In quiet contemplation looked back at the last two months of my life, looking for a word or two to describe it. Death throes came to mind. Looked it up, indeed it was. What does…
Oops, I have been proven wrong yet again, it is most inconvenient. I now, publicly, have to admit that I was wrong. This mea culpa is taking time away from my Medinah Renewal time. Mea…
I am daily grateful for the pension received monthly from the Marin County Employee’s Retirement Association. I received the following information in an email sent from the National Institute on Retirement Security. A new report from the…
I am, at this precise moment, t writing from heaven. Know it is not Jannah because I am not dead yet. Judgment Day has not yet arrived. There must be many things to accomplish on…
The world is my oyster at this moment. In English, “the world is your oyster” means that you can do anything you wish or go anywhere you want in your life because you have the ability…
The dream of every Muslim is to wake up in Mecca. I am now realizing the dream. There are some glitches however because I cannot find the prayer rug. It is a necessary staple in…
Everyday I open a book gifted to me by Mr. Ali of the Medina Olerio Hotel for inspiration and guidance. The book is The Beautiful Names of Allah. One of the 99 names is picked at random. This…
I am becoming slightly more realistic about. Saudis. As the expression goes: My feet have touched the ground: actually with a bit of a thud. If you say that someone has their feet on the…
I constantly am shaking my head in sheer wonderment. Me: Those Saudi’s know how to do things!! Alter Ego: What do you mean? Me: Absolutely everything they do. If is totally mind boggling! Entirely!!! Alter…
My life seems so improbable, but it is real. I am not imagining anything. As I write it is 4:20 September 23, which happens to be Saudi National Day. Writing was interrupted because the alarm…