Scarred for Life
Being sexually abused at a young age scars a psyche for life. Ask me. I know. I was victimized at a young age by friends I trusted. For me, It […]
Yahia El-Shall is my name, and I’m not a Sex-Offender
Hello world. If you’ve searched my name “Yahia El-Shall” or other variations, in Google, Bing, or Yahoo, you’ve probably come across one major, horribly negative event in my past. On […]
“How strange an…
“How strange and foolish is man. He loses his health in gaining wealth. Then to regain health he wastes his wealth. He ruins his present while worrying about the future, […]
No Woman, No Drive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZMbTFNp4wI At least 60 Saudi women went out driving October 26th, 2013 in protest of the ban on female drivers in Saudi Arabia. It is more than likely, the biggest […]
The Patient Path to Internal Peace
When one faces difficulties in life, the individual has the choice to be patient or to panic. Those who understand the value of patience will not allow panic to set […]
The Four Types of Patience
There are two broad categories of patience: physical and psychological. From each of these types, there may also be optional or obligatory types of patience. The following summarizes the four […]
The Reality of Patience
This is the first post about some thoughts on the virtues of patience and gratitude and how possessing these virtues can keep us content. My thoughts are included with content […]
Envisioning Your Peace
I wrote this while in prison in 2010 as a practice of envisioning what I wanted for the future. It helped me not only to keep hopeful, but also to […]
100 Words that Shaped the English Language
100 Words that Shaped the English Language I was doing some basic research on the linguistics of the word ‘heart’ in different languages when I stumbled upon this interesting article […]
