It took me years to realize that the quality of my life, my health, and my productivity were directly related to the relationship I had with food. Controlling my diet has been an essential step to controlling my life. I grew up a very average Muslim American kid: middle-class family, the middle child, chubby cheeks. In
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How Fasting Can Make You More Disciplined in Your Career
As a hospital employee and owner of a writing business, I have respect for self-discipline, but I struggle with it. We all know how important it is to be self-disciplined, avoid distractions and focus on our career goals, but that can be easier said than done. Talent, a college education, and ambition are not enough
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How to Beat Procrastination Before Ramadan
Procrastination is the big daddy of productivity busters and seems to spare no one from its deadly clutches. It is something that we as humans fall for subconsciously at one time or the other. As a child, I was always told by my beloved mother not to delay what is to be done to a
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How To Sustain the Spirit of Ramadan During Non-Fasting Days
Ramadan is a time we all prepare for in anticipation for all the extra rewards and closeness to Allah we can gain during this precious month. Although we may be fasting, Ramadan should be the most productive time of the year, spiritually, socially and personally.
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Ideas for Practical Acts to do in Shaaban!
We always hear about the virtues of the month of Shaaban, but some people don’t know how to make the best out of it. A group of sisters from Egypt, however, created a plan to help each other maximize their productivity in Shaaban. This hadith triggered the motivation. Usamah bin Zaid said: “I said: ‘O
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Make Up Your Missed Fasts Easily Before Ramadan: Count, Commit and Commence!
Ramadan is coming up and Alhamdullillah that we are alive to begin preparing for it. Coming up is another chance to earn Allah’s mercy, seek forgiveness for our sins and gather all the barakah that we possibly can. Alhamdullillah! Unfortunately, I missed fasting during Ramadan last year; I was too sick to even attempt to keep
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