Center for Muslim Life at Maryland
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by CMLMD Admin
COLLEGE PARK, MD –
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 rest of the day away by night?
Are we taking on the immense opportunity and challenge presented by Ramadan, or taking the easy way out and just passing the time?
by CMLMD Admin
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 worship checklists is a sure way to develop a genuine relationship of anxiety, not love, with Ramadan.
by CMLMD Admin
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 of us struggle with illnesses. They come in multiple varieties – spiritual, emotional, and physical.
No matter what kind of illness(es) we are dealing with, they disrupt our lives and have the potential to substantially derail them.
It is paramount that we obtain proper diagnoses to these maladies so that we can do our best to cure or manage them.
An improper diagnosis can be deadly.
[Read more…] about Our Very Own Opioid Crisis
by CMLMD Admin
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 assess the consequences at play by making countercultural decisions is how they will use their time if not the way our cultural has deemed fit.
by CMLMD Admin
COLLEGE PARK, MD –
I would like to add to that theme the element of responsibly pushing.
by CMLMD Admin
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 also feel scared and anxious at the very points of growth we’re hoping to reach.