“He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.” – Arabian Proverb Wikipedia defines scrupulosity as a psychological disorder “characterized by pathological guilt about moral or religious issues. It is personally distressing, objectively dysfunctional, and often accompanied by significant impairment in social functioning”. Religious practice and devotion are not necessarily...
September 11, 2011 changed not only the world we live in but had a major impact on the mental health of individuals around the world. Some of the individuals most impacted by the events of 9/11 were the Muslims in the United States and abroad. Based on research conducted post 9/11 by multiple...
“Whoever finds love beneath hurt and grief disappears into emptiness with a thousand new disguises.” Rumi In 1999 I embraced Islam. The journey to Islam was long and experiential. I became involved with Westernized Sufism prior to Islam for many years, studying various methods to work on myself and dabbling in teachings...
“How blunt are all the arrows of thy quiver in comparison with those of guilt”. -Robert Blair Guilt is one of the most powerful of human emotions. It can motivate one to seek redemption or it can leave one feeling hopeless; it can set one on a path of true renewal and change or...
“Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.” Pat Strachan Hurd Have you ever been in a situation where someone you’re with (or perhaps even you, yourself) said something completely inappropriate and unintentionally offended someone else? Proverbially, we call this “putting your foot in your mouth,” and unfortunately for some it’s...
“The expense of spirit in a waste of shame is lust in action” – Shakespeare There are approximately 4.2 million pornographic websites (roughly 12 %) on the internet today. Every second 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography. 47% percent of families have said that pornography is a problem in their home. In 2003, inappropriate...
We live in a time and place where the pursuit of physical perfection is a paramount goal for most people. The amount of money, energy, and time the average person spends on their physical appearance is truly unprecedented. Americans spend about $7 billion on cosmetic products each year, according to a 2008 report by...
Let’s face it, we live in a society that promotes, distributes, and thrives on gossip. It fuels our economy, provides us a seemingly endless supply of fodder for conversation, and can liven up even the most boring workplace—listen in on the crowd around your office water cooler next time they gather. Every single day...
“Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead.” - Aldous Huxley Inconsistency and capriciousness are inherent human qualities. They manifest early on in our development in the form of the ego-driven child who cries for a toy one minute and a piece of candy the next. Moving...
