Personal growth
Worthy to soar
Today, during Tae Kwan Do practice, I was trying to mentally visualize pushing my body higher for a kick, when I realized that sometimes very recently I’d had a feeling long forgotten — that of soaring in my dream. I used to fly in my dreams a lot during my childhood and my dad always [...]
Summoning the soul
O servants! Lifeless is the body that is bereft of a soul, and withered the heart that is devoid of the remembrance of its Lord. Commune with the remembrance of the Friend and shun the enemy. Your enemy is such things as ye have acquired of your own inclination, to which ye have firmly clung, [...]
About not knowing yourself
Today I had a fascinating experience which illustrated to me how far we are from truly knowing ourselves, yet strive to know ourselves we must: True loss is for him whose days have been spent in utter ignorance of his self. (Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 156) I had been taking a beginner’s class in [...]
Time to unclutter and cleanse
A dear friend sent me this presentation, and it made me reflect and share: The Principle Of Emptiness On the day of Naw Ruz, I was putting two dishes aside after having washed them, and I dropped them. One got broken, one was left intact. I thought to myself, how appropriate a metaphor — of [...]
Ripples on a Waving Sea
We are interconnected, like rippling waves. From time to time we get glimpses of this interconnectedness but more often than not they are so subtle that we do not even notice them. Which makes the times when it is impossible to miss those glimpses, even more precious… Yesterday I got a pleasant surprise when the [...]
Getting unstuck, with a little help from strangers and friends
Sometimes you get stuck and try as you might, nothing comes out of it — it might be the wrong time for a solution or just the wrong approach to a solution. Stepping back and seeing things in perspective helps but sometimes all you can do is persevere… and ask for help — from friends, [...]
Yearning for Certitude
O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Quaff from the tongue of the merciful the stream of divine mystery, and behold from the dayspring of divine utterance the unveiled splendor of the daystar of wisdom. Sow the seeds of My divine wisdom in the pure soil of the heart, and water them with the waters of certitude, [...]
Opportunity to be patient
He, verily, rewardeth beyond measure them that endure with patience. (Baha’u’llah, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 72) Last week was the longest uninterrupted period of quality time I got to spent with my precious girls in a year. We went on vacation at the Baha’i Social and Economic Development conference in Orlando, FL. There were [...]
Thankful for…
Having spent a wonderful Thanksgiving evening with a fascinating group of friends, with full tummy, after a call from my beloved daughters, and anticipating the wonderful community event I will have the honor of hosting tomorrow, I am thankful! Thankful for family, friends and the glorious Baha’i Faith which has given me tools for spiritual [...]
Find the gem first, then polish it
I should have listened to the virtue card! You see, I have this set of Virtues Reflections Cards which I bought two years ago in Green Acre, the wonderful Baha’i school, and have been using it by randomly choosing a virtue to practice each day. Now, choosing a card and practicing a virtue are different [...]
