Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah,
An attempt to re-write my deleted post and expound some:
Nearly two months have passed since I last came here for a "mental clean-up." An interesting two months, no doubt....
On September 17, I got married. It seemed so surreal and dream-like throughout the whole thing, or as if I was just another guest at a friend's wedding. The next few days were a type of mini-vacation, in which J and I went out everday and night, and had quite an agreeable time. Four days later though, this was cut short, because of an impending hurricane, which they called Rita. Just as anyone living in the area would have and did do, we decided to evacuate. We drove to a city (Austin) about three and a half hours away, and it ended up taking nearly 24 hours. It was an interesting, yet tiring experience, and one that I will likely never forget.
After returning from this "self-imposed vacation" or whatever it was, school re-started in about 4 days. J and I continued our search for an apartment, which in itself proved to be an interesting adventure.
Two weeks ago marked the start of Ramadan. Although I've been going to the masjid on most of the days, that extreme feeling of unity with fellow Muslims and tranquility with oneself that usually surfaces or becomes more prominent during this month, is unfortunately lacking. Maybe its just me... Either way, half the month remains, and any change is better than none.
Another concept has truly been reinforced in my mind.. the process of getting there was not easy, but at least we can learn from our mistakes, in sha'Allah.
I have a test in Acct and one in Calc tomorrow, and I really need to study for those, so I guess I ought to head out. I luv jawalabi.
Peace out.
Something interesting I came across:
A Muslim - holds strongly to Islamic principles, but yet is adaptable to change when applying them in response to contemporary issues and challenges.
(There's more of those, leave a comment if you would like to see.)
