Category: Kindness
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Welcome to Tuesday: What I’m grateful for today
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. And I have a maid here. She’s cleaning my house. Today, I’m very grateful for that. I mean, even though I asked my husband to get me someone to clean the house once a month, he usually brings me someone every six months, and so she hasn’t cleaned my house in […]
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We tell our kids lies (a poem)
Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m off to visit my teacher and then my parents in an hour, but I randomly came up with this poem after making a key for my son. My sister bought him a book full of masks to color and cut and he started with the pirate one 1st […]
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Today is the 1st day of Dhul Hijja and the last day of June
Hello and welcome to my blog! This month I haven’t been tracking my goals and habits properly because my son has been at home all month so I haven’t been able to get organized. I have had a few me time days and I have gotten some work done but I’m pretty sure I’m not […]
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Better Lifestyle Challenge
Hello reader and welcome to my blog! It’s officially summer here and school is out, but that doesn’t mean we are going out and about. Life is pretty mundane where I am. I’m taking walks, and go to my parents once a week. I haven’t visited my in-laws in 3 weeks and I haven’t seen […]
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Throwback Thursday: Are you a Forgiving Person?
Hello and welcome to my blog! Today is the 20th day of Ramadan and that concludes the days of forgiveness. There is a hadith (narration of the prophet Mohammad PBUH) that states that the 1st third of Ramadan is Mercy, the 2nd third is Forgiveness, and the last third is being saved from the hellfire. […]
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8 Steps to Happiness from Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health Course on Coursera
Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m feeling happy today because my son’s report card came out, and although I knew he would get straight As, it still made me happy to see them. I woke him up with the gift I had bought him 3 months ago (im trying not to spoil him with […]
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Storytime: Horse poop and a kind stranger
Hello and welcome to my blog! I’ve had a migraine since yesterday. I went out with my family. We went to the port, let the kids play. Then we took a walk, and my sister convinced me to run. It’s bad for my knees but I was pressured to do so, claiming it would be […]
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Thanksgiving Challenge: Grateful for Clothes and Shoes
I saw a pair of shoes with holes in them the other day, and it made me so sad. I got the urge to go home, get one of my husband’s shoes and go back and put them next to the shoes with a note on them, but I ended up doing nothing. Gratitude Challenge […]
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Throwback Thursday: Random acts of kindness
Hello and welcome to my blog! Welcome to Throwback Thursday, where I bring a post back from a year ago and reflect on it. Here is what I wrote on this day last year: Random acts of kindness Are you a kind person? Do you engage in random acts of kindness? I honestly don’t think […]
My Rollercoaster Journey 