tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post116492532816957040..comments2023-07-18T10:23:20.045+02:00Comments on "Memoirs For Kimya" by Shafinaaz Hassim: Its All Over! Or is it...Shafinaaz Hassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639184569752140877noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1166477371311790752006-12-18T23:29:00.000+02:002006-12-18T23:29:00.000+02:00Thats truly inspiring, deep.. and intensely though...Thats truly inspiring, deep.. and intensely thought provoking.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Y.<BR/><BR/>And ur right about these associations we make with landmarks in time and place and situation. THey tend to limit us like boundaries..<BR/><BR/>I too, dont enslave myself to resolutions, but id like to think that i can accomplish some goals over time, and within the Will of the Almighty :)Shafinaaz Hassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639184569752140877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1166474598144617632006-12-18T22:43:00.000+02:002006-12-18T22:43:00.000+02:00regarding the title...its not over.its only over w...regarding the title...its not over.<BR/><BR/>its only over when you decide it is.<BR/><BR/>on the surface - yes, the calendar says its the end of the year. <BR/><BR/>but thats the English calendar.<BR/><BR/>we have an Islamic calendar - which has a different "year" cycle.<BR/><BR/>We also have our own choice of marker as to where our 'year' starts and ends. for me, the end of Ramadaan is the end of my year - and then the new year begins.<BR/><BR/>I find this to be much better a marker than January 1st - because i was always an anti-conformist when it comes to the hype of New Year's resolutions and the like.<BR/><BR/>Ramadaan was the best time to make those resolutions; and not just in the 'date' sense of things - but, especially, in the spiritual sense of things.<BR/><BR/>1st January is just a number - a date.<BR/><BR/>Really, it only has as much meaning as you give it in your mind.<BR/><BR/>If your own self-development and self-betterment is whats truly important to you - then you take the marker which marks the end and beginning of that cycle.<BR/><BR/>This holds true for things that are important to us: we take the dates of those events as our markers. Birthdays; anniversaries; the date that something significant happened in our lives...we celebrate, or honour, or remember those events - those things - on those dates. So, those dates become our markers.<BR/><BR/>Its a personal thing, i think. And you should consider it "over" when its over to YOU...not when the Calendar says its a new mathematical year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1166343609082329082006-12-17T10:20:00.000+02:002006-12-17T10:20:00.000+02:00Ameen :)hmm.. well well welll..the elves are findi...Ameen :)<BR/><BR/>hmm.. well well welll..<BR/>the elves are finding a way out of the woodworks :P<BR/><BR/>thank u thank u ThAnX uuu :)))<BR/><BR/>remember me in ur duasShafinaaz Hassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639184569752140877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1166343458358837212006-12-17T10:17:00.000+02:002006-12-17T10:17:00.000+02:00oh but u lie!!!!!!lolu have done some superfab thi...oh but u lie!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>lol<BR/><BR/>u have done some superfab things this year.. and sown the seeds for some awesome things in the new year! i know u got what it takes so keep the faith and RAINBOW!<BR/><BR/>hopefully one of the impish elves of delight (MWAH)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1165817894139022542006-12-11T08:18:00.000+02:002006-12-11T08:18:00.000+02:00Ameen!Ameen!!Ameen!!!Ameen!<BR/>Ameen!!<BR/>Ameen!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1165817858761781502006-12-11T08:17:00.000+02:002006-12-11T08:17:00.000+02:00slms faraz..sometimes, self critique is a necessar...slms faraz..<BR/><BR/>sometimes, self critique is a necessary part of self reflection :)<BR/>be gentle with urself tho, and be patient..<BR/><BR/>let the source of Divine Love be your eternal Guide!<BR/><BR/>this journey might have roSy temptation, but the thOrns are inevitable.. and the Garden beyond awaits us eagerly, inshAllah.Shafinaaz Hassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639184569752140877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1165733542700712362006-12-10T08:52:00.000+02:002006-12-10T08:52:00.000+02:00That's one thing I often struggle with today; I kn...That's one thing I often struggle with today; I know I still commit so many sins, and then I ask myself, how can I still be sinning so much after having stood in front of the ka'aba, weeping and praying? I feel like I'm not at all the person I was not even two years ago when I undertook that journey. It worries me.Frazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611431995183800220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1165269861501420202006-12-05T00:04:00.000+02:002006-12-05T00:04:00.000+02:00dwarfie 8 :)fee fee faafee fOoo :Pzee: im thinking...dwarfie 8 :)<BR/>fee fee faafee fOoo :P<BR/><BR/>zee: im thinking intimidation is a good thing! it means theres some space for reflection and self-reflection, at that!<BR/>i hope u get to make the Journey asap, inshallah!<BR/><BR/>muslimah4life :)<BR/>thnks for visiting..<BR/>its amazing how we can just get on a flight and go somewhere, but incredible how we think so many thoughts about Umrah or Hajj!<BR/><BR/>Bilal, and K-man.. Ditto on the comment to Zee, may all have the opportunity to undertake the greatest pilgrimage of Love, inshallah!<BR/>to those who are making Hajj this year, may theirs be a Hajj Mabroor.Shafinaaz Hassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639184569752140877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1165261196138773652006-12-04T21:39:00.000+02:002006-12-04T21:39:00.000+02:00Cool Post :) Inshallah we all get the opportunity ...Cool Post :) Inshallah we all get the opportunity to make the greatest trip on earth.<BR/><BR/>KMohamed Karoliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144291076765301356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1165236336996063692006-12-04T14:45:00.000+02:002006-12-04T14:45:00.000+02:00i am really keen on going for hajj soon. make dua-...i am really keen on going for hajj soon. make dua- inshallah next year..<BR/>i dont think that we should wait for 'a time when we are ready to make a permanent change'- life is a journey of change- all experiences keep changing us and we should be constantly working for that...Bilalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019542198759323729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1165219573261157412006-12-04T10:06:00.000+02:002006-12-04T10:06:00.000+02:00Yeah thats part of the reason I have delayed my tr...Yeah thats part of the reason I have delayed my trip for umrah anyway, I so want to make it work for me and have a good change in my life - else i would feel it was a waste...probably not the soundest of reasonings - but it means so much to me to be able to go and I want to feel like I learnt something great from the experience. Inshallah, it will be a life changing for all of us :)Muslimah By Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213952434679661997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1165149439172137982006-12-03T14:37:00.000+02:002006-12-03T14:37:00.000+02:00Hajj sounds like it would be a wonderful experienc...Hajj sounds like it would be a wonderful experience, but i must admit, the idea itself is a bit intimidating:(zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11155095363220386703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10341436.post-1164990638153432492006-12-01T18:30:00.000+02:002006-12-01T18:30:00.000+02:00Grrrr... this is a bit irritating. I should have c...Grrrr... this is a bit irritating. I should have copied what i typed cos its alll gawwwn!<BR/><BR/>all i want to say is that your marChing on comment makes me want to sing (or rather whistle) the 7 dwarfs sing-song 'WhistLe whiLe yoU wOrk!!!'<BR/><BR/>LOL<BR/><BR/>Dwarf Number 8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com