Hardships and Benefits, Focusing on the Good; Compassion Defined; Response to Nesh’s Teaching Faith, Not Fear; Three Generations, One Deen, Alhamdullah; Two Additions to my YouTube Channel, Bedtime Stories 4 and What a Marvelous Day; Photos of a Prayer, Mangos, A Tulip and Pages From the Book 

A lot is going on in my life, both good and bad. Wonderful warm compassionate individuals and people quite the opposite stripe.  Compassion is the key. Definition: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or…

Artificial Intelligence Brings Hijrah Hope, Blessings, Quran Verses and Inspiration: Leaving Behind Pain Was Itself An Act of Faith—and Gratitude is the Fragrance of That Freedom. “; Watch Photos of my Hijrah Journey on Alexis McBride YouTube, Favorite: Three Special Photos Featured with Explanations; A Good Morning Message of Great Meaning  

AI volunteered, in a previous blog,  to show me how the Quran and early Muslim history frames migration as both a trial and a blessing. “It would parallel your experience beautifully.” I will now share…

An Abstract Photograph  Begins the Day; Truth the Topic Under Discussion: “What a Wicked Web We Weave When We Practice to Deceive”; Quoting Myself from a September 25, 2025 Blog; Back Again to Nesh’s Friday Did Not Go as Planned; Lunch, Prayers and the Adoption of Yasmin and Her Family, Family Growing by Leaps and Bounds; Photos of Abstract View, Mother and Daughter;   

Woke up to an amazing cloud formation out the window, deciding it MUST be photographed. Opened one of the double pained windows to find rain drops. Took the photo but then went raining around the…

Message of the Morning from Loh Guan Lye Hospital, with Responses; Day turned Off-beat and Oddball; Conversing with Artificial Intelligence Asking About Phoenix Rising From the Ashes; Ending in Argument Turned to my Own Writing; Golden Age Evaluation Did Not Bring Peace of Mind; Solace Found in GIFs, Caring Messages and Sunsets ; 

October 2, 2025  The day began on an optimistic note. Sent my WhatsAppers a photo of Loh Guan Lye Hospital Admissions with the caption: Not as bad as it looks. Here for a Golden Age…

A Parody of I Just Want to Be Your Everything Begins the Blog; Banishing a NonBeliever Who Would Not Take No for an Answer; There is Always the Blog; Back to All the Good Experienced Yesterday with the Greatest of People, Texting Brought GIFs and AI Person of the Year; Pajamas Day Memories Bring Back Memories, Photos and a Video of My Last Days in Edmonton; Photos of Food, Edmonton Final Days and an Edmonton Wall Hanging

Not again, Alexis, Not again. I can hear the collective moans being heard worldwide.  You: Not another song that comes to mind for no reason at all, no reason whatsoever. Me: I am afraid so….

An Exceptional Encounter; The Suspense Does not Kill Shamir; South Africa Seems to be My Destiny; Artificial Intelligence Answers Essential Questions But Becomes Bothersome: Nesh Receives Breakdown Reflections; Overcoming Evil Promised by Quran 5:100; Montage of Photos Including Microphone 

September 26, 2025  This encounter occurred only yesterday – it seems days and days ago. It seemed so vitally important that I texted Shamir at the time, even though I knew I would be seeing…

Blog Began as an Email and Ended up a Blog; One Must Be Flexible; Biggest Realization: I am Not Just a Blogger, I am a Writer; Definition of Being, Boring But Most Informative: Both Nixon and Artificial Intelligence are Beings; Dream Team Steadies the Wobbler; The Here and Now Speaks of a Penang Institute Book Launch;  More Excitement Emanates From Penang Lyf Breakfast Room; A Couple of GIFs; Interesting Assemblage of Final Photos.  

Thought on Anticipation and a New Beginning.  As usual your choice of photo is ‘spot on” (“Spot on” is an informal expression, most common in British English, meaning exactly right, completely accurate, or perfect. It…