Retrenching was the word that came to mind. As you shall soon see it is the perfect word to describe – not the changes but instead prune, condense down . Retrench: reduce or diminish (something)…
February 14, 2026 This morning began with Fajr prayer, as usual. I am now praying with an Elina gifted book (Elina is my dear Muslim friend, met in April of 2025 when I first toured…
I went into the search engine of my blog typing in Changes in Attitude, Changes in Attitude. There were 34 entries – yes indeed there were. It is amazing to read some of them in…
This blog was first written on February 1, it is nowFebruary 13. Oops Friday the the 13th. Things going very well, n despite the doom of Friday the 13th. The February 1 day began at…
When I was younger, in my atheist days I disdained ‘organized religions’ (as I called and saw them) . Islam was not in my vocabulary at the time. What I see is that Islam (at…
I had purchased a beautiful book on a topic that SO interests and inspired me from the KL Dakwah Corner Bookstore (online dakwahbookstore.com) It is one of the most fascinating books I have every read. Sent…
My totally improbable life carries on – unabated. I receive an email from Hammad, the Nigerian man whom I was to marry in January 2025. Obviously I did not. Allah intervened, I was not able…
This is written on Day Three . I do NOT want to leave, that is certain. I am basking in the refined elegance of these surroundings. Meeting and greeting so many people, collecting the business…
I awoke rather early in my Suite at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Rather than send my typical photographic good morning greeting to WhatsApper, decided instead to send personalized messages to a few chosen ones….
I knew that getting old had many benefits. Checked it out with Artificial Intelligence and found that I was correct. This was my question. Me: I do recall that the Quran says that older women,…