Writing in Snow

Sunday Poem and Gratitude List

Jamal (Beaury), 19 Masa’il (Questions) 175 B.E. - Sunday, December 30, 2018

Blessing or Curse1

Memory can be
a blessing or a curse;
it depends on us.

We can dwell
on bad recollections
and be unhappy.

Or we can
focus on good memories
and be happy.

Gratitude List for 19 Masa’ill

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn.
          ...for the Christmas cookies I have to go with my coffee this morning.
          ...that I have 4,219,037 GPs in my Gift Points account this morning.
          ...for the BBQ chicken we had for lunch.
          ...that I found two more of my mother's poems: "String of Pearls"  and "Night Adventure" .
          ...for the Arizona sweet tea I had to drink with my lunch.
          ...that I still have some chocolate covered cherries to eat before I go to sleep tonight.

Facebook Status Update

I made my To Do List for the first quarter of 2019. I may or may not change it on March 21. I will review it during the Baha'i Fast to see if I'm still excited about it.

Footnotes
1  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2018/12/blessing-or-curse.html.