Sour Cherries - you have patiently taught me a lot about life: how
you and I, and everything else on earth, is connected. And basically,
how I don't know crap about gardening.
You've shown me that I am
not the Master of you. It was irrelevant that I couldn't differentiate
between a Sweet or Sour Cherry Tree, you still grew and bore fruit, and
somehow foreign birds and bugs magically appeared and devoured every
single piece you carefully produced .
Nothing is ever wasted in nature. Except by us, humans.
I've watched you humbly serve the animal community for several years,
but today, is the day, I've discovered --that you, My Friend, are used
in pie fillings, jams, and countless desserts!
As a result, I
proudly partake in making our first ever batch of Jam-ish sauce, as you,
my wise friend, hold back your giggles. That's ok... because this sauce
will be the envy of the world!!!
Watch out world...
for iftar time,
as we need to feast upon this deliciousness,
as soon as we break open our fast!!
11/16/2015
Empathy
Rarely,
if ever, do I see advice that reminds people to build and return to a
heathy center. (I feel very lucky to have met enough people to help me
realize that in my low moments). That spiritual/emotional centre is so
important – from picking partners, to
raising children, to making daily mundane decisions - it helps us curb
our inanity in innumerable ways. Mostly, we are trapped with “Islam on
Steroids” brand of counseling where your legs and brain are not fast
enough, to keep up with the so called ‘Sacredness” of the Holy One
(insert your clique leader here). Shame and perfection are celebrated at
the expense of the questioner’s dignity. And side –eye and
condescending examples are used to put you back into the assembly line.
This piece exhibited empathy for me. Empathy is the first step to help someone return to their center. As, Dr. Jackson, in his lectures has perceptively stated, One can live with a lot of broken rules of Shariah, but what repentance can there be from a broken soul or psyche?
This piece exhibited empathy for me. Empathy is the first step to help someone return to their center. As, Dr. Jackson, in his lectures has perceptively stated, One can live with a lot of broken rules of Shariah, but what repentance can there be from a broken soul or psyche?
Ms. Perfect
If you never make mistakes, never apologize, never exhibit self
-control, then why expect anything but a tantrum from a mini-me version
of your crabby perfect self? You think you're perfect? I'll show you
"Perfect" and get you to clean my poop after. #winning
Model vulnerability, resiliency, humility( the capacity to laugh at yourself and not take yourself too seriously), joy, and respect. Model You. The real, less than perfect, you.
Your child demands presence and meaningful connection, not perfection.
Model vulnerability, resiliency, humility( the capacity to laugh at yourself and not take yourself too seriously), joy, and respect. Model You. The real, less than perfect, you.
Your child demands presence and meaningful connection, not perfection.
Children don't remember rules; they remember how you made them feel. Blah blah.
Welcome!
Welcome!
Teaching Children (Children in big bodies included) how to think, not what to think
I.
Experiences
Build Brain Structures
Executive Function
Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry
II.
Living
Whole- Heartedly - Brene Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're
Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Downloads
III.
Recognizing
and Accepting your baggage Shefali
Tsabary
The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our
Children
IV. "
But we don't begin with the thinking or the
acting,'' the 58-year-old Coloroso says. ``We begin with caring.'' - Barbara Coloroso
Kids Are Worth It: Raising Resilient, Responsible,
Compassionate Kids
Just Because It's Not Wrong Doesn't Make It Right: Teaching
Kids to Think and Act Ethically
Walk It, Talk it
Discipline vs.
Punishment
Six Critical Life
Messages
Three Types of
Families
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lNEiGRnyJM&index=3&list=PLtjcq2gNj2iJFaqDEsUe2pCu0y7_qNedx
From school yard bullying to genocide: Barbara Coloroso at TEDxCalgary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkG0nssouFg
From school yard bullying to genocide: Barbara Coloroso at TEDxCalgary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkG0nssouFg
Jane Nelson
Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World:
Seven Building Blocks for Developing Capable Young People
V.
Montessori
11/12/2015
Beauty and Aesthetics in Islam
Beauty and Aesthetics in Islam
"All creation reflects the cosmic intelligence, but only man, who is the central being in the terrestrial world that he inhabits, reflects it in an active, creative sense. Reason deals with the sensory world and intellect with the metaphysical world. When a complementary relationship between reason and intellect is achieved, it can become the guide which ultimately leads man to the highest form of 'knowledge' possible. For a Muslim, Islamic art is one of the means by which he can attain this 'knowledge', whether through creating it or by contemplating its beauty." -
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