Goodwin on the Freedom to Fail

I truly believe that failure is important in order for a person to succeed. If there are no failures in life, there will be no motivation for success. To be honest, I experienced my first dose of failure when failed my premath test in college. It was a reminder that if I was going to be truly successful in college, I was going to actually have to be realistic and put actual effort in my work to get an education. This culture is afraid to fail because it would force people to recognize and appreciate what they have. Our culture is raising a generation of children who think that life is an entitlement and not something you should work for. I do believe that the limited freedom to fail could affect our society and government because it breeds incompetent officials and tyranical rulers.

I am concerned that if the freedom to fail is not allowed, there will be no new inventions of products and new ways of thinking. There will be no one to step up to the challenges of our governments who treat us wrong, no new artists who create art work, and no protests on the streets. So how do we stop this ever growing trend towards laziness and elitism? It's as simple as getting your children actively involved in their school projects and not having the parents do the assignments. It  is having a game in athletics where there is a clear winner and the loser shakes hands and learns to loose with humility, for both the winner and loser learn good sportsmanship. In the midist of trial and error when creating projects, it helps to know what your consumers really need. The freedom to fail also provides motivation for creativity and increases competncy for success. When we make these small changes, we can then have the absolute freedom to fail.

Eid Mubarak 2 all and Ramadan Reflections

As salaamu alikum 2 all my fellow bloggers. It's been about a month since I posted any thing up and in a way that's a good thing . I needed 2 take a break from posting anything during Ramadan. So now that I'm back, I would like 2  put up some reflections that I have learned during Ramadan.

1. Fasting- this ramadan, I have improved on my fasting and learned to give myself some slack. Instead of doing cold turkey fasting, which I lasted only two weeks, I fasted every three days and fed the hungry when I could.
2. Reading Quran- I  finally got a list of what the 30 parts (aka Juz) of the quran are and started reading them in order. I completed 29 of the 30 Juz of Quran. 
3. First times - for the first time, I stayed for the night of power (I lasted til 1 am ) and I spent the last ten day in a masjid, reading quran and learning more islamic lessons along the way.

I survived Ramadan and did slightly better than I did last year, mashaallah. Until next Ramadan...

Jazakallah Karem,
Muslimah

MOOZ-lum Official Trailer

This is a preview of the movie "Mooz-lum". The Director/ Writer Q is a muslim and is trying to get the movie in to U.S. theaters by the end of 2010 insha'allah. The cast includes both muslims and non muslims. Please make dua for the brother and may his film end up on the big screen.

Muslim Comedian - Ali Ardekani - Baba Ali

Baba Ali is hilarious!!!

"Refudiating" Palin's Racist Tweet

Thank You for your article. Please write more about the Muslims who died in WTC. Believe or not this story is often largely ignored. As for Sarah Palin, I truly think if she gets another office seat, it will be disasterous for Americans as a whole. The whole purpose of a supremacy movement is to gain govermental control so they can enforce their ignorance and stupidity upon others with no one to stop them. Remember Adolf Hilter and the Nazi Party, who ran Germany until 1945 while sending 6 million people to their graves. Remember the Ku Klux Klan, who terroized the south and lynched blacks and jews. What did these two along with Ms. Palin have in common? They used religion,specifically Christanity along with fear to give white americans a reason to commit crimes and to be racist.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Fast food pushing up US obesity

Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem

It seems that America's addition to fast food is quickly expanding our waistlines and sending us to an early grave. In the piece, it shows places like McDonald's offering salads, just because they offer salads does not necessarily guarantee that the salad is healthy either. Some of McDonald's dressings and salads have as much calories as their Big Macs and Cheeseburgers. Let's be honest, it's time to go back making our meals at home and knowing where our food is coming from. I'm liking and appreciating the local food movement as well as getting my meats from Halal butchers. Our country wants their lives and food done quick, fast and in a hurry.

Inshaallah, I prefer to eat my meals at home where they are made with love, honor, and conviction.

May Allah reward you with good,

Muslimah

10 Tips to Fight Depression ! | Trying to Spread the Message

Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem

While surfing the net, I found some insightful information about how 2 deal with depression the Islamic Way .

May Allah reward you with good,
Muslimah


10 Tips to Fight Depression ! Trying to Spread the Message