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Commemorations

O SON OF SPIRIT! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting.

From The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh 1:1. Today is the birthday of Bahá'u'lláh (November 12, 1817).

me:

Today dawned foggy in Missoula.

Sun crept over the ridge in a halo. Very beautiful.

We shall see what today brings.

Years ago I would have been very busy today helping my community to prepare for the Holy Day.

But I've crawled into my shell the last ten years, especially the last five.

The world swirls around me whether I am aware or not.

In other news:

In response to a blog by Prosperous Snow celebrating :

Blogging, like keeping my journal, helps me express what I'd otherwise keep inside or to myself. For me it's a safety valve.

Writing does reveal. My up-coming (it's taking forever) chapbook has personal poems. They reveal more than I'm comfortable with. That said, so does blogging.

I'll get over it.

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