Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Bread Feeds the Body but, Flowers Feed the Soul

“Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul.”
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

From time to time - we can get caught up in the busyness of the world around us and forget that we have choice. We can choose to create a nurturing, slower paced childhood and home life for ourselves and our children. We can choose to slow down and reflect on the natural beauty that surrounds us. We can pause in wonderment of a simple vase of flowers or enjoy a small dab of Rose oil before prayer. We can find ways to invite beauty and simple pleasures into our lives. We can make family time a priority.

"Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of peace of the world." Mother Theresa

Oh, Allah may peace prevail in this home. May our words be gentle, our actions loving, and our ways mindful and may all our deeds be pleasing to You. Amen

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