2005 post: When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. - Hugh White As we experience the last day of this blessed month, one... Continue Reading →
2007 post: The more tranquil a man (or woman) becomes, the greater is his (or her) success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. - James Allan Tranquility - a state of calm. In reflecting on this quote, the more one is calm on the outside,... Continue Reading →
2005 post: A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities. – William Arthur Ward Today's post is dedicated to the friends who support us in truth. Do not cover the truth... Continue Reading →
2005 post: Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of. – Anonymous We heard a wonderful talk by a scholar who analyses advice about patience; what it is, how to practice it and why it is important. It linked very nicely to the quote above in... Continue Reading →
2005 post: If you don't run your own life, someone else will. – John Atkinson What is life but a series of decisions and knocks on doors? A destiny we fulfill guided by our choices. Some will be attracted to just live a dependent life where all decisions are made by someone else. Some will... Continue Reading →
2006 post: "Please god, don't make our lives (dunya), our biggest worry" - Almost all scholars of all faiths As we try to focus on the hereafter during these blessed days and as we try to benefit from every minute where our good deeds are multiplied by 10, prayers made likely answered, destinies determined, and... Continue Reading →
2005 post: Change your thoughts and you change your world - Norman Vincent Peale 2006 post: Pray for a good harvest, but keep on plowing. -Nancy Otto In the early days of this blessed month, we sought the means for a pure heart. We asked god to show us the way and we tried to... Continue Reading →
2006 post: A human being is part of a whole, called by us the 'Universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our... Continue Reading →
2005 Entry: Never, never, never give up. - Winston Churchill No matter what, no matter when, never ever give up. As long as we are able to breath, never ever give up. Whatever challenges you face, never give up. Whatever adversity you face, never give up. Life is meant to be challenging, it is meant to... Continue Reading →
2006 Entry: I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth--I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace. - Henry James As we now enter the last ten days of this blessed month, the only regret we should be concerned about is not taking opportunities that... Continue Reading →
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