
1. Know where your starting point is
2. define you goal-ASK
Each chapter is full of advice and strong, positive energy. Now that is something awesome!
I totally agree, before making a change, one must understand where that person is, and defining the goal is important because not everyone knows where they want to go.
Now once you say Ok "I'm diabetic now, I don't want that, my goal is to beat diabetes fast and feel better without taking medicine"
that's the decision YOU MADE so respect it by following everyday steps to get there.
What I would suggest to try to "change" things in life is to read this book.
After that, you will have the necessary tools and drive to do it in an easy way (whatever your dreams may be-they are possible, doable and real!)
Don't wait till tomorrow or for "someone else" to try it, do it for yourself!
Live life, enjoy life, Laugh at everything and see beauty everywhere!!!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
what are we afraid of?
this is an interesting question.
What are we afraid of????
are we afraid of death?...we will die, we are all mortals, we just have to prepare (by being good people, praying, fasting, asking for guidance and forgiveness... and much more of course). If we accept that fact and we are preparing ourselves daily, there is NOTHING to worry about!
Are we afraid of failure?
maybe...this one is tough because Once you have a bad experience you think, I"ll probably have that bad experience again so I want to avoid that. But that doesn't guarantee anything! come on! be positive, try it a different way, maybe this time you will be successful (if you realllllllly want it)
Are we afraid of our destiny?
we don't know what will come, what we will become, where we will be in the next minute or the next hour, why are we to worry about it.
I don't even know what I'm making for dinner but I'm sure I'll get inspired by the hunger in my belly and I'll come up with something.
Point is, do not be afraid.
Do not live your life in a state of fear.
Do not waste time thinking "what will happen, what if"
Follow your dreams, be positive ANYTHING is possible, tell yourself that everyday and pray that it will happen, whatever you love, cherish that, follow that, seek that!!!
Seek to make others happy because that's where you'll find happiness.
When we give happiness to others, happiness then, will come to us.
Happiness is contagious!!!
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this guy "markus Rothkranz"[blonde] is almost 50years old. Look him up on youtube. He has an interview with Don Tolman-look that up. It amazes me that these people are so youthful if that's a word. They are amazing in energy and positive thinking. I look up to people who focus on being happy, being loving and being successful. I like that, I don't like those who make excuses "well I was raised this way or that way, I can't commit, I can't try" come on people! get it together!
You are the only responsible party here. Don't blame others.
Unless you are a parent you don't know what it is like to raise a child.
it is not easy!
Therefore, DO NOT blame your parents or your upbringing, we should be thankful we have an intellect, a heart and a way we can make anything happen.
The secret is to do it for ourselves.
If we truly love ourselves and what God has provided us with, we should help our body heal and take care of it. Otherwise we are not being appreciative of anything!
We don't have to live with a disease in our body! We DON'T!
We can be beautiful, feel beautiful inside and OUT. We shouldn't be satisfied "well this is it, I'm this way and that is the way I will be"...HELLO!!! people can live in this world enjoying happiness, organization, critical thinking and engaging in the best things ever just by taking care of the self, nourishing the body and soul.
It is possible! DO NOT BE AFRAID!
What are we afraid of????
are we afraid of death?...we will die, we are all mortals, we just have to prepare (by being good people, praying, fasting, asking for guidance and forgiveness... and much more of course). If we accept that fact and we are preparing ourselves daily, there is NOTHING to worry about!
Are we afraid of failure?
maybe...this one is tough because Once you have a bad experience you think, I"ll probably have that bad experience again so I want to avoid that. But that doesn't guarantee anything! come on! be positive, try it a different way, maybe this time you will be successful (if you realllllllly want it)
Are we afraid of our destiny?
we don't know what will come, what we will become, where we will be in the next minute or the next hour, why are we to worry about it.
I don't even know what I'm making for dinner but I'm sure I'll get inspired by the hunger in my belly and I'll come up with something.
Point is, do not be afraid.
Do not live your life in a state of fear.
Do not waste time thinking "what will happen, what if"
Follow your dreams, be positive ANYTHING is possible, tell yourself that everyday and pray that it will happen, whatever you love, cherish that, follow that, seek that!!!
Seek to make others happy because that's where you'll find happiness.
When we give happiness to others, happiness then, will come to us.
Happiness is contagious!!!
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this guy "markus Rothkranz"[blonde] is almost 50years old. Look him up on youtube. He has an interview with Don Tolman-look that up. It amazes me that these people are so youthful if that's a word. They are amazing in energy and positive thinking. I look up to people who focus on being happy, being loving and being successful. I like that, I don't like those who make excuses "well I was raised this way or that way, I can't commit, I can't try" come on people! get it together!
You are the only responsible party here. Don't blame others.
Unless you are a parent you don't know what it is like to raise a child.
it is not easy!
Therefore, DO NOT blame your parents or your upbringing, we should be thankful we have an intellect, a heart and a way we can make anything happen.
The secret is to do it for ourselves.
If we truly love ourselves and what God has provided us with, we should help our body heal and take care of it. Otherwise we are not being appreciative of anything!
We don't have to live with a disease in our body! We DON'T!
We can be beautiful, feel beautiful inside and OUT. We shouldn't be satisfied "well this is it, I'm this way and that is the way I will be"...HELLO!!! people can live in this world enjoying happiness, organization, critical thinking and engaging in the best things ever just by taking care of the self, nourishing the body and soul.
It is possible! DO NOT BE AFRAID!
love instead of hate
Love Vs. Hate
I was pondering about this yesterday. I used to hate a lot of things, I used to hate dirt, people, circumstances.
Now I don't think I hate anything. I may get mad or upset but it doesn't even last long. I know if it did, it would affect ME and no one else.
I use love now to fight off anything I don't want in my life and to bring things into my life which I need/want and deserve.
I don't hate dirt, as a matter of fact, I love my trash, I put all the scraps back into my backyard, I dig the compost daily. All the other trash I recycle. I don't hate doing any of that, I love it and wouldn't want anyone else doing it in my house. In theirs, yes, they should try it!
I used to hate certain people and people's actions. I don't hate that now.
when I hear about an abusive person for example, I don't hate the person, I dislike the actions he/she is doing and I try to understand why. The person is SUFFERING and that's why they are brutal verbally, physically and even emotionally because they are HURT. There's a book called "when anger hurts" and explains these concepts.
I used to hate certain circumstances and now I see them as a reason for being there. When people get angry with me or upset it's my fault, there is something I need to change in ME.
Taking full responsibility for our own actions is the only way to solve problems and understand each other. No other way.
We must CARE about people and people will CARE about us.
I spoke to my trash collector yesterday, I look forward to seeing him because he's a human being like everyone else EXCEPT he is the MOST Ignored. At least little kids like to wave but really, it's a very sad thing. We look at them as "connected to their trash truck" and they are not, they are people too! He told me he has a 20day old baby at home, and has a loving wife. I was so touched! I gave him a small gift for baby. I invited him over too, why not!!! he lives here in my city! amazing what LOVE for people can do.
Dr Ahmed
Everyone knows Matin uncle in our community. Mashallah he's an amazing person. I love him not only because he has been more than Generous with me and my family BUT because he fears NO ONE except GOD. He really is someone I look up to ALWAYS.
He invented the Glaucoma Valve to HELP people stop pressure and loose their eyesight. Amazing!!!! He loves to help people, he's an amazing person, friend, adviser and family member.
we all love his work and need people to do what he does, everything with a reason and everything with love.
May God guide him, give him strength and keep him as healthy and wise as he has been OR MORE! for the sake of helping people and keep being so good at it!!! ameen.
I was pondering about this yesterday. I used to hate a lot of things, I used to hate dirt, people, circumstances.
Now I don't think I hate anything. I may get mad or upset but it doesn't even last long. I know if it did, it would affect ME and no one else.
I use love now to fight off anything I don't want in my life and to bring things into my life which I need/want and deserve.
I don't hate dirt, as a matter of fact, I love my trash, I put all the scraps back into my backyard, I dig the compost daily. All the other trash I recycle. I don't hate doing any of that, I love it and wouldn't want anyone else doing it in my house. In theirs, yes, they should try it!
I used to hate certain people and people's actions. I don't hate that now.
when I hear about an abusive person for example, I don't hate the person, I dislike the actions he/she is doing and I try to understand why. The person is SUFFERING and that's why they are brutal verbally, physically and even emotionally because they are HURT. There's a book called "when anger hurts" and explains these concepts.
I used to hate certain circumstances and now I see them as a reason for being there. When people get angry with me or upset it's my fault, there is something I need to change in ME.
Taking full responsibility for our own actions is the only way to solve problems and understand each other. No other way.
We must CARE about people and people will CARE about us.
I spoke to my trash collector yesterday, I look forward to seeing him because he's a human being like everyone else EXCEPT he is the MOST Ignored. At least little kids like to wave but really, it's a very sad thing. We look at them as "connected to their trash truck" and they are not, they are people too! He told me he has a 20day old baby at home, and has a loving wife. I was so touched! I gave him a small gift for baby. I invited him over too, why not!!! he lives here in my city! amazing what LOVE for people can do.
Dr Ahmed
Everyone knows Matin uncle in our community. Mashallah he's an amazing person. I love him not only because he has been more than Generous with me and my family BUT because he fears NO ONE except GOD. He really is someone I look up to ALWAYS.
He invented the Glaucoma Valve to HELP people stop pressure and loose their eyesight. Amazing!!!! He loves to help people, he's an amazing person, friend, adviser and family member.
we all love his work and need people to do what he does, everything with a reason and everything with love.
May God guide him, give him strength and keep him as healthy and wise as he has been OR MORE! for the sake of helping people and keep being so good at it!!! ameen.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
fear vs. LOVE
Look up David Wolfe "what is natural and necessary" on youtube and listen to that, that's awesome!
Be in love, find love, search love in everything you do, in everything you love, in everyone you meet, LOVE instead of feeling "fear"
Be in love, find love, search love in everything you do, in everything you love, in everyone you meet, LOVE instead of feeling "fear"
being eco-friendly and Loving God's creations
Today's post is on "doing", not talking or saying or writing or sharing, but doing.
We must do stuff to get stuff done!
seriously!
I love multi-tasking, I think it's wonderful.
When I'm on the phone with a friend I'm cleaning, when my young baby is taking a bath, the other one is cleaning the shower (and its fun for him!), when I'm cooking, I"m also dancing around, when I'm reading, I'm making dhikr (remembrance of Allah) when I'm gardening, I'm praising God and His creation.
I love being eco-friendly, I just read a sticker online:
"don't cut tress down on my property".....GOD
LOL it was so right and funny and sad all at the same time.
We must take care of our earth, this is what God provided us with and we must love it and fill it with wonderful things inshallah
We must do stuff to get stuff done!
seriously!
I love multi-tasking, I think it's wonderful.
When I'm on the phone with a friend I'm cleaning, when my young baby is taking a bath, the other one is cleaning the shower (and its fun for him!), when I'm cooking, I"m also dancing around, when I'm reading, I'm making dhikr (remembrance of Allah) when I'm gardening, I'm praising God and His creation.
I love being eco-friendly, I just read a sticker online:
"don't cut tress down on my property".....GOD
LOL it was so right and funny and sad all at the same time.
We must take care of our earth, this is what God provided us with and we must love it and fill it with wonderful things inshallah
Monday, May 23, 2011
Give and talk and listen without expecting.
Talking to people really solves problems, and helps a lot!
when your intentions are to help people, You gain a lot of things actually...it's not the person who you are helping that benefits only, you benefit too!
Think about helping without a reward and you will see what happens!
when your intentions are to help people, You gain a lot of things actually...it's not the person who you are helping that benefits only, you benefit too!
Think about helping without a reward and you will see what happens!
on Being Thankful
So yesterday I heard one of Hasan Hathout's beautiful speeches and I actually shared it in my study group in the morning. He says some of the most wise things. mashallah!
It was on "thanking God"...
This can apply to anyone if you don't believe in God, you can think of "being thankful".
He said even if we count our blessings we would never finish.
Thank you God for my eyesight, my hearing, my feelings, my intellect, my things, my house, my car, my shoes, my toes, my....the list goes on and on.
He says our life should be "to thank HIM", so we use out tongue and our mind and our heart to remember our creator.
Jesus peace be on him used to do just that. Even when enemies would come to him he would only utter sweet words, words of love and would ask God to bless them. A companion asked him, "why do you say these things to them while they hate you and want to kill you?" Jesus said, " I can only utter what God allows me to utter, I can only give from what I have "...in other words, he didn't have hate in his heart for people, he had love. He loved everything and everyone that God created.
Hasan said "live the way God intended us to live" In hidden and in obvious ways, live the way of God.
It was an excellent lecture and one that inspired me throughout the day. I want to hear more lectures from him as they are always filled with so much love.
He worked until he couldn't anymore. I remember he signed one of his books I had bought and he couldn't even move his hand, let alone fingers. Still, he made the effort and signed that book for me. Dr. Hasan will always be my teacher and I hope to take his beautiful message of peace and love to all those who I meet.
It was on "thanking God"...
This can apply to anyone if you don't believe in God, you can think of "being thankful".
He said even if we count our blessings we would never finish.
Thank you God for my eyesight, my hearing, my feelings, my intellect, my things, my house, my car, my shoes, my toes, my....the list goes on and on.
He says our life should be "to thank HIM", so we use out tongue and our mind and our heart to remember our creator.
Jesus peace be on him used to do just that. Even when enemies would come to him he would only utter sweet words, words of love and would ask God to bless them. A companion asked him, "why do you say these things to them while they hate you and want to kill you?" Jesus said, " I can only utter what God allows me to utter, I can only give from what I have "...in other words, he didn't have hate in his heart for people, he had love. He loved everything and everyone that God created.
Hasan said "live the way God intended us to live" In hidden and in obvious ways, live the way of God.
It was an excellent lecture and one that inspired me throughout the day. I want to hear more lectures from him as they are always filled with so much love.
He worked until he couldn't anymore. I remember he signed one of his books I had bought and he couldn't even move his hand, let alone fingers. Still, he made the effort and signed that book for me. Dr. Hasan will always be my teacher and I hope to take his beautiful message of peace and love to all those who I meet.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
of love and inspirational people
This blog is dedicated to two wonderful people whom I love much: My friend mariam Saada and our beloved teacher, the late Dr. Hassan Hathout.
I'll start with Dr. Hathout because I had a thought and I attribute it to him. I often think we can only change people with LOVE. We can change our situation, our condition, our feelings, our visions, our thoughts, our family, our neighborhood, our community, our WORLD! by spreading love. Without love, you will accomplish very little. Without 100% love, commitment, care, it will be nearly impossible.
As if you're in the ocean trying to swim to shore, going against all waves, you will never get there, you will be tired of fighting, mad, upset, without seeing the right path. Instead, you should go with the wave, swim like the fish, enjoy the beauty, the POWER OF GOD and realize there is nothing else you can do but "give in" to what is meant for you and let yourself "GO".
Once you understand that you must swim with the waves not against them, everything will be much easier and you should enjoy that ride back to the shore.
With love, we can change everything.
Everything will be possible and doors will open.
Like my friend ka sundance always says "the universe will arrange itself for things to start happening as they should". Everything has a plan, a master plan, God's master plan. All we got to do is pray for guidance, pray for forgiveness, remember God in ALL that we do and pray that He provides us with whatever we are asking for as long as what we ask for is pure and for a good reason. He will provide.
He provides from where we LEAST expect it. It's all in the Quran. We must read!
Mariam came to mind too. I miss her, I miss her wonderful work, her motivation, her inspiration, she's someone I value, I look up to, I respect tremendously and I LOVE! From her I learned soooo much. She cares, she loves, she teaches, she SHARES. I LOVE THAT!
Mariam you must come visit me soon, it's been too long!
She will be one of our speakers (God willing) at Ronan's fundraiser. She's wonderful and someone who DOES and not sits and thinks, ponders, cries. She will DO SOMETHING and that is why I value her so much. She uses her time wisely, has a purpose and doesn't let anything get in the way. She will accomplish goals she sets out to do and is excellent at it!
Those are some wonderful people who inspire me with their love, dedication, fear of God and TRUST in Him, that's pure devotion.
mashallah!
May God give them much light. TO Hassan, May God illuminate his grave and extend it. May He fill it with love and sweetness and beauty. May He surround him with all his good deeds and our remembrance is with Allah swt and with teachers who did so much for us, all the time...until their last breath.
To mariam, may God bless you and your beautiful family. May He keep guiding you, giving you from the best of sources and push you through any hardship s that you may keep inspiring people to the right way and may He make you strong, healthy, wise and closer to Him.
AMEEN.
I'll start with Dr. Hathout because I had a thought and I attribute it to him. I often think we can only change people with LOVE. We can change our situation, our condition, our feelings, our visions, our thoughts, our family, our neighborhood, our community, our WORLD! by spreading love. Without love, you will accomplish very little. Without 100% love, commitment, care, it will be nearly impossible.
As if you're in the ocean trying to swim to shore, going against all waves, you will never get there, you will be tired of fighting, mad, upset, without seeing the right path. Instead, you should go with the wave, swim like the fish, enjoy the beauty, the POWER OF GOD and realize there is nothing else you can do but "give in" to what is meant for you and let yourself "GO".
Once you understand that you must swim with the waves not against them, everything will be much easier and you should enjoy that ride back to the shore.
With love, we can change everything.
Everything will be possible and doors will open.
Like my friend ka sundance always says "the universe will arrange itself for things to start happening as they should". Everything has a plan, a master plan, God's master plan. All we got to do is pray for guidance, pray for forgiveness, remember God in ALL that we do and pray that He provides us with whatever we are asking for as long as what we ask for is pure and for a good reason. He will provide.
He provides from where we LEAST expect it. It's all in the Quran. We must read!
Mariam came to mind too. I miss her, I miss her wonderful work, her motivation, her inspiration, she's someone I value, I look up to, I respect tremendously and I LOVE! From her I learned soooo much. She cares, she loves, she teaches, she SHARES. I LOVE THAT!
Mariam you must come visit me soon, it's been too long!
She will be one of our speakers (God willing) at Ronan's fundraiser. She's wonderful and someone who DOES and not sits and thinks, ponders, cries. She will DO SOMETHING and that is why I value her so much. She uses her time wisely, has a purpose and doesn't let anything get in the way. She will accomplish goals she sets out to do and is excellent at it!
Those are some wonderful people who inspire me with their love, dedication, fear of God and TRUST in Him, that's pure devotion.
mashallah!
May God give them much light. TO Hassan, May God illuminate his grave and extend it. May He fill it with love and sweetness and beauty. May He surround him with all his good deeds and our remembrance is with Allah swt and with teachers who did so much for us, all the time...until their last breath.
To mariam, may God bless you and your beautiful family. May He keep guiding you, giving you from the best of sources and push you through any hardship s that you may keep inspiring people to the right way and may He make you strong, healthy, wise and closer to Him.
AMEEN.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
visions of paradise
David wolfe inspires me because he speaks in a way I understand.
I'm not sure everyone is in tuned with his way of expressions...
It is absolutely fascinating.
It makes absolute sense to me.
One thing is true, whatever God provides us with-it is there for a very important reason and we must surround ourselves with that.
Our beauty comes from within and only can be attained by putting into our bodies the best possible foods ever.
By "food" I don't mean whatever "tastes" good, I mean what is GOOD for our body, what our body really "craves".
If we are connected to our earth, connected to our "purpose", our "mission", we would see a reduction in our "needs" and our "wants". We would be satisfied with it ALL!
Key is to be balanced. To not exaggerate, to really take a moment to understand that everything we do is leading us to something. Every step we take, even if we don't realize it is taking us one step closer to achieve our purpose. And we all have different purpose or mission.
We really need to "speak" to each other and "listen" and "understand".
All problems are rooted in misunderstanding followed by miscommunication and taking things to the extreme and taking things to another level. If we are on the same "frequency" on the same page, we wouldn't have sooo many problems. We would respect each other's needs/wants and values.
We will have peace, love and time to enjoy things which are wonderful and we would create our own paradise, our own heaven here on earth.
We are in this world for GOD knows how long, let's make it the best year ever, the best month ever, the best week ever, the best day EVER! and the best moments that we have ever experienced! We must cherish it all.
peace on earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSHIIGSR0BU
I'm not sure everyone is in tuned with his way of expressions...
It is absolutely fascinating.
It makes absolute sense to me.
One thing is true, whatever God provides us with-it is there for a very important reason and we must surround ourselves with that.
Our beauty comes from within and only can be attained by putting into our bodies the best possible foods ever.
By "food" I don't mean whatever "tastes" good, I mean what is GOOD for our body, what our body really "craves".
If we are connected to our earth, connected to our "purpose", our "mission", we would see a reduction in our "needs" and our "wants". We would be satisfied with it ALL!
Key is to be balanced. To not exaggerate, to really take a moment to understand that everything we do is leading us to something. Every step we take, even if we don't realize it is taking us one step closer to achieve our purpose. And we all have different purpose or mission.
We really need to "speak" to each other and "listen" and "understand".
All problems are rooted in misunderstanding followed by miscommunication and taking things to the extreme and taking things to another level. If we are on the same "frequency" on the same page, we wouldn't have sooo many problems. We would respect each other's needs/wants and values.
We will have peace, love and time to enjoy things which are wonderful and we would create our own paradise, our own heaven here on earth.
We are in this world for GOD knows how long, let's make it the best year ever, the best month ever, the best week ever, the best day EVER! and the best moments that we have ever experienced! We must cherish it all.
peace on earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSHIIGSR0BU
nature speaks
I found a wonderful remedy.
It is "nature".
There is a book on walking barefoot. How it helps you heal. Well, I find it very wonderful to walk barefoot on "earth like surfaces". For example, grass, stone, wood. All natural surfaces are wonderful for our body. They give us a wonderful connection to our planet earth even if we don't realize it.
I believe that God provides us with all we need to survive. We plant things, HE makes them grow. We harvest, He gives us sunshine and fresh air. So basically everything starts to make sense when we really work as if we are on the same team. We water the plants and care for them, they grow and give us food. This food heals our body, we feel healthy and wonderful and strong AND become in tune with earth and in turn, we "survive" and this is the way we are supposed to live to be healthy.
But, we are "too busy" we see other things as more important-when in reality, we should look in our backyard. We should bring plants inside our home so they can re-new our air, help us with pure oxygen etc.
We need to step outside, make an effort and really "smell the roses" :)
Don't go too far...don't seek the unknown, what is "complicated" to understand. Seek the truth within YOUR REACH, seek the truth that God presents you with every day. Expect everyday to be something new.
Meet people often. Eat with someone, NOT ALONE. It will not help you. Speak to people, but better yet "LISTEN TO THEM". Listen to learn. Listen to be understood.
If you listen to nature, nature Speaks. It speaks with its wind, with its growth, with its purpose. Everything has a purpose and we sometimes don't know it but it does.
It is "nature".
There is a book on walking barefoot. How it helps you heal. Well, I find it very wonderful to walk barefoot on "earth like surfaces". For example, grass, stone, wood. All natural surfaces are wonderful for our body. They give us a wonderful connection to our planet earth even if we don't realize it.
I believe that God provides us with all we need to survive. We plant things, HE makes them grow. We harvest, He gives us sunshine and fresh air. So basically everything starts to make sense when we really work as if we are on the same team. We water the plants and care for them, they grow and give us food. This food heals our body, we feel healthy and wonderful and strong AND become in tune with earth and in turn, we "survive" and this is the way we are supposed to live to be healthy.
But, we are "too busy" we see other things as more important-when in reality, we should look in our backyard. We should bring plants inside our home so they can re-new our air, help us with pure oxygen etc.
We need to step outside, make an effort and really "smell the roses" :)
Don't go too far...don't seek the unknown, what is "complicated" to understand. Seek the truth within YOUR REACH, seek the truth that God presents you with every day. Expect everyday to be something new.
Meet people often. Eat with someone, NOT ALONE. It will not help you. Speak to people, but better yet "LISTEN TO THEM". Listen to learn. Listen to be understood.
If you listen to nature, nature Speaks. It speaks with its wind, with its growth, with its purpose. Everything has a purpose and we sometimes don't know it but it does.
celebrating life!
When we are not happy, we see everything in a negative light. Everything seems to bother us and we can't wait to "get out" of the situation we are in.
Men and women suffer differently. But in very similar ways, they display this kind of feeling. The thought of not being happy in any situation, only being home, were one feels "safe". It is normal for people going through a depression to feel this way. Depression or anxiety or stress even.
But you have to realize that God created everything. He created every situation, every person, every thought of your too. So in a way, you must be strong and "adjust" to fit into that particular situation. Don't try to change it, simply "accept it". You mold yourself like a piece of dough and make yourself comfortable, that's all.
When we feel low self esteem this is really hard.
We see everyone as "better" than us or sometimes we see people "wasting time" and we don't want to be part of that situation. But the reality is, God put you in there to try you, to see how you react in that situation. You must put your BEST face and not worry too much, God will take care of you. Smile at people, be gentle, be sweet. People will understand, will be gentle and will smile back! Believe it.
You will start to feel that you fit there and your purpose in life has to do with every place you go to and everyone you meet.
Everything has a reason for being. Things don't just happen "just because" believe it!
I will share now one of my favorite songs. It is a nasheed (song without instruments). I love the words, it is like a poem. A way to teach us how to be to others and the world around us. It is simply beautiful!
Yes, it talks about "al habib", prophet Mohammad, but not only about him, this applies to all of us, you do not have to be a prophet to be a good person and enjoy, celebrate this beautiful life!
[if you can't see the link, go to youtube and type "al habib" it's a purple/blue masjid, click on it, it's probably the first that lines up. I'll try to post lyrics too]
Men and women suffer differently. But in very similar ways, they display this kind of feeling. The thought of not being happy in any situation, only being home, were one feels "safe". It is normal for people going through a depression to feel this way. Depression or anxiety or stress even.
But you have to realize that God created everything. He created every situation, every person, every thought of your too. So in a way, you must be strong and "adjust" to fit into that particular situation. Don't try to change it, simply "accept it". You mold yourself like a piece of dough and make yourself comfortable, that's all.
When we feel low self esteem this is really hard.
We see everyone as "better" than us or sometimes we see people "wasting time" and we don't want to be part of that situation. But the reality is, God put you in there to try you, to see how you react in that situation. You must put your BEST face and not worry too much, God will take care of you. Smile at people, be gentle, be sweet. People will understand, will be gentle and will smile back! Believe it.
You will start to feel that you fit there and your purpose in life has to do with every place you go to and everyone you meet.
Everything has a reason for being. Things don't just happen "just because" believe it!
I will share now one of my favorite songs. It is a nasheed (song without instruments). I love the words, it is like a poem. A way to teach us how to be to others and the world around us. It is simply beautiful!
Yes, it talks about "al habib", prophet Mohammad, but not only about him, this applies to all of us, you do not have to be a prophet to be a good person and enjoy, celebrate this beautiful life!
[if you can't see the link, go to youtube and type "al habib" it's a purple/blue masjid, click on it, it's probably the first that lines up. I'll try to post lyrics too]
Friday, May 20, 2011
getting angry and dealing with people
Do not get angry.
DO not get angry.
DO NOT GET ANGRY!
Seriously, it is a waste of time.
Instead, think of ways to distract yourself. Go do dishes or laundry or write or read or do something outdoors, something fun.
I don't like when I see people get mad so quickly, it is just _______! you fill it in.
There is so much more to life than being upset over something so simple, it is better to express your feelings and STOP yourself from doing or saying something you will later regret.
I used to get really mad FAST. Oh boy you couldn't mess with me. I once attacked this gangster classmate because I thought he took my pencil. (this was in junior high) I told him I'll go talk to the principal right away and he was so afraid of me LOL he told me sincerely he didn't take it. I later found it when I got home in my bag.
You see, sometimes we just "assume" and think the worst of people when in reality, we got to see the other side of things. Look in the mirror and "see the other"....there is something there for you to learn. We all make mistakes and what we need to avoid is becoming furious specially with the ones we love most.
It is not easy living together with people as you learn their ways and how they really are. You begin to treat them how you see fit and don't give second chances. The secret is to allow each person to express themselves as they are and give space. Some may be upset for 30mins while others may be upset for days. All matters can be resolved though...it's not hard, it's a matter of "communication" and expressing/understanding the message. Being on the "other side" and understanding where each person is coming from.
NOT EASY
but NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
DO not get angry.
DO NOT GET ANGRY!
Seriously, it is a waste of time.
Instead, think of ways to distract yourself. Go do dishes or laundry or write or read or do something outdoors, something fun.
I don't like when I see people get mad so quickly, it is just _______! you fill it in.
There is so much more to life than being upset over something so simple, it is better to express your feelings and STOP yourself from doing or saying something you will later regret.
I used to get really mad FAST. Oh boy you couldn't mess with me. I once attacked this gangster classmate because I thought he took my pencil. (this was in junior high) I told him I'll go talk to the principal right away and he was so afraid of me LOL he told me sincerely he didn't take it. I later found it when I got home in my bag.
You see, sometimes we just "assume" and think the worst of people when in reality, we got to see the other side of things. Look in the mirror and "see the other"....there is something there for you to learn. We all make mistakes and what we need to avoid is becoming furious specially with the ones we love most.
It is not easy living together with people as you learn their ways and how they really are. You begin to treat them how you see fit and don't give second chances. The secret is to allow each person to express themselves as they are and give space. Some may be upset for 30mins while others may be upset for days. All matters can be resolved though...it's not hard, it's a matter of "communication" and expressing/understanding the message. Being on the "other side" and understanding where each person is coming from.
NOT EASY
but NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
de-cluttering....LETTING GO!!!!
This should have been the first post. But here it goes.
Life won't ever be the same after you start "de-cluttering". It is soooooo beneficial, I'm gonna list some of the benefits here. WARNING: it is highly addictive...
Benefits of De-cluttering:
1. Exercise
2. Helps memory
3. You find stuff you didn't remember you bought
4. You organize your home and your life
5. Your mind is more aware, specially of surroundings and space
6. Your kids will have more space
7. You can now donate stuff
8. You can see under your bed and there's nothing!
9. You can invite guests to any part of you house and leave doors OPEN!!!!
10. You will find peace.
11. You realize you can do without so much STUFF
12. You become creative and find new uses for things!
13. You realize you have so much more time you don't even know how to fill that time LOL!
What is de-cluttering??
De-cluttering means you organize an area of your house or work space [or any space] and get rid of unuseful items, those items that sit in a place for such a long time as if they own the place.
Problem for everyone is getting rid of "stuff". We are so attached it is difficult to "LET GO!" We must remember we can't take anything with us when we die...so why do we keep it?
What I do usually is piles of where my items are gonna go.
1. Donation
2. Give to someone I love or someone who will find it useful
3. Put away in another room
4. Go to garage NOW!
So that's as simple as it gets.
Today I have de-cluttered a bit of the "guest room" if you can call it that. It's a multi-purpose room, my husband likes to read or sleep there sometimes but I like to keep it clean and empty so one can focus better and "think!"
So there you have it, please please de-clutter, open your closet and see everything hanged and beautifully organized and if you got too much stuff that it won't, start deciding which pile and where it should go.
AND if you can't find a place for things, and you can't get rid of it, put it away in the attic or garage and make sure you make note that it's there for future use. Don't keep things around the house that you haven't touched in a while, ,even decoration items, rotate them frequently, it'll feel like you bought something new! hehe
THE LESS, THE BETTER!
Even with kids toys, I find the less I put out , the more creative they get. I also rotate toys and check them for broken pieces and try to fix their stuff so they learn to appreciate simplicity and organization.
You don't need that much stuff.
Can you de-clutter people?
Ok before people ask me 'what do you mean', I really believe you can also de-clutter from people. All people are wonderful and beautiful but that doesn't guarantee they are "GOOD FOR YOU". Some friends may waste time on the phone or come over for hours and you can't get anything done. SO, you can de-clutter your life from these kinda people. It doesn't mean you don't like them....it means that it's good to see them once in a while NOT ALL THE TIME! Or if you can "refer them" to someone else....that would be ideal.
I can't give personal examples but I can say I have done that in the past and it has worked for me, no one got offended, they found that the person I referred them to was better company than me at the time and till today they are still great/close friends.
Anything is possible!
This is Ka Sundance's video, very awesome and useful, please watch if you got some time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh5OKkmkGzc
Life won't ever be the same after you start "de-cluttering". It is soooooo beneficial, I'm gonna list some of the benefits here. WARNING: it is highly addictive...
Benefits of De-cluttering:
1. Exercise
2. Helps memory
3. You find stuff you didn't remember you bought
4. You organize your home and your life
5. Your mind is more aware, specially of surroundings and space
6. Your kids will have more space
7. You can now donate stuff
8. You can see under your bed and there's nothing!
9. You can invite guests to any part of you house and leave doors OPEN!!!!
10. You will find peace.
11. You realize you can do without so much STUFF
12. You become creative and find new uses for things!
13. You realize you have so much more time you don't even know how to fill that time LOL!
What is de-cluttering??
De-cluttering means you organize an area of your house or work space [or any space] and get rid of unuseful items, those items that sit in a place for such a long time as if they own the place.
Problem for everyone is getting rid of "stuff". We are so attached it is difficult to "LET GO!" We must remember we can't take anything with us when we die...so why do we keep it?
What I do usually is piles of where my items are gonna go.
1. Donation
2. Give to someone I love or someone who will find it useful
3. Put away in another room
4. Go to garage NOW!
So that's as simple as it gets.
Today I have de-cluttered a bit of the "guest room" if you can call it that. It's a multi-purpose room, my husband likes to read or sleep there sometimes but I like to keep it clean and empty so one can focus better and "think!"
So there you have it, please please de-clutter, open your closet and see everything hanged and beautifully organized and if you got too much stuff that it won't, start deciding which pile and where it should go.
AND if you can't find a place for things, and you can't get rid of it, put it away in the attic or garage and make sure you make note that it's there for future use. Don't keep things around the house that you haven't touched in a while, ,even decoration items, rotate them frequently, it'll feel like you bought something new! hehe
THE LESS, THE BETTER!
Even with kids toys, I find the less I put out , the more creative they get. I also rotate toys and check them for broken pieces and try to fix their stuff so they learn to appreciate simplicity and organization.
You don't need that much stuff.
Can you de-clutter people?
Ok before people ask me 'what do you mean', I really believe you can also de-clutter from people. All people are wonderful and beautiful but that doesn't guarantee they are "GOOD FOR YOU". Some friends may waste time on the phone or come over for hours and you can't get anything done. SO, you can de-clutter your life from these kinda people. It doesn't mean you don't like them....it means that it's good to see them once in a while NOT ALL THE TIME! Or if you can "refer them" to someone else....that would be ideal.
I can't give personal examples but I can say I have done that in the past and it has worked for me, no one got offended, they found that the person I referred them to was better company than me at the time and till today they are still great/close friends.
Anything is possible!
This is Ka Sundance's video, very awesome and useful, please watch if you got some time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh5OKkmkGzc
The BEST diet on earth is ____on earth itself.
my computer crashed as I wrote this blog...I was making an analogy between swings and weight gain.
How funny, I was at the park with my kids today and I showed my eldest that I could make myself go up all alone without anyone pushing my swing....so Slowly as I moved my legs up and down, the swing moved me higher and higher.
Same way, whatever we have as a disease, it is because somehow we brought it onto ourselves. We don't want to believe it but it is true.
God provides us with the most beautiful, colorful, tasty natural foods and instead of eating them, we go buy highly processed ones because they look, they taste and they smell a certain way. we were raised with processed foods, "drink chicken broth" when you are sick, "got milk?" read the signs on our billboards..but that's just not natural, not healthy, it is processed.
So the time it took us to "put on weight" was a slow, steady process. So in the same way (like when we slow our swing down) we must be patient and really make that effort to change our lifestyle.
It is not a matter of a diet or not. IT is a mental note, something that we tell our mind and something we believe in. If we don't believe it, we will not do it! No matter what. If it works for someone else, it will not work for us as our bodies are different we must be happy and thankful with all we got.
I told my son, "see, I make this effort to go up as I move my legs and God is the one pushing me, no one else". In the same way, when we want to change our condition, we ask God and we trust that He will help us.
The best diet on earth (no matter what anyone says) is the one God gave us. We just have to look at nature, look at the vegetation and eat it in its pure form. Nothing added, no pesticides, nothing colored or "fixed", apples shouldn't all look a certain way, they should taste natural, they should smell beautifully and this is what becomes part of us. This is what makes us who we are.
It makes sense and it works.
http://store.rawreform.com/rawreform2.php
How funny, I was at the park with my kids today and I showed my eldest that I could make myself go up all alone without anyone pushing my swing....so Slowly as I moved my legs up and down, the swing moved me higher and higher.
Same way, whatever we have as a disease, it is because somehow we brought it onto ourselves. We don't want to believe it but it is true.
God provides us with the most beautiful, colorful, tasty natural foods and instead of eating them, we go buy highly processed ones because they look, they taste and they smell a certain way. we were raised with processed foods, "drink chicken broth" when you are sick, "got milk?" read the signs on our billboards..but that's just not natural, not healthy, it is processed.
So the time it took us to "put on weight" was a slow, steady process. So in the same way (like when we slow our swing down) we must be patient and really make that effort to change our lifestyle.
It is not a matter of a diet or not. IT is a mental note, something that we tell our mind and something we believe in. If we don't believe it, we will not do it! No matter what. If it works for someone else, it will not work for us as our bodies are different we must be happy and thankful with all we got.
I told my son, "see, I make this effort to go up as I move my legs and God is the one pushing me, no one else". In the same way, when we want to change our condition, we ask God and we trust that He will help us.
The best diet on earth (no matter what anyone says) is the one God gave us. We just have to look at nature, look at the vegetation and eat it in its pure form. Nothing added, no pesticides, nothing colored or "fixed", apples shouldn't all look a certain way, they should taste natural, they should smell beautifully and this is what becomes part of us. This is what makes us who we are.
It makes sense and it works.
http://store.rawreform.com/rawreform2.php
Some people are afraid to change
With so many things happening in my life, I noticed that sometimes no matter what you do or say, people will not change. It is not in their destiny to step "away" from their comfort zone and really give themselves a new beginning.
It is as if they see themselves and although they may not be 100% satisfied, they feel like "this is it", they don't understand the power of God and how HE can change EVERYTHING. All you got to do is really believe in HIM and that He has all the power and you have no power at all. And after that understanding, be HUMBLE and ask sincerely from HIM whatever you want and if it is GOOD for you, He will give it, if it's not good for you, HE WON'T.
But change comes from within, change comes from US, it doesn't come from the neighbor's weight loss program or your cousin's new lifestyle or your spouses new attitude, it MUST come from you. It is hard for some to "LET GO" of feelings, of thoughts, of patterns, of hobbies, but sometimes giving something for God's sake, you will get much more in return!
It's not the same seeing yourself in the mirror and not having a huge vision of where you want to go and what you want to be/how you want to feel. I have huge visions and sometimes I don't, I let God guide me and take me where He wants me to go. Every morning when I pray, I ask for guidance, forgiveness, renewal of intentions and that God uses me in the way He wants for my best interest. I put all my trust in HIM and NOTHING is difficult, everything is possible!
Don't make excuses for yourself, draw a small but realistic plan, don't tell anyone, just do it and you'll see that God will guide you AND HELP YOU (almost by the hand!) if your intentions are pure.
Don't be "afraid" those are the looses!!!! Why be afraid if God is on your side? what can happen if you change jobs, if you change your diet, if you homeschool your kids? nothing but goodness, and it will come, you must believe, follow your dreams TODAY not tomorrow, SEEK help, SEEK from those who are positive and can help you, SEEK love, patience, trust, De-clutter from people who waste your time, who don't believe in you, who really put you down.
You CAN change, no matter what your situation is, you can change your condition, you can feel better, you can do better (and be better appreciated), YOU CAN!
It is as if they see themselves and although they may not be 100% satisfied, they feel like "this is it", they don't understand the power of God and how HE can change EVERYTHING. All you got to do is really believe in HIM and that He has all the power and you have no power at all. And after that understanding, be HUMBLE and ask sincerely from HIM whatever you want and if it is GOOD for you, He will give it, if it's not good for you, HE WON'T.
But change comes from within, change comes from US, it doesn't come from the neighbor's weight loss program or your cousin's new lifestyle or your spouses new attitude, it MUST come from you. It is hard for some to "LET GO" of feelings, of thoughts, of patterns, of hobbies, but sometimes giving something for God's sake, you will get much more in return!
It's not the same seeing yourself in the mirror and not having a huge vision of where you want to go and what you want to be/how you want to feel. I have huge visions and sometimes I don't, I let God guide me and take me where He wants me to go. Every morning when I pray, I ask for guidance, forgiveness, renewal of intentions and that God uses me in the way He wants for my best interest. I put all my trust in HIM and NOTHING is difficult, everything is possible!
Don't make excuses for yourself, draw a small but realistic plan, don't tell anyone, just do it and you'll see that God will guide you AND HELP YOU (almost by the hand!) if your intentions are pure.
Don't be "afraid" those are the looses!!!! Why be afraid if God is on your side? what can happen if you change jobs, if you change your diet, if you homeschool your kids? nothing but goodness, and it will come, you must believe, follow your dreams TODAY not tomorrow, SEEK help, SEEK from those who are positive and can help you, SEEK love, patience, trust, De-clutter from people who waste your time, who don't believe in you, who really put you down.
You CAN change, no matter what your situation is, you can change your condition, you can feel better, you can do better (and be better appreciated), YOU CAN!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Positive ENERGY!
I think we can't help but feel negative sometimes. Personally, I had that feeling before and it was surrounding me everywhere I would go and no matter what I would do. I think prayer helps and surrounding myself with the right people, they kinda change your outlook in life.
I seek positive energy, positive people, positive surroundings, that's just beautiful.
When alone, it's good to seek that from nature, plants, animals, even books believe it or not! Some books are beautifully written and the love flies out of those pages!
I don't like negativity, it's really annoying and waste of time, waste of one's life too. Once things fall into place and things start making sense and one opens up to new opportunities, new adventures, ANYTHING can be possible! That's the beauty of a believer, a visionary, someone who really can see beyond today but sees what can happen in 1month.
Stay positive, stay alive, surround yourself with beauty.
I find beauty everywhere now whereas before I used to hate things or dislike this or that, I now "adjust" to the environment, the circumstances, and I love that feeling of challenge.
I hope to inspire with that.
I seek positive energy, positive people, positive surroundings, that's just beautiful.
When alone, it's good to seek that from nature, plants, animals, even books believe it or not! Some books are beautifully written and the love flies out of those pages!
I don't like negativity, it's really annoying and waste of time, waste of one's life too. Once things fall into place and things start making sense and one opens up to new opportunities, new adventures, ANYTHING can be possible! That's the beauty of a believer, a visionary, someone who really can see beyond today but sees what can happen in 1month.
Stay positive, stay alive, surround yourself with beauty.
I find beauty everywhere now whereas before I used to hate things or dislike this or that, I now "adjust" to the environment, the circumstances, and I love that feeling of challenge.
I hope to inspire with that.
welcome!
This is my original blog I started in 2008 and never got around to it! I will post here inspirational quotes, notes, advice to help people.
I hope to help myself and others improve their health, outlook in life and lifestyle to a more healthy, balanced, simple and awesome way of life!
I hope to help myself and others improve their health, outlook in life and lifestyle to a more healthy, balanced, simple and awesome way of life!
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