Every time we judge we are not being supportive. If we are not supportive to each other what does it matter to be Moroccan or not. Who cares then? If every time one is to talk to a fellow Moroccan is first and for most to be scrutinized, criticized and judged; who needs it?
I think the whole purpose of having a community is to support each others. Every time a Moroccan bashes down another Moroccan, it is the whole Moroccan identity that we are bashing down.
If we keep looking for something to criticize about each others we will find plenty because we are all human beings which mean not perfect beings.
When we bash down each other, it is ourselves that we are bashing down,
It is that deep sense of self that comes to the surface, most of us grow up being beaten up and told how bad and evil we are from home to school.
What if we were never bad to start with?
What if our parents, teacher and all those who told us how bad we are, were all dead wrong?
Shall we give ourselves a chance or are we going to be stuck forever in the old programming?
Who are we to be brilliant? Who are we to be bright? Who are we to be on the top of the world?
I say we are Moroccans, I say we are bright and so gifted that it scares the hell out of us,
Almost every one of us is an artist in their shy ways, we sing, we dance, we play music,
We speak Berber, Moroccan Arabic, we understand and at times speak most of the other Arabic dialects, Classical Arabic, French, Spanish, German, English, etc…. Yes, it takes a bright mind!
We cook one of the most tasteful cuisines in the world, if we did a better job in promoting it; it would probably be number 1 in the world,
Our Haute Couture throws off any other traditional clothing in the world and competes in design and elegance with the finest silky Indian outfits,
Our music is so diverse and enchanting that you get high without smoking a thing,
So stand up, wake up, and get up, Shake up extra sensitivity, drop “el hegra” at once!
A Muslim Woman Perspective
As an adult woman, it is up to me and only me, to decide what I am feeling comfortable to wear. What is the deal about Muslims who can't be good Muslims unless all the women in the world are covered or at least the ones that they see in every day life?
The fact that one talks all day long about God, the Quran's teaching, or any other religious teaching does not mean that one has the experience of God or even know what they are talking about.
It is amusing to see how certain human beings, because they are supposedly living in the "real" Muslim way--who knows what that means!--act as if “Their God" just signed a contract
with them that entitles them to show everyone else. Get a grip! A load of fabric over a woman's body and a big bear on a man's face is just that: "New-old Fashion." What is the big deal about a woman's legs and breast? It is just a human body. Behold the body it is dust to dust!
Those who profess to cover women are so scared and can't trust themselves with their own reactions when they see a naked human body. They need to get help toward some personal growth. We are not going backwards, we are going forward. The coming and future generations are of course going to dress different that the past ones.
It is not about becoming "westernizing muslim women" it is about basic human rights: To be treated with Respect and Dignity. I am a woman and I am no less than any man on the earth or anybody else. I am my own person and no ne else’s. Not my father's, not my brother's, and for sure, not my husband’s. I am not covering. My body is a gift from the divine and I don’t have to show up and I don’t have to cover either. If seeing women's bodies disturbs your spirituality, you better get off that path because I tell you what: you are not on any spiritual path. Women are part of the creation. And Arabs and most Muslim men are still asleep in caves. They are behind economically, emotionally, politically and the easiest way for them to cope with the pain of losing the competition to the men in the west is to control their women. It is the only illusion they can hang to right now to distract their own pain.
It is easier to rejoice in the victim identity “the West has done it to me and they are still after me” than take responsibility and do something about your life.
Be courageous enough to live and do it joyfully. It is easy to hate, blame and point fingers. It takes more effort to love because it requires one to deal with one’s own feelings and emotions. We have yet a lot to learn from those who created McDonalds or similar businesses to look down on them.
Islam is one religion among many. It is neither the Best nor the Worst. Claiming that one’s religion is the only Truth is pure Arrogance.
The point is by keeping women down, we keep our children down, and by keeping children down, we keep a whole nation down. It doesn’t help the suffering of people of Morocco. And pretty soon our youngest are an easy prey to some extremist who is ready to slaughter other human beings in the name of a fictional God he made up from his own image.
The fact that one talks all day long about God, the Quran's teaching, or any other religious teaching does not mean that one has the experience of God or even know what they are talking about.
It is amusing to see how certain human beings, because they are supposedly living in the "real" Muslim way--who knows what that means!--act as if “Their God" just signed a contract
with them that entitles them to show everyone else. Get a grip! A load of fabric over a woman's body and a big bear on a man's face is just that: "New-old Fashion." What is the big deal about a woman's legs and breast? It is just a human body. Behold the body it is dust to dust!
Those who profess to cover women are so scared and can't trust themselves with their own reactions when they see a naked human body. They need to get help toward some personal growth. We are not going backwards, we are going forward. The coming and future generations are of course going to dress different that the past ones.
It is not about becoming "westernizing muslim women" it is about basic human rights: To be treated with Respect and Dignity. I am a woman and I am no less than any man on the earth or anybody else. I am my own person and no ne else’s. Not my father's, not my brother's, and for sure, not my husband’s. I am not covering. My body is a gift from the divine and I don’t have to show up and I don’t have to cover either. If seeing women's bodies disturbs your spirituality, you better get off that path because I tell you what: you are not on any spiritual path. Women are part of the creation. And Arabs and most Muslim men are still asleep in caves. They are behind economically, emotionally, politically and the easiest way for them to cope with the pain of losing the competition to the men in the west is to control their women. It is the only illusion they can hang to right now to distract their own pain.
It is easier to rejoice in the victim identity “the West has done it to me and they are still after me” than take responsibility and do something about your life.
Be courageous enough to live and do it joyfully. It is easy to hate, blame and point fingers. It takes more effort to love because it requires one to deal with one’s own feelings and emotions. We have yet a lot to learn from those who created McDonalds or similar businesses to look down on them.
Islam is one religion among many. It is neither the Best nor the Worst. Claiming that one’s religion is the only Truth is pure Arrogance.
The point is by keeping women down, we keep our children down, and by keeping children down, we keep a whole nation down. It doesn’t help the suffering of people of Morocco. And pretty soon our youngest are an easy prey to some extremist who is ready to slaughter other human beings in the name of a fictional God he made up from his own image.
Blurb of discussions 1
A Forum is a place to have discussions hopefully in a constructive way,
Discussions are a way to express one’s self with civility,
Expression of one’s feeling is the birth right of every human being,
Poetry is a way of expression, using words with passion,
It is a part of freedom of speech granted by the USA constitution,
Bullying & dismissing others, is a from of violence, Denial is a river in Egypt,
Moroccan women are second class citizen, that is a fact,
Most of the religions, including Islam do not promote women
The Pop is a man, the Imam is a man
In order for women to advance, In order for the world to advance, In order for humanity to mature,
It is necessary that the scholars review the women status in Islam today,
What was great on the 7th Century is obsolete on 21st Century, Including the Islamic laws.
Now, no need to hate me for what I feel and what I think,
That is a sing of being primitive and not sophisticated at all,
No need to be so defensive, the poem is not about you,
No need for your sympathy for me, it is a poem,
Keep your sympathy for your children by raising them to be thinkers
Not maids and parrots to repeat old scriptures
There is no honor in gathering garbage from the internet and posting it here with one’s name on it, and there is no glory in being vulgar,
While long posts filled with knowledge, wisdom or reporting with sincerity a human experience, are great participation in a forum; they are plain boring when they are about someone’s Fat Ego, who can’t help themselves but to be self righteous and in order to sound convincing they throw Allah and Quran left and right. “The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.” Albert Camus - 1913-1960, French Existential Writer
Discussions are a way to express one’s self with civility,
Expression of one’s feeling is the birth right of every human being,
Poetry is a way of expression, using words with passion,
It is a part of freedom of speech granted by the USA constitution,
Bullying & dismissing others, is a from of violence, Denial is a river in Egypt,
Moroccan women are second class citizen, that is a fact,
Most of the religions, including Islam do not promote women
The Pop is a man, the Imam is a man
In order for women to advance, In order for the world to advance, In order for humanity to mature,
It is necessary that the scholars review the women status in Islam today,
What was great on the 7th Century is obsolete on 21st Century, Including the Islamic laws.
Now, no need to hate me for what I feel and what I think,
That is a sing of being primitive and not sophisticated at all,
No need to be so defensive, the poem is not about you,
No need for your sympathy for me, it is a poem,
Keep your sympathy for your children by raising them to be thinkers
Not maids and parrots to repeat old scriptures
There is no honor in gathering garbage from the internet and posting it here with one’s name on it, and there is no glory in being vulgar,
While long posts filled with knowledge, wisdom or reporting with sincerity a human experience, are great participation in a forum; they are plain boring when they are about someone’s Fat Ego, who can’t help themselves but to be self righteous and in order to sound convincing they throw Allah and Quran left and right. “The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.” Albert Camus - 1913-1960, French Existential Writer
Visit Morocco's Beauty To Find Your Own
Published on Essential Wellness
IT IS MY quest to find myself that leads me into many places I visit in the world and it is this same quest and yearning that brought me here and drove me from Casablanca, Morocco, to the beautiful lands of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to my beloved husband Jay and to his wonderful family. It is this same quest that leads me to my calling as a healer and to do the work I do today. I always knew since I was a little girl that I had something very important to do--a mission bigger than myself and vaster than the world itself. I used to see myself as I was playing in the courtyard of my parent’s house in Casablanca, as a small little bird with big huge wings--strong enough to allow me to fly as high as possible.
Today I can’t find enough words to express my gratitude for the opportunity and the honor of doing the labor of love that the healing art of hypnotherapy is.
It fulfills me and makes me happy that I can help women find their calling, guiding them to clear their hearts of resentment, anger, sadness, grief, shame, guilt, etc.--and gently guide them back to light and love where they belong. I help them break free from the past, find inner peace and discover the power of being themselves and living here and now.
As someone who has traveled extensively in the last decade, I come to the realization on how enlightening the journey has been for me. Despite all, and against all today’s world's odds, the change that happens when you pull yourself out from your usual known life to go to completely different and unknown places opens up vast horizons in your life, giving a new meaning to all the things that you usually complain about and hate doing such as Monday mornings. It also opens up the channels to the unlimited strength in you, thus giving you access to the power within you!
My dream has always been a burning desire to share the ecstasy of visiting the lands of Morocco and their mystical beauty with everyone here. For I know, the same way I learned so many things about myself here--visiting Morocco will bring up wonderful things about yourself you have never expected. It will allow you to easily take a deeper trip within you. And as soon as you start taking these trips within, the struggle stops and the answers to your life questions start coming from within you! And that, my friend, is the beginning of living and the end of suffering.
I will be with you all the way; we are going to dance, chant, laugh, meditate, heal, learn, discover, walk, eat, swim, visit historical places, old villages where life is simple, go into deep trance within ourselves and connect to all there is. It is in this spirit that I am inviting you to join me on Healing Exotic Retreats in the Marrakech Splendors, in the heart of Morocco.
IT IS MY quest to find myself that leads me into many places I visit in the world and it is this same quest and yearning that brought me here and drove me from Casablanca, Morocco, to the beautiful lands of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to my beloved husband Jay and to his wonderful family. It is this same quest that leads me to my calling as a healer and to do the work I do today. I always knew since I was a little girl that I had something very important to do--a mission bigger than myself and vaster than the world itself. I used to see myself as I was playing in the courtyard of my parent’s house in Casablanca, as a small little bird with big huge wings--strong enough to allow me to fly as high as possible.
Today I can’t find enough words to express my gratitude for the opportunity and the honor of doing the labor of love that the healing art of hypnotherapy is.
It fulfills me and makes me happy that I can help women find their calling, guiding them to clear their hearts of resentment, anger, sadness, grief, shame, guilt, etc.--and gently guide them back to light and love where they belong. I help them break free from the past, find inner peace and discover the power of being themselves and living here and now.
As someone who has traveled extensively in the last decade, I come to the realization on how enlightening the journey has been for me. Despite all, and against all today’s world's odds, the change that happens when you pull yourself out from your usual known life to go to completely different and unknown places opens up vast horizons in your life, giving a new meaning to all the things that you usually complain about and hate doing such as Monday mornings. It also opens up the channels to the unlimited strength in you, thus giving you access to the power within you!
My dream has always been a burning desire to share the ecstasy of visiting the lands of Morocco and their mystical beauty with everyone here. For I know, the same way I learned so many things about myself here--visiting Morocco will bring up wonderful things about yourself you have never expected. It will allow you to easily take a deeper trip within you. And as soon as you start taking these trips within, the struggle stops and the answers to your life questions start coming from within you! And that, my friend, is the beginning of living and the end of suffering.
I will be with you all the way; we are going to dance, chant, laugh, meditate, heal, learn, discover, walk, eat, swim, visit historical places, old villages where life is simple, go into deep trance within ourselves and connect to all there is. It is in this spirit that I am inviting you to join me on Healing Exotic Retreats in the Marrakech Splendors, in the heart of Morocco.
Who are you? By Najat Fares Kessler
A human mind processes about 50,000 thoughts per day!
Quiet a number for one day! This gives us about 18 million thoughts per year.
Most of these 50,000 thoughts are the same ones repeated over and over and over, day after day after day,
When most of the 50,000 are negative thoughts: we have Neurotic human beings,
When half of the 50,000 are negative and half are negative: we have regular human beings,
When most of the 50,000 are positive thoughts: we have a no-limit, high achievers human beings.
Neurotics have a tendency to:
Master the art of being unhappy,
They judge, criticize, find fault with everyone and everything,
They complain all the time, wallow, accuse, blame others, and are always the victim,
They are always afraid that some thing bad will happen to them,
They soak themselves in guilt and shame, and indulge in seeking others approval,
They are people pleasers, they are abusers, they get jealous, and they get offended easily,
They get angry, they practice road rage, they will often say to others: “you started it!” etc…
Neurotics are most of the time a burden to themselves and to others,
They don’t produce much, they are too busy criticizing and being afraid to fail.
Regulars have a tendency to:
Master the art of being neutral,
They are not happy, but they are not unhappy either,
Regulars can be hard workers; they hardly create for they don’t allow themselves to dream.
No-limit, high achievers have a tendency to:
Master the art of being happy,
They find positive things everywhere and in everyone,
They use failure as a classroom for new lessons,
They are compassionate, and are proactive, they are always looking for what to do to make things better, they take responsibility for their lives, whatever happens to them they always look deeper inside themselves to find out what got them there in the first place,
They change things that don’t work for them, they are easy to talk to, they are calm, they are peaceful, they are grateful, they are thankful, they are willing to listen, they are helpful, and appreciative of others and life.
No-limit, High achievers create and produce with abundance!
So who are you?
To find out: Watch you thoughts for a day and take a note of what you are thinking as you are going about you daily life. Also, take a moment by yourself and sit down in a quiet place and run in your head you life from when you can remember up today and take a deep look at whom you have been and who you are today.
Quiet a number for one day! This gives us about 18 million thoughts per year.
Most of these 50,000 thoughts are the same ones repeated over and over and over, day after day after day,
When most of the 50,000 are negative thoughts: we have Neurotic human beings,
When half of the 50,000 are negative and half are negative: we have regular human beings,
When most of the 50,000 are positive thoughts: we have a no-limit, high achievers human beings.
Neurotics have a tendency to:
Master the art of being unhappy,
They judge, criticize, find fault with everyone and everything,
They complain all the time, wallow, accuse, blame others, and are always the victim,
They are always afraid that some thing bad will happen to them,
They soak themselves in guilt and shame, and indulge in seeking others approval,
They are people pleasers, they are abusers, they get jealous, and they get offended easily,
They get angry, they practice road rage, they will often say to others: “you started it!” etc…
Neurotics are most of the time a burden to themselves and to others,
They don’t produce much, they are too busy criticizing and being afraid to fail.
Regulars have a tendency to:
Master the art of being neutral,
They are not happy, but they are not unhappy either,
Regulars can be hard workers; they hardly create for they don’t allow themselves to dream.
No-limit, high achievers have a tendency to:
Master the art of being happy,
They find positive things everywhere and in everyone,
They use failure as a classroom for new lessons,
They are compassionate, and are proactive, they are always looking for what to do to make things better, they take responsibility for their lives, whatever happens to them they always look deeper inside themselves to find out what got them there in the first place,
They change things that don’t work for them, they are easy to talk to, they are calm, they are peaceful, they are grateful, they are thankful, they are willing to listen, they are helpful, and appreciative of others and life.
No-limit, High achievers create and produce with abundance!
So who are you?
To find out: Watch you thoughts for a day and take a note of what you are thinking as you are going about you daily life. Also, take a moment by yourself and sit down in a quiet place and run in your head you life from when you can remember up today and take a deep look at whom you have been and who you are today.
What do you believe? By Najat Fares Kessler
In some places in India, a cow is a sacred being not to be disturbed no matter where it goes, not to be harmed, certainly not to be eaten! In the USA it is just a mini-factory of milk and future hamburgers.
Breast feeding in some places is a wonderful act of motherhood and can be done in public in other places it should be done only in private,
In France women nipples are not such big deal and women may swim topless and in the USA a woman being topless is considered a public offense, sanctioned by law as indecent exposure and it is totally against the law,
Research has confirmed that a fake treatment, made from an inactive substance like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution, can have a "placebo effect"—which means that basically the sham medication can sometimes improve a patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful.
On 1954, Roger Banister proved everyone wrong when he crashed the belief held for many years that it is absolutely impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minute. Within a year after his achievement, 37 other runners broke the belief and the following year 300 other runners did the same.
All the instances above demonstrate how powerful a belief is in human life.
In my practice, I witness all day along the results of devastating beliefs that we humans hold about ourselves. Behind the heavy curtains of the act and the attitude that most of us will adopt there is a deeper truth about how we view ourselves. And that deeper truth is based on a set of beliefs that we hold about who we are and the world we live in.
When you dig deeper as to the origin of such believes it appears that most are generalization of a past experience. Few people are aware of how devastating, are the beliefs they hold about themselves or have any knowledge on how to address the issue or even how to ask questions about it.
Beliefs can stand in the way of discovering and taping in human potential, so you better find out what beliefs you hold about yourself and examine each and every one of them under the loupe; to make sure you are not shooting yourself in the foot.
For example, do you believe you are a victim of situations or others? Do you believe you are not good in Math? Do you believe that others don’t like you? Do you believe that you are unlucky? Do you believe that life is hard and full of problems? Do you believe that you are here in order to suffer? Do you believe that others are out to get you? Do you believe that you are just the type that gets fat easily? Do you believe that it is going to be hard for you to make it?
Beliefs are powerful and they work either for you or against you. There are not right or wrong beliefs, there are only empowering or limiting beliefs.
Breast feeding in some places is a wonderful act of motherhood and can be done in public in other places it should be done only in private,
In France women nipples are not such big deal and women may swim topless and in the USA a woman being topless is considered a public offense, sanctioned by law as indecent exposure and it is totally against the law,
Research has confirmed that a fake treatment, made from an inactive substance like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution, can have a "placebo effect"—which means that basically the sham medication can sometimes improve a patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful.
On 1954, Roger Banister proved everyone wrong when he crashed the belief held for many years that it is absolutely impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minute. Within a year after his achievement, 37 other runners broke the belief and the following year 300 other runners did the same.
All the instances above demonstrate how powerful a belief is in human life.
In my practice, I witness all day along the results of devastating beliefs that we humans hold about ourselves. Behind the heavy curtains of the act and the attitude that most of us will adopt there is a deeper truth about how we view ourselves. And that deeper truth is based on a set of beliefs that we hold about who we are and the world we live in.
When you dig deeper as to the origin of such believes it appears that most are generalization of a past experience. Few people are aware of how devastating, are the beliefs they hold about themselves or have any knowledge on how to address the issue or even how to ask questions about it.
Beliefs can stand in the way of discovering and taping in human potential, so you better find out what beliefs you hold about yourself and examine each and every one of them under the loupe; to make sure you are not shooting yourself in the foot.
For example, do you believe you are a victim of situations or others? Do you believe you are not good in Math? Do you believe that others don’t like you? Do you believe that you are unlucky? Do you believe that life is hard and full of problems? Do you believe that you are here in order to suffer? Do you believe that others are out to get you? Do you believe that you are just the type that gets fat easily? Do you believe that it is going to be hard for you to make it?
Beliefs are powerful and they work either for you or against you. There are not right or wrong beliefs, there are only empowering or limiting beliefs.
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