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…
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…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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’…
I received an Instagram message from a young Edmonton woman whom I never met, but correspond with through the auspices of Instagram. She: Weird question, is being in Saudi Arabia during this time of year…
Woke early and offered my 4:57 Fajr prayer. Examined comments made by new friends on Instagram, while sipping espresso coffee. Today is the day after Christmas – a nothing day in the USA but a…
It seemed like that, when I first began writing this blog at the breakfast bar of my refugee camp preparing to depart. At the time was I almost thoroughly packed, taking only one carry on…