It’s been over a week since I wrapped up my fast for the month of Ramadan. Perhaps the sudden onset of autumn weather has something to do with it, but I’ve been regularly pondering the fact that I might be experiencing some post-Ramadan blues. I’m not waking up before dawn, I’m not meditating as much, [...]
It’s kind of ironic. One month ago, I was contemplating whether or not I should try to fast with my Muslim friends for the month of Ramadan. I was reticent because I wasn’t sure that my body could make it through. It’s not that I expected to die or anything. I just figured that not [...]
Eid Mubarak literally means “blessed festival”. I was able to experience this blessed festival with my local mosque this morning. I was fortunate that my friend quickly tutored me on the proper way to perform salutations on this special day. It’s sort of a handshake/hug that goes left-right-left, saying “Eid Mubarak” at the end. After [...]
The sun is down. The fast is over. Well, I still have one more day to make up, but the official Ramadan holiday season of 2011 is now over. Tomorrow is Eid ul-Fitr, and I’ll be celebrating at the local mosque tomorrow morning. I’ve had a lot of mixed feelings and emotions about the ending [...]
Today was a very special for me during this time of Ramadan, because I finally got to spend some time with some of my local Muslim friends. Actually, that doesn’t sound quite right. How about “my friends who happen to be Muslim”? Yeah, I like that better. Last year, I got the opportunity to coach [...]
Although today ended up being a really long day again, I must say that I appreciated not having to wake up before the break of dawn to do some water-loading. My rambunctious children, however, really enjoyed the the fact that we were in a hotel, and were up shortly thereafter anyway. For my kids, hotels [...]
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