Category: Reflections

AlFatiha – Interpretation by Wissam Charafeddine

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In the name of compassion,

of mercy.

With gratitude I begin,

all praise is for That which nurtures and sustains,

in all dimensions of our existence, 

seen and unseen,

The compassion,

The mercy,

Compassion that meets every wound with patience and healing,
Mercy that grants space to fail, to learn, to begin again,
the quiet support beneath every breath.

Toward compassion and mercy I choose to orient my life,
and from them I seek strength and clarity.

Guide me to walk the path of thankfulness—
the path of those who recognize the grace in their days
and live in harmony with it—
not the path of forgetting,
nor the path of turning away from the light that can grow within.

My TOP reading list 2023-2024

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1. Reopening Muslim Minds

https://a.co/d/8ZaBiqp

2. COMMON SENSE

https://a.co/d/3fC4SFF

3. The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848

https://a.co/d/cEsZvcn

4. Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution

https://a.co/d/396Jk2v

5. The Anarchy 

https://a.co/d/3v4aMzH

6. Lost in the Sacred: Why the Muslim World Stood Still

https://a.co/d/6PUGI0s

7. A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing

https://a.co/d/3vphbHF

8. Arab Patriotism: The Ideology and Culture of Power in Late Ottoman Egypt

https://a.co/d/c9WmiD6

9. Muhammad and the Believers: At the Origins of Islam

https://a.co/d/g3w5vdn

10. Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East 

https://a.co/d/1gUt8G0

Fallen

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Journalists who do not report the truth
News papers that don’t print the news
Universities that censors knowledge
Professors that are silent about history
Diplomats craving war
Senators who vote against their values
Reps who don’t represent their people
Countries that ignore their foundations
Law enforcement that suppresses
Judicial System that oppresses
Cruelty celebrated as suspense
Genocide as self defense
Social media that censors truth
United Nations against Peace
Vetos for killing children
Lies are repeated by Presidents
You have fallen
with a bang,
that has awakened
this failing world.

11-29-2023

5 Articles and Quotes Against Emails

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Email, when invented, was a major change in the way we communicate. Today, and pushed by the Corona Virus Pandemic, email has become a major part of the information industy, which accounts for 1/3 of all US workers.

Many articles are being written today against the way we use email today. I will list 5 in this article and some of the important points they present:

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Bill Gates Think Week

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Bill Gates started taking “Think Weeks” back in the 90s to help him think and process. He used to call them CPU time. CPU is the central processing unit of a computer and it takes time to process data. That time is very short for computers but Bill Gates needed a week to process data and think about new ideas. He would read an average of 17 books during these think weeks.

He would go to a cabin on a lake, with a pen and paper and Diet Coke, no electronics other than occasionally. Here are some photos I took off a documentary on Netflix titled: Inside Bill’s Brain.

Research and Resolutions

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1. Recent studies have linked more frequent Facebook use to poor physical and mental health, plus diminished life satisfaction. 

Resolution 2017.10.1.a decrease checking Facebook and Instagram from 1 time a day to 1 time a week 

2. Research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that people who spent money on saving time, reported greater life satisfaction. 

Resolution 2017.10.1.b dedicate a budget for secondary  Services

3. Research found that People who felt the wisest range of positive emotions had the lowest levels of inflammatory markers in their blood. 

Resolution 2017.10.1.c verbalize the positive feelings of emotion and express them, and take note on what causes them to increase it. 

4. Research shows that forgiving yourself and others can protect against stress and the toll it takes on mental health. 

Resolution 2017.10.1.d forgive and let go of all grudges 

5. Research shows that over planning and under planning trips may

Resolution 2017.10.1.e take smaller random trips and vacations locally 

6. Research shows any kind of green space can make you happier. 

Resolution 2017.10.1.f  insist on visiting and holding meetings or gatherings in green spaces 

7. Research shows that supportive friendships was found to be a better predictor of well-being than having strong family connections. 

Resolution 2017.10.1.g increase friends 

8. Research shows that giving makes you happier than taking. That Random acts of kindness can bring a person happiness. 

Resolution 2017.10.1.h do a random act of kindness every day