As promised the following are images of my trip to the Holy cities of Makkah and Madina. During this visit I made a Minor Pilgrimage (Umrah in arabic).
I’m sure some of these images will seem quite exotic to you so if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.
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Morning Folks,
Just flew in yesterday from The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It’s 7 am and I’m running through my emails and stuff. It’s been a spiritually refreshing trip. I hadn’t realized how constantly online I was and so to be disconnected from that and to connect with my small nuclear family for that much time was, I think, a positive step.
The trip was a Pilgrimage (minor) to Makkah (what you guys call Mecca) and ultimately was a trip dedicated to worship and spiritual contemplation. That meant that I did not allow myself to get sucked back into the day to day hamster wheel spin of the voiceover business I had. So I setup an auto-responder to tell clients that I won’t be accepting jobs for the duration of my visit and when I will be available again … and that was pretty much it. I might have lost a few jobs but ultimately I stopped checking my email accounts on my cellphone every 5 minutes… and that in itself is a massive improvement…. which was helped of course by the lack of internet availability (I should say widespread internet availability) in the cities I visited.
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Morning Folks,
I felt that I was going to be sick today… and couldn’t sleep the night because of a throat infection. My voice is surprisingly hanging on… but I think I might have to let it rest for the next couple of days.
The weather in Egypt has been really erratic of late and that shows in how many people are getting the flu.
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I’ve always been one to set goals for myself. When I was younger it was all about becoming a musician my list kind of looked like this:
- find a good band and get into it
- get some good songs written
- play your first gig
- play to a massive crowed
- get on the radio
- get groupies
- get on tv
- get signed
I was able to achieve all those different goals except the last one… it wasn’t the time and it wasn’t meant to be. God had better plans for me.
I make lists with regards to everything. Planning for my immigration to Canada, Planning to get married, Planning to get a child.
That’s just how I think… I look at a big goal.. then break it down into small mini goals so that I can feel like I’m on the path to getting to my big goal.
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Although it saddens me when calamities happen to friends and family. I find that to some degree it brings us closer that we might share their burden and alleviate the suffering they are experiencing.
Very recently I was shocked to find that my good friend Michelle Summers, one of the partners at VOplanet.com was taken to the hospital and suffered from a medical condition that rendered her bed ridden for the better part of a month.
I was upset that she had not mentioned this to me earlier but the truth is that she didn’t have time to update us with her status while she was in the middle of fighting for her life.
So I urge you to send Michelle your prayers for her good health. Show her that you care and that this community is not just a group of individuals trying to steal jobs from each other… but one of friends and colleagues who care for the safety and well being of our fellow trench dwellers.
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