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Gratitude breaks the spell of Writers Block
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Nineteenth Day of Fast
Fiḍál (Grace), 19 ‘Alá’ (Loftiness) 174 B.E. - Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Nineteenth Day of Fast

"All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization."
Baha'u'llah1

Poem Written on the Nineteenth Day of Fast

The excellence
of our destiny is
proclaimed by the Glory of God,
the Manifestation
of the Almighty in this day.

Honour is reflected
in the way we pursue
that destiny.

Themes for Poems Written During the 19-Day Fast

*BoxCheckB* Virtues, Baha'i month, or days of week names for the theme used in Poems: Splendor "First Day of the 19-Day FastOpen in new Window., Glory "Second Day of FastOpen in new Window., Will "Third Day of FastOpen in new Window., Beauty "Motavational Monday: The Fourth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Knowledge "Fifth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Justice "Midweek Reflections on JusticeOpen in new Window., Grandeur "Thankful Thursday: Gratitude ListOpen in new Window., Light "Eighth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Mercy "Ninth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Words "Tenth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Power "Motivational Monday: Eleventh Day of FastOpen in new Window., Grace "Twelfth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Perfection "Midweek Reflections on Thirteenth Day Of FastOpen in new Window., forgiveness "Thankful Thursday the Fourthteenth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Questions "Fifteenth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Loftiness "Sixteenth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Speech "Seventeenth Day of FastOpen in new Window., Names "Motivational Monday: Eighteenth Day of FastOpen in new Window., and Honor "Nineteenth Day of FastOpen in new Window..
*BoxCheckR* Virtues Used: compassion "Silent CompassionOpen in new Window., unity "Spheres of InfluenceOpen in new Window., detachment "DetachmentOpen in new Window., and generosity "Fun Fact Friday: Food and GenerosityOpen in new Window..
*Box* Baha'i month names for the themes to use in Poems: Might,Sovereignty, and Dominion.
*Box* Week Day names for the themes to use in poems: Beauty, Perfection, , Majesty, Independence, and Glory.
*Box* Virtues to Use: assertiveness, caring, cleanliness, commitment, confidence, consideration, cooperation, courage, courtesy, creativity, determination, diligence, enthusiasm, excellence, flexibility, friendliness, gentleness, helpfulness, honesty, honor, humility, idealism, integrity, joyfulness, justice, kindness, love, loyalty, moderation, modesty, orderliness, patience, peacefulness, perseverance, purposefulness, reliability, respect, responsibility, self-discipline, service, tact, thankfulness, tolerance, trust, trustworthiness, truthfulness, and understanding.

At sunset the year of 174 B.E. ends and 175 B.E. begins. I'm not sure what the coming year will hold; however, Baha'u'llah knows what's going to happen in the world and in my life. I'm still having difficulties with focus because of maladaptive daydreaming. The only thing I can do to overcome it is keep praying, meditating, and writing. As long as I'm focused on doing something, I don't have a problem with it. It's just when my mind is unfocused and wandering or when I'm worried about something. I'm sure that, with the help of Baha'u'llah, I can overcome this problem, but it isn't going to be easy. Nothing worthwhile is easy.

I placed my weekly goals into "Weekly Goals for 2024Open in new Window., which I will edit each week with new goals. Since a New Year begins at sunset, I'm going to change the way I do the entries in this journal (again). I'll be using this journal for contemplations and thoughts on scripture readings, or other spiritual books I'm reading. I don't know if I will make daily entries or weekly entries. I'll decide about the entries on March 21, I doubt that the entries will be daily (I could change my mind about this).

Footnotes
1  Quoted in The Baha'is page 5.


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