I am in that phase at the moment. I feel like a phoenix in the ash state, deciding on how I want to look like and putting all the pieces together.
I watched this talk last week and a friend posted it on facebook again today so I remembered that I’ve been wanting to post about it.
If you read the comments on youTube you will notice that some people found her reading from the notes irritating and that it was better suited for Sakyet el Sawy.
I disagree. TED is about ideas worth sharing and spreading.
And Sahar has an idea worth spreading and sharing especially for women.
It is time to stop waiting or expecting a happily ever after. It is time to get up and get out and live life. Find a passion, find a goal, find yourself.
It’s time for me to make a move
And I know what i gotta do
Coz I got everything to prove
I got a plan I’m sticking to
…
The word is that I’m over doubt
But I don’t let it get me down
I ain’t nobody’s push around
If they could only see me now
There’s only one thing on my mind
And I’m running out of time
I’m coming through so get out of the way
I am a woman on a mission, woah
Nothing can stop me, I’m stronger than ever
I wanna see this through
I am a woman on a mission, woah
Whatever it takes I will do what I gotta do
I’m gonna lay it on the line
I won’t give up without a fight
Coz I can see the finish line
Won’t stop till I make you mine
To read the writing on the wall
I’m ready here and standing tall
So people think they know it all
So I guess I’ll have to show them all
There’s only one thing on my mind
And I’m running out of time
I’m coming through so get out of the way
I am a woman on a mission, woah
Nothing can stop me, I’m stronger than ever
I wanna see this through
I am a woman on a mission, woah
Whatever it takes I will do what I gotta do
I am a woman on a mission, woah
Nothing can stop me, I’m stronger than ever
I wanna see this through
I am a woman on a mission, woah
Whatever it takes I will do what I gotta do
I never give up, I never give up, I never give up
I’m on a mission
I never give up, I never give up
I’m gonna see this through
I never give up, I never give up, I never give up
I’m on a mission
Whatever it takes I will do what I gotta do
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هديه مني ليكم و الأنشوده تحت خالص بعد القصيدة تأدية عبد الهادي بلخياط
قصيدة المنفرجة لأبي الفضل يوسف بن محمد بن يوسف التوزري المعروف بابن النحوي، المتوفى سنة 513ه.
إِشتدّي أزمةُ تنفرجي *** قد آذَنَ لَيلُكِ بالبَلَجِ
و ظلام الليل له سُرُجٌ *** حتى يغشاه أبو السُّرُج
و سحاب الخير له مطرٌ *** فإذا جاء الإبَّانُ تَجِي
و فوائد مولانا جُمَلٌ *** لسُروج الأنفسِ و المُهَجِ
و لها أَرَجٌ مُحْيٍ أبدا *** فَاقْصِد مَحْيَا ذَاكَ الأرَجِ
فَلَرُبَّتَمَا فَاضَ المَحْيَا *** بِبُحورِ المَوْجِ من اللُّجَجِ
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والخلق جميعا في يده *** فَذَوُ سَعَةٍ و ذَوُ حَرَجِ
و نُزولُهُمُ و طُلوعُهُمُ *** فإلى دَرَكٍ و على دَرَجٍ
و معايِشُهُم و عَواقِبُهُم *** ليست في المَشْيِ على عِوَجِ
حِكَمٌ نُسِجَتْ بِيَدٍ حَكَمَتْ *** ثم انتسجَت بالمُنْتَسِجِ
فإذا اقْتَصَدَت ثم انْعَرَجَت *** فبمُقْتَصِدٍ و بمُنْعَرِجِ
شَهِدَت بعجائِبها حُجَجٌ *** قامت بالأمر على الحُجَجِ
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و رِضًا بقضاء الله حِجَا *** فعلى مَرْكوزَتِها فَعُجِ
فإذا انفتحت أبوابُ هُدَى *** فاعجل بخزائنها و لِجِ
وإذا حاوَلْتَ نِهايتَها *** فاحذَرْ إذْ ذَاك من العَرَجِ
لتكون من السُّبّاقِ إذا *** ما جِئْتَ إلى تلك الفُرُجِ
فهناك العَيْشُ و بَهجَتُهُ *** فَبِمُبتهِجٍ و بمُنْتَهِجِ
فَهِجِ الأعمال إذا رَكَدَتْ *** و إذا ما هِجْتَ إذَن تَهِجِ
و معاصي الله سَمَاجَتُهَا *** تَزدانُ لذي الخُلقِ السَّمِج
و لِطاعَتِه و صَبَاحَتِها *** أنوارُ صبَاحٍ مُنْبَلِجِ
من يخْطو بحُورَ الخُلْدِ بِها *** يَحظَى بالحُور و بالفَنَجِ
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فكُنِ المَرْضِيَ لهَا بِتُقاً *** تَرْضَاهُ غَداً و تَكونَ نَجِي
و اتْلُ القرآن بقَلْبٍ ذِي *** حُزنٍ و بصَوتٍ فيه شَجِ
و صلاة الليل مسافَتُها *** فاذهَبْ فيها بالفَهْمِ و جِي
و تأمَّلَها و معانِيها *** تَأتِي الفِردوسَ و تَبْتَهجِ
و اشرب تَسْنِيمَ مُفَجِّرِها *** لا مُمْتَزِجًا و بمُمْتَزِجِ
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مُدِحَ العَقلُ الآتِيهِ هُدًى *** و هَوَى المُتَوَلِّ عنه هُجِي
و كتاب الله رِيَاضَتُهُ *** لِعُقُولِ النَّاسِ بِمُنْدَرِجِ
و خِيارُ الخَلْقِ هُدَاتُهُمُ *** و سِوَاهُمْ من هَمَجِ الهَمَجِ
فإذا كنت المِقْدَامَ فَلا *** تَجْزَعْ في الحَربِ من الرَّهَجِ
و إذا أبْصَرْتَ مَنَارَ هُدَى *** فاظْهَر فَرْدًا فَوْقَ الثَّبَجِ
و إذا اشْتَاقَت نفسٌ وَجَدت *** ألَمًا بالشَّوقِ المُعْتَلِجِ
و ثَنَايَا الحَسْنا ضَاحِكةً *** و تَمَامُ الضَّحْكِ على الفَلَجِ
و غِيابُ الأسْرارِ اجْتَمَعَتْ *** بأمانتِها تحت السُّرُجِ
و الرِّفْقُ يدوم لصاحِبهِ *** و الخِرْقُ يَصِير إلى الهَرَجِ
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صَلَواتُ اللهِ على المَهْدِي *** الهادي الناس إلى النَّهْجِ
و أبي بكرٍ في سيرَتِه *** و لِسانِ مقالتِه اللَّهِجِ
و أبي حَفْصٍ و كرامتِهِ *** في قِصَّةِ سَارِيَةَ الخَلَجِ
و أبي عَمْرٍ ذي النُّورَيْنِ *** المُسْتَهْدِ المُسْتَحْيِ البَهِجِ
و أبي حَسَنٍ في العِلْمِ إذَا *** وَافَى بسَحائِبِه الخَلَجِ
و على السِّبْطَيْنِ و أمِّهِما *** و جميعِ الآلِ بمُنْدَرِجِ
و صَحَابَتِهِم و قَرَابَتِهِمْ *** و قُفَاتُ الأثْرِ بلا عِوَجِ
و على تُبّاعِهُمُ العُلَمَا *** بعَوارِفِ دينِهِم البَهِجِ
يا رَبِّ بهِم و بآلِهِم *** عجِّل بالنَّصْرِ و بالفَرَجِ
و ارحَم يا أكْرَمَ مَنْ رحِمَا *** عَبْدًا عن بابِكَ لَمْ يَعُجِ
و اخْتِمْ عمَلِي بخَواتِمِها *** لِأكون غدًا في الحَشْرِ نَجِي
لَكِنِّي بجُودِكَ مُعْتَرِفٌ *** فاقْبَلْ بمَعَاذِرِي حِجَجِي
و إذَا بك ضَاقَ الأمْرُ فَقُلْ *** إشْتَدِّي أزْمَةُ تَنْفَرِجِي
اشتهر أهل المغرب بأداء هذه القصيدة
عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال : من أحب الأعمال إلى الله – عزّ وجلّ – إدخال السرور على المؤمن، إشباع جوعته، أو تنفيس كربته، أو قضاء دينه.
قال رسول اله (صلى الله عليه وآله) : ما من عبد يدخل على أهل بيت سروراً، إلا خلق الله من ذلك السرور خلقا يجيئه يوم القيامة، كلما مرت عليه شديدة يقول : يا ولي الله لا تخف!.. فيقول له : من أنت يرحمك الله؟.. فلو أن الدنيا كانت لي ما رأيتها لك شيئا!.. فيقول : أنا السرور الذي كنت أدخلته على آل فلان.
If at any given moment in your life you feel lost, frustrated or unhappy, look for the one thing that is going right in your life, focus on it, enjoy it and revel in it. Soak up that happy positive emotion, because no matter how bad it might seem there is always that one thing. If you are the kind of person who thinks that everything has to be perfect for you to be happy, rethink your strategy, no one lives a perfect life. Look deep enough and you will find that even the people with the seemingly most enviable lives have their problems and deep dark secrets.
The point is to say a heartfelt ‘Thank God’. So, you’ll have to choose power blessings, ones that really really are endowments, that you couldn’t possibly feel deeper gratitude towards God for. Ones that you feel grateful for, everyday.
After each blessing, you’ll have to choose one word to describe your state. Examples: “Happy”, “Excited”, “Thankful”, “Humble”. Or, you have to choose any word that comes to your mind after it anyway – one that’ll summarize it all.
The ones you’d choose are preferred to be special to you, for instance, we all know that ‘Eye Sight’ is an immense blessing, and of course we can list it, but preferably if it has a special meaning to us.
The number of your blessings should be between 5 and 10.
After finishing your list, you should write the word: “El7amodellah” in bold, and say it out loud.
You should tag as many friends as you can – even the ones who don’t blog, inform them that they must comment.
After that, well, all you do is to be happy and to have ‘Reda’
My Introduction:(3ashan men el 2a5er keda leya mazag adeef, mate7medo rabena ba2a)
My sister and I were once feeling bad so we started a series of “Think Happy Thoughts” emails where we would email each other back and forth all of the wonderful things in life.
A friend of my mother taught me this du3a2 to say right after getting up from ruku3 “ربنا لك الحمد ملء السماوات وملء الأرض وملء ما شئت من شيء بعد”. She said something about the fact that we would never be able to actually thank Allah enough for all of our blessings.
I also find it very relaxing at night when you are in bed to say your tasabee7 and say Al7amdulla for as many times as you can, every time thinking of something that you are really thankful for. It is very humbling. You have to try it.
Think of things that you actually don’t like in your life and find ways to see them as blessings.
I couldn’t help myself and just had to use the title . Al 7amdulla for your sense of humor (I hope).
Do you know what the difference is between “Al 7amd” and “El Shokr“. This is a beautiful explanation, it is in Arabic and a little on the long side but it is worth the time.
My List:
My family. I am grateful for all of them, they are supportive, loving and caring. I feel BLESSED.
Being in Kuwait. At first it was very difficult. I thought I would never get used to it. Now, I know better. It has been a blessing in disguise. I feel HUMBLED because it turned out to be a good thing even though I thought it was a tough thing at first.
Health. Seriously, I am not just saying this. I know that health is a precious thing. I feel GLAD that I am healthy.
Not Working. I never thought I would choose to stay at home while my baby was little. I thought I would go back to work right away. Even though some days I really do miss being part of the workforce, I know that I am doing a more important job like blowing bubbles, chasing rubber ducks and teaching my daughter how to wear her socks on her hands. I feel HAPPY.
Patience. Learning to be more patient has been was the best gifts I have gotten in this life. The ability to calm down and become mellower has definitely helped in all areas of my life. I feel RELAXED.
I don’t know who else to tag because IBHOG tagged everyone but if you haven’t been tagged please join us. Tell the world why you are grateful, thankful and blessed. It is a healthy thing to do.
الحمد الله
Bas just in case, eb2o 2oolo masha2allah ya3ni 3ashan el wa7ed maba2ash 3aref yela2eeha menein wala menein men 3eeneen el 7ossad el 3ozal ele yendab feeha 3ood.
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Imagine that you could sing like an angel.
Imagine that you are an astronaut or whatever job you think is really cool.
Imagine that you are as talented as Picasso.
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. Al 7amdulla for your sense of humor (I hope).