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COLLEGE PARK, MD – Last week we searched for where to find family success. There are some important follow-up points related to the topic. Let’s pick up right where we left off.

CHICAGO, IL – Happy Eid to all our dear readers! Congratulations on completing the month of Ramadan. God accept all your works. Amen. On these days of Eid, many of us spend much time with family, and deservedly so. They are our lifeblood and cornerstones. Getting family right is of paramount importance to our well-beingContinue reading “Where to Find Family Success”

COLLEGE PARK, MD – ROI is an acronym for return on investment. In the investing world, this is what it is all about. There is no point in investing if one gets no return on their investment. Here lies a huge issue for the person who does not understand the ‘return’ part of return onContinue reading “Let's Talk ROI”

COLLEGE PARK, MD – This ever-blessed time of the year is on the back leg. Our opportunities to taste the healing fruits our friend visits us bearing are diminishing.   Where are we in our commitment to that healing? Are we not committed? Do we vacillate between wishing Ramadan was over by daylight, and dining the restContinue reading “Between Ramadone and Ramadine”

COLLEGE PARK, MD – We know we should have an affinity for Ramadan. We shouldn’t dread it and try to take a Ramadan epidural to just get through it. We want to feel it and develop a genuine relationship of love with the holy month. For me, running around ragged trying to check off worshipContinue reading “Fall in Love This Ramadan”

COLLEGE PARK, MD – A blessed Ramadan to you all. May we all meet the month, see it through and be counted amongst the successful. Amen. This time of year is a good opportunity to address unproductive and unhealthy aspects of our lives. I’d like to highlight illness in particular in this post. All ofContinue reading “Our Very Own Opioid Crisis”

COLLEGE PARK, MD – I would say any person of serious faith in present times can be deemed countercultural in one way or another. Going against the grain to any degree can be very difficult at times – especially in the beginning. A pitfall many countercultural individuals can fall into if they don’t realistically assessContinue reading “Organization or Occupation?”

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Pushing has been our theme for the last few weeks. Specifically, it has been regarding pushing the right amount and continuing to do so in the face of fear and anxiety.   I would like to add to that theme the element of responsibly pushing.

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Recently, we discussed the discomfort of pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zones. That discussion entailed a few words on pushing the right amount – getting the sweet spot between overextending ourselves and resting on our laurels. Continuing along the subject of appropriate discomfort, is the reality that we will alsoContinue reading “Keep Pushing”

COLLEGE PARK, MD – An essential part of being the kind of person many of us want to be is to become gentler in our speech. A common stumbling block to this is not grasping that others do not have the power to control our actions. It is, indeed, extremely difficult to be gentle withContinue reading “A Way To Be More Gentle”