Eid al-Fitr…. Come and Gone yet again. And as so many of my friends posted on their facebook profile, this was one of the best Eid’s yet! Growing up in North America, as a Muslim who was born in the early 1980s, Eid was not always this fun, not even by a long shot. But mashAllah, now that we have begun to build our own little North American Muslim culture, Eid celebrations have just gotten better and better. Ramadan was a great month, although I miss it, and feel I didn’t take advantage of it as much as I could have. May Allah grant us the wisdom to do so in the future inshAllah!
I wish I had more time to write, but in the meantime, enjoy the below video:
All I can say is “WOW!!”. That seems to be the same reaction everyone is having to Kareem’s new album. I will post a full review of it later on. All I can say is, I have listened to it at least 20 times already, and loving it more and more each listen through.
So, here I am, at the beginning of Spring Break… How is it going you might ask? Not too shabby really. No classes, so that is a good break from the norm, and feels good to have evenings back for a while. I am finally getting a chance to break in my Xbox 360, because I know post-spring break I have to stay as far away from it as possible. I will have a ton of papers to write, and exams. I can’t believe it, after Spring Break is done, there will only be 1 month of school left, plus finals. SubhanAllah, this semester has flown by, I must say. Oh well, it has been a great one. I just need to pick up the slack at work, and everything will be alright.
This semester has brought many new things for me in my life. For one, I have learned how to relax, and chill out once again. Perhaps a little too well, I might add. But it is welcome, as in previous years, I used to exhaust myself to much, and the stress was starting to take a toll on my health. Finding that balance between laziness and overworking is hard to do, but inshAllah I will be able to do it.
Lately I have been in a odd mood. Not a bad mood, and not a good mood. Just feels weird, kinda like things are suspended around me. Then at other times it feels like life is flying by, so I guess perhaps the presence of oddity, leads way for the lack of normality. Did that statement make any sense? Didn’t think so
In life there are so many worries that consume each and every day of our life…
Will I pass my clases?!
Do I have enough money to pay the bills at the end of the month?!
Do people like me?!
Am I a good Muslim?!
Have I caused anybody pain today?!
Will I go to Heaven?!
And many other worries that can pop up due to our daily circumstances.
One thing I have learned from it all, is we must try to live in the moment. Not to say that we do not care about our future, or should not feel a bit of grief over the wrong things we have done in our life, but we have to live for here and now, and now live in the PAST or try to live in a possible FUTURE. We are alive, here and now. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow has not yet come, today is at our feet.
So let us put our trust in GOD, and live each moment to the best of our abilities.
I am guessing by the title of this entry, some of you may be thrown off. Don’t worry, I am not breaking down, and my soul definately ain’t chaotic, not at the moment at least. There are times when my life feels chaotic, and perhaps it is a result of imbalance within the soul. Only Allah knows.
Speaking of imbalance, one of my friends has gone MIA. I hope he is alright.
Oh yeah, I am loving this wi-fi at the university now. Makes class so much more enjoyable.
Patience is a virtue.
Time to start actingon my new year’s resolutions (including my spiritual resolutions, as they are most important).
Among my many resolutions is to stick to one cell phone for the entire year. InshAllah I can do it.
So Oklahoma was hit with another snow/ice storm once again. It seems like this has happened every year since I have lived in Oklahoma (about 8 years now…), and each and every time, everything shuts down. Why do things shut down you may ask? Well, quite simply because the state of Oklahoma does not have the proper equipment to clear the road ways. So each time we get even the slightest bit of snow on the ground, you guessed it… No School!!!! That means good things for the kiddies of course, they love no school. Sometimes means good things for us university students, although we usually get less slack than the grade schoolers do. But, it also means something else, EMPTY SHELVES AT WAL MART!!! You folks who live, or have lived in the North East United States probably think we are crazy!! But, seriously, I went to Wal Mart the day after it started snowing, and there was no bottled water or meat to be found in the store. People are absolutely taking this all out of proportion. Things always shut down for a few days, but that is ALL!!! Never have things been, and probably never will be so bad that we will run out of meat and bottled water, or not be able to get to the store for some after a few days. It is either Americans, or Okies. I am an American, so I will defend that and say no, it cannot be an American thing, but I am definately not claiming to be an Okie. So, it must be an Okie thing. Sorry all my Okie friends out there, I still love you, but you need to talk to your fellow Okies and tell them to stop the MADNESS!!!!
In other news, things are really dangerous out side. I remember snow storms being bad in the past, but it is really bad this year. This time, it snowed and then ice covered the snow. So you can imagine how fun it is driving outside, and walking across my university campus is quite a challenge as well. I hope no one gets seriously hurts…
All I can say is “WOW!!”. That seems to be the same reaction everyone is having to Kareem’s new album. I will post a full review of it later on. All I can say is, I have listened to it at least 20 times already, and loving it more and more each listen through.
I am guessing by the title of this entry, some of you may be thrown off. Don’t worry, I am not breaking down, and my soul definately ain’t chaotic, not at the moment at least. There are times when my life feels chaotic, and perhaps it is a result of imbalance within the soul. Only Allah knows.
have lived in Oklahoma (about 8 years now…), and each and every time, everything shuts down. Why do things shut down you may ask? Well, quite simply because the state of Oklahoma does not have the proper equipment to clear the road ways. So each time we get even the slightest bit of snow on the ground, you guessed it… No School!!!! That means good things for the kiddies of course, they love no school. Sometimes means good things for us university students, although we usually get less slack than the grade schoolers do. But, it also means something else, EMPTY SHELVES AT WAL MART!!! You folks who live, or have lived in the North East United States probably think we are crazy!! But, seriously, I went to Wal Mart the day after it started snowing, and there was no bottled water or meat to be found in the store. People are absolutely t
aking this all out of proportion. Things always shut down for a few days, but that is ALL!!! Never have things been, and probably never will be so bad that we will run out of meat and bottled water, or not be able to get to the store for some after a few days. It is either Americans, or Okies. I am an American, so I will defend that and say no, it cannot be an American thing, but I am definately not claiming to be an Okie. So, it must be an Okie thing. Sorry all my Okie friends out there, I still love you, but you need to talk to your fellow Okies and tell them to stop the MADNESS!!!!