Writing in Snow

The Last Thankful Thursday in 2017

Istijlál (Majesty ), 17 Masá’il (Questions) 174 B.E. - Thursday, December 28, 2017

There are only three days left in 2017, and there are eighty-three days left in 174 B.E. I have listed eighteen goals (resolutions) to work on in the coming year. Between January 1 and March 20, 2018, I will work on and evaluate those goals to see which ones are feasible for 175 B.E. In the week before Naw-Ruz (Wednesday, Mrach 21) I will decided which goals to keep for 175 B.E. and which to replace. After that I need to review the goals and decide if I need to replace any for the New Year of 175 B.E.

On the last Thankful Thursday in 2017,
I contemplate this awesome bicentennial year,
and am awestruck by the joyful and wonderful events.

As 2017 draws to an end, I consider everything I have to be thankful for. If I were to list each item my gratitude list would fill an 50,000+ word book. As I wrote in "2017: An Awesome Year" , it has been an astounding year. True there have been stressful moments and events occurring through out the past twelve months, but most of those have not remained in my memory. Those moments and events no longer cause stress because I have placed them in Baha'u'llah's hands. Whatever is occurring in the world today is God's will and intended to lead humanity into a new age of peace, unity, and security.
On

On the last Thankful Thursday in 2017,
I am grateful for the transformation of my attitude,
over the last twelve months it has changed from negative to positive.