Ramadan Mubarak

Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim friends and those around the world. May you see peace and love.

This is a time for reflection and giving and healing and sacrifice. Muslims believe that following these practices during Ramadan will lead to self-purification, self-control and bring them closer to Allah, which some may call God or love or countless other names.

Each year, I do something personally meaningful for me in solidarity with my Muslim friends and siblings and to work on my own negative patterns, biases, and behaviors, and re-connect with the people I care about and all of our greater family of humanity around the world.

This past year was both a particularly difficult one and a particularly wonderful one, on a personal level. For Ramadan this year, I am sacrificing some of my time to meditate every day, to grieve and move on from the losses that haunt me and to find ways to remove jealousy, anger, and other negative thoughts, while appreciating the generosity and love of friends, and strengthening my resolve to live and love selflessly, openly, and honestly.

Those who know me will understand how much of a challenge it will be to find 10 or 20 minutes each day to be quiet and still.

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