i took 9 flights this summer 🤯

in partnership with halal meal preps from Lions Prep

Assalāmu ‘alaykum 👋

Faisal here.

Welcome to the Freshly Grounded newsletter. Our absence? Let's chalk it up to perfecting our blend. We may have been in the grind a bit longer this time – but believe us, the brew's richer for it.

Time to sip on the latest and greatest!

Here’s what’s on the menu today:

• I learned a valuable lesson mid-air

• Pic of the day 🤣

• Level up with halal chef-cooked meals delivered to yo’ door

✈️ Ever experienced turbulence on the plane?:

so far this summer, I've taken in 9 flights – which, for the record, is 9 more than the grand total of... zero flights I took last summer.

Now, don’t get me wrong: as someone who isn’t fond of travelling, this isn't me flexing. I’m more of a stay-at-home-by-the-desk kinda guy.

i digress.

there is a point here.

On my most recent jet-setting adventure (my flight back home), the plane got a bit rocky mid-air.

For those who've never experienced turbulence: imagine being in a giant metal tube with hundreds of people, 30,000 feet up, and it’s shaking.

I tell you, nothing makes dhikr roll off the tongue faster. You make dua, you make istighfar, at that moment you realise that the only one who can save you is Allāh.

And that reminded me of the following story:

Akin to the above story, i realised that just like Allāh is the only One who can save us when we are in the air, He is also the only One who can save us when we are on land, i.e going about our normal day to day lives.

Ultimately, our return ticket is to Him.

But here's the thing – why do we play hide and seek with that truth? Acting like we've got this endless calendar ahead.

So my message to myself and you, is to try and be more conscious of every moment and it’s reality, beyond the frame of our daily grind.

9 flights later, and I'm still landing insights.

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Pic of the Week

i feel ya man, i feel ya.

Tweet of the Week

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☕️ The Black Coffee Briefings:

Bullet-point rundown of news, updates, and caffeinated contemplations:

• Zoom has started demanding employees to come back to the office twice a week. If they can’t make remote-working work, are we all doomed?

• 10,000 steps is a myth? According to science we only need to be hitting 4k steps per day!

• i recently posted a pic of the app that tracks my weight on socials and everyone asked for the link for the app so here it is. You gotta buy the scales for it to work.

• Wanna level up your diet with ease? How about halal chef cooked meals delivered to your door

• Remember Waasiya? the riba-free payment plans for homes in Dubai, I’m hosting a webinar explaining the model this wednesday

Join the Freshly Grounded Members-Only Community

Apply to join the members-only discord community of ambitious, like-minded & high calibre Muslims. Here’s some of the key deets:

• Membership is £7/ month (around $9)

• Each member is vetted for approval to ensure they bring value to the community.

• The community is segregated with brothers-only and sisters-only channels.

• Also get access to a weekly drop-in with Faisal on zoom

And there's the skinny. Till we cross paths again, stay slick and keep your coffee strong.

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