Writing in Snow

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Fiḍál (Grace), 19 Raḥmat (Mercy) 174 Badi - Tuesday, July 11, 2017 CE

"O God my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean of Thy healing, and by the splendors of the Daystar of Thy grace, and by Thy Name through which Thou didst subdue Thy servants, and by the pervasive power of Thy most exalted Word and the potency of Thy most august Pen, and by Thy mercy that hath preceded the creation of all who are in heaven and on earth, to purge me with the waters of Thy bounty from every affliction and disorder, and from all weakness and feebleness.

Thou seest, O my Lord, Thy suppliant waiting at the door of Thy bounty, and him who hath set his hopes on Thee clinging to the cord of Thy generosity. Deny him not, I beseech Thee, the things he seeketh from the ocean of Thy grace and the Daystar of Thy loving-kindness.

Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. There is none other God save Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous."

Bahá’u’lláh1

Healing prayers and going to see a doctor when necessary are the best ways to heal mind, body, and soul. Baha'is are encouraged to see a physician on a regular basis because sickness and disease affect both the body and the spirit. To rely only on one type of healing is not to treat the whole patient. In order for the body to heal a person needs to see a doctor while saying healing prayers on a regular basis. The same thing goes for mental disorders, but in this case a person needs to see a psychiatrist in addition to saying healing prayers.

Goals Accomplished for the Week of July 9-15, 2017.

Finish fantasy newsletter
Blogger of the week announcement/ballot
Contact winners of June Bloggers of the week with theme
Finish poem "Legend of the Winged Unicorn" .
Created "Barbados Crossword"  for "Invalid Item" .
Review accomplished from my To Do List.
          "The Crawling Thane" 
          "Assorted Short Stories" 
          "The Illusion of Changing Tides, Chap. 3 " 
          "Last Spark" 
Finish poems in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" 
          Poem 20 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty
          Poem 21 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty

I'm doing fairly good today. I could be doing better, but at least I haven't played solitaire instead of writing or doing surveys. I need to push myself a little harder to get everything accomplished before Friday, July 14, at 8:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time. I don't know how much I can get accomplished in the next few day, but I will do what I can. I keep adding things to the To Do list before I have everything accomplished on it. At least, I will have something to do instead of worrying.

Goals for the Week of July 9-15, 2017

Make out paperwork and mail
Add chapters to
          "Invalid Item" 
          "Invalid Item" 
          "Invalid Item" 
Review chapter, poems, or stories in
          "The Search for Christ - Part 2" 
          "Diamonds or Dust?" 
          "In the Age of Magical Thinking, Chap. 1" 
          "Invalid Item" 
          "Promises and Premonitions, Chap. 4" 
          "Pants on Fire" 
          "Deconstructing a Life, Chap. 6" 
Finish story We Will Rise Up!
Finish poem in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" 
          Poem 22 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty
          Poem 23 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty
          Poem 24 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty
          Poem 25 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty
          Poem 26 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty
          Poem 27 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty
          Poem 28 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty
          Poem 29 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty
          Poem 30 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty
Send two c-notes anonymously

Goals for the week of 10-14
posted on "Weekly Goals" 

Make out paperwork and mail
Add chapters to to at least one of the three interactive stories I promised to add to.
Work on or finish poem Legend of the Winged Unicorn.
Work on or finish story We Will Rise Up!
Finish, at least, on poem in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" .
Review chapters, poems, and/or stories on this week's To Do List.
Write essay or story about Barbados for "Invalid Item" 

"Blogging Circle of Friends "  - DAY 1670 July 12, 2017 Prompt: “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ― Marcel Proust How do you have new eyes or see the world with new eyes?

Footnotes
1  Bahái Words for July 11, 2017