I am at a loss for time.. more than a month after my previous post I feel the same, still under so much of pressure at work that I cannot enjoy the important moments that I spend with family and loved ones.
I chatted to my family about my loss for time, how I am always chasing time at work. I always think about this verse and its irony:
The reality of these verses is astounding, Nouman Ali Khan mentioned in one of his lectures on this Surah that this surah speaks about our loss for time and yet when we are late or rushing it is one of the first surah's we will recite in prayer, because it is a short surah! If only we "understood".
I personally feel like I am always chasing time but going nowhere slowly. Yesterday I walked into Exclusive Books and whilst browsing around, I came across Ariana Huffington's Book called "Thrive" and after reading the cover: "If you are feeling tired and fed up and wondering if there is more to life.."
I realized that this is exactly how I feel, I purchased the book and I started reading it.
I am a fan of Ariana Huffington, her work ethic and her achievements.
In the book she speaks about meditation. As Muslims our prayers are meditation, we meditate 5 times a day, we are very fortunate that our religion commands us to meditate.
My resolution this week is to work but not stress about what is out of my hands. As my husband, dad and sister advised me: "do what you can to the best of your ability and that is all you can do!"
Who will remember that I came to work at 6:30am and left at 6:30 pm and who will remember that I had a clean inbox.(I try cleaning my inbox, it takes up too much of my time, so I will still press-on but it is not a priority)
I do not want to risk my health for wealth and work, because at the end of this road nobody will remember me for being at my desk before 7 am. I need to do more of a difference in others lives and in my life.
This weeks goals: to pray more mindfully and be less pre-occupied with the world, to use my time more economically and start exercising again, to make my health a priority again!
To blog more...to blog about a memorable moment of each day!
I chatted to my family about my loss for time, how I am always chasing time at work. I always think about this verse and its irony:
The reality of these verses is astounding, Nouman Ali Khan mentioned in one of his lectures on this Surah that this surah speaks about our loss for time and yet when we are late or rushing it is one of the first surah's we will recite in prayer, because it is a short surah! If only we "understood".
I personally feel like I am always chasing time but going nowhere slowly. Yesterday I walked into Exclusive Books and whilst browsing around, I came across Ariana Huffington's Book called "Thrive" and after reading the cover: "If you are feeling tired and fed up and wondering if there is more to life.."
I realized that this is exactly how I feel, I purchased the book and I started reading it.
I am a fan of Ariana Huffington, her work ethic and her achievements.
In the book she speaks about meditation. As Muslims our prayers are meditation, we meditate 5 times a day, we are very fortunate that our religion commands us to meditate.
My resolution this week is to work but not stress about what is out of my hands. As my husband, dad and sister advised me: "do what you can to the best of your ability and that is all you can do!"
Who will remember that I came to work at 6:30am and left at 6:30 pm and who will remember that I had a clean inbox.(I try cleaning my inbox, it takes up too much of my time, so I will still press-on but it is not a priority)
I do not want to risk my health for wealth and work, because at the end of this road nobody will remember me for being at my desk before 7 am. I need to do more of a difference in others lives and in my life.
This weeks goals: to pray more mindfully and be less pre-occupied with the world, to use my time more economically and start exercising again, to make my health a priority again!
To blog more...to blog about a memorable moment of each day!
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