90% of Life is Reactions

Life is 10% of what happens to me, and 90% of how I react to it.

                                                                  - John Maxwell

Playful Life

Life is a monkey that swings poop at you.

           - Lisa Schwartman on CBC-DNTO

Minds are like Parachutes

Minds are like parachutes. They need to be opened to work.

                         - Anonymous (heard in CBC-Spark)

Eid al-Adha and the Hajj, 2009

Beautiful collection of photographs by Alan Taylor

"Today, November 27th, marks the beginning of 2009's Eid al-Adha, the Muslim "Festival of Sacrifice", commemorating the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son to God. Muslims around the world will celebrate by slaughtering animals to commemorate God's gift of a ram to substitute for Abraham's son, distributing the meat amongst family, friends and the poor. Eid al-Adha also takes place immediately after the Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca that is a pillar of Islamic Faith. Some 2.5 million Muslim faithful from all over the world descended on Mecca this year, many encountering an unusual occurance: heavy flooding due to recent torrential rains. Collected below are photographs from this year's Hajj and observance of Eid al-Adha."
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http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/eid_aladha_and_the_hajj_2009.html?s_campaign=8315

A man is silhouetted along with his camels after they were brought to an animal market to be sold in Lahore, Pakistan on November 24, 2009, ahead of the Islamic Eid al-Adha celebrations. (REUTERS/Mohsin Raza)

Unhappy Moments

‎Dwelling on any unhappy moment in life is like channel surfing through a thousand possible TV shows, selecting the one that troubles you the most, and then blaming your TV set for the pain you're feeling.

- ‎‎‎‎‎Ahmad Shawqi El-Behery‎‎‎‎‎