Ian's Blog

Hope in today’s society is the number one issue that needs Encouragement….Encouragement is to Hope as vital as Oxygen is to the Soul. Encouragement is the FUEL to Hope.

“Ninety-five percent of the people who hear, understand, and agree with a principle do not have the ability to apply it… because they do not have the necessary resources and emotional strength to attain and retain this new concept. “

                                                                        Stanford University

Why does motivation change some people permanently and others only temporarily?

Are you straggling with your daily life? Do you want more in your life? Than keep on reading, because in the next few minutes I will reveal for you the secret to success.

The secret to success in life located in your own mind. Yes this is true; everything you need to know about this world, about you and your happiness is inside your head. It is very simple, yet very smart. If we will just listen carefully to our subconscious the secret to success will be revealed.

As you may know there are thousands and even millions of books in the marketing place teaching you success strategies.  The question is do they really work?  The success gurus make million of dollars selling their seminars and tools, but it isn’t happening for the average person.

As you learn the 3 keys to success things will become more clear of what to expect on your journey to success.  These are the what I think success really means.  Hey, you might have your own idea about success, and I definitely welcome it and look forward to learning from you as well.

The Intellectual Sheath is that deep core of the soul consciousness, which is directly connected to the cosmic consciousness. The food, Vital Force and Mental Sheath remain within the periphery of the individual consciousness. The benefits of its advancement can be clearly seen in the individual progress of a human being. People of the contact area benefit greatly. Via a powerful body, radiant talent and high intellectual capabilities, so many important tasks can be executed successfully. The individual personality radiates even more. This is the primary step of progress. By progressing step by step, one can reach the supreme goal by walking on this path.

This is the day…THIS is the day I will stop smoking, I will not overeat, I will not procrastinate, I will be kinder and go to church regularly…there are endless promises being made all over our planet on this very day.

We are making them to God, ourselves, others… we are spewing them out because many of us celebrate today as the time to begin again.

What makes it so hard to stick with what we intend to happen? Why do we fail, more often than not, to give persistent attention to whatever details we say matter in our lives?

On New Year’s Day, I left early in the morning with my husband and his best friend to attend an evening marriage celebration in New Jersey –a very different start to my new year.

The Mehndi Ceremony…a Pakistani wedding tradition… took seven hours (no exaggeration). I watched and enjoyed many beautiful dances and performances. There was much exuberance and joy; some were barefooted, laughing and cheering with reckless abandon! Several family members asked me to join them on the dance floor. I turned each of them down with one excuse after another.

I am afraid of water.  Whenever I wash my face or shampoo my hair, I would clench my eyes, yes clench as in clenching my fists.  My eyes are sensitive to water and I would feel pain if water gets into my eyes.  Till today, although I have tried on a few occasions to learn how to swim, I cannot even float in water.

When a human being dies, are all of his deeds terminated and he is done?

What are the best three things that a man can leave behind after his death are:

The rewards of the following deeds continue to reach him after his death

In Hadith, the Prophet Muhammad says that:

“When a man dies, all of his deeds are terminated except for three types:

an ongoing and perpetual charity he leaves behind,
a knowledge given by him from which others benefit, i.e. a knowledge that continues to be implemented after him and
a virtuous son or daughter he leaves behind, who prays for him and asks for forgiveness on his behalf.”