Birthdays are often bitter sweet, they are an opportunity to celebrate one more year of experience, and it means that your one year older. As children, its all about gifts and being the queen of the day. Though when we age, things start to change. Coming from a practicing Shia Muslim family, I get to celebrate my birthday twice a year: once on the lunar calendar and once based on the solar...
The bipolar importance of Independence! Well-being lessons to learn on Independence Day I have been thinking, every year Independence Day is celebrated with much joy, firework and cook outs. The nation comes together to celebrate freedom from a foreign power. Such celebration is a patriotic act and what makes it even better is the double holiday pay or the day off with family and friends. However, as a...
5 MUST pay attention to notes during the game! It is estimated that 100 million people will be watching Super Bowl 2020 on Sunday February the 2nd, 2020! And since Islam is a strong supporter of both sports and quality family time, I took upon myself to invite my Muslim community to make the most of this opportunity. Here are some tips on how to make Super Bowl 2020 the one of the best Islamic...
There is no doubt that Ramadan 2020 is going to be an interesting one. I know it feels more like strange, lonely Ramadan; however, as Shia Muslims, we know that we have the power to make the best out of the worst. Therefore I encourage you to utilize this Ramadan as an opportunity to get creative! Ramadan is indeed the time of the year when our community is the strongest. We enjoy eating together, we join...
It is Valentine’s Day again and time to review the fun (said no body) and complex issue of relationships. Here is some statistics to help understand our society: Most recent studies suggests that 45.2 percent of the American adult population are single, Out of this number, 63 percent have never been married, 23 percent are divorced, and 13 percent are widowed. These figures suggest that...
As a personal coach, therapist, and a leadership trainer, I spend a great deal of my time studying the life of influential and successful history makers: looking for keys to success, secrets behind influence and reasons that transforms ordinary people to the all-time best. What amazes me is how in the process of studying the past, and planning for the future we undermine the value of today. What if I...
It is unfortunate that we live in a world in which most people simply work to survive. This alone is a clear indication of the humanitarian crises that plague peoples and nations around the word. Whether they work to survive, to accomplish a goal or to celebrate a personal vision, on average, American workers spend eight hours a day, five days a week (at least) at work. Add commuting time and traffic,...
Replace Neurons with Pens and Paper In today’s world, resources are the key to everything. From motives behind wars to the profitability of businesses, resources are one of the main factors. However, one critical resource, which is always overused and often overlooked, is our neuro-resources. Let’s start with some basic neurology: It is known to all that our brain never sleeps, and neurons...
Three Easy Steps to Scare the Hell out of your Fears! If there is one thing that has all the power to cage, stop, prevent and even kill you, it is FEAR. Fear is such a recognized experience that I do not see the need to define or explain it. Therefore, I am just going to dive in- how to embrace, accept and face our fears. Basically how to use our fears to improve life rather than becoming...
I know, it sounds weird because we have always been told you can buy everything but time. However as much as believing bananas are fruit is a myth (they are herbs!), inability to buy time is a myth too and science proves it. All you need to do is to shift your mindset from looking for products as life saviors to looking for services that can ease your life. We used to think vacuums, or dishwashers,...