yes its sore. that is what it is..
but i cannot complain
i feel like the energy is drained from me, i feel sluggish and blurgh...
i left work early today as i was just no in it to win it - i just am soooooooooooooooooooooooo tired
i am going to bed - let me see if this helps
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Day One -
i thiank thee o Lord, for granting my request - I am grateful - for making it possible and I sing your praise for your blessings and I glorify thee for your favour on me.
MG as always there is no other God but thee, no Other King, not Other Lord but thee.
All praise is yours in this life and in the hereafter.
Be thou Glorified Lord of the universe.
MG as always there is no other God but thee, no Other King, not Other Lord but thee.
All praise is yours in this life and in the hereafter.
Be thou Glorified Lord of the universe.
Friday, 23 April 2010
Thursday, 22 April 2010
identification with numbers
there was this story that i remember from somewhere,
when you get 10 people,
blindfold them so they cannot see
then place a giant elephant in their middle.
then ask then to tell you what they have -
they will each tell you something different
it is true in training as well, for team building exercises, you get a structure, give a part of it to to each person in the group and ask then to tell you what they have.. i think you get the gist..
individually, you only have a piece of the picture - but when you collectively sit together and talk about it, you can then get a chance to arrive at the bigger picture.
some people are there busy chasing numbers - busy trying to prove number 19 in every walk of life - for every prayer, for every surah, for everything..
whilst i am not saying it is a good or a bad thing, but sometimes it is easy - it is time for maghrib prayers..
give me two seconds and i will be back.
yes sometimes it is easy to be side tracked and to let the numbers thing consume your mind and take your energy away from the most simplistic of things - Worshipping God.. you then start to live in a state of Obsessive compulsive disorder with the number 19 and want to make everything in life formulate to it...
some interesting facts - from wikipedia
apparently in bahai faith - they have a calender year that has 19 months with 19 days each
The number of Arabic letters in the common formula, the Basmala, "In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful," being (without vowel marks) "bsm allh alrḥmn alrḥym - is 19
The Number of Verse and Sura together in Qur'an which describes Jesus Christ Birth is 19
Over it is 19 - what was God talking about here - some people say its the number of angels guarding hell, some people say it is the code of the Quran( my interpretation)
hmm God is the source of all knowledge and may He guide us all to his path.. keep us away from idol worship and keep us devoted to Him alone.
why some people are fixated by this number i dont know...
let me not be partial here by posting one english translated version of the Quran. - I will invite you all to go and read surah 74 - which is where this number 19 comes to play as it is mentioned specifically. - Over it is 19. look at the verses before it and look at the verses below it and see if it is linked how it is linked..
some people spend all their time worrying over the number - trying to prove the number 19 in everything - good luck to them.
For me, i trust in my god, i have come to a point when i tend not to worry about anything as for me life is simple, i trust in God... i dont need to verify the number 19 because for me it did not matter..
what mattered was when i read the Quran, myself with my eyes opened i was able to see the falseness in the religion i wanted to practice and the truth in the religion of God - worshiping god alone - i was able to see and i was able to accept, i knew in my heart of hearts that that was it...
i am certain that my God is one God, and i am certain that worshipping God is about worshipping God alone - no prophet no messenger, no ambiguity, no pretense .. the Quran for me is simple - I look to God to inspire me to the right meaning for me, to enlighten me in his path....and to direct me by His grace.
this is not to say that i will not listen to another persons explanation or reasoning, but i am firm on a couple of things which are a fact for me - God, the Most High, The Most gracious is my God, He begets none nor was He beggeted, He is a God without partners, He is the Supreme - Be He glorified in all the universe.
as it goes - Praise be to God who has not begotten a son, neither does He need a partner in His kingship, nor does He need an ally out of weakness.
i was reading something online and i was directed to surah 6.. indeed God is merciful and may He provide us with his mercy and guide us all...
when you get 10 people,
blindfold them so they cannot see
then place a giant elephant in their middle.
then ask then to tell you what they have -
they will each tell you something different
it is true in training as well, for team building exercises, you get a structure, give a part of it to to each person in the group and ask then to tell you what they have.. i think you get the gist..
individually, you only have a piece of the picture - but when you collectively sit together and talk about it, you can then get a chance to arrive at the bigger picture.
some people are there busy chasing numbers - busy trying to prove number 19 in every walk of life - for every prayer, for every surah, for everything..
whilst i am not saying it is a good or a bad thing, but sometimes it is easy - it is time for maghrib prayers..
give me two seconds and i will be back.
yes sometimes it is easy to be side tracked and to let the numbers thing consume your mind and take your energy away from the most simplistic of things - Worshipping God.. you then start to live in a state of Obsessive compulsive disorder with the number 19 and want to make everything in life formulate to it...
some interesting facts - from wikipedia
apparently in bahai faith - they have a calender year that has 19 months with 19 days each
The number of Arabic letters in the common formula, the Basmala, "In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful," being (without vowel marks) "bsm allh alrḥmn alrḥym - is 19
The Number of Verse and Sura together in Qur'an which describes Jesus Christ Birth is 19
Over it is 19 - what was God talking about here - some people say its the number of angels guarding hell, some people say it is the code of the Quran( my interpretation)
hmm God is the source of all knowledge and may He guide us all to his path.. keep us away from idol worship and keep us devoted to Him alone.
why some people are fixated by this number i dont know...
let me not be partial here by posting one english translated version of the Quran. - I will invite you all to go and read surah 74 - which is where this number 19 comes to play as it is mentioned specifically. - Over it is 19. look at the verses before it and look at the verses below it and see if it is linked how it is linked..
some people spend all their time worrying over the number - trying to prove the number 19 in everything - good luck to them.
For me, i trust in my god, i have come to a point when i tend not to worry about anything as for me life is simple, i trust in God... i dont need to verify the number 19 because for me it did not matter..
what mattered was when i read the Quran, myself with my eyes opened i was able to see the falseness in the religion i wanted to practice and the truth in the religion of God - worshiping god alone - i was able to see and i was able to accept, i knew in my heart of hearts that that was it...
i am certain that my God is one God, and i am certain that worshipping God is about worshipping God alone - no prophet no messenger, no ambiguity, no pretense .. the Quran for me is simple - I look to God to inspire me to the right meaning for me, to enlighten me in his path....and to direct me by His grace.
this is not to say that i will not listen to another persons explanation or reasoning, but i am firm on a couple of things which are a fact for me - God, the Most High, The Most gracious is my God, He begets none nor was He beggeted, He is a God without partners, He is the Supreme - Be He glorified in all the universe.
as it goes - Praise be to God who has not begotten a son, neither does He need a partner in His kingship, nor does He need an ally out of weakness.
i was reading something online and i was directed to surah 6.. indeed God is merciful and may He provide us with his mercy and guide us all...
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Dowry
MG i am getting stresed..
why everybody wanting me to do what they want regarding this matter
were they there when i asked you in a secret call?
where they there when i cried to you my lonliness
where they there when i asked from you, what i wanted
why then are they wanting me to do things their way
Mg i dont want to be stubborn neither do i want to be selfish, but i want to do things the way i have in my mind.
simple, quiet, stress free.
I dont want anyone to do in my cause something i will not agree with
i dont want anyone to ask me to ask for something i dont want to
I have asked for somethings, simple and stress free
My God, many a provisions you have given me, many a blessings you have given me, will i now then ask for more - Yes i will but what i ask for is not monetary, its value is beyond money and in my view is much more valuable.
Love, Trust, understanding, patience, Devotion to thee - this is not bad is it ?
what else do they want me to ask for, gold, jewellry, money, silver, house, car, cakes, chocolate, shopping trips - My King you have given me much more than that, you have blessed me with a lot more than that - ( yes i have squandered and been foolish with it, it is because these things do not rate high on my list but rather are part of the things which feeds my ego and can sometines draw me away from you)
so can i not ask for something simple, - From thee My king - this this is something that only you can give - no one can buy it, or fabricate it - no one can squander it or be foolish with it- it only comes from thee, is with your blessing and has your support.
i am getting stressed, i will just run away and lock myself up somewhere
why everybody wanting me to do what they want regarding this matter
were they there when i asked you in a secret call?
where they there when i cried to you my lonliness
where they there when i asked from you, what i wanted
why then are they wanting me to do things their way
Mg i dont want to be stubborn neither do i want to be selfish, but i want to do things the way i have in my mind.
simple, quiet, stress free.
I dont want anyone to do in my cause something i will not agree with
i dont want anyone to ask me to ask for something i dont want to
I have asked for somethings, simple and stress free
My God, many a provisions you have given me, many a blessings you have given me, will i now then ask for more - Yes i will but what i ask for is not monetary, its value is beyond money and in my view is much more valuable.
Love, Trust, understanding, patience, Devotion to thee - this is not bad is it ?
what else do they want me to ask for, gold, jewellry, money, silver, house, car, cakes, chocolate, shopping trips - My King you have given me much more than that, you have blessed me with a lot more than that - ( yes i have squandered and been foolish with it, it is because these things do not rate high on my list but rather are part of the things which feeds my ego and can sometines draw me away from you)
so can i not ask for something simple, - From thee My king - this this is something that only you can give - no one can buy it, or fabricate it - no one can squander it or be foolish with it- it only comes from thee, is with your blessing and has your support.
i am getting stressed, i will just run away and lock myself up somewhere
new changes and i am scared
M remember when i came to thee, i was afraid with teh changes at work
well i face another challenge like this
We have to elarn somehting new, something i dont knwo and i am afraid..
My God, my courage is failing me, because it seems complicated, it seems too much..
but i understand that with any learnng curve, yo have to start from nothing and work your way up..
so Mg i come to thee to ask for your support, your assistance and your help.
to hold me close when my courage fails me, To provide me with strenght to face the uncertainty
To provide me with knowledge and wisdom to learn, to be able to pickup what i am being learns, to remember and to be able to applly the knowledge.
I ask of thee to help me to understand and do the work i am asked to do to an excellent level.. all in all for thY Glory.
I am afraid God, i willnot lie and but i will trust in thee, The help and support you have bestowed on me as before please, dear King bestow on me again, help me to learn, to understand, to apply knowledge and to deal satisfactory with what i am given..
i trust in thee dear Lord, i ask of thee
You are the best provider, you are My God, you are the possessor of all knowledge, you are my God, You are the best Support, you are my God. For all Praise is yours, all Glory and authority belongs to thee, in this life and in the hereafter, There is no other God but thee, Be Thou glorified MG Lord.
well i face another challenge like this
We have to elarn somehting new, something i dont knwo and i am afraid..
My God, my courage is failing me, because it seems complicated, it seems too much..
but i understand that with any learnng curve, yo have to start from nothing and work your way up..
so Mg i come to thee to ask for your support, your assistance and your help.
to hold me close when my courage fails me, To provide me with strenght to face the uncertainty
To provide me with knowledge and wisdom to learn, to be able to pickup what i am being learns, to remember and to be able to applly the knowledge.
I ask of thee to help me to understand and do the work i am asked to do to an excellent level.. all in all for thY Glory.
I am afraid God, i willnot lie and but i will trust in thee, The help and support you have bestowed on me as before please, dear King bestow on me again, help me to learn, to understand, to apply knowledge and to deal satisfactory with what i am given..
i trust in thee dear Lord, i ask of thee
You are the best provider, you are My God, you are the possessor of all knowledge, you are my God, You are the best Support, you are my God. For all Praise is yours, all Glory and authority belongs to thee, in this life and in the hereafter, There is no other God but thee, Be Thou glorified MG Lord.
it had to be said...
You are cordially invited to a Submitters planning meeting XXXXXXXXXXXXX for a future gathering/conference in the Autumn. In the Autumn Meeting, God Willing we will have some very specially invited guests who became Submitters and spent time with Rashad Khalifa.
this was the invite i had today, very much welcomed but then again i have to consider the rest of the statement and the following issues popped to mind
specially invited guests? invited by whom, for what purpose, and does it make any difference of they knew or did not know RK....
yes i want to attand a gathering of like minded people, whose goal is to worship God and devote religion to God alone... but i dont want to attend a gathering where people worship is starting to be a trend....
guests who became submitters - they are no longer guests but family. one family under God, devoted to God, trying our individual best to worship God alone....
they spent time wiht RK - is this required to be stated? does this make them more welcomed and their visit more anticipated/ well frankly heck no... i could nto give a monkeys if they knew him, ate with him or spoke to him.. these things dont matter..
we look to each person as an individual in their own right, who they know, may not know, have connections with should not be a focal attraction for any one who is saying they worship God alone....
it is from these that you get affiliations called "companions of messengers" - when the religion shifts from worshipping God and seeking guidance from God alone -
God guide us all to his path.....
then again, let us be clear - submission is not a new thing, it has always been and will always be - we humans just like to revamp - "worshipping God" and making it sound like a new path, a new religion, a new concept - when all along it is the same thing, that has been since the time of Abraham, all the way down here.
For the record, submitter is the english translation of muslim
some call it tomato( english pronounciation) some call it tomato( american pronunciation)
it is the same thing....
so it is not that they became submitters, but rather they discovered the path to worshipping God alone.... muslim, submitter, christain, whatever we all want to call and label ourselves... what is most important is worshipping God, devoting the religion to God alone, Salat and Zakat - Such is the perfect religion
God guide us all in his path
this was the invite i had today, very much welcomed but then again i have to consider the rest of the statement and the following issues popped to mind
specially invited guests? invited by whom, for what purpose, and does it make any difference of they knew or did not know RK....
yes i want to attand a gathering of like minded people, whose goal is to worship God and devote religion to God alone... but i dont want to attend a gathering where people worship is starting to be a trend....
guests who became submitters - they are no longer guests but family. one family under God, devoted to God, trying our individual best to worship God alone....
they spent time wiht RK - is this required to be stated? does this make them more welcomed and their visit more anticipated/ well frankly heck no... i could nto give a monkeys if they knew him, ate with him or spoke to him.. these things dont matter..
we look to each person as an individual in their own right, who they know, may not know, have connections with should not be a focal attraction for any one who is saying they worship God alone....
it is from these that you get affiliations called "companions of messengers" - when the religion shifts from worshipping God and seeking guidance from God alone -
God guide us all to his path.....
then again, let us be clear - submission is not a new thing, it has always been and will always be - we humans just like to revamp - "worshipping God" and making it sound like a new path, a new religion, a new concept - when all along it is the same thing, that has been since the time of Abraham, all the way down here.
For the record, submitter is the english translation of muslim
some call it tomato( english pronounciation) some call it tomato( american pronunciation)
it is the same thing....
so it is not that they became submitters, but rather they discovered the path to worshipping God alone.... muslim, submitter, christain, whatever we all want to call and label ourselves... what is most important is worshipping God, devoting the religion to God alone, Salat and Zakat - Such is the perfect religion
God guide us all in his path
Friday, 16 April 2010
lever du soleil/sunrise and/au coucher du soleil/sunset
you know today has been rather interesting, seeing the time for sunset retreat further and further getting closer to 9pm.. some of the times says its around 8.30pm but i feel at 8.30 pm the sun is still visible and it doesnt look like it has settled - although it does appear to be traveling to settle down...
i find such things interesting because only last week, i think it was acounr 7-8pm... by my deductions( on the approach to darkness)
i prefer to say my maghrib prayers, when i can see the sun has setled down, on the approach to darkness, i just prefer to see the first glimpse of darkness and i feel comfortable enough to do the prayers..
before you know it, sunset will then start to be like 9-10pm... wow. Gods creations are wonderful...
it is very interesting to watch this phenomenon and change of shift from light to dark,
But God created the earth as he wanted and he gave us prayers to do for everyone.. sometimes i ask myself, why would some people not have to do isha prayers - and some will? but i dont see it as that i guess, its a simple issue of understanding what is required and asking God for guidance...
i dont knwo the answer to that - all i know is that in a world where that is light and darkness, for me, there are only 3 things are normally constant in a normal day where there is light and dark in a day-
sunrise - when the sun decides to come out, peak - when the sun reaches its highest point of peak and sunset - when teh sun decides to go to sleep again...
unless of course you consider the poles -??? in antartica nil sunlight days in mid winter and 24 hours sunlight in mid summer - which is a phenomenon in itself... infact the mind boggles.. with all the possibilities
God enlighten us more by His gracw. i am rather fascinated by this, but gw i will leave it to God to direct me as best as he knows...
i find such things interesting because only last week, i think it was acounr 7-8pm... by my deductions( on the approach to darkness)
i prefer to say my maghrib prayers, when i can see the sun has setled down, on the approach to darkness, i just prefer to see the first glimpse of darkness and i feel comfortable enough to do the prayers..
before you know it, sunset will then start to be like 9-10pm... wow. Gods creations are wonderful...
it is very interesting to watch this phenomenon and change of shift from light to dark,
But God created the earth as he wanted and he gave us prayers to do for everyone.. sometimes i ask myself, why would some people not have to do isha prayers - and some will? but i dont see it as that i guess, its a simple issue of understanding what is required and asking God for guidance...
i dont knwo the answer to that - all i know is that in a world where that is light and darkness, for me, there are only 3 things are normally constant in a normal day where there is light and dark in a day-
sunrise - when the sun decides to come out, peak - when the sun reaches its highest point of peak and sunset - when teh sun decides to go to sleep again...
unless of course you consider the poles -??? in antartica nil sunlight days in mid winter and 24 hours sunlight in mid summer - which is a phenomenon in itself... infact the mind boggles.. with all the possibilities
God enlighten us more by His gracw. i am rather fascinated by this, but gw i will leave it to God to direct me as best as he knows...
Sunday, 11 April 2010
afraid
Its official MG I am afraid. I am afraid of so many things. The day the people their expectations, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I am running my head mad with worry. Tbc
XXXX - out of respect to vous..
F..
XXXX - out of respect to vous..
F..
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
hold hold hold
MG i think am having anotehr episode of highs and lows..
i am unsually stressed and i am sad at the news i am getting
I am unsettled with work and its many changes
but i turn to thee and only thee to lift me out..
i think my hormones are running amock again,
But i hold on to thee MG king,
Let me no alonem lest i go astray
i am unsually stressed and i am sad at the news i am getting
I am unsettled with work and its many changes
but i turn to thee and only thee to lift me out..
i think my hormones are running amock again,
But i hold on to thee MG king,
Let me no alonem lest i go astray
Divorce and Marriage
today i got some news which shocked me to the core.
someone i had the lovely pleasure of knowing anounced that she had divorced her husband.
this upset me because, i look up to this lovely woman, as an embodiment of womanhood, she is lovely, well spoken, her mannerisms gentle and aboove all she speaks with conviction and is not afraid to state things as she sees it.. i feel she tries to be fair in all situation and considers both sides then makes her mind on her decisions...
it seems her husband as he did not believe the same as her..( my views entirely)
when i read the email i was shocked, and the first thought to mind was - do not break up existing mariages...
this is an unclear area... but on a one scale i undestand that if you meet someone and you have been married and somewhere along the line one of you finds a path that is different, that does not necessarily mean that you have to split with the person does it? because the marriage has already started before finding the path, i guess its compromise and tolerance that has to be worked out btw both parties.. look at Pharoahs wife fo instance - "Create for me a place with you in paradise" my version but the correct reference is 66:11 - her husband was a disbeliever but pharoahs wife i reckon was not..
God knows everything, but i am sad anyways.. and i though all that worry and contemplation she must have been going through, God knows what is best i know for sure nd God willing everything will be ok
this is a tricky situation that needs careful analysis... marriage by any means is not to be taken lightly and with the same respect divorce is not to be taken lightly as well..
then i look at myself and my situation and i go, if my closest and dearest cant make it work, will i too.. God knows the future but i seeks Gods protection, guidance, direction and inspiration to help me the best that i can be, for us to be the best that we can be, in service to God alone..
someone i had the lovely pleasure of knowing anounced that she had divorced her husband.
this upset me because, i look up to this lovely woman, as an embodiment of womanhood, she is lovely, well spoken, her mannerisms gentle and aboove all she speaks with conviction and is not afraid to state things as she sees it.. i feel she tries to be fair in all situation and considers both sides then makes her mind on her decisions...
it seems her husband as he did not believe the same as her..( my views entirely)
when i read the email i was shocked, and the first thought to mind was - do not break up existing mariages...
this is an unclear area... but on a one scale i undestand that if you meet someone and you have been married and somewhere along the line one of you finds a path that is different, that does not necessarily mean that you have to split with the person does it? because the marriage has already started before finding the path, i guess its compromise and tolerance that has to be worked out btw both parties.. look at Pharoahs wife fo instance - "Create for me a place with you in paradise" my version but the correct reference is 66:11 - her husband was a disbeliever but pharoahs wife i reckon was not..
God knows everything, but i am sad anyways.. and i though all that worry and contemplation she must have been going through, God knows what is best i know for sure nd God willing everything will be ok
this is a tricky situation that needs careful analysis... marriage by any means is not to be taken lightly and with the same respect divorce is not to be taken lightly as well..
then i look at myself and my situation and i go, if my closest and dearest cant make it work, will i too.. God knows the future but i seeks Gods protection, guidance, direction and inspiration to help me the best that i can be, for us to be the best that we can be, in service to God alone..
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
good good good
Lord you've been so good
You've been so good to me
I 'm so grateful for all of my blessings
giving you all the Praise
LORD YOU'VE BEEN SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
YOU'VE BEEEEEN SOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOD TO MEEEEEEEEEEE
i'M SO GRATEFUL FOR MY BLESSINGS GIGING YOU ALL THE PRAISE.
i just read/glanced at something - as a man thinketh - very interesting....
God guide me in your path, help me to understand, inspire me, assist me, support me and dirct me in thy worship..
hmmmm
yes God is good.. like is never difficult except we that seek to make it difficult...
You've been so good to me
I 'm so grateful for all of my blessings
giving you all the Praise
LORD YOU'VE BEEN SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
YOU'VE BEEEEEN SOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOD TO MEEEEEEEEEEE
i'M SO GRATEFUL FOR MY BLESSINGS GIGING YOU ALL THE PRAISE.
i just read/glanced at something - as a man thinketh - very interesting....
God guide me in your path, help me to understand, inspire me, assist me, support me and dirct me in thy worship..
hmmmm
yes God is good.. like is never difficult except we that seek to make it difficult...
Monday, 5 April 2010
this was my feeling in june 2009 and i am sad to say i feel the same and its getting more compllicated
There needs to be a clear distinction btw an organisationwhich is set up for charity purposes and any willy nilly company that just feels like giving.
What is wrong with people..
It is rather annoying...!!
why cant there be one orphan charity why do they have to be millions?
why cant there be one poor charity, why do they have to be millions.
People are sooooooooooooo bloody SELFISH... Gaining Money!!! thats what it is...
they make up charities only to advance people from their own faith, culture or community.. what about everyone else..
Go to CAF donations and you will see?
charity should be given regardless of faith or advancing faith.. afterall it is one God that created us... wether we want to accept that fact or not.. that is the truth.. its just our accounts of this one God that differs... but should that be a barrier in our wanting to help other people?
jews only give to jews, muslims to muslims, christians to christians, orisha to orisha and so on and so forth.. even the neediest of people will be missing out if thay are not of the same faith as the organisation giving... hmmmm makes me wonder
Are we not one race!! white black yellow, bleached, stoned, crazy? one people! one community?
so its a case of one has to choose where ones money is going to?
why is this the case?
charity by my understanding is charity, giving and not expecting to recieving.. but what we find are most charitable organisation set up as global business, with shares, investments, all going to the people who set them up..
imagine what the director or oxfam, christian aid, islamic relief excetera excetera are all making per annum.
why cant they all join together and help the world... but NOO!! they have to brand themselves up with fancy names, title, bla bla, when the people who need our assistance are still suffering..
It is ojukokoro ( envy, greed) because all want their own share of cake, their own fancy wages and their own responsibilities.. ....Weilding Power!!!.. thats what it is...
should you be expecting to get paid for charity works or assistances offered i.e like of balancing account, managine resources etc..
this world has gone to POTTS.. blackened BOTTOm Potts!!
where is giving cos of giving.. Giving blind regardless of religion/culture..
if we dont start to change, then we seek to increasingly alienate each other.. this is how religious/cultural animosity starts...
we need to do something about it..
the way i see it if i give £10 about 6 pounds is going on admin charges, like wages and stationary..
and £4 going to the people in need.. this is not fair... charity is for charity case..
i dont want to pay for anybodys wages.. where is doing good for goods sake.. we all want paid..etc should it not be extra time your own time, that you devote to it
we really need to clean up the charity scene because it is a waste ground for bigotry and selfishness.
in anycase the human beingg is selfish by nature.. but there is hope that we can all rise above it..
i am still rather finding it difficult again, as i am stuck with the giving aspects, but i reckon gw we will find a way round it...
God is the best provider.
What is wrong with people..
It is rather annoying...!!
why cant there be one orphan charity why do they have to be millions?
why cant there be one poor charity, why do they have to be millions.
People are sooooooooooooo bloody SELFISH... Gaining Money!!! thats what it is...
they make up charities only to advance people from their own faith, culture or community.. what about everyone else..
Go to CAF donations and you will see?
charity should be given regardless of faith or advancing faith.. afterall it is one God that created us... wether we want to accept that fact or not.. that is the truth.. its just our accounts of this one God that differs... but should that be a barrier in our wanting to help other people?
jews only give to jews, muslims to muslims, christians to christians, orisha to orisha and so on and so forth.. even the neediest of people will be missing out if thay are not of the same faith as the organisation giving... hmmmm makes me wonder
Are we not one race!! white black yellow, bleached, stoned, crazy? one people! one community?
so its a case of one has to choose where ones money is going to?
why is this the case?
charity by my understanding is charity, giving and not expecting to recieving.. but what we find are most charitable organisation set up as global business, with shares, investments, all going to the people who set them up..
imagine what the director or oxfam, christian aid, islamic relief excetera excetera are all making per annum.
why cant they all join together and help the world... but NOO!! they have to brand themselves up with fancy names, title, bla bla, when the people who need our assistance are still suffering..
It is ojukokoro ( envy, greed) because all want their own share of cake, their own fancy wages and their own responsibilities.. ....Weilding Power!!!.. thats what it is...
should you be expecting to get paid for charity works or assistances offered i.e like of balancing account, managine resources etc..
this world has gone to POTTS.. blackened BOTTOm Potts!!
where is giving cos of giving.. Giving blind regardless of religion/culture..
if we dont start to change, then we seek to increasingly alienate each other.. this is how religious/cultural animosity starts...
we need to do something about it..
the way i see it if i give £10 about 6 pounds is going on admin charges, like wages and stationary..
and £4 going to the people in need.. this is not fair... charity is for charity case..
i dont want to pay for anybodys wages.. where is doing good for goods sake.. we all want paid..etc should it not be extra time your own time, that you devote to it
we really need to clean up the charity scene because it is a waste ground for bigotry and selfishness.
in anycase the human beingg is selfish by nature.. but there is hope that we can all rise above it..
i am still rather finding it difficult again, as i am stuck with the giving aspects, but i reckon gw we will find a way round it...
God is the best provider.
Sunday, 4 April 2010
CHARITY....
for what ever reason a thought came into my mind this afternoon,
the obligatory charity Zakat - as mentioned in the Quran..
Sadaqat as mentioned in the Quran
and alms giving.. as mentioned in the Quran..
are they all the same ie refering to the same hting
or are they different..
the most notable thing is Zakat - this takes a prominent position of one of the things that is required of us all, apart from belief and Salat..
so is Zakat different to sadaqat? and is this different to alms giving..
this is the thought on my mind at the moment,
i tried to find some stuff on charity in the old testament but i really did nto come up with anything tangible..
and i am rather curious to find out..
the verses of contention are thus i am using RK translation..
2:215
They ask you about giving: say, "The charity you give shall go to the parents, the relatives, the orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien." Any good you do, GOD is fully aware thereof.
2:219
They ask you about intoxicants and gambling: say, "In them there is a gross sin, and some benefits for the people. But their sinfulness far outweighs their benefit." They also ask you what to give to charity: say, "The excess." GOD thus clarifies the revelations for you, that you may reflect.
2:267
O you who believe, you shall give to charity from the good things you earn, and from what we have produced for you from the earth. Do not pick out the bad therein to give away, when you yourselves do not accept it unless your eyes are closed. You should know that GOD is Rich, Praiseworthy.
2:273
Charity shall go to the poor who are suffering in the cause of GOD, and cannot emigrate. The unaware may think that they are rich, due to their dignity. But you can recognize them by certain signs; they never beg from the people persistently. Whatever charity you give, GOD is fully aware thereof.
These are some of theverses...
a couple of things strike my mind now as i paste these verses,
one - Surah 2 is a very interesting Suran because it seemingly contains - instructions - the guide book to living, what to do, what not to do,, as is a couple of the surahs in the begining,
this i guess is the statute of the Quran - the laws of God..
two - there is a lot of interplay in the words used to describe "Zakat"( obligatory charity) and "sadaqat" ( charity) and "yunfiqun"/ "anfiqu" ( which is also translated as giving/charity but in some ways when reading the verses , i think an alternative may be "Spend") , and "anhar" in surah 108 which is translated as charity, and "maa'oon" - in surah 109 - which is translated as charity, and ( see surah 92: 5 or 92:18 - i am unclear is to which is the arabic reference to charity) . there others i guess
Note : it is very interesting when one looks at translations because ther are always so different and they seem to change the usage of the same words and interplay different words as the same word, i find it rathe rinteresting.. God is full of knowledge and knows the true meanings application and intent of every word, In God i trust to provide me with the best meaning for me and to inspire me to know my religion and faith, to keep me in His path and accept me as a submitting righteous servant of his,
three - in this very instant - i understand a bit wht - read from cover to cover - i am seeing things that i have read before but it didnt click in my head, but some things are coming to my mind now.. I will thank the Mg for this realisationa nd blessing and pray that He inspires me with his words to His path and His grace.
Tis life is interesting and it never ceases to amaze me... i have to read surah 2 again and i will yet again gw give my htought son it... hmmm it is very interesting indeed....
more stuff to ask to find out i guess..
May God guide us all and teach us the rites of our religion and may He accept us in his service and grant us his forgiveness.
the obligatory charity Zakat - as mentioned in the Quran..
Sadaqat as mentioned in the Quran
and alms giving.. as mentioned in the Quran..
are they all the same ie refering to the same hting
or are they different..
the most notable thing is Zakat - this takes a prominent position of one of the things that is required of us all, apart from belief and Salat..
so is Zakat different to sadaqat? and is this different to alms giving..
this is the thought on my mind at the moment,
i tried to find some stuff on charity in the old testament but i really did nto come up with anything tangible..
and i am rather curious to find out..
the verses of contention are thus i am using RK translation..
2:215
They ask you about giving: say, "The charity you give shall go to the parents, the relatives, the orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien." Any good you do, GOD is fully aware thereof.
2:219
They ask you about intoxicants and gambling: say, "In them there is a gross sin, and some benefits for the people. But their sinfulness far outweighs their benefit." They also ask you what to give to charity: say, "The excess." GOD thus clarifies the revelations for you, that you may reflect.
2:267
O you who believe, you shall give to charity from the good things you earn, and from what we have produced for you from the earth. Do not pick out the bad therein to give away, when you yourselves do not accept it unless your eyes are closed. You should know that GOD is Rich, Praiseworthy.
2:273
Charity shall go to the poor who are suffering in the cause of GOD, and cannot emigrate. The unaware may think that they are rich, due to their dignity. But you can recognize them by certain signs; they never beg from the people persistently. Whatever charity you give, GOD is fully aware thereof.
These are some of theverses...
a couple of things strike my mind now as i paste these verses,
one - Surah 2 is a very interesting Suran because it seemingly contains - instructions - the guide book to living, what to do, what not to do,, as is a couple of the surahs in the begining,
this i guess is the statute of the Quran - the laws of God..
two - there is a lot of interplay in the words used to describe "Zakat"( obligatory charity) and "sadaqat" ( charity) and "yunfiqun"/ "anfiqu" ( which is also translated as giving/charity but in some ways when reading the verses , i think an alternative may be "Spend") , and "anhar" in surah 108 which is translated as charity, and "maa'oon" - in surah 109 - which is translated as charity, and ( see surah 92: 5 or 92:18 - i am unclear is to which is the arabic reference to charity) . there others i guess
Note : it is very interesting when one looks at translations because ther are always so different and they seem to change the usage of the same words and interplay different words as the same word, i find it rathe rinteresting.. God is full of knowledge and knows the true meanings application and intent of every word, In God i trust to provide me with the best meaning for me and to inspire me to know my religion and faith, to keep me in His path and accept me as a submitting righteous servant of his,
three - in this very instant - i understand a bit wht - read from cover to cover - i am seeing things that i have read before but it didnt click in my head, but some things are coming to my mind now.. I will thank the Mg for this realisationa nd blessing and pray that He inspires me with his words to His path and His grace.
Tis life is interesting and it never ceases to amaze me... i have to read surah 2 again and i will yet again gw give my htought son it... hmmm it is very interesting indeed....
more stuff to ask to find out i guess..
May God guide us all and teach us the rites of our religion and may He accept us in his service and grant us his forgiveness.
le chantage
this is the new word in my dictionary
le chantage.. i can only describe it as "blackmail".
yes blackmail, pourquoi blackmail?
well becaue i had to shave my lovely legs.
I had denied myself the pleasure of shaving my legs, always wearing trousers and tights, delibrately avoiding to be caught in this female pruning and preening thing...
le chantage.. i can only describe it as "blackmail".
yes blackmail, pourquoi blackmail?
well becaue i had to shave my lovely legs.
I had denied myself the pleasure of shaving my legs, always wearing trousers and tights, delibrately avoiding to be caught in this female pruning and preening thing...
but alas, it had to be done, no more fear of wearing skirts, no more, feeling of self consciousness at my unshaven legs, ( it will probably be replaced with a new self consciousness that i have man legs - unless i am wearing heels)
really, who ever invented shaving legs?
i am sure it was a woman with issues - because really, animals have hair, you dont see them shaving their hair?
men have hair you dont see them shaving their leg hairs? hm hm hm hm that is not a valid point, because i am not a man..
but really its tooo much hard work, shaving my legs... to much time wasted.... i could have cooked, read a book in the 5 mins it took me to apply the hair removal creme and lather it on my lovely legs and wait for the hairs to shrivle and die like a wilting flower...
yes my lovely hair on my legs wilted, i felt sorry for them..
i had kept them on over a year, i just refsed to shave them, because i could not be bothered with all this image of feminism that the media wants to shove down our throats.
who says that a wman with hair on her legs cannot be attractive or sexy , ( well if she is fully clothed, she is automatically attractive but its when she takes the clothes off that ehm ehm ehm, there may be some issues there) but really as long as the hair are not overly visible with brillo pad texture, does it really matter?
i am sad for the loss of my hair, but i must admit, i is one skexky legged babe...
so, skirts are back on the menu now... so is going swimming and going to the sauna...
to all those sisters who have not succumbed yes to the image machinery of what a woman ismeant to be like, - hold on strong..
really, who ever invented shaving legs?
i am sure it was a woman with issues - because really, animals have hair, you dont see them shaving their hair?
men have hair you dont see them shaving their leg hairs? hm hm hm hm that is not a valid point, because i am not a man..
but really its tooo much hard work, shaving my legs... to much time wasted.... i could have cooked, read a book in the 5 mins it took me to apply the hair removal creme and lather it on my lovely legs and wait for the hairs to shrivle and die like a wilting flower...
yes my lovely hair on my legs wilted, i felt sorry for them..
i had kept them on over a year, i just refsed to shave them, because i could not be bothered with all this image of feminism that the media wants to shove down our throats.
who says that a wman with hair on her legs cannot be attractive or sexy , ( well if she is fully clothed, she is automatically attractive but its when she takes the clothes off that ehm ehm ehm, there may be some issues there) but really as long as the hair are not overly visible with brillo pad texture, does it really matter?
i am sad for the loss of my hair, but i must admit, i is one skexky legged babe...
so, skirts are back on the menu now... so is going swimming and going to the sauna...
to all those sisters who have not succumbed yes to the image machinery of what a woman ismeant to be like, - hold on strong..
Saturday, 3 April 2010
yipee
yo uknow what MG,
i just rememered..
was it not I that asked you that i was worried i had lost a particular feelinbg inside me and i was looking for it..
this feeling is what i call sincerity.. i was worried that iw as forgetting you and i was not doing things as i should have been doing.. and i asked that please dont let me forget you....
with the recent turn of events, i am drawn closer to you again, and it warms my heart and i am grateful..
yesterday i had the opportunity of glancing through what i have written for some time and there was an article that help me to refocus my thoughts..
so it is a thank you today yet again after much reflection and thought..
so today the tension was a lot, and it was interesting thought but i went to teh gym and i am much much better..
yipeeeeeee
i just rememered..
was it not I that asked you that i was worried i had lost a particular feelinbg inside me and i was looking for it..
this feeling is what i call sincerity.. i was worried that iw as forgetting you and i was not doing things as i should have been doing.. and i asked that please dont let me forget you....
with the recent turn of events, i am drawn closer to you again, and it warms my heart and i am grateful..
yesterday i had the opportunity of glancing through what i have written for some time and there was an article that help me to refocus my thoughts..
so it is a thank you today yet again after much reflection and thought..
so today the tension was a lot, and it was interesting thought but i went to teh gym and i am much much better..
yipeeeeeee
Friday, 2 April 2010
there is a fine line btw
i
i have long avoided this , kept it from my mind and today i dont know what brought it back to my head..
actually i do...
it is back in my mind because the feeling and my responses are going out of control, i need to get a grip and get it in line...
i need to learn how to control it, when to turn it on and when to turn it off..
i was afraid that i had lost it,
i thought that it was a fluke because i was so much into it that i refused to let myself go and i thought i dont know how, my responses were telling me differently but my mind was saying something else......
bbut i reckon i have not, but also i have to re-learn me, relearn how to respond , re learn how to
all i could think in my head is that i want you to
but that is no consolation...
it started off with, i used to be able to do this and i would feel it, and why dont i feel it, and i started to see what else i have forgotten...
hmm,, this is another conversation for another time.....
MG, still i reach out to you, to help me, not to let me go, no matter what. to keep me close and to help me to understand it, to help me to get a grip,.. because i really need to get a grip...
i am afraid i will scare you, in some ways because when it takes over me i cant think of anything else, and i am not willling to do anyhting else but ..
now that its back, i need to learn to control when it comes and when it doesnt..
MG - i need help
dont let me go, no matter what, keep me tied to thee, no matter what let me seek refuge with thee forgive me, foregive me....
i have long avoided this , kept it from my mind and today i dont know what brought it back to my head..
actually i do...
it is back in my mind because the feeling and my responses are going out of control, i need to get a grip and get it in line...
i need to learn how to control it, when to turn it on and when to turn it off..
i was afraid that i had lost it,
i thought that it was a fluke because i was so much into it that i refused to let myself go and i thought i dont know how, my responses were telling me differently but my mind was saying something else......
bbut i reckon i have not, but also i have to re-learn me, relearn how to respond , re learn how to
all i could think in my head is that i want you to
but that is no consolation...
it started off with, i used to be able to do this and i would feel it, and why dont i feel it, and i started to see what else i have forgotten...
hmm,, this is another conversation for another time.....
MG, still i reach out to you, to help me, not to let me go, no matter what. to keep me close and to help me to understand it, to help me to get a grip,.. because i really need to get a grip...
i am afraid i will scare you, in some ways because when it takes over me i cant think of anything else, and i am not willling to do anyhting else but ..
now that its back, i need to learn to control when it comes and when it doesnt..
MG - i need help
dont let me go, no matter what, keep me tied to thee, no matter what let me seek refuge with thee forgive me, foregive me....
Cause as always
Tody Most Gracious, i have cause to thank thee again,
Everyday is a wonderous journey of discovery
i was driving aimlessly to window shop looking for something to inspire me..
and it was hot and sunny and i decided to play with the buttons inside tonto...
you know, i didnt even know that tonto had air conditioning with her, and today i found out..
So MG, to some it is insignificant but to me, it is a big big beal.. i am grateful and thankful for the blessing for the opportunity and for the fulfilment... Big Big Big thank you
Today i was captivated by the story of Joseph in the Quran.. indeed MG there is cause for thanks and praise always. Be thou glorified Lord of the Universe...
i rememvered surah Dhariyayat which is where Inna huwa razzaQul Quwatil- Matinu is.. and is also the same where, the famous verse that all muslims( generalisation here) wa ma Khalaqatu -ul jinn, wa-al insi illa li ya'budun.... they are close together as well...
MG everyday of my life is a cause for praise and thanks, It is a cause to glorify and exalt thee for the many blessings in my life that you have given me, for the mercy and care and assistance that you have been providing for me. gw it will always continue With your grace i will always be in your favour...
today also dear lord, i felt a feeling of arrogance and pride that i did not like, basically, i was proud of tonto, that i thought to opress people that i saw. now i understand Tonto is a blessing from thee, and this blessing i reckon should not be used to opress others, or should not make me feel superior or grander than others.. Dear God, i seek forgiveness from thee for that moment when i felt myself lifted due to sheer pride/arrogance and i ask that you protect me from such feelings and make me in all circumstances humble and appreciative of the lessings that you have bestowed on me.
to help others, to glorify thee, to praise thee, is what i want to use my blessings for.
MG i seek refuge with thee that such feelings of grandour and superiority stay away from me, I seek refuge with thee and ask that you keep me gentle, humble and appreciative of thee always...
today again MG, i have to thank thee for the show, i had gone to the shop before and i say this lovely shoe, i fell in love with it immediately, but i searched and csearched but my size was not there.. today as i journeyed to the shop, i said to thee that you are provider for me that i would like to see the shoe in my size there.. MG there is always cause to thank thee... always cause to be grateful to thee and this yet again is one of those times...
i saw the shoe, in my size, and in the two lovely colours that i fell in love with...
Mg, there is always cause to be grateful... Be thou Glorified MG Lord...
it is an interesting day today, and i am thankful and grateful
Everyday is a wonderous journey of discovery
i was driving aimlessly to window shop looking for something to inspire me..
and it was hot and sunny and i decided to play with the buttons inside tonto...
you know, i didnt even know that tonto had air conditioning with her, and today i found out..
So MG, to some it is insignificant but to me, it is a big big beal.. i am grateful and thankful for the blessing for the opportunity and for the fulfilment... Big Big Big thank you
Today i was captivated by the story of Joseph in the Quran.. indeed MG there is cause for thanks and praise always. Be thou glorified Lord of the Universe...
i rememvered surah Dhariyayat which is where Inna huwa razzaQul Quwatil- Matinu is.. and is also the same where, the famous verse that all muslims( generalisation here) wa ma Khalaqatu -ul jinn, wa-al insi illa li ya'budun.... they are close together as well...
MG everyday of my life is a cause for praise and thanks, It is a cause to glorify and exalt thee for the many blessings in my life that you have given me, for the mercy and care and assistance that you have been providing for me. gw it will always continue With your grace i will always be in your favour...
today also dear lord, i felt a feeling of arrogance and pride that i did not like, basically, i was proud of tonto, that i thought to opress people that i saw. now i understand Tonto is a blessing from thee, and this blessing i reckon should not be used to opress others, or should not make me feel superior or grander than others.. Dear God, i seek forgiveness from thee for that moment when i felt myself lifted due to sheer pride/arrogance and i ask that you protect me from such feelings and make me in all circumstances humble and appreciative of the lessings that you have bestowed on me.
to help others, to glorify thee, to praise thee, is what i want to use my blessings for.
MG i seek refuge with thee that such feelings of grandour and superiority stay away from me, I seek refuge with thee and ask that you keep me gentle, humble and appreciative of thee always...
today again MG, i have to thank thee for the show, i had gone to the shop before and i say this lovely shoe, i fell in love with it immediately, but i searched and csearched but my size was not there.. today as i journeyed to the shop, i said to thee that you are provider for me that i would like to see the shoe in my size there.. MG there is always cause to thank thee... always cause to be grateful to thee and this yet again is one of those times...
i saw the shoe, in my size, and in the two lovely colours that i fell in love with...
Mg, there is always cause to be grateful... Be thou Glorified MG Lord...
it is an interesting day today, and i am thankful and grateful
Thursday, 1 April 2010
taking for granted
it is a general fact that the people you cherish the most are the ones you tend to take for granted...
it is like you have this feeling of safety and security of their affection, of their love, their support that you can rely on it in any circumstances..
however that support , the love needs to to be replenished, it needs touch up, it needs to be re- affirmed..
how is this done..
well one way is to remember to tell then you care for them, remember to appreciate them, remember to do the thing you used to do,
dont think that once you have got them, you can them dump them aside, and they will sit there and wait for you...
in as much as you have got them, they have got you too., remember to talk to them, to email them, to say that you love them, to make them laugh, to hold them close, to tickle them, to allow them to be themselves..
it is the simple things in life that matter, happiness, simplicity and love..
its not complicated to love me, i am just me, allow me to be me and my love will flourish, hold me and my love will grow, talk to me and my devotion is assured, Love God and I will love you more...
it is the simple things in life that are important, devotion to God, prayer, happiness, contentment, it is the simple things in life that makes a bond...
in the face of all adversity or prosperity, Dear Lord, keep me bound to thee always
it is like you have this feeling of safety and security of their affection, of their love, their support that you can rely on it in any circumstances..
however that support , the love needs to to be replenished, it needs touch up, it needs to be re- affirmed..
how is this done..
well one way is to remember to tell then you care for them, remember to appreciate them, remember to do the thing you used to do,
dont think that once you have got them, you can them dump them aside, and they will sit there and wait for you...
in as much as you have got them, they have got you too., remember to talk to them, to email them, to say that you love them, to make them laugh, to hold them close, to tickle them, to allow them to be themselves..
it is the simple things in life that matter, happiness, simplicity and love..
its not complicated to love me, i am just me, allow me to be me and my love will flourish, hold me and my love will grow, talk to me and my devotion is assured, Love God and I will love you more...
it is the simple things in life that are important, devotion to God, prayer, happiness, contentment, it is the simple things in life that makes a bond...
in the face of all adversity or prosperity, Dear Lord, keep me bound to thee always
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