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January 13, 2024

Give Me The Simple Life; Hedonistic and Corollary Explored; Ephemeral Flowers Die; Words to the Song; Mention of Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep); Blessings Thankfully Returned; Reflections in Jacuzzi Reveal I Had a Post Traumatic Stress Attack; Re-establishing Plans to Return to Medina; Meeting Dave From Edmonton and a Vivacious Little Boy Born in San Francisco Over Breakfast

This song echoed in my mind this morning. – here had the Bahrain Ritzy Carlton. First to speak of my recent hedonistic life and then onto the song itself. Looking up the meaning of hedonistic…

January 12, 2024

Unusual Morning and It has Only Just Begun; Photo of Incredible Avocado Toast: Text Tells Me That I am an Inspiration: Conversation with GAG Reveals There is a Bahrain in Ghana; Apologies to the Princess With Photo Attached; Imagine; Reel of Cooking Class

Well, it is, most unusual. For one thing I am tired, rather exhausted – this is not a good thing as today is my cooking class. I get to wear by chef’s hat with my…

January 9, 2024

I Can See Clearly Now; Looking Back at Roadblocks; No Support Network Characterized My Former Life; No Man is an Island; Bahrain Has 50 Natural and 33 Artificial; News from Bahrain; Photos of the Sea, the Annual Report, a News Article; A Video of Mysteriously Appearing Flowers; Some Jokes About Teeth; Another Princess No Show

I can see clearly now. That song resonated eons ago. It had huge meaning then and it does now under totally different circumstances. Could not be more different. Here are the lyrics. You must YouTube…

January 8, 2024

Definition of Downside Thoroughly Explored; Coupled with The Joys of Being Pampered; A Blog Search for Previous Mention of Win/Win Reveals Surprising Results; Videos and Photos Showing the Ultimate In Pampering.

Although in many ways I have lived a blessed life, there have been some, shall we say, down sides. A downside is the negative aspect of something otherwise regarded as good or desirable. Again the…

January 5, 2024

I am Incredibly Blessed by Allah (SWT); An Amended New Year’s Resolution: One Small Step For Mankind; Intentions (Niyyahs) So Incredibly Important in the Islamic Faith; A Myriad of Blessings at the Ritz; Myriad Defined; Some Blessings Listed, not in Order; Link to the Sermon Christ in the Rubble From Palestine

I sit in the vast cavernous lobby of the Bahrain Ritz Carlton, waiting for some assistance from Sunny, the concierge who knows everything and tells me what is going on – free of charge. He…

January 3, 2024

New Year’s Resolution Next; At This Moment Reflections Upon The Name of a Man Met at the Breakfast Bar, Solomon ( I Think); Perhaps Riyadh Beckons: A Famous Jockey and I Continue to Connect; Notes from Last Year’s Blog. Photos and a Reel of an Interesting Evening

The plan was to announce my New Year’s Resolution in today’s blog. But, for various reasons, I got distracted. Met a man at the breakfast bar the other morning, I think he said his name…

January 2, 2024

Blessings Abound; Bevy and Abound Defined; My New Year’s Eve in Excruciating Detail; The Woes of the Bahrain Exchange Rate; Meeting a Male and a Female Saudi Exchanging Messages; Instagram Exchange with a Stranger: Hardship of Horrible Music Turns Into Blessings of Good Wishes Made in Quiet; Reels of My Dismay, Photos of Greetings

My life is so incredibly blessed – the blessings abound. Abound is, again, the perfect word. Abound, a verb: exist in large numbers or amounts. Used in a sentence: Rumors of a further scandal abound….

December 31, 2023

The Best of: The Best of Hotels, the Bahrain Ritz Carlton; The Best is Yet to Come: The Best Religion in the World: the Islamic Faith; Hardship Overcome at Breakfast; The Best Blog in The World, With Reasons Given; Fickle, Allegiance and Whim Defined: Two More Reels From the Prophet’s Mosque

Each and every New Year is heralded with The Best Of Lists, here, there and everywhere. I do love that phrase; here, there and everywhere. I was surprised to see that it is a song,…

December 30, 2023

My Cup Runneth Over: Psalm 23; Quran 21: 78-90; A New Israel Perspective Provided by an Instagram Reel Posted by my Indonesian Friend; Wisdoms From Ajif; Bahrain Museum the Best Ever; Iffy Defined; Heads Up for Those Visiting the Museum

Woke this morning very early, after completing my necessary eight hours as I had gone to bed soon have Isha prayer. Sipped coffee, prayed, reflected upon yesterday, my hopes and expectations for today. My inspiration…

December 29, 2023

An Amazing Morning, The Best of Days, the Worst of Days; Offering a Tahaijjud Prayer, Then a Message from Grandson Hamza Bringing Joy; Getting Back on Track, Following the Straight Path; News of the Royal Speech from the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia; Thoughts on Several of the Matters that Were Addressed; Photos of Flowers, Phone Face and Treasures

Woke up in the middle of the night troubled, restless and dismayed. This is a rare occurrence but when it does happen I offer evening prayers – knowing of the practice from readying Martin Lings’…