Madinat al-Muslimeen Islamic Message Board
| Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| Caraj |
| 01/22/02 at 11:14:09 |
| Forgive me for sounding like a whimp and silly but, I am so tired and stressed what with the business, moving and hubby coming home and not seeing him for a 6 months (re-adjustment time :( )not to mention all the medical stuff. I need a vacation in the worst way. Somewhere that, for just a few days I don't have to worry about anything at all, not even feeding animals, no sewing, no nothing. Enter my Medina family :) >>>>>>>>>>> Please tell me about your most wonderful and relaxing vacations/holidays. I can use warm thoughts and a smile and I know reading about them will make me smile. Also if you care to offer advice on relaxing such as herbs, teas, and other stuff I would love to read about such things. Sitting by running water and the sounds of that relaxes me (haven't been able to do that though) Hiking and the sounds of nature relaxes me to. What sounds or enviriments makes all of you relax? Thank You for sharing :) |
| Re: Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| NinthMuharram |
| 01/22/02 at 13:07:09 |
| I'm not sure if this is related. :) But anyway. Last yr, I took mom to a picnic after a loongggg timeeee (she was inflicted with a certain illness that has changed her from once an active woman , to almost like a child) . So, my friends at work planned a picnic at a waterfall somewhere in the middle of nowhere in the jungle . So, I took mom, even carried her wheelchair . You should've seen ppl straing at me carrying the wheelchair out from the car . They stare but none come to help . Anyways, I had finally succesfully got mom into the river, I put a < that thing that help you float .. It's 2 am and I can't remember the English word!!!!> around her and she swim!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys should've seen her. She was sooo happy, and I was sooooo nervous in case she got away from me, the current was quite strong. But yeah, that definitely beats any vacation I have taken. Seeing the woman of my life swimming for the first time and so happy. And, the best thing was when I was watching out for my mom, a very religious lady asked me abt mom and stuff, and she called her kids and told them, "Look how this sister takes care of her mom. Her life will be bless by Allah. " . That made my day and of course I cried. Silly me. |
| Re: Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| BroHanif |
| 01/22/02 at 13:31:02 |
| AWW, [quote]Please tell me about your most wonderful and relaxing vacations/holidays. [/quote] Well it wasn't much of a holiday but when I went to hajj and was walking back to Macca with my good lady, the feeling was just out of this world. I met so many people, from so many walks of life and to this day I haven't seem so many people happy. It really touched me. Insha-allah one day you'll learn to experience this. Insha-allah I'm off x-country this weekend, take in the creation of Allah. Can't wait. Sometimes just getting away from all this technology is just enough. However, sometimes in the most solace of places you find this technology, its called the mobile. Sadly even in the mosques now people don't turn this off and it really upsets me that when people want to have a one2one with Allah, theres somebody with the Winne The Pooh melody tune. Anyway, enough of me. |
| Re: Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| Dawn |
| 01/22/02 at 15:21:17 |
[quote]Please tell me about your most wonderful and relaxing vacations/holidays. [/quote] I think the degree of goodness of a vacation is directly proportional to how badly you needed it. My best vacation was the one my husband and I took after we both finished up grad school but before we started "real" life. We flew to Denver, rented a car, and for four weeks camped and hiked our way through the National Parks of Colorado, Arizona, and Utah. It took a couple of days to adjust, believe it or not, but after we started to relax, it was absolutely wonderful. Being surrounded by nature day after day, after spending months in front of a computer, was absolutely exhilarating! Peace, Dawn |
| Re: Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| Sparrow |
| 01/22/02 at 19:47:06 |
| Hi Cara, There's no water in this vacation story, but here it goes: I once went camping in Saudi Arabia's Rub Al-Khali (spelling?) and late one day, when the heat had lulled everyone else into a semi-coma, I walked a bit away, climbed to the top of a dune, and looked down the other side where the red sand seemed to stretch to the edge of the world. I sat down, wrapped my arms around my knees, and watched the sun heading home for the night. In the distance a group of Bedouin (I assume) moved their camels across the horizon,lit by the setting sun. Nothing moved other than the sun and distant tribe, and it was so quiet I could hear my heart beating and the heat whispering against my skin. I never felt such peace. A truly beautiful moment. Hope it helps, Peace, Sparrow |
| Re: Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| solehah |
| 01/23/02 at 04:54:10 |
| Salaam Cara Well I don't know if this is relaxing or not but it was very educational. Last June, I took off for a holiday on my own. By myself. My wonderful husband agred to take care of the children while I went backpacking to adjust myself to not being around the children so that I can adjust when i go for my studies. The first three days I spent almost all my time calling home and talking to the kids and crying. But on the fourth day, I sat down and took stock of my life. That was when the real essence of knowing that my children do not belong to me but ALlah and that they were entrusted to me for the time being sank in. I cried and cried and cried....because I felt a great sense of loss. I was grappling with so many existential issues. By the sixth day...I calmed somewhat. I carried on with my backpacking and learning to know myself. I came back haunted because I see things with a new perspective and new feelings. But I came back stronger Insy'ALlah. I came back knowing that I am nothing but a servant of ALlah. Hope you enjoyed my vacation story :) Wassalam. |
| Re: Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| Rehana |
| 01/24/02 at 09:59:43 |
| [slm][color=magenta] Late in September last year I had an Indian head massage ([sub]with essential oils...i can still smell the lavender :)[/sub]). It was the BEST treatment i had EVER! Totally de-stresses you and leaves you so relaxed, you can sleep like a baby...and wake up rejuvinated :) I would definately recommend this to anyone feeling tired and stressed :)[/color] [slm] |
| Re: Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| M.F. |
| 01/24/02 at 10:35:11 |
| I don't know... I think it must be the weather or something. Me and some people I know are also very stressed and tired. The problem is, I can't even think of a reason :( At least you Cara have a good reason to be tired and stressed :) I'm trying to think of a good way to unwind... The last relaxing vacation I had was before I got married and my family got bigger by about 50 :) The last relaxing vacation was the summer before I got married. My father came to New Mexico and so did my fiancé. the four of us (my sister too) went on a long trip down to the Carlsbad Caverns, an enormous breathtaking maze of caves underground. It's just amazing there. We also went to White Sands, which is just what it sounds like. A huge desert of white sand. It looks like snow except it burns when you walk on it :) The New Mexico highway is endless and empty. It was just us and the sky and the mesas... and Allah. I'm realizing how much I miss NM. It seems like everything there is kind of relaxing. There's a special feeling there, it's very spiritual. Taos up north is also a very relaxing place. There's nothing to do there but walk... it's surrounded by huge mountains, and on summer afternoons you can watch the thunderclouds build up in the mountains. The clouds are about as big as the mountains themselves, and gray... you can hear the thuder rumbling and you remember that it's praising Allah. When the sun sets, the sky and the clouds are like an art show. The sunsets last for a very long time too. There's no way to describe it and there's no way to even photograph that art show. Whenever I see something beautiful like that I thank Allah for it: He didn't HAVE to make it beautiful for us, but He did. Ahhh, I feel so much more relaxed now. My shoulders have loosened a bit and my heart isn't as tight as it was. Al hamdu lillah :-) |
| Re: Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| BUSHRA |
| 01/24/02 at 13:51:44 |
| [slm], AWWW, Cara I hope that when you read this you are feeling a little better, just last year I was feeling exactly like you do now and I was so greatfull for our vacation.I went to visit my parents in saudi and while they ran after my kids me and hubby just relaxed. My brother and sister also came to visit and stayed for a few days so it was kind of a family reunion and I need my family to unload and relax with. I cannot wait to go back INSHALLAH. BUSHRA. |
| Re: Help!!! I am soooo tired and stressed |
|---|
| Caraj |
| 01/24/02 at 13:58:31 |
| Am I lucky or what???????? I feel so blessed, I have this wonderful Medina family and a wonderful husband. I feel truly, truly blessed. And yes Bushra I am feeling better. Can you believe it???? He is the one who was gone 6 months but guess who had breakfast made for her this morning and guess who is unpacking some of the boxes from the recent move? (right this very moment) and we are going to vacation in Canada in a couple weeks. I'll have to post about the vacation when I get back. All of you on this board are sooooo wonderful, so kind and caring. I really do feel like you all are family. :) |
Individual posts do not necessarily reflect the views of Jannah.org, Islam, or all Muslims. All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. Comments are owned by the poster and may not be used without consent of the author.The rest © Jannah.Org |