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Istijlal (Majesty), 16 Masa’il (Questions) 175 B.E. - Thursday, December 27, 2018 Gratitude List for 16 Masa’ill Today I am thankful... ...that I found my mother's copy of The Baha'i World Faith: Selected Writings of Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha, because now I can read it when getting up in the morning and before going to sleep at night; ...for coffee and Christmas cookies for my first breakfast this morning; ...that I have 4,217,012 GPs in my Gift Points account, because now I can purchase a 12-month membership in writing.com; ...for the sandwich, with meat and cheese, I had for my second breakfast; ...that I can get most of my prescriptions through the Humana mail order pharmacy, so I don't have to find a way to a local pharmacy to pick them up. The "Blogging Circle of Friends " prompt for DAY 2230 This is the last Thursday in 2018. Write a gratitude list, at least five items, of things you are thankful for in this year. The Last Thankful Thursday in 2018 On the last Thankful Thursday in 2018, The "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" prompt for Day 1837 "And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been." Rainer Marie Rilke Write anything you want about this. On the last Thankful Thursday in 2018, I am looking forward to the new Gregorian year of 2019 because Baha'is across the world will celebrate the Naw-Ruz 176 on March 21, the two-hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of the Bab on October 29, and the Anniversary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah on October 30. |