My Lord, if i am falling catch me
If i am about to go wrong, set me on the right path
If i am digging a hole, then break my shovel
My Lord if i am going wrong set me right..
Help me always in each and every situation to do the right thing by you..
I need advise and counsel from thee alone Lord..
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Monday, 30 July 2012
Musings of a lonely heart
Dear Lord,
i started with asking for forgiveness for my sins of which there are many.
I need your counsel and direction.
i ask of thee so that i don't let stubbornness hinder my progress
I ask of thee so that i do not let nearsightedness draw me back.
I am seeking from thee humility and understanding but at the same time i need to be able to voice my fears and say what is on my mind..
i have lived there with you before first for 2 months then for 6 months..
the time was there for you to capitalise to show direction for us and to draw us together for us to bond and lead instead you focused on work.. as this was i felt the most important thing for you.. the human connection was not a priority for you..
i remember when i was always singing quality time quality time.. for you for me for us...
i dont want to be a broken record thinking all the time " i remember this and that"
i only know that my time there by and large was not enjoyable.. even the shorter visits initially also but i always overlooked and made excuses that things will get better
yes in life there is difficulty and adjustment... this much i agree.. i also agree that i don't like difficulty.. but i would have done anything for you, went to the ends of the earth for you..
i was eager to be with you and when i was there, you ignored me..
i was eager to love you but when i was there you brought your work home, cutting into the little time that we had anyways.. i felt you were more comfortable with work than you were with being alone with me..
maybe what i has envisaged was not what you had in mind.. maybe we should have been clearer
i envisaged being in love doing things that lovers do... and you in my view envisaged doing things that you want to do but that did not include what couples do
i am afraid to live with you.. and this is a recurrent thought that goes through my mind..
I am afraid that through no fault of yours other than condition, i will be left with no support and left by myself whilst you focus on your work and let it consume you... the issue of work/home balance always at odds and i am left in the lurch.
we have no common friends, we seldom go out.
I am trying to deal with this matter without letting emotion cloud my better judgement .. i am wanting to try to be fair but i have trusted you before and you broke my trust and it is hard for me to trust you again
you say you will take care of me and by all means you do, you feed me and get me provisions but all i required from you was for you to love me, show that you love me and care for me.. connect with me.. laugh with me, play with me, talk to me..patience, understanding and tolerance... all interactions on a "couple level" that is vital for their development.
i required you to be the leader for us.. to deal with things in matters of best and logical.
i didn't require you to bully me or oppress me or stifle me or disregard me because you didn't understand or didn't want to create time to understand..
i started with asking for forgiveness for my sins of which there are many.
I need your counsel and direction.
i ask of thee so that i don't let stubbornness hinder my progress
I ask of thee so that i do not let nearsightedness draw me back.
I am seeking from thee humility and understanding but at the same time i need to be able to voice my fears and say what is on my mind..
i have lived there with you before first for 2 months then for 6 months..
the time was there for you to capitalise to show direction for us and to draw us together for us to bond and lead instead you focused on work.. as this was i felt the most important thing for you.. the human connection was not a priority for you..
i remember when i was always singing quality time quality time.. for you for me for us...
i dont want to be a broken record thinking all the time " i remember this and that"
i only know that my time there by and large was not enjoyable.. even the shorter visits initially also but i always overlooked and made excuses that things will get better
yes in life there is difficulty and adjustment... this much i agree.. i also agree that i don't like difficulty.. but i would have done anything for you, went to the ends of the earth for you..
i was eager to be with you and when i was there, you ignored me..
i was eager to love you but when i was there you brought your work home, cutting into the little time that we had anyways.. i felt you were more comfortable with work than you were with being alone with me..
maybe what i has envisaged was not what you had in mind.. maybe we should have been clearer
i envisaged being in love doing things that lovers do... and you in my view envisaged doing things that you want to do but that did not include what couples do
i am afraid to live with you.. and this is a recurrent thought that goes through my mind..
I am afraid that through no fault of yours other than condition, i will be left with no support and left by myself whilst you focus on your work and let it consume you... the issue of work/home balance always at odds and i am left in the lurch.
we have no common friends, we seldom go out.
I am trying to deal with this matter without letting emotion cloud my better judgement .. i am wanting to try to be fair but i have trusted you before and you broke my trust and it is hard for me to trust you again
you say you will take care of me and by all means you do, you feed me and get me provisions but all i required from you was for you to love me, show that you love me and care for me.. connect with me.. laugh with me, play with me, talk to me..patience, understanding and tolerance... all interactions on a "couple level" that is vital for their development.
i required you to be the leader for us.. to deal with things in matters of best and logical.
i didn't require you to bully me or oppress me or stifle me or disregard me because you didn't understand or didn't want to create time to understand..
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Supplication
La Ilaha illa anta, Subhanaka inni kuntu minna zalimiina.. faghfirli anta aRrahman aRrahim.
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Ta', Ra, Fa
Noun
| (14:43:7) ṭarfuhum | their gaze | مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ |
| (27:40:14) ṭarfuka | your glance | أَنَا آتِيكَ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ |
| (37:48:3) l-ṭarfi | (will be) companions of modest gaze | وَعِنْدَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ |
| (38:52:3) l-ṭarfi | (will be) companions of modest gaze | وَعِنْدَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ |
| (42:45:9) ṭarfin | a glance | يَنْظُرُونَ مِنْ طَرْفٍ خَفِيٍّ |
| (55:56:3) l-ṭarfi | (will be) companions of modest gaze | فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ |
Noun
| (3:127:2) ṭarafan | a part | لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًا مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنْقَلِبُوا خَائِبِينَ |
| (11:114:3) ṭarafayi | (at the) two ends | وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ |
| (13:41:8) aṭrāfihā | its borders | أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا |
| (20:130:17) wa-aṭrāfa | (at the) ends | وَمِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ |
| (21:44:16) aṭrāfihā | its borders | أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا |
This one is a bit trick as there seems not to be a clear correlation as before??
but i am inclined to - based on logic at present to go for a general meaning if a part, border
http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Trf
| The word(s) "tarafa" appears 3 time(s) in 3 verse(s) in
Quran. http://www.searchtruth.com/search.php?keyword=tarafa&chapter=&translator=6&search=1&start=0&re cords_display=10&search_word=all | ||||
| (1) Falamma
fasala talootu bialjunoodi qala inna Allaha mubtaleekum binaharin faman shariba
minhu falaysa minnee waman lam yatAAamhu fainnahu minnee illa mani ightarafa ghurfatan biyadihi fashariboo minhu illa qaleelan minhum falamma jawazahu huwa waallatheena amanoo maAAahu qaloo la taqata lana alyawma bijaloota wajunoodihi qala allatheena yathunnoona annahum mulaqoo Allahi kam min fiatin qaleelatin ghalabat fiatan katheeratan biithni Allahi waAllahu maAAa alssabireena ( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #249) | ||||
| (2) LiyaqtaAAa
tarafan mina allatheena kafaroo aw yakbitahum
fayanqaliboo khaibeena ( سورة آل عمران , Aal-e-Imran, Chapter #3, Verse #127) | ||||
| (3) Waaqimi
alssalata tarafayi alnnahari wazulafan mina
allayli inna alhasanati yuthhibna alssayyiati thalika thikra lilththakireena ( سورة هود , Hud, Chapter #11, Verse #114) also on a different note please examine these two verses in relation to TRF..
waqabla ghuroobiha wamin anai allayli fasabbih waatrafa alnnahari laAAallaka tarda the Arabic is not the same.. whilst the top one is tarafayii, the second is atrafa.. ???? |
Zain, Lam, Faa,
Verb (form IV) - to bring near
| (26:64:1) wa-azlafnā | And We brought near | وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ الْآخَرِينَ |
| (26:90:1) wa-uz'lifati | And (will be) brought near | وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ |
| (50:31:1) wa-uz'lifati | And will be brought near | وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ |
| (81:13:3) uz'lifat | is brought near | وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ |
Noun
| (34:37:8) zul'fā | (in) position | وَمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ بِالَّتِي تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِنْدَنَا زُلْفَىٰ |
| (38:25:7) lazul'fā | surely is a near access | فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُ ذَٰلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ |
| (38:40:4) lazul'fā | surely is a near access | وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ |
| (39:3:16) zul'fā | (in) nearness | مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَا إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰ |
Noun
| (11:114:5) wazulafan | and (at) the approach | وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ |
| (67:27:3) zul'fatan | approaching | فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ زُلْفَةً سِيئَتْ وُجُوهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا |
taken from site: http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=zlf
my general view : zulfan - near, close to,
| The word(s) "zulfa" appears 5 time(s) in 5 verse(s) in
Quran. http://www.searchtruth.com/search.php?keyword=zulfa&chapter=&translator=6&search=1&start=0&records_display=10&search_word=all | ||
| (1) Wama
amwalukum wala awladukum biallatee tuqarribukum AAindana zulfa illa man amana waAAamila salihan faolaika lahum
jazao alddiAAfi bima AAamiloo wahum fee alghurufati aminoona ( سورة سبأ , Saba, Chapter #34, Verse #37) | ||
| (2) Faghafarna
lahu thalika wainna lahu AAindana lazulfa
wahusna maabin ( سورة ص , Sad, Chapter #38, Verse #25) | ||
| (3) Wainna lahu
AAindana lazulfa wahusna maabin ( سورة ص , Sad, Chapter #38, Verse #40) | ||
| (4) Ala lillahi
alddeenu alkhalisu waallatheena ittakhathoo min doonihi awliyaa ma naAAbuduhum
illa liyuqarriboona ila Allahi zulfa inna
Allaha yahkumu baynahum fee ma hum feehi yakhtalifoona inna Allaha la yahdee man
huwa kathibun kaffarun ( سورة الزمر , Az-Zumar, Chapter #39, Verse #3) | ||
| (5) Falamma
raawhu zulfatan seeat wujoohu allatheena
kafaroo waqeela hatha allathee kuntum bihi taddaAAoona ( سورة الملك , Al-Mulk, Chapter #67, Verse #27)
|
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Ramadan and fasting 2
As it turns out the timing given by the mosque here are out of sync.. as i checked online and had different times re fajr times and sunset..
i used as comparison http://www.gaisma.com/en/dir/gb-country.html for sunset and dawn times and this is far off from the ones in the central mosque??
i also checked myself this morning and as far as my knowledge is, it is in sync with the web searches that i used..
so a bit of my worry is taken off my shoulder as its means fasting begins around 4am for where i am and ends around 9:45pm..
so today i tried woke up to eat a meal of porridge and milk and loads loads water..
right now i have a big big headache and i have 4 hours to go.. i don't know if i can last that long though..
my milk supply feels funny now, i was able to pump 120mls this morning before going out and in the afternoon baby ate direct from source.. this evening at around 5pm i could only manage about 60 mls when pumping.. i don't know why? given that i have hardly expressed 60mils unless when i first tried the pumping??
but i will monitor it and see how it goes..
also i was able to read some info on http://www.babycenter.com.ph/baby/breastfeeding/breastfeed-during-ramadan-fast/
on another note... My Lord i need help from thee.. for i am having those feelings again..i don't know what to do i don't know how to deal with it..
When he cries and anguishes, i feel like killing myself.. I don't know what to do to help him stop crying.
I know all he can do - communication wise is to cry, he wants to eat he will cry, he wants to sleep he will cry, he wants to fart he will cry.. but some cries are ok for me to deal with but at times when i go into this low mood and he cries, i feel like death is approaching and dying myself.
i remember Mr Lord.. Abide with me, fast falls the eventide, the darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.. O help of the helpless, Abide with me
i used as comparison http://www.gaisma.com/en/dir/gb-country.html for sunset and dawn times and this is far off from the ones in the central mosque??
i also checked myself this morning and as far as my knowledge is, it is in sync with the web searches that i used..
so a bit of my worry is taken off my shoulder as its means fasting begins around 4am for where i am and ends around 9:45pm..
so today i tried woke up to eat a meal of porridge and milk and loads loads water..
right now i have a big big headache and i have 4 hours to go.. i don't know if i can last that long though..
my milk supply feels funny now, i was able to pump 120mls this morning before going out and in the afternoon baby ate direct from source.. this evening at around 5pm i could only manage about 60 mls when pumping.. i don't know why? given that i have hardly expressed 60mils unless when i first tried the pumping??
but i will monitor it and see how it goes..
also i was able to read some info on http://www.babycenter.com.ph/baby/breastfeeding/breastfeed-during-ramadan-fast/
on another note... My Lord i need help from thee.. for i am having those feelings again..i don't know what to do i don't know how to deal with it..
When he cries and anguishes, i feel like killing myself.. I don't know what to do to help him stop crying.
I know all he can do - communication wise is to cry, he wants to eat he will cry, he wants to sleep he will cry, he wants to fart he will cry.. but some cries are ok for me to deal with but at times when i go into this low mood and he cries, i feel like death is approaching and dying myself.
i remember Mr Lord.. Abide with me, fast falls the eventide, the darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.. O help of the helpless, Abide with me
Friday, 20 July 2012
Ramadan and breastfeeding
My Lord i am at a crossroads right now.
I need your help and advice.
How do i reconcile an issue of breastfeeding and Ramadan.
I know that i would prefer to fast, not in the least because the hardship will remind my soul of staying true to God, but also because the easy option for me will make me feel like i am skiving off.
i remember last year when i was pregnant and i did not do Ramadan.. i intend to fast the days back.. as yet i have not had the chance to do it.. laziness i reckon and being nonchalant about it.. the option was there to ransom myself by feeding a poor person.. but i don't know any poor person.. who do i feed, the option was given to me to send money back home for feeding as they are generally considered to be poor there.. but i felt this was a cheats way of doing this as the money i would send will be far far less than if i found someone here.. I would rather find someone here that i can feed with the same food that i eat.. hopefully they will eat as i do.. but any hows, i can only feed then that which i can afford any case..
Regardless of it, i am still yet to fast it all back.
this time around, its the issue of breastfeeding and fasting.
this years fasting is about 19-20 hours... i am considering how this will affect my milk supply as i am breastfeeding my baby constantly..
i don't know how to do it my Lord.. I am already falling short of my obligations as i get more tired, baby needs my attention, and i am lacking in my duties to thee..
i am afraid that 20 hours of not eating/not drinking for 29-30 days will impinge on my supply of milk and as i have been breastfeeding i don't want to loose the milk supply that i have.
to be honest i don't know if it would only that i have been told and i have read milk supply is a use it or loose it sort of thing.
then again i have to contend that we break fast at around 10pm and resume fast at around 2.15am.. this in effect given me about 4-5 hours to re-hydrate and eat... and i don't know if i can sustain this for the whole 30 days.
suggestions have been put to me to fast one day and not fast the next.. which seems a good plan as it will give my body time to rest and re-hydrate so in essence i will do 30 days of fasting over a period of 2 months.. which as i note this down seems to be a good idea.
the other option i was given my friends would be to fast but allow myself to drink water to re-hydrate myself.. to help my breast supply.... this i consider is beating about the bush.. you either fast or you don't fast.. there is no(for me) applying certain rules to suit ones situation especially when those rules don't exist.. its either fast or don't fast.. not saying i will fast and still drink but not eat, but then again..the Most Gracious alone knows our intentions and the hardships we face and it is to him we all must answer to for our actions.
The other option given to me was to fast but to break my fast earlier i.e start fasting around 5am and break around 7pm.. to be honest if these were the time constraints of fasting for this year i would gladly be able to do the Ramadan and will not have any issues as the time for not eating is not that bad... and i would have ample time to eat and re-hydrate to help and replenish me for the next day.. but my issues with this is as per the above option... i don't subscribe at present to making up rules for ones self i.e cutting time to fast.. which is not something that is in the Quran..
A friend advised me that the nutritional value of breast milk will not diminish cause of fasting... which is a good news but i am not sure about the availability of milk...
i intend to express milk for baby to have whilst i am at work.. and i know that expressing milk at intervals throughout the day will help with supply.. i fear though that i will get more fore milk than hind milk...
all thorough this thinking is the fact that i can feed my baby with formula milk.. but if i resort to formula milk and i forgo the breast milk the supply process will dry up and that is it..
I prefer to breastfeed my baby for as long as i can - in my mind this is about 1 year but nevertheless.. man proposes and God disposes...
so therein lies my delima..
SD says i should not fast and he cited the verse for me 2:184
Ayyaman maAAdoodatin faman kana minkum mareedan aw AAala safarin faAAiddatun min ayyamin okhara waAAala allatheena yuteeqoonahu fidyatun taAAamu miskeenin faman tatawwaAAa khayran fahuwa khayrun lahu waan tasoomoo khayrun lakum in kuntum taAAlamoona
RK edition: Specific days (are designated for fasting); if one is ill or traveling, an equal number of other days may be substituted. Those who can fast, but with great difficulty, may substitute feeding one poor person for each day of breaking the fast. If one volunteers (more righteous works), it is better. But fasting is the best for you, if you only knew.
YA edition: (Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from days later. For those who can do it (With hardship), is a ransom, the feeding of one that is indigent. But he that will give more, of his own free will,- it is better for him. And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew.
PM edition: A limited number of days. Whoever of you is ill or traveling, then the same number from different days; and as for those who can do so but with difficulty, they may redeem by feeding the needy. And whoever does good voluntarily, then it is better for him. And if you fast it is better for you if you knew.
RK is Rashad Khalifa, YA is Yusuf Ali, PG is Progressive Muslim..
So my Lord i am in your hands entirely as ever and i feel it more than ever..
i need your guidance to choose the right thing, the right way to help me redeem my soul before thee..
if i can get assurance and peace of mind from thee somehow that my milk supply will not diminish, that the quality will be great for my child then my lord, i will try to fast this Ramadan.. and i will suffer the hardships that the Ramadan will bring.. with this thought in my head i am reminded of somewhere i read of the issue of asking for miracles to be brought forth before doing anything.. but God this is not my intention in the slightest.. You are a Lord of Miracles.. this much i can testify to, for in my life alone is a miracle time and time again... and i do not mean any disrespect because You are a God that provides.. i mean to ask that i beseech Thee to provide for my child through the milk that You have produced in me.
Its like i tell my child,., that in my view, breast milk is equivalent to "Manna and Quail" that You provided to the Israelite during their sojourn in the wilderness.. it is what You have considered as the best form of food and we should be grateful that we receive it..
but whilst i have these thoughts in my head.. i know that you are the one who has given me the child, He belongs to you, He is dedicated to you.. should you want to take him.. you have every right to do so...
i said in the beginning that i do not want any child or family member or husband or friend to take me away from thee o Lord that if they intend or want to do so.. please take that person away from or/me away from them...
Lord help me to make the right decision for me..
Help me to redeem myself, my soul and gain a place with thee in Paradise..
Help me O lord with my milk supply and best quality milk
Help my child tooo, to sleep by himself without fuss
Help me to always remember thee, never forget thee, always remember to pray, to praise, to glorify to exalt, to sing with joy and with remembrance to Thee o Lord...
My Lord, you are God, Creator of the world, You have decisive control over all things in my life and in this world.. For anything to be done you but only have to will it and it is.. this is the Kun fa ya kun that i read in the Quran.., So my lord I beseech thee to please Kun fa ya kun for these issues and more in my life and redeem me, accept me in they service to worship and praise thee.
I need your help and advice.
How do i reconcile an issue of breastfeeding and Ramadan.
I know that i would prefer to fast, not in the least because the hardship will remind my soul of staying true to God, but also because the easy option for me will make me feel like i am skiving off.
i remember last year when i was pregnant and i did not do Ramadan.. i intend to fast the days back.. as yet i have not had the chance to do it.. laziness i reckon and being nonchalant about it.. the option was there to ransom myself by feeding a poor person.. but i don't know any poor person.. who do i feed, the option was given to me to send money back home for feeding as they are generally considered to be poor there.. but i felt this was a cheats way of doing this as the money i would send will be far far less than if i found someone here.. I would rather find someone here that i can feed with the same food that i eat.. hopefully they will eat as i do.. but any hows, i can only feed then that which i can afford any case..
Regardless of it, i am still yet to fast it all back.
this time around, its the issue of breastfeeding and fasting.
this years fasting is about 19-20 hours... i am considering how this will affect my milk supply as i am breastfeeding my baby constantly..
i don't know how to do it my Lord.. I am already falling short of my obligations as i get more tired, baby needs my attention, and i am lacking in my duties to thee..
i am afraid that 20 hours of not eating/not drinking for 29-30 days will impinge on my supply of milk and as i have been breastfeeding i don't want to loose the milk supply that i have.
to be honest i don't know if it would only that i have been told and i have read milk supply is a use it or loose it sort of thing.
then again i have to contend that we break fast at around 10pm and resume fast at around 2.15am.. this in effect given me about 4-5 hours to re-hydrate and eat... and i don't know if i can sustain this for the whole 30 days.
suggestions have been put to me to fast one day and not fast the next.. which seems a good plan as it will give my body time to rest and re-hydrate so in essence i will do 30 days of fasting over a period of 2 months.. which as i note this down seems to be a good idea.
the other option i was given my friends would be to fast but allow myself to drink water to re-hydrate myself.. to help my breast supply.... this i consider is beating about the bush.. you either fast or you don't fast.. there is no(for me) applying certain rules to suit ones situation especially when those rules don't exist.. its either fast or don't fast.. not saying i will fast and still drink but not eat, but then again..the Most Gracious alone knows our intentions and the hardships we face and it is to him we all must answer to for our actions.
The other option given to me was to fast but to break my fast earlier i.e start fasting around 5am and break around 7pm.. to be honest if these were the time constraints of fasting for this year i would gladly be able to do the Ramadan and will not have any issues as the time for not eating is not that bad... and i would have ample time to eat and re-hydrate to help and replenish me for the next day.. but my issues with this is as per the above option... i don't subscribe at present to making up rules for ones self i.e cutting time to fast.. which is not something that is in the Quran..
A friend advised me that the nutritional value of breast milk will not diminish cause of fasting... which is a good news but i am not sure about the availability of milk...
i intend to express milk for baby to have whilst i am at work.. and i know that expressing milk at intervals throughout the day will help with supply.. i fear though that i will get more fore milk than hind milk...
all thorough this thinking is the fact that i can feed my baby with formula milk.. but if i resort to formula milk and i forgo the breast milk the supply process will dry up and that is it..
I prefer to breastfeed my baby for as long as i can - in my mind this is about 1 year but nevertheless.. man proposes and God disposes...
so therein lies my delima..
SD says i should not fast and he cited the verse for me 2:184
Ayyaman maAAdoodatin faman kana minkum mareedan aw AAala safarin faAAiddatun min ayyamin okhara waAAala allatheena yuteeqoonahu fidyatun taAAamu miskeenin faman tatawwaAAa khayran fahuwa khayrun lahu waan tasoomoo khayrun lakum in kuntum taAAlamoona
RK edition: Specific days (are designated for fasting); if one is ill or traveling, an equal number of other days may be substituted. Those who can fast, but with great difficulty, may substitute feeding one poor person for each day of breaking the fast. If one volunteers (more righteous works), it is better. But fasting is the best for you, if you only knew.
YA edition: (Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from days later. For those who can do it (With hardship), is a ransom, the feeding of one that is indigent. But he that will give more, of his own free will,- it is better for him. And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew.
PM edition: A limited number of days. Whoever of you is ill or traveling, then the same number from different days; and as for those who can do so but with difficulty, they may redeem by feeding the needy. And whoever does good voluntarily, then it is better for him. And if you fast it is better for you if you knew.
RK is Rashad Khalifa, YA is Yusuf Ali, PG is Progressive Muslim..
So my Lord i am in your hands entirely as ever and i feel it more than ever..
i need your guidance to choose the right thing, the right way to help me redeem my soul before thee..
if i can get assurance and peace of mind from thee somehow that my milk supply will not diminish, that the quality will be great for my child then my lord, i will try to fast this Ramadan.. and i will suffer the hardships that the Ramadan will bring.. with this thought in my head i am reminded of somewhere i read of the issue of asking for miracles to be brought forth before doing anything.. but God this is not my intention in the slightest.. You are a Lord of Miracles.. this much i can testify to, for in my life alone is a miracle time and time again... and i do not mean any disrespect because You are a God that provides.. i mean to ask that i beseech Thee to provide for my child through the milk that You have produced in me.
Its like i tell my child,., that in my view, breast milk is equivalent to "Manna and Quail" that You provided to the Israelite during their sojourn in the wilderness.. it is what You have considered as the best form of food and we should be grateful that we receive it..
but whilst i have these thoughts in my head.. i know that you are the one who has given me the child, He belongs to you, He is dedicated to you.. should you want to take him.. you have every right to do so...
i said in the beginning that i do not want any child or family member or husband or friend to take me away from thee o Lord that if they intend or want to do so.. please take that person away from or/me away from them...
Lord help me to make the right decision for me..
Help me to redeem myself, my soul and gain a place with thee in Paradise..
Help me O lord with my milk supply and best quality milk
Help my child tooo, to sleep by himself without fuss
Help me to always remember thee, never forget thee, always remember to pray, to praise, to glorify to exalt, to sing with joy and with remembrance to Thee o Lord...
My Lord, you are God, Creator of the world, You have decisive control over all things in my life and in this world.. For anything to be done you but only have to will it and it is.. this is the Kun fa ya kun that i read in the Quran.., So my lord I beseech thee to please Kun fa ya kun for these issues and more in my life and redeem me, accept me in they service to worship and praise thee.
Thursday, 5 July 2012
a thought
a thought crossed my mind - conspiracy theorist that i sometimes confess to be .. lol.. why not get all the missing Arabic words from the rk translation of the quran and see if there is a message by reading them out, first in order of revelation and second in order of compilation...
i.e 2:286.. wa afuwana, waghfirlana warhamna.. he translated as pardon and forgive us.. thereby omitting have mercy on us (warhamna)
or another example in
37:93
Faragha AAalayhim darban bi alyameeni
rough transtation:Them he turned upon them, striking with the right..
RK: He then destroyed them
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http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=ymn
in my view, RK translated omitting the use of alyameeni which indicates right ??? why do i say this.. well i searched the rk translation for another comparison in arabic and english usage..and deduced that in
16:48
Awa lam yaraw ila ma khalaqa Allahu min shayin yatafayyao thilaluhu AAani alyameeni waalshshamaili sujjadan lillahi wahum dakhiroona
he translates this as: Have they not seen all the things created by GOD? Their shadows surround them right and left, in total submission to GOD, and willingly.
18:17
Watara alshshamsa itha talaAAat tazawaru AAan kahfihim thata alyameeni waitha gharabat taqriduhum thata alshshimali wahum fee fajwatin minhu thalika min ayati Allahi man yahdi Allahu fahuwa almuhtadi waman yudlil falan tajida lahu waliyyan murshidan
his translation is : You could see the sun when it rose coming from the right side of their cave, and when it set, it shone on them from the left, as they slept in the hollow thereof. This is one of GOD's portents. Whomever GOD guides is the truly guided one, and whomever He sends astray, you will not find for him a guiding teacher.
Or
37:28
Qaloo innakum kuntum tatoonana AAani alyameeni
RK translation: They will say (to their leaders), "You used to come to us from the right side
that will be interesting to see what develops there.. he he he he - ( sheepish laughter)
i.e 2:286.. wa afuwana, waghfirlana warhamna.. he translated as pardon and forgive us.. thereby omitting have mercy on us (warhamna)
or another example in
37:93
Faragha AAalayhim darban bi alyameeni
rough transtation:Them he turned upon them, striking with the right..
RK: He then destroyed them
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=ymn
in my view, RK translated omitting the use of alyameeni which indicates right ??? why do i say this.. well i searched the rk translation for another comparison in arabic and english usage..and deduced that in
16:48
Awa lam yaraw ila ma khalaqa Allahu min shayin yatafayyao thilaluhu AAani alyameeni waalshshamaili sujjadan lillahi wahum dakhiroona
he translates this as: Have they not seen all the things created by GOD? Their shadows surround them right and left, in total submission to GOD, and willingly.
Or
Watara alshshamsa itha talaAAat tazawaru AAan kahfihim thata alyameeni waitha gharabat taqriduhum thata alshshimali wahum fee fajwatin minhu thalika min ayati Allahi man yahdi Allahu fahuwa almuhtadi waman yudlil falan tajida lahu waliyyan murshidan
his translation is : You could see the sun when it rose coming from the right side of their cave, and when it set, it shone on them from the left, as they slept in the hollow thereof. This is one of GOD's portents. Whomever GOD guides is the truly guided one, and whomever He sends astray, you will not find for him a guiding teacher.
Or
37:28
Qaloo innakum kuntum tatoonana AAani alyameeni
RK translation: They will say (to their leaders), "You used to come to us from the right side
that will be interesting to see what develops there.. he he he he - ( sheepish laughter)
tired
Most High, I am tired....
I am fraught with worry and I am tired..
I am tired as i have no strenght left.
some days are good days and some days are not..
Tonight is not a good night..
I am fraught with worry and I am tired..
I am tired as i have no strenght left.
some days are good days and some days are not..
Tonight is not a good night..
delusion
Not all marriages succeed.
of this i believe.
for whatever reason or another, communication breaks down, agenda are lost , compromise is not working.
but it doesn't stop one from believing that when one gets married, it is for life.
there is reality and there is delusion,
some people may choose delusion ( i share this delusion sometimes), that marriage is for life but not always - because as people grow, people change, they have different focus, new direction and sometimes that direction cannot be reconciled with the life they may be living - someone had to re-adjust, put up with, sacrifice ,suffer the period of change.
my delusion ranges from that i think my man is organised, focused, and fair
but my reality is that he is not. he can only focus on one thing. and that to his detriment i think limits him in what responses he can offer in emergency situations - as his whole being is occupied by that one thought - focused - no other consideration given to anyone or anything else - till he resolved whatever issues he sets up for himself. This also is a great source of strength for him as he can attack ferociously any project and wont give up till he resolves it
as with any human being - i dont find him fair (this is a matter of subjection) - but then tell me who is fair - everyone i believe is naturally selfish and always guarding their own interest ( i included) - so i cannot fault him for this - but i can consider that as far as his criticism of me goes - it is always my fault - but my defence is that when you point one finger at someone - the other fingers are pointing back at you ( note to self)
but i think i try to be fair as i look at both angles - i try never to make a firm decision - because there are factors that i have to concede, may be there that i have not considered - but nevertheless - everything is an opinion/observation from my point ( how conceited i sound i am with this statement)
my delusion was that my man is a stubborn person - my reality is that he is.. but stubbornness is a matter of degree.. i too am stubborn, headstrong so i understand the plight...
my delusion is that he is giving regardless of circumstances - but my reality is that he is selfish - my observation is that he considers circumstances before giving - but who can blame him - its his money he can do whatever he likes with it.
my delusion is that he is considerate - and my reality is that yes he is sometimes - but also considerate with conceit/arrogance
my delusion is that he would always stand up for what is right - but my reality is that he does not always - he would conform, will refrain from asking the difficult questions - though staring him in the face - but i will concede that truth is subjective - so my version of truth cannot be his version of truth - God guide us all to the truth.. Look at me coward that i am,, talking about standing up for a right???? Lord knows i always run away from a fight and don't have stamina for such..
my delusion is that he is thoughtful - but my reality is that a times he is not - but that is a trait of everyone... sometimes it is what i consider to be important that he is never thoughtful about. but life is never meant to be equal for each person, we have different ways and different priorities.
so there lies the delusions and reality.
i still think he is lovely, caring and i love him dearly and deeply- but his lackability to focus but for only one thing at a time - puts me in the side lines because i feel i am forever in the side lines playing second fiddle.
no one wants to play second fiddle.
some may put up with it - but i reckon no one really likes it. but then who is anyone without fault?
look at me - i am a workaholic to a fault - i am bad with money management - i am selfish too, i am inconsiderate and not thoughtful..
mrs doom and gloom reporting live and direct-
People make mistakes, regret and change - but how much of a change is it when you make the same mistake and you dont want to learn.
forgiveness is easy, sometimes it is hard to forget - because the past in someways repeats itself - how many forgetting can one forget??,
but who knows who is ever right or wrong - there is my truth, there is your truth and there is THE TRUTH. God guide and help us all to his grace.
am i deluding myself that he loves me.
sometimes i get flashes from him on thoughfulness and care
and a times i get a treatment that i dont understand how, where or who it has come from
sometimes i dont understand him and sometimes i think i do.
who can i complain to?
who can i refer my case to except you Lord....
am i deluding myself that it is me he wants
am i deluding myself that he married me because he loved me..
a part of me thinks he married me cos i was" the only black female submitter he knew"
a part of me thinks he married me so that he would stop being single
a part of me thinks did not marry me by choice but settled for me as he could not find anything
who can i complain to
who can i refer my case to except you Lord
My mum used to say, men are callous
you help a man, he treats you like shit
you show your vulnerability to a man and he tramples on it
you care deeply for a man and he betrays you
but i choose to believe that not all men are like that
i want to believe that my man is not like that
i want to believe in that man from God that i asked for
caring, honest, patient, understanding and tolerant
maybe i am deluding myself again...
am i deluding myself again?
who can i complain to?
who can i refer my case to?
you berrated me, and act like its nothing....i keep quiet
you selfishly pursue your interestes above mine and i act like its nothing...i am expected to accept it
i sacrifice my time and affection for you
i try to be open and honest with you
i give myself willingly to you... but i dont think you do the same with me
in some ways, i think you think i am some helpless person that you can bully and order about - wanting your whims and your wishes fulfilled. i am not important to you, you dont really care about me do you.......
who can i complain to Lord?
who can i refer my case to?
there is always two sides to every story i guess.. nothing in life is ever straightforward
the way i see it may not be the way it is..
of this i believe.
for whatever reason or another, communication breaks down, agenda are lost , compromise is not working.
but it doesn't stop one from believing that when one gets married, it is for life.
there is reality and there is delusion,
some people may choose delusion ( i share this delusion sometimes), that marriage is for life but not always - because as people grow, people change, they have different focus, new direction and sometimes that direction cannot be reconciled with the life they may be living - someone had to re-adjust, put up with, sacrifice ,suffer the period of change.
my delusion ranges from that i think my man is organised, focused, and fair
but my reality is that he is not. he can only focus on one thing. and that to his detriment i think limits him in what responses he can offer in emergency situations - as his whole being is occupied by that one thought - focused - no other consideration given to anyone or anything else - till he resolved whatever issues he sets up for himself. This also is a great source of strength for him as he can attack ferociously any project and wont give up till he resolves it
as with any human being - i dont find him fair (this is a matter of subjection) - but then tell me who is fair - everyone i believe is naturally selfish and always guarding their own interest ( i included) - so i cannot fault him for this - but i can consider that as far as his criticism of me goes - it is always my fault - but my defence is that when you point one finger at someone - the other fingers are pointing back at you ( note to self)
but i think i try to be fair as i look at both angles - i try never to make a firm decision - because there are factors that i have to concede, may be there that i have not considered - but nevertheless - everything is an opinion/observation from my point ( how conceited i sound i am with this statement)
my delusion was that my man is a stubborn person - my reality is that he is.. but stubbornness is a matter of degree.. i too am stubborn, headstrong so i understand the plight...
my delusion is that he is giving regardless of circumstances - but my reality is that he is selfish - my observation is that he considers circumstances before giving - but who can blame him - its his money he can do whatever he likes with it.
my delusion is that he is considerate - and my reality is that yes he is sometimes - but also considerate with conceit/arrogance
my delusion is that he would always stand up for what is right - but my reality is that he does not always - he would conform, will refrain from asking the difficult questions - though staring him in the face - but i will concede that truth is subjective - so my version of truth cannot be his version of truth - God guide us all to the truth.. Look at me coward that i am,, talking about standing up for a right???? Lord knows i always run away from a fight and don't have stamina for such..
my delusion is that he is thoughtful - but my reality is that a times he is not - but that is a trait of everyone... sometimes it is what i consider to be important that he is never thoughtful about. but life is never meant to be equal for each person, we have different ways and different priorities.
so there lies the delusions and reality.
i still think he is lovely, caring and i love him dearly and deeply- but his lackability to focus but for only one thing at a time - puts me in the side lines because i feel i am forever in the side lines playing second fiddle.
no one wants to play second fiddle.
some may put up with it - but i reckon no one really likes it. but then who is anyone without fault?
look at me - i am a workaholic to a fault - i am bad with money management - i am selfish too, i am inconsiderate and not thoughtful..
mrs doom and gloom reporting live and direct-
People make mistakes, regret and change - but how much of a change is it when you make the same mistake and you dont want to learn.
forgiveness is easy, sometimes it is hard to forget - because the past in someways repeats itself - how many forgetting can one forget??,
but who knows who is ever right or wrong - there is my truth, there is your truth and there is THE TRUTH. God guide and help us all to his grace.
am i deluding myself that he loves me.
sometimes i get flashes from him on thoughfulness and care
and a times i get a treatment that i dont understand how, where or who it has come from
sometimes i dont understand him and sometimes i think i do.
who can i complain to?
who can i refer my case to except you Lord....
am i deluding myself that it is me he wants
am i deluding myself that he married me because he loved me..
a part of me thinks he married me cos i was" the only black female submitter he knew"
a part of me thinks he married me so that he would stop being single
a part of me thinks did not marry me by choice but settled for me as he could not find anything
who can i complain to
who can i refer my case to except you Lord
My mum used to say, men are callous
you help a man, he treats you like shit
you show your vulnerability to a man and he tramples on it
you care deeply for a man and he betrays you
but i choose to believe that not all men are like that
i want to believe that my man is not like that
i want to believe in that man from God that i asked for
caring, honest, patient, understanding and tolerant
maybe i am deluding myself again...
am i deluding myself again?
who can i complain to?
who can i refer my case to?
you berrated me, and act like its nothing....i keep quiet
you selfishly pursue your interestes above mine and i act like its nothing...i am expected to accept it
i sacrifice my time and affection for you
i try to be open and honest with you
i give myself willingly to you... but i dont think you do the same with me
in some ways, i think you think i am some helpless person that you can bully and order about - wanting your whims and your wishes fulfilled. i am not important to you, you dont really care about me do you.......
who can i complain to Lord?
who can i refer my case to?
there is always two sides to every story i guess.. nothing in life is ever straightforward
the way i see it may not be the way it is..
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Mr dearest one
My dearest one,
i am grateful to God for you..
I wanted you
I needed you
God gave you to me..
with the loneliness and your crying.... my crying and my despair
I am wondering if i am the best for you..
The change in my life is so startling..
I dont know what to do
I feel desolate and i feel alone
i want to understand you but i dont know if i am able to
i have never been in this situation before
I want to be able to know you, but i dont know if i can
i have never been in this situation before
I want to be able to be there for you but i dont know if i will stay
but i do love and care for you..
you are from the Most Gracious, I asked for you, i begged for you
In the face of my detractors, My God came through for me
i worry when you cry.. i dont have anyone to talk to
i worry when you hurt, i don't know who i can tell it to
i worry when you don't eat, i dont know who i can run to
i worry i will harm myself and i wont be there for you
i just want to protect you, to give you the best in life
may my weakness be your strengths
may my strengths be second nature to you
May the Most Gracious guide you in righteousness and truth
May you worship God alone..
i am grateful to God for you..
I wanted you
I needed you
God gave you to me..
with the loneliness and your crying.... my crying and my despair
I am wondering if i am the best for you..
The change in my life is so startling..
I dont know what to do
I feel desolate and i feel alone
i want to understand you but i dont know if i am able to
i have never been in this situation before
I want to be able to know you, but i dont know if i can
i have never been in this situation before
I want to be able to be there for you but i dont know if i will stay
but i do love and care for you..
you are from the Most Gracious, I asked for you, i begged for you
In the face of my detractors, My God came through for me
i worry when you cry.. i dont have anyone to talk to
i worry when you hurt, i don't know who i can tell it to
i worry when you don't eat, i dont know who i can run to
i worry i will harm myself and i wont be there for you
i just want to protect you, to give you the best in life
may my weakness be your strengths
may my strengths be second nature to you
May the Most Gracious guide you in righteousness and truth
May you worship God alone..
Debt in my head
Debt - this is my fault - due to my recklessness, ignorance, passiveness and impatience - i made wrong decisions, spent money that i didn't own and i have resolved that by God's grace that i will be rid of it. You don't want to accept that i do not want you to help me pay it off. You have offered help as an enticement to get me here to stay in december - ( but it turns out that the bank did not approve the loan) - you asked me the minimum amount i needed and said that you will help me every month - the only amount you have given me is £500 towards the car to get rid of it.( i am very very and still am undoubtedly grateful for this amount) but further than that, each month you did not help me as you said you would. i didn't ask you either.
- it is my responsibility and my mistake therefore i should be given the chance to address it myself
- it is not pride or arrogance but plain simple i need to teach myself a lesson so that i do not ever make the same mistake again
-i did not keep the fact that i had financial responsibility away from you - i only did not tell you the details of them. but in my defense ( a poor one at that), everyone has financial responsibility - mortgage, car payments, card payments etc..
-i am afraid that if you pay this money for me, later on in future it will be an issue that you will throw back in my face.
- if places were reversed, i am not sure to be honest i would do the same unless i had the money to spare, but i would help with it.
- please understand - how can i let you borrow money from the bank to pay the debt and then you pay it back with wages you earned . if i was another girl and you were my brother, i would say that the girl is a gold digger. how can i let you sell your house, to help me pay a debt that you had nothing to do with.
- I am working - and i asked to give me time to pay off my debts and save money - so i can come to you secure with my position. God willing with determination and Gods help i can do this - but you do not like that because you want me to be with you. but you disregard me and alienate me when i am with you.. so i do not understand..
- marriage is a partnership - yes but in this instance this financial burden was when i was single - i was happy paying it off little by little, never in any rush ( knew the issue of usury but never really understood its practical applications in my life and commitments) - i was just lazy - if i had focused on it then it would have been done. and we may not be having this conversation.
- about 12 hours of the day, i am left alone. I am like a prisoner here, in summer, i cant go out much due to the sun and pollen, i do not speak the language, but i can about manage to get by - when you come back from work, you do not have time for me. i sit in the house watching TV - albeit in foreign language - if i am lucky it will have english translations - and when you come home - we don't talk, you want me to watch tv with you?? to you this is ok - because you have not had to watch tv all day..
you are not the one at home with suicidal thoughts because there is nothing for me to do, i feel lost and trapped and alone..
when i used to come here 2010 - it was the same - when you came back from work - you went on your computer - you did not understand the meaning of Quality time - for us to spend time together. i tried to introduce lazy days for us to bond together - but you refused to commit - i felt like you were running away from me - whenever someone called for your help - you jumped at it - you left me alone most times, to run errands for other people- and then i will ask myself - is it me? you never seemed to want to spend time with me to do the things i liked - movies, eating out, window shopping( i understand you are a guy, but even an attempt to say for instance - i will drop you there and you will come back for me after i am done goofing around looking at things) - fooling around, but you did try - i remember when you took me out on the tour bus ride, when we went out to eat at tabla pizza, or when we went for movie at opera - you did try a a bit - it is like you tried once or twice and then forgot about it. its like you do it once and hope that i would shut up about it..
you are not the one at home with suicidal thoughts because there is nothing for me to do, i feel lost and trapped and alone..
when i used to come here 2010 - it was the same - when you came back from work - you went on your computer - you did not understand the meaning of Quality time - for us to spend time together. i tried to introduce lazy days for us to bond together - but you refused to commit - i felt like you were running away from me - whenever someone called for your help - you jumped at it - you left me alone most times, to run errands for other people- and then i will ask myself - is it me? you never seemed to want to spend time with me to do the things i liked - movies, eating out, window shopping( i understand you are a guy, but even an attempt to say for instance - i will drop you there and you will come back for me after i am done goofing around looking at things) - fooling around, but you did try - i remember when you took me out on the tour bus ride, when we went out to eat at tabla pizza, or when we went for movie at opera - you did try a a bit - it is like you tried once or twice and then forgot about it. its like you do it once and hope that i would shut up about it..
in august/september 2011 when i came my time was not wholly enjoyable - there were issues btw me and you back and forth - i was lonely, being in the house by myself nothing to do, i was starving affection i wanted to be cuddled and told sweet nothings to, there were some crazy allegations from you that i considered they were unfounded.I was pregnant and you were physical with me - that was a mistake probably - but all the same that was in you as you behaved in that manner..
there was the issue that you hold to your head - one incident that i went to the bank with you and i regarded myself -o i must look like shit today - this is one issue that you keep playing in your head over and over again - but you forget the other mornings that you leave the house do not have your bath or you leave wearing clothes that you have worn before - or you leave without combing your hair -
this is in my view - double standards - and hypocrisy - one rule for you another for me??
i went back and we had a war of words in october and november regarding the issue of debt and where to give birth to the child. with you threatening to dissolve our relationship if i had the child in the uk, so i came here. this in my view is bullying because the health and welfare of myself and the child should have been the topmost priority - what i saw from you was that it was convenient for you in order to see the child was your priority not my health or welfare - you did not put me first or my considerations. there is nothing wrong with your hospitals other than i did not speak the language and i wanted to give birth in a place where i would have been comfortable in terms of care and communications.
in december i came here, it was a difficult month for me, i was lost i felt so alone, after the war of words - i didn't know how it would be with us - i was alone most of the time, no one to speak to, no one to ask after me - you tried to make me talk but i was suffering inside still unsure how you truly felt about me, not about the child about me as a woman, as a wife, as a partner to you, i was starving affection, - you fed me, and watered me the only thing you left off was emotional connection and intimacy.
you then disrespected me - this is the incidence of me coming out one sunday morning to find you in the living room. i wonder if the tables were turned how you will feel. that was rejection in my face.
communication is the key in any relationship - you did not communicate with me, you did not tell me how you felt - even if it was difficult to speak to me - we always had letters - this is how we communicated to ourselves initially - there you can say your piece w/o any interruptions and try to make the other person see where you were coming from.
i was in the house by myself lonely as heck, i had no motivation to do anything...
start over
http://uk.match.yahoo.net/edito/index.php?mtcmk=080405&name=5/119/2854-going-the-distance.html
“Play kiss chase, tickle one another, have pillow fights.”
How to do it
If you’re in love: “The couple that plays together stays together” – how many times have you heard that? But then how often do you remember to do it? Taking time as a couple to have fun is vital. It can feel like an effort of time when you have work, domesticity and maybe children to raise, but think long-term: laughter releases dopamine in your brain which is a vital chemical for sexual attraction. So let go! If you don’t know where to start, a new shared hobby is great. Learning new sports often combines exercise with fun.
“Remembering when you met and treating your partner like your best friend.”
How to do it
If you’re in love: John Gottman, the highly respected director of the Gottman Institute in America that studies the science of love, believes a couple’s joint “love map” helps help them together. By talking with your partner about your shared memories – like your first meeting, your early dates – you are strengthening your unique love map all the time. So do your own love PR – talk about your relationship in positive terms. Don’t stew over the small stuff! Look for good things and you’ll both find them.
“Be responsible for your own happiness and be considerate of your partner’s well-being, but not responsible for it.”
How to do it
If you’re in love: This is really saying, don’t be co-dependent. Co-dependency is a psychological problem where we smother our partner and make their problems our own. Try to trust that your partner is capable of fighting their own battles! It can be scary to let go, but if you focus on making your own life as good as it can be, you will be happier and less likely to interfere with your partner’s issues (unless they ask for your support). They will feel that you respect their ability to deal with situations, and will relax.
“Loyalty and communication, stay true as individuals and come together often, keep life simple. We have reached our Pearl Wedding Anniversary (30 years) and look forward every day to just waking up together.”
How to do it
If you’re in love: Communication is the secret to many long term relationships, but it’s not as easy as just talking, talking, talking! More important is that your partner feels “heard” by you. Try to listen non-judgementally. If possible, start a system where each of you can share with the other in a “no comment zone” where you will not be criticised or rejected. Even if just for 30 minutes a week, this will help each of you feel more accepted and safe with one another.
“Patience, trust, honesty, never parting on an argument, and keeping the fridge stocked up!”
How to do it
If you’re in love: Keeping the fridge stocked with your partner’s favourite thing is a simple tip but works so well to make a house feel like “home” for both of you. When shopping, if you see something you know your partner likes, buy it and sneak it into the cupboard. When they find it, it’ll be like you’ve just given them a hug.
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this song by beyonce captures how i feel today - i have played this song but i have never heard the lyrics until today
I feel weak, we've been here before
Cuz I feel we keep going back and forth
Maybe it's over, maybe we're through
But I honestly can say
I still love you
Maybe we reached the mountain peak
And there's no more left to climb
And maybe we lost the magic peace
And we're both too blind to find
Let's start over
Let's give love their wings
Let's start over
Stop fighting about the same old thing
Let's start over
We can't let our good love die
Maybe we can start all over
Give love another life
I can see that we're not happy here
So why would we keep pretending that there's nothing there
Maybe you like it, well I don't
And maybe you'll settle, well I won't
I know that this will hurt you
I know you'll cry - men dont cry
I know I called you selfish but that's a lie because i am selfish too
I feel I know what's the best for us - i dont,
i will start with this song.
I cannot live without love -
to know and feel that you belong to someone
to know and feel that the person to whom you want to belong to, accepts and confirms that you belong to him.
to create and share memories
to enjoy life, explore and have fun together
to discuss, debate and ponder on life's mysteries together.
Maybe i was blinded - i assumed that with God as the forefront in your life all your actions will be governed by this
maybe i was foolish - i refused to see we were two different people - despite our shared longing to worship God alone
maybe i was hasty - i was searching for something i wasn't meant to receive,very likely you are not the one from my heart -
i am not perfect - i never claim to be
if i annoyed you or did something ou dislike - you dont tell me
if i hurt you, and you dont tell me, i don't know how to apoligise and made ammends - i wont apologise for that - for you don't talk to me and you don't take my concerns seriously
i am very vocal, i tell you how i feel... its not so hard for you to do the same and then maybe it is -
“Play kiss chase, tickle one another, have pillow fights.”
How to do it
If you’re in love: “The couple that plays together stays together” – how many times have you heard that? But then how often do you remember to do it? Taking time as a couple to have fun is vital. It can feel like an effort of time when you have work, domesticity and maybe children to raise, but think long-term: laughter releases dopamine in your brain which is a vital chemical for sexual attraction. So let go! If you don’t know where to start, a new shared hobby is great. Learning new sports often combines exercise with fun.
“Remembering when you met and treating your partner like your best friend.”
How to do it
If you’re in love: John Gottman, the highly respected director of the Gottman Institute in America that studies the science of love, believes a couple’s joint “love map” helps help them together. By talking with your partner about your shared memories – like your first meeting, your early dates – you are strengthening your unique love map all the time. So do your own love PR – talk about your relationship in positive terms. Don’t stew over the small stuff! Look for good things and you’ll both find them.
“Be responsible for your own happiness and be considerate of your partner’s well-being, but not responsible for it.”
How to do it
If you’re in love: This is really saying, don’t be co-dependent. Co-dependency is a psychological problem where we smother our partner and make their problems our own. Try to trust that your partner is capable of fighting their own battles! It can be scary to let go, but if you focus on making your own life as good as it can be, you will be happier and less likely to interfere with your partner’s issues (unless they ask for your support). They will feel that you respect their ability to deal with situations, and will relax.
“Loyalty and communication, stay true as individuals and come together often, keep life simple. We have reached our Pearl Wedding Anniversary (30 years) and look forward every day to just waking up together.”
How to do it
If you’re in love: Communication is the secret to many long term relationships, but it’s not as easy as just talking, talking, talking! More important is that your partner feels “heard” by you. Try to listen non-judgementally. If possible, start a system where each of you can share with the other in a “no comment zone” where you will not be criticised or rejected. Even if just for 30 minutes a week, this will help each of you feel more accepted and safe with one another.
“Patience, trust, honesty, never parting on an argument, and keeping the fridge stocked up!”
How to do it
If you’re in love: Keeping the fridge stocked with your partner’s favourite thing is a simple tip but works so well to make a house feel like “home” for both of you. When shopping, if you see something you know your partner likes, buy it and sneak it into the cupboard. When they find it, it’ll be like you’ve just given them a hug.
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this song by beyonce captures how i feel today - i have played this song but i have never heard the lyrics until today
I feel weak, we've been here before
Cuz I feel we keep going back and forth
Maybe it's over, maybe we're through
But I honestly can say
I still love you
Maybe we reached the mountain peak
And there's no more left to climb
And maybe we lost the magic peace
And we're both too blind to find
Let's start over
Let's give love their wings
Let's start over
Stop fighting about the same old thing
Let's start over
We can't let our good love die
Maybe we can start all over
Give love another life
I can see that we're not happy here
So why would we keep pretending that there's nothing there
Maybe you like it, well I don't
And maybe you'll settle, well I won't
I know that this will hurt you
I know you'll cry - men dont cry
I know I called you selfish but that's a lie because i am selfish too
I feel I know what's the best for us - i dont,
i will start with this song.
I cannot live without love -
to know and feel that you belong to someone
to know and feel that the person to whom you want to belong to, accepts and confirms that you belong to him.
to create and share memories
to enjoy life, explore and have fun together
to discuss, debate and ponder on life's mysteries together.
Maybe i was blinded - i assumed that with God as the forefront in your life all your actions will be governed by this
maybe i was foolish - i refused to see we were two different people - despite our shared longing to worship God alone
maybe i was hasty - i was searching for something i wasn't meant to receive,very likely you are not the one from my heart -
i am not perfect - i never claim to be
if i annoyed you or did something ou dislike - you dont tell me
if i hurt you, and you dont tell me, i don't know how to apoligise and made ammends - i wont apologise for that - for you don't talk to me and you don't take my concerns seriously
i am very vocal, i tell you how i feel... its not so hard for you to do the same and then maybe it is -
it is not as i imagined it to be
today,.. i want to reflect.. the words for which have been accumulating over 6 months.. it has taken me some time to sort out clarity from "mind machines".. to try to think clearly, logically, not letting emotions cloud my judgement.
But i guess this is hard .. because emotions are so entwined with thoughts that sometimes it is easy to follow its path but as with truth, one knows that emotions can cloud judgement and can taint innocence.. making false look like truth and feeding the ego.
But i guess this is hard .. because emotions are so entwined with thoughts that sometimes it is easy to follow its path but as with truth, one knows that emotions can cloud judgement and can taint innocence.. making false look like truth and feeding the ego.
Marriage they say is a partnership, with both parties
working towards a mutual goal/understanding.
It is not - in my view - a dictatorship nor is it an
oppressive affair. It is a democracy with each party sharing an equal weight in
responsibilities though it is understood that with male and female genders -
there may be certain qualities that each gender is predisposed to naturally.
I.e. women are generally considered to be docile/homemakers and men breadwinners/providers.
However in this day and age it is an often recognised fact (my opinion) that
one must adapt to fill in whatever situation one meets them – whilst still
maintaining the cordial balance.
We are both Africans, but we are not from the same dialect or culture – in general our customs are similar – though the finer
details may be slightly more complicated.
We both practice “Islam”
– and in this sense I use the term “Islam” loosely – but what I really want to say is that we both regard ourselves
as “submitters” – now don’t let me fool myself or you for that matter when I
say “submitter “because it transpires that “submitter” is the English
translation of the word “Muslim” the reason that some people prefer it over the
word “Muslim” is to differentiate between what some may regard as different
practices of mainstream “Muslims” and that of “Submitters”.
Which by and large is
that while mainstream Muslims say they worship God, they also in some peoples
opinion, dedicate the religion to Muhammad and saints – and prefer hadiths over
the words of the Quran Submitters on the other hand say they worship God alone and dedicate the
religion to God alone and prefer words of the Quran over any hadiths( however
let me be honest – a leopard never changes it colour - unless by special
dispensation from the Almighty – many submitters in my view are falling in the same trap as previous generations,
when they inadvertently shift away from what is clear and evidence based(Quran)
for what is someone’s opinion and thought – they are ready to accept someone
else’s opinion and findings without questioning it for themselves or checking
to see if it is true or not.. but nevertheless I digress.
In terms of religion, we both grew up with more or less the
same structure – heavy dependence on African Islam (which I can only explain as
an awareness of God but also a dependence on other “African style” deities as a
source of quick help, a veneration of saints and prophets bla bla bla.)
We both grew up wanting in this religion whilst inwardly we had
an awareness of God ( in all fairness only God knows those who are aware of him); we both thought that there was something much more that
what we were being told about worshipping God.
It is through this route that we met.
Previous to this, I had been in a relationship
with someone i could see myself marrying but I would not take the plunge
because we were of different beliefs when it came to God – the fundamentals of
which we could not reconcile – ( it is easy to marry while
of different faiths but when children are concerned one must get their story
right – I am a firm believer in unity for children and not to let any signs of
disunity affect a child’s thought process/upbringing)
For him, he agreed to marry someone due to pressure from his family – African traditional marriage – but that in itself did
not work out.
I guess through our
numerous emails back and forth and conversations – the
shared notion was that we wanted away from our families, - he wanted to be in a
place where he could be himself and didn’t have all the family worries placed
on his head whilst I wanted some sort of freedom from my family – I had only
ever lived with my mum, I have never had the chance to live away from home or
fend for myself etc, there is always the comfort of home.
Somewhere along the
line, he proposed, I accepted agreeing to marry him - with the notion that we
would move away together to a place and start a life together – God and us...
Fast forward to now...
sleep
Right now Most Gracious i feel anger..
anger towards SD because of issues i feel he has contributed to making my PND worse.
i feel a failure as a mother because i was not able to do what i considered right for the child at the time that it was needed.
sleep is a major issue and when i feel we had the time to correct the issue, i was not given the helping hand i felt i needed to help settle him off to sleep.
rather i was thwarted at the chances.
trying to get him to sleep at night for 8pm was thwarted because he came home late and would then want to play with a child that should otherwise be going to sleep, thereby exciting the child and making sleep harder to come by.
when the child was settling to sleep, he would sometimes make noises that woke up the child and the process will have to start again, sometimes it felt as if he was oblivious to what the child/I was doing.
trying to get the child to soothe himself to sleep was thwarted because i felt each time the child cries, he would go to hold the child.. the child now has a correlation between crying and being held.comforted and finds it hard to soothe himself to sleep.
Most Gracious, i am at a crossroad in my life and i dont know right from left.. i feel i am not doing enough for the child to set him off onto a great start.. regardless of what i may or may not do, you my Lord are the one in charge of his welfare, his upbringing, his guidance.
I have asked of thee a righteous child and you have noted in your scriptures that the righteous are the ones who will succeed, therefore i implore thee to let my child succeed over this issue of sleep.... let him be able to sleep by himself with as little fuss as needed.
Animals when they are born, they sleep easily.. you my Lord has made it so..
Human beings when they are born may or may not have difficulty to sleep,, You my Lord are in charge of that...
i am trying to understand with a patience that as first time parents we make mistakes along the line.. but the anger reserved anger that is within me is not a good one, because it makes me think of how i was feeling, how down i felt, how hopeless i felt he made me feel, how unloved i was and how desperately close to suicide/running away.
it is with this notion that was able to look at those who commit suicide and i felt i could understand their pain and anguish... i would not say that i am sympathetic towards those that take their life... but i can understand how and why sometimes that choice is what they thought they had.. because i too came that close..
i felt trapped, lost, hopeless, alone.. i felt abandoned and shunned.. i did not feel i had any support but rather i felt that i was being undermined in terms of my looking after the child....
nevertheless Most Gracious, i am before thee again asking on behalf of my child.. knowing that as usual i am guilty of acts of omission and commission in that since i have known about this child, i have slowly slowly fallen at the wayside in terms of my worship to thee, but i ask that you overlook with the mercy and redemption of which yours is magnificent, I beg of thee that you do not take my sins out on my child and help him to sleep... it is discomforting to me to see him anguish over what i consider one of the simplest of tasks..
in your scripture.. alladzi ja-alla lakumu layla li basan, wa nawma subatan - something along the line that you created the night as a cover for sleep and rest and the day for Resurrection... help him to rest at night, help him to sleep at night with little fuss, to sleep by himself, just as you have helped me i when in my youth to do please help him.`
in return my Lord, whilst i know that at present i am struggling to find a balance in my life with my obligations, i will try to pay more attention/devotion to finding time to worship thee. thought in my defense( human being that i am) i will say that you (by your grace) are forever in my thoughts.. with each passing day time, or hour, on my in my heart is that Be you glorified and all praise be to thee Most gracious, Lord of the universe.
slowly slowly the darkness and the anger is receding in my head but sometimes it comes on when i get into a situation that i feel trapped in..
I need thy help O lord.. i am of your stock ( i make that claim because i accept that you are my Lord and creator and that i want to worship thee alone) please do not let me alone, but be forever on my side and support and help me..
O lord of Abraham, the God of Jacob and Moses, the mighty Lord of Solomon, the God of David please let me not alone, lest i go astray..
anger towards SD because of issues i feel he has contributed to making my PND worse.
i feel a failure as a mother because i was not able to do what i considered right for the child at the time that it was needed.
sleep is a major issue and when i feel we had the time to correct the issue, i was not given the helping hand i felt i needed to help settle him off to sleep.
rather i was thwarted at the chances.
trying to get him to sleep at night for 8pm was thwarted because he came home late and would then want to play with a child that should otherwise be going to sleep, thereby exciting the child and making sleep harder to come by.
when the child was settling to sleep, he would sometimes make noises that woke up the child and the process will have to start again, sometimes it felt as if he was oblivious to what the child/I was doing.
trying to get the child to soothe himself to sleep was thwarted because i felt each time the child cries, he would go to hold the child.. the child now has a correlation between crying and being held.comforted and finds it hard to soothe himself to sleep.
Most Gracious, i am at a crossroad in my life and i dont know right from left.. i feel i am not doing enough for the child to set him off onto a great start.. regardless of what i may or may not do, you my Lord are the one in charge of his welfare, his upbringing, his guidance.
I have asked of thee a righteous child and you have noted in your scriptures that the righteous are the ones who will succeed, therefore i implore thee to let my child succeed over this issue of sleep.... let him be able to sleep by himself with as little fuss as needed.
Animals when they are born, they sleep easily.. you my Lord has made it so..
Human beings when they are born may or may not have difficulty to sleep,, You my Lord are in charge of that...
i am trying to understand with a patience that as first time parents we make mistakes along the line.. but the anger reserved anger that is within me is not a good one, because it makes me think of how i was feeling, how down i felt, how hopeless i felt he made me feel, how unloved i was and how desperately close to suicide/running away.
it is with this notion that was able to look at those who commit suicide and i felt i could understand their pain and anguish... i would not say that i am sympathetic towards those that take their life... but i can understand how and why sometimes that choice is what they thought they had.. because i too came that close..
i felt trapped, lost, hopeless, alone.. i felt abandoned and shunned.. i did not feel i had any support but rather i felt that i was being undermined in terms of my looking after the child....
nevertheless Most Gracious, i am before thee again asking on behalf of my child.. knowing that as usual i am guilty of acts of omission and commission in that since i have known about this child, i have slowly slowly fallen at the wayside in terms of my worship to thee, but i ask that you overlook with the mercy and redemption of which yours is magnificent, I beg of thee that you do not take my sins out on my child and help him to sleep... it is discomforting to me to see him anguish over what i consider one of the simplest of tasks..
in your scripture.. alladzi ja-alla lakumu layla li basan, wa nawma subatan - something along the line that you created the night as a cover for sleep and rest and the day for Resurrection... help him to rest at night, help him to sleep at night with little fuss, to sleep by himself, just as you have helped me i when in my youth to do please help him.`
in return my Lord, whilst i know that at present i am struggling to find a balance in my life with my obligations, i will try to pay more attention/devotion to finding time to worship thee. thought in my defense( human being that i am) i will say that you (by your grace) are forever in my thoughts.. with each passing day time, or hour, on my in my heart is that Be you glorified and all praise be to thee Most gracious, Lord of the universe.
slowly slowly the darkness and the anger is receding in my head but sometimes it comes on when i get into a situation that i feel trapped in..
I need thy help O lord.. i am of your stock ( i make that claim because i accept that you are my Lord and creator and that i want to worship thee alone) please do not let me alone, but be forever on my side and support and help me..
O lord of Abraham, the God of Jacob and Moses, the mighty Lord of Solomon, the God of David please let me not alone, lest i go astray..
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Quick observations
Quick question and observations....
how much of arab culture is rooted into the practice of islam... how do we distinguish culture from the practice of faith.
the practice of faith in my view, is independent of culture as it spreads to new lands and encounters new cultures and people..
Second thing which was on my mind today is an admission that with children and responsibility you do stray away from practices of worshipping God.
My responsibilities as a mother and sometimes as a wife.. seeks to take me away from the path and practice of worshipping God.. it should not be like this and as yet i am still trying to find a balance between the two.. and a third one will enter into the picture in terms of work..
God help me to stay on his path.. to worship Him, praise Him always, all days..
how much of arab culture is rooted into the practice of islam... how do we distinguish culture from the practice of faith.
the practice of faith in my view, is independent of culture as it spreads to new lands and encounters new cultures and people..
Second thing which was on my mind today is an admission that with children and responsibility you do stray away from practices of worshipping God.
My responsibilities as a mother and sometimes as a wife.. seeks to take me away from the path and practice of worshipping God.. it should not be like this and as yet i am still trying to find a balance between the two.. and a third one will enter into the picture in terms of work..
God help me to stay on his path.. to worship Him, praise Him always, all days..
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