By Abul Layth on Apr 30, 2008 in My Birds | comments(0)
Kenji, my African Grey, is growing fast. He is now fully fledged and nearly ready to come home. He simply has to be entirely weaned before that occurs. He’s looking great and even mimicked my whistle today. Insha’Allah 
he will be home soon. I said I would upload some pictures, but I haven’t really had the time. Soooo, I will upload them when convenient insha’Allah .
By Abul Layth on Apr 11, 2008 in General Thoughts | comments(3)
I’ve been feeling pretty weak lately. Not sure why. Possible reasons:
a) stress
b) possible depression
c) not doing well on my increased dhikr motto
I suppose if I just stuck to salads I could cure my problem. But, I think this all stems around how ungrateful I am. Alhamdulilah, and I mean it, that I have what I have. I think it is easy for people to overlook even the smallest of blessings considering it all “everyday” stuff. Same ol’ same ol’. I remember when I was driving to California and travelled through the hellish desert; I didn’t see green for half the trip. If I did see green it was “brownish” in nature. It was only then did I learn to appreciate the true “green” of Indiana. The green I had been raised around all of my life.
What I am getting at is that in order for one to truly be grateful, sometimes it has to be taken away. I hope I become grateful before such occurs…