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Thankful Thursday: September 28, 2017

Istijlál, (Majesty), 2 Mashíyyat (Will), 174 B.E. - Thursday, September 28, 2017

This is the last Thankful Thursday in September, there are 24 more days until the bicentennial celebration of the Birth of Baha'u'llah. I have 15 poems left to write of the 200 dedicated to the Blessed Beauty (Baha'u'llah), which I am posting in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . I have approximately 33 days before my 15^th wdc anniversary on October 31. I also have a few weeks left until my birthday on December 24, which I will deal with later. Since it's been a while since a made a Thankful Thursday gratitude list, I'm going to make a list today.

Gratitude list for Thursday, September 28, 2017

Today I am thankful...
         01. ...for fresh brewed coffee to go with my doughnut holes for breakfast;
         02. ...that my checking account is not overdrawn;
         03. ...for the Baha'i prayers app, I downloaded to my smart phone;
         04. ...that I will be attending the Bicentennial celebration of the Birth of Baha'u'llah on October 22.
         05. ...for the cooler autumn temperatures because I do not have to have the cold air on during the day;
         06. ...that "Poetry Newsletter (September 27, 2017)"  had two poetry forms I have not attempted before;
         07. ...for the website Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh   focused on the celebration of Bahá’u’lláh's birthday;
         08. ...that we have bottles of water in the house because I do not have to fill a glass with water every time I get thirsty or need water to take a pill;
         09. ...for writing.com because I have can get reviews of my writing to help me improve;
         10. ...that I can access the Baha'i scriptures on line, and print any I need to study off.