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Rated: 18+ · Book · Spiritual · #2170111
This blog contains responses to blog prompts, & thoughts on spiritual or religious themes
Disclaimer: Any views, about religion or sacred scriptures, expressed in this blog are my own and not the official views of the Baha'i Faith or any other religion. If you wish to know more about the Baha'i Faith, please check one of these websites: The Baha'i Faith: The Official Website of the Worldwide Baha'i Community  Open in new Window. or Baha'is of the United States  Open in new Window..

"The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion. War shall cease between nations, and by the will of God the Most Great Peace shall come; the world will be seen as a new world, and all men will live as brothers."
Abdu'l-Baha1

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"O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. O God! Leave them not to themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love. Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord."
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1  Abdu'l-Baha in London
2  http://www.bahaiprayers.org/unity1.htm

March 30, 2019 at 7:31pm
March 30, 2019 at 7:31pm
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Jalál (Glory), 10 Bahá (Splendor) 176 B.E. - Saturday, March 30, 2019

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DAY 1929: Everyone's addicted to something in some shape or form. What are the things you can't go without?

Addiction Versus Attachment

What is the difference between an addiction and an attachment? According to dictionary.com an addiction is "the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma."3 While attachment is defined as (1) "an act of attaching or the state of being attached" or (2) "a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like; devotion; regard."4 One can be attached to something they can't live without, but its not a full blown addiction until losing it causes trauma.


I've been attached to many things throughout my 72 years. When I lost some of those things I mourned them, but the lose wasn't traumatic. I learned to let go and move on with my life. I learned that I could live without them. I still have attachments--at present I am attached to my mother's prayer beads--which bring back good memories of people and places I've been. If I lose those things, I will still have the memories. It's the memories that are important rather than the things.

I learned the importance of memories, when I was taking care of my mother. The Alzheimer's disease stole her memories, and the things that should have brought those memories back didn't. She couldn't remember that her parents were dead. She couldn't remember where they were buried. She could remember she and my father were divorced. If I reminded her of those things, she cried. When Mom brought up either subject, instead of reminding her of the truth, I lied to her. I told her her parent were visiting Israel or were living in a senior citizens home in Blackwell. If she asked whether the her parents called, I told her they had called, while she was working or shopping. She didn't remember she was retired or didn't go shopping any more. If she asked about my father, I told her he was at work. She didn't question my explanation and she forget she asked.

Footnotes
3  https://www.dictionary.com/browse/addiction
4  https://www.dictionary.com/browse/attachment
March 30, 2019 at 11:17am
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PROMPT: March 30th - You made it to the last day of the competition! *Proud* Write a poem or brief reflection on the month as a whole.

March Reflections

March is a lion or a lamb
depending upon the speed of the wind.

March is either
stressful or delightful
depending upon the interplay
of events and emotions.

On the last Saturday in March 2019 ,
I contemplate the month's
lion and the lamb winds;
this year
they reflected
the events and emotions
of my personal life.

I inhale the morning chill,
whisper a prayer of thanksgiving
for surviving the month,
and move on--
knowing that April will
either be stressful or delightful.


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