Can we just say it out loud? Fasting is difficult.

And for those of you that say it's not really proud of you, right?

Fasting is difficult because it doesn't just test us physically.

It tests us so many other ways, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, like we can just really, really do it well,

or really, really struggle with it. And the majority

of Muslim struggle. And we're all about getting real here about how that, you know, can be hard

for us. And then talking about not just wallowing and how hard it is, but like what you can do.

So today's podcast is all in the benefits of fasting. Why? Because when it's hard and you can

just remember all the good because

someone took the time to tell it to you in a couple fast points so you could bring that spirit up

in the minute and the moment in your body you want to give up, that is powerful. And that's what

today's podcast is all about. Let's go.

Welcome to the Binduil Muslim Speaks podcast. I'm so, so happy to be with you. And you know, as we're going through and thinking about what we can do to make sure that Ramadan is our best Ramadan ever, thinking about the benefits of fasting definitely, definitely comes to mind.

A lot of us struggle with motivation, laziness, just being tired and

overwhelmed in general. I'm sorry, life is full. Life is full. And, you know, we have a good reason

to be tired and unmotivated at times. You know what I mean? But it's just not going to help you

fast well, right? We got to get it together. So what we're thinking about today, you know, is that

what's going to help us get through that? What's going to help us instead? Well, you're going to

remember some of these things I'm going to tell you today. And then on those days when it's hard,

you're like, wait a minute, wait a minute,, okay, I could do it. I can do it. And I want you to use this podcast as you pick me up. In fact, I encourage you to download this. If you haven't already,

pause, download it because the day when you feel like I'm going to break my fast today, I don't

care because that happens to people. Let's keep it real. Don't. First of all, don't break your fast because that's so serious.

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