Kamál (Perfection), 7 Rahmat (Mercy), 165 BE – Monday, June 30, 2008 about 5:59 PM PDT
I went to the dentist today. I have good news and I have bad news. The good news first, I am going to get a complete set of new teeth. The bad new, I have to have all (or rather what is left) of my natural teeth extracted. For the first time in my life, I am looking forward to going to the dentist. For the first time in my life, I am looking forward to having teeth pulled.
I am excited. I am going to enjoy my new teeth. I am going to say good-bye to my natural teeth. I am not worried about having problems with my new dentures, because both my grandparents had a full set of dentures and they had no problems at all. My grandmother always took her teeth out and put them in a glass at night. My grandfather did not take his teeth out at night. He took them out and brushed them every morning and evening, but he slept with them in his mouth.
I am not sure how to say good-bye to my natural teeth. I think I will write a poem and a story about them. After I get my new teeth, I am going to take them out on a date. When I get my new teeth, I am going out for prime rib.
Teeth in a glass sounds like a good name for a poem. Dating my dentures sounds like a good name for a story. All right, I am having fun with this. My mother always told me not to play with my food, but she never said anything about playing with my teeth.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
A Difficult Day
Jamál (Beauty), 6 Rahmat (Mercy), 165 BE – Sunday, June 29, 2008 2:46 PM PDT
Why are Sundays so difficult?
I don't remember Sundays being difficult,
when I was growing up.
I remember the Sunday dinners
my Grandmother made,
we didn't have a big breakfast on Sunday
because Grandma made fried chicken,
with mashed potatoes and gravy
and pie for desert.
My Grandmother did the cooking
and we helped after going home from church;
Grandma went to church with us
and still made a big Sunday dinner.
Sunday wasn't difficult for her
even with the big dinner and dish washer afterwards;
we prayed and played;
perhaps that is the secret -
I pray everyday,
but I don't play on Sunday.
Perhaps
if I both prayed and played on Sunday,
Sunday wouldn't be so difficult.
Why are Sundays so difficult?
I don't remember Sundays being difficult,
when I was growing up.
I remember the Sunday dinners
my Grandmother made,
we didn't have a big breakfast on Sunday
because Grandma made fried chicken,
with mashed potatoes and gravy
and pie for desert.
My Grandmother did the cooking
and we helped after going home from church;
Grandma went to church with us
and still made a big Sunday dinner.
Sunday wasn't difficult for her
even with the big dinner and dish washer afterwards;
we prayed and played;
perhaps that is the secret -
I pray everyday,
but I don't play on Sunday.
Perhaps
if I both prayed and played on Sunday,
Sunday wouldn't be so difficult.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
My browser has been acting up lately
Jalál (Glory), 5 Rahmat (Mercy), 165 BE – Saturday, June 28, 2008 about 6:46 PM PDT
My browser has been acting up lately. At least, I think it is my browser; all though, it could just as easily be my Internet connection. I connect to the Internet over the telephone lines, which means both slow downloads and uploads. However, lately I click on a ULR and I get an error message.
Actually, I get one of several different error messages. Sometimes say to retype in the URL and other times it just cannot find the address. When it cannot find the address it usually gives me an ENS error. If I click on the URL again, then it finds the page with no problem.
True, sometimes the problem is my fault because I am tab browsing with a dial up connection. It is possible to tab browse with a dial-up connection, but you have to wait for the first tab to find the address and then go to the second tab to let it find another URl. I am going to have to learn to deal with the problem, because DSL is out of the question right now. On the bright side, I am learning patience.
My browser has been acting up lately. At least, I think it is my browser; all though, it could just as easily be my Internet connection. I connect to the Internet over the telephone lines, which means both slow downloads and uploads. However, lately I click on a ULR and I get an error message.
Actually, I get one of several different error messages. Sometimes say to retype in the URL and other times it just cannot find the address. When it cannot find the address it usually gives me an ENS error. If I click on the URL again, then it finds the page with no problem.
True, sometimes the problem is my fault because I am tab browsing with a dial up connection. It is possible to tab browse with a dial-up connection, but you have to wait for the first tab to find the address and then go to the second tab to let it find another URl. I am going to have to learn to deal with the problem, because DSL is out of the question right now. On the bright side, I am learning patience.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Daily Prayer is a prerequisite to survival
Istiqlál (Independence), 4 Rahmat (Mercy), 165 BE – Friday, June 27, 2008 about 5:36 PM PDT
Daily Prayer is a prerequisite to survival! I learned this the hard way through months of saying prayers on a daily basis and months of not praying daily. Life always went better when I said my prayers regularly. When I became a Baha'i, I learned that Baha'u'llah had revealed daily obligatory prayers.
He reveal three obligatory prayers, but a person is required to only one of them. You can pick the prayer you want to say. The prayer I usually say is the short prayer, which is said sometime between noon and sunset. The short prayer is easy to learn in a short time. It's a beautiful prayer and one of my favorite prayers.
Daily prayer is a prerequisite to survival! It takes faith to live and work with other human beings. It takes faith just to walk out the door everyday, get into a car and drive to work or the store. I don't back out of my driveway before I say a prayer of protection. In fact, I keep a prayer book in my purse at all times, but often I just say or recite a prayer silently as I go through my day.
Daily Prayer is a prerequisite to survival! I learned this the hard way through months of saying prayers on a daily basis and months of not praying daily. Life always went better when I said my prayers regularly. When I became a Baha'i, I learned that Baha'u'llah had revealed daily obligatory prayers.
He reveal three obligatory prayers, but a person is required to only one of them. You can pick the prayer you want to say. The prayer I usually say is the short prayer, which is said sometime between noon and sunset. The short prayer is easy to learn in a short time. It's a beautiful prayer and one of my favorite prayers.
Daily prayer is a prerequisite to survival! It takes faith to live and work with other human beings. It takes faith just to walk out the door everyday, get into a car and drive to work or the store. I don't back out of my driveway before I say a prayer of protection. In fact, I keep a prayer book in my purse at all times, but often I just say or recite a prayer silently as I go through my day.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Thankful Thursday, June 26, 2007
Istijlál (Majesty), 3 Rahmat (Mercy), 165 BE – Thursday, June 26, 2008 about 5:27 PM PDT
- Today I am thankful that the hole my mother's leg is healing
- Today I am thankful that I paid only $4.19 cents for gas when I bought last bought it
- Today I am thankful that we went out for country fried steak yesterday
- Today I am thankful that there is a slight wind blowing through the stone pine tree
- Today I am thankful that my Internet connection holds long enough to make a blog entry
- Today I am thankful that I go back to work next week
- Today I am thankful that we have chocolate ice cream in the freezer
- Today I am thankful that I am a member of writing.com
- Today I am thankful that we still have and entire case of bottled water
- Today I am thankful we have enough coffee and filters in the house to make several fresh carafes of coffee
There is my thankful Thursday list for the last Thursday in June 2008. I have decided that instead of griping about the price of gas, which does not good. I will be thankful that I didn't pay more for it. Maybe I need to take this approach with other things in my life as well. Sometimes we can't see what we have to be grateful for until we start listing the items.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
My Grandfather and the Price of Gas
‘Idál (Justice), 2 Rahmat (Mercy), 165 BE – Wednesday, June 25, 2008 about 6:23 PM PDT
My grandfather would be out raged at the price of gas. I can remember Grandpa griping when the price raised from $0.50 per gallon to $0.75 per gallon. I bought gas last night and the price was $4.19 per gallon. My Toyota Camry had about a quarter of a tank of gas, I bought $30.00 and it didn't fill the tank. The gage now reads three-quarter's full, if the tank had been empty it would read about half full. I can remember when I could put $20.00 in gas in the tank and the gage would read full.
I'm doing something I thought I would never do when I ways young. I'm writing "I can remember when ...". I remember my grandparents and parents saying that, when I heard them I would smile. I would also think "I'm not going to say that when I grow up." Well, I'm saying it.
The weird thing is, I paid $4.19 per gallon for gas last night. This morning I made an entry in my gratitude journal. I wrote "I give thanks that I only paid $4.19 per gallon for gas last night." I am grateful that I only paid $4.19 per gallon for gas. However, there was a time when I would have griped for a week about paying that much for gas. Now I gripe because my dial-up internet connection disconnects in the middle of a blog entry. Every generation gripes, they just gripe about different things.
My grandfather would be out raged at the price of gas. I can remember Grandpa griping when the price raised from $0.50 per gallon to $0.75 per gallon. I bought gas last night and the price was $4.19 per gallon. My Toyota Camry had about a quarter of a tank of gas, I bought $30.00 and it didn't fill the tank. The gage now reads three-quarter's full, if the tank had been empty it would read about half full. I can remember when I could put $20.00 in gas in the tank and the gage would read full.
I'm doing something I thought I would never do when I ways young. I'm writing "I can remember when ...". I remember my grandparents and parents saying that, when I heard them I would smile. I would also think "I'm not going to say that when I grow up." Well, I'm saying it.
The weird thing is, I paid $4.19 per gallon for gas last night. This morning I made an entry in my gratitude journal. I wrote "I give thanks that I only paid $4.19 per gallon for gas last night." I am grateful that I only paid $4.19 per gallon for gas. However, there was a time when I would have griped for a week about paying that much for gas. Now I gripe because my dial-up internet connection disconnects in the middle of a blog entry. Every generation gripes, they just gripe about different things.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
You Know It's Going to be a Good Day
Fidál (Grace), 1 Rahmat (Mercy), 165 BE – Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:20 PM PDT
You know it's going to be a good day
when you wake up early enough
to say dawn prayers
as the sun rises over Sunrise Mountain.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you get two loads of cloths washed and dried
before your morning bath.
You know it's going to be a good day
when wake up to find the cat
slept at the foot of your bed all night.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you eat breakfast at home
because you woke up early enough
to take your thyroid pill two hours before
you have to start out for work.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you write three poems
before breakfast.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you took the trash cans to the curb
last night before going to bed.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you wake up the music
of nightingales in the neighbors flower garden.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you look at the gas gage
and realize you won't run out of gas
on the way to work.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you realize that you have enough
money in your wallet
to fill the tank of your Toyota
without having to drive to the recyclers
to sell aluminum cans.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you wake up early enough
to say dawn prayers
as the sun rises over Sunrise Mountain.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you get two loads of cloths washed and dried
before your morning bath.
You know it's going to be a good day
when wake up to find the cat
slept at the foot of your bed all night.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you eat breakfast at home
because you woke up early enough
to take your thyroid pill two hours before
you have to start out for work.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you write three poems
before breakfast.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you took the trash cans to the curb
last night before going to bed.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you wake up the music
of nightingales in the neighbors flower garden.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you look at the gas gage
and realize you won't run out of gas
on the way to work.
You know it's going to be a good day
when you realize that you have enough
money in your wallet
to fill the tank of your Toyota
without having to drive to the recyclers
to sell aluminum cans.
Monday, June 23, 2008
My Mother’s leg is healing nicely
Kamál (Perfection), 19 Nur (Light), 165 B.E. – Monday, June 23, 2008 about 7:09 PM PDT
My mother's leg is healing nicely. The nurse was in today to change the packing inside the hole and the bandage on the leg. She measured the hole and it was four inches across instead of five inches this time. Mom's walking better then she walked last week.
I am going to have to get a light for her bedroom. Right now she is sleeping in the hospital bed, which is in the dining room so she doesn't need a light in her bedroom right now. However, when the leg is healed she will.
I took the light out of her bedroom and put it in the dining room. The light I had in there had a broken switch. It just cost too much money to have the switch replaced, so the light is in my garage waiting for me to take it to the trash. The light is going to stay there a while because by the time I get the trashcans dragged to the curb, I'm just too tired to take the light.
I think I'm going to have to buy a plastic trashcan that I can roll to the curb. Rolling a plastic trashcan is easier then dragging the cans I have to the curb twice a week. I never get all the cans or trash to the curb in one week. It's getting a bit irritating to always have trash in my garage waiting to go to the curb. A plastic trashcan I could roll to the curb would solve the problem. In addition, my mother could roll a plastic trashcan to the curb. She wants to help me take the trash to the curb, but the cans we have are just too difficult for her to handle.
My mother's leg is healing nicely. The nurse was in today to change the packing inside the hole and the bandage on the leg. She measured the hole and it was four inches across instead of five inches this time. Mom's walking better then she walked last week.
I am going to have to get a light for her bedroom. Right now she is sleeping in the hospital bed, which is in the dining room so she doesn't need a light in her bedroom right now. However, when the leg is healed she will.
I took the light out of her bedroom and put it in the dining room. The light I had in there had a broken switch. It just cost too much money to have the switch replaced, so the light is in my garage waiting for me to take it to the trash. The light is going to stay there a while because by the time I get the trashcans dragged to the curb, I'm just too tired to take the light.
I think I'm going to have to buy a plastic trashcan that I can roll to the curb. Rolling a plastic trashcan is easier then dragging the cans I have to the curb twice a week. I never get all the cans or trash to the curb in one week. It's getting a bit irritating to always have trash in my garage waiting to go to the curb. A plastic trashcan I could roll to the curb would solve the problem. In addition, my mother could roll a plastic trashcan to the curb. She wants to help me take the trash to the curb, but the cans we have are just too difficult for her to handle.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Feast is Monday evening at 7:30
Jalál (Glory), 17 Nur (Light), 165 B.E. – Saturday, June 21, 2008 about 5:39 PM PDT
Feast is Monday evening at 7:30 PM, but I'm not sure where. I'll call someone tomorrow and find out. I have a phone connection to the internet, so it's easier for me to call then for the phone committee to get me.
Speaking of phones I'm going to have to delete all the messages off my answering machine. I didn't realize until this afternoon that the machine is full and can't hold any more messages. I know this because the answering machine usually picks up on the third ring, but today the phone rings until I answered it or the person hangs up.
Deleting the messages is just one more task I have to do. I did get a lot done today or it seemed like a lot. I took two cans of trash to the curb this morning and one recyclable bin. I still have one can of trash in the garage I have to take out on Wednesday. However, by Wednesday there will be at least one more can. Recyclables are picked up every two weeks, so I'm going to have a lot of those to take out next time.
I'm going to have to get on the ball and get most of the recyclables taken out next time or I'm going to be all summer getting the bins to the curb. I'm partly responsible for the amount of recyclables to take out. The winds we had earlier in the year are partly responsible as well. If I take the recyclables out the night before on windy nights, then the stuff is scattered all through the neighborhood. However, if I don't take it out the night before, it means I have to watch the time and make sure I have it out before 7:00 AM and sometimes that just isn't possible.
Feast is Monday evening at 7:30 PM, but I'm not sure where. I'll call someone tomorrow and find out. I have a phone connection to the internet, so it's easier for me to call then for the phone committee to get me.
Speaking of phones I'm going to have to delete all the messages off my answering machine. I didn't realize until this afternoon that the machine is full and can't hold any more messages. I know this because the answering machine usually picks up on the third ring, but today the phone rings until I answered it or the person hangs up.
Deleting the messages is just one more task I have to do. I did get a lot done today or it seemed like a lot. I took two cans of trash to the curb this morning and one recyclable bin. I still have one can of trash in the garage I have to take out on Wednesday. However, by Wednesday there will be at least one more can. Recyclables are picked up every two weeks, so I'm going to have a lot of those to take out next time.
I'm going to have to get on the ball and get most of the recyclables taken out next time or I'm going to be all summer getting the bins to the curb. I'm partly responsible for the amount of recyclables to take out. The winds we had earlier in the year are partly responsible as well. If I take the recyclables out the night before on windy nights, then the stuff is scattered all through the neighborhood. However, if I don't take it out the night before, it means I have to watch the time and make sure I have it out before 7:00 AM and sometimes that just isn't possible.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
I need to take a different approach
‘Idál (Justice), 14 Nur (Light), 165 B.E. – Wednesday, June 18, 2008 about 7:04 PM PDT
Well, summer is finally here and I've realized that I need to take a different approach to writing and doing housework. I like to write and I have to do housework. I'm not saying that I like housework nor am I saying that I dislike it. There are things about it that I enjoy, however if I had the choice I would prefer to write.
Lately all I do is spin my wheel and get now where fast. I will be off my part-time job for thirteen days. I have thirteen days to figure out a schedule that will allow me to work, do housework and write (not necessarily in that order). I've thought about how I did schedules in the past. None of them worked. When something happened to interrupts I stressed.
My new approach is simple. I make a list of prioritized items and times in which to complete them. Assign a specific day to a particular room, then break down the tasks in that room and get to work. I do the same with my writing goals. Assign a specific day to work on a particular writing project. I'm not sure how all this will work out, I know that there are going to be interruptions. I know thee will be days when I get very little accomplished and days when I get a lot accomplished. However, I should have the schedule worked out by the time I go back to work. That is God willing and the creeks don't rise.
Well, summer is finally here and I've realized that I need to take a different approach to writing and doing housework. I like to write and I have to do housework. I'm not saying that I like housework nor am I saying that I dislike it. There are things about it that I enjoy, however if I had the choice I would prefer to write.
Lately all I do is spin my wheel and get now where fast. I will be off my part-time job for thirteen days. I have thirteen days to figure out a schedule that will allow me to work, do housework and write (not necessarily in that order). I've thought about how I did schedules in the past. None of them worked. When something happened to interrupts I stressed.
My new approach is simple. I make a list of prioritized items and times in which to complete them. Assign a specific day to a particular room, then break down the tasks in that room and get to work. I do the same with my writing goals. Assign a specific day to work on a particular writing project. I'm not sure how all this will work out, I know that there are going to be interruptions. I know thee will be days when I get very little accomplished and days when I get a lot accomplished. However, I should have the schedule worked out by the time I go back to work. That is God willing and the creeks don't rise.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
My Mother wants to sleep in her own bed
Jamál (Beauty), 11 Nur (Light), 165 B.E. – Sunday, June 15, 2008 about 4:02 PM PDT
One week ago, I took my mother to the urgent care and then to the hospital. The doctor removed the infection from her leg and she now has a hole in her leg. She is sleeping in the hospital bed, which is in the dining room because it is easier to elevate her leg. It is also easier for the nurses who come in each day to change the dressing on her leg if she is in the hospital bed. Anyway Mom wants to sleep in her own bed but she cannot until the leg is healed.
She is doing well most of the time. When the nurse changes the dressing it hurts when the old bandage is removed. Mom is especially sensitive to pain. She cries when they remove the bandage. The doctor prescribed a pain pill, which I give her about a half hour before they remove the bandage. The pill helps a little, but it does not eliminate the pain entirely.
She is doing well. Today the nurse said that there is no infection and that the pain means the wound is healing. Mom misses sleeping in her own bed. She misses doing the housework she did just a week ago. I miss hearing her gripe when she is folding sheets. I know that sounds weird, that she gripes folding sheets even though she likes to do housework. The fitted sheets that are the problem, they do not fold properly.
I will be glad when she can go back to her own bed. She would rather take a nap in her bed then n the hospital bed. This time when she is finished with the bed, I am going to call them and have them take it away.
One week ago, I took my mother to the urgent care and then to the hospital. The doctor removed the infection from her leg and she now has a hole in her leg. She is sleeping in the hospital bed, which is in the dining room because it is easier to elevate her leg. It is also easier for the nurses who come in each day to change the dressing on her leg if she is in the hospital bed. Anyway Mom wants to sleep in her own bed but she cannot until the leg is healed.
She is doing well most of the time. When the nurse changes the dressing it hurts when the old bandage is removed. Mom is especially sensitive to pain. She cries when they remove the bandage. The doctor prescribed a pain pill, which I give her about a half hour before they remove the bandage. The pill helps a little, but it does not eliminate the pain entirely.
She is doing well. Today the nurse said that there is no infection and that the pain means the wound is healing. Mom misses sleeping in her own bed. She misses doing the housework she did just a week ago. I miss hearing her gripe when she is folding sheets. I know that sounds weird, that she gripes folding sheets even though she likes to do housework. The fitted sheets that are the problem, they do not fold properly.
I will be glad when she can go back to her own bed. She would rather take a nap in her bed then n the hospital bed. This time when she is finished with the bed, I am going to call them and have them take it away.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Going to be up all night
Jalál (Glory), 3 Nur (Light), 165 B.E. – Saturday, June 7, 2008 about 7:14 PM PDT
I'm going to be up all night. I have computer maintenance, file download and review on writing.com to complete. The computer maintenance comes first of course and then the file downloads. Between the two, I will do a couple of reviews. The file I'm going to download takes a while, so perhaps I can cat nap while it's downloading.
I did have other plans for tomorrow besides sleeping, but I can't do the download or maintenance during the week because I work and they take a long time. I don't like to leave things like that alone very long while a download occurs. I already tried to download the software twice and it didn't complete properly. I'll have to do it later tonight.
I need to get DSL, it would make my life so much easier. Of course, with a dial-up connection one does learn patience. Patience is something I seem to be lacking lately. It could be that I need to get back on my meds; being off them may affect my moods. I have a doctor's appointment Monday afternoon to discuss the results of lab tests. The doctor will probably give me a prescription for my meds then. I hope so, because I'm sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.
I'm going to be up all night. I have computer maintenance, file download and review on writing.com to complete. The computer maintenance comes first of course and then the file downloads. Between the two, I will do a couple of reviews. The file I'm going to download takes a while, so perhaps I can cat nap while it's downloading.
I did have other plans for tomorrow besides sleeping, but I can't do the download or maintenance during the week because I work and they take a long time. I don't like to leave things like that alone very long while a download occurs. I already tried to download the software twice and it didn't complete properly. I'll have to do it later tonight.
I need to get DSL, it would make my life so much easier. Of course, with a dial-up connection one does learn patience. Patience is something I seem to be lacking lately. It could be that I need to get back on my meds; being off them may affect my moods. I have a doctor's appointment Monday afternoon to discuss the results of lab tests. The doctor will probably give me a prescription for my meds then. I hope so, because I'm sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.
Monday, June 02, 2008
Grandeur is coming to an end
Kamál (Perfection), 17 ‘Azamat (Grandeur), 165 B.E. – Monday, June 2, 2008 about 6:49 PM PDT
The month of 'Azamat (Grandeur) is coming to an end, on the evening of June 4 at about sunset the month of Nur (Light) begins. The Feast of Nur will occur at about 7:30 PM in the home of a friend. "God willing and the creeks don't rise" I am going to the Feast of Nur.
I didn't go to the Feast of 'Azamat because I spent the entire evening and most of the next day with the dry heaves. I picked up a 24-hour bug from someplace. I know it was a 24-hour bug because precisely 24 hours after they begin they ended.
As I said, "God willing and the creeks don't rise" I am going to the Feast of Nur. Of course, in Las Vegas it isn't the creeks rising that you have to worry about. The problem here is clogged storm drains, backing the water up across the streets. I don't think there is any rain expected in the near future, all though, we could have some broken water mains that could flood the streets.
I'm looking forward to going to the Feast. I'm not sure with portion I enjoy the most, that usually depends on how I'm feeling the night of the Feast. Usually I enjoy the spiritual portion and the readings from the scriptures most, but the other two portions are nice also. There is always a spiritual feeling about the entire feast no matter where it is held.
The month of 'Azamat (Grandeur) is coming to an end, on the evening of June 4 at about sunset the month of Nur (Light) begins. The Feast of Nur will occur at about 7:30 PM in the home of a friend. "God willing and the creeks don't rise" I am going to the Feast of Nur.
I didn't go to the Feast of 'Azamat because I spent the entire evening and most of the next day with the dry heaves. I picked up a 24-hour bug from someplace. I know it was a 24-hour bug because precisely 24 hours after they begin they ended.
As I said, "God willing and the creeks don't rise" I am going to the Feast of Nur. Of course, in Las Vegas it isn't the creeks rising that you have to worry about. The problem here is clogged storm drains, backing the water up across the streets. I don't think there is any rain expected in the near future, all though, we could have some broken water mains that could flood the streets.
I'm looking forward to going to the Feast. I'm not sure with portion I enjoy the most, that usually depends on how I'm feeling the night of the Feast. Usually I enjoy the spiritual portion and the readings from the scriptures most, but the other two portions are nice also. There is always a spiritual feeling about the entire feast no matter where it is held.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
The Second Quarter of 2008
Jamál (Beauty), 16 ‘Azamat (Grandeur), 165 B.E. – Sunday, June 1, 2008 about 10:16 AM PDT
The second quarter of 2008 seems to be going well. I have learned a great deal about myself. For one thing, I apparently get board easily, especially when it comes to posting specific topics on specific days. I can do it for a week or two at a time, but then my muse wants to take a vacation and find something more interesting to write. I am going to continue using the themed entries I chose, just not on specific days. I will also intermingle other entries.
Another thing I found out about myself and my muse concerns worry. Worrying and fretting about a situation interferes with my writing as well. I have decided to handle the worrying with prayer. When I find myself worrying about something, I will stop and say a prayer. I will use one of the prayers revealed by either Baha'u'llah or the Bab. In fact, I think I will compile a prayer document.
The first step is to make an entry in my offline journal Writing My Spiritual Journey. I will put what I am worried about at the time and the prayer I decide to use. I will see at the end of June what writing I get done and what prayers say for each worry situation. I know most of the things I worry about, but it will be interesting to keep a written record for the next 30 days to see what changes occur in that pattern when I consciously apply prayer.
The second quarter of 2008 seems to be going well. I have learned a great deal about myself. For one thing, I apparently get board easily, especially when it comes to posting specific topics on specific days. I can do it for a week or two at a time, but then my muse wants to take a vacation and find something more interesting to write. I am going to continue using the themed entries I chose, just not on specific days. I will also intermingle other entries.
Another thing I found out about myself and my muse concerns worry. Worrying and fretting about a situation interferes with my writing as well. I have decided to handle the worrying with prayer. When I find myself worrying about something, I will stop and say a prayer. I will use one of the prayers revealed by either Baha'u'llah or the Bab. In fact, I think I will compile a prayer document.
The first step is to make an entry in my offline journal Writing My Spiritual Journey. I will put what I am worried about at the time and the prayer I decide to use. I will see at the end of June what writing I get done and what prayers say for each worry situation. I know most of the things I worry about, but it will be interesting to keep a written record for the next 30 days to see what changes occur in that pattern when I consciously apply prayer.
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