Susan notes: someone sent me this "news release from God" several years ago by email. It was originally published on September 28, 2001, on The Onion, in the aftermath of the events of 9/11.

More than a decade has passed and we don't seem to have made much progress in abiding by God's will for peace. In fact, things seem to have gotten worse, making this message even more timely than ever...

Thanks to the Daily Om.

Input from experts is valuable but our own sense of the truth is ultimately the most important.

To a certain degree, we rely on other people's accounts of reality to inform us of the nature of the universe.

Thanks to the Daily Om.

We are the only true experts on our journey to enlightenment. Filter all information through your own heart.

All the major spiritual traditions serve the purpose of offering us a roadmap to guide us on our individual journeys to enlightenment.

Susan notes: This is an anonymous story from someone’s school days. Having found myself to be in exactly the same situation many times, I have cause to reflect on the lesson often. Hopefully I will one day fully integrate it into my life and not have to reminded again and again...

When I was in elementary school, I got into a major argument with another girl in my class. I forgot long ago what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day.

Susan notes: I asked Twitter friends to recommend women in Islam to honour during the Holy Month of Ramadan and the Eids that follow. Below are four they suggested.

I would love to have the profiles of more contemporary Muslim heroines to post on the site....