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Istiqlál (Independence), 16 Masáʼil (Questions) 176 B.E. - Friday, December 27, 2019
DAY 2597: It's the time for self reflection, resolutions and setting goals for the New Year, new decade. What goals or changes do you plan for the new decade and the new year? Self-Reflection I didn't do a good job of self-reflection this year, which is one of the reasons I didn't accomplish all my resolution/goals. The other reason is that I considered the goals resolutions instead of commitments. I came to this conclusion after reading and reviewed an article by Kenzie titled "Resolutions, No! Commitments, Yes!" , that discussed the difference between resolutions and commitments. In 2020 I'm making commitments instead of resolutions. 2020 Commitments I'm staring at the computer screen and drawing a blank. I can't think of anything, but I have to figure it out before January 1, 2020. There are two things I absolutely have to do in 2020. First, is to see a dentist, because I either need new dentures or to have the ones I'm wearing relined. Second, I need to increase my income, because my fixed income needs fixing. Find other ideas for 2020 commitments listed below. Books to Read 1. Hidden Words 2. Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah 3. Prayer and Meditations of Baha'u'llah 4. The Book of Certitude 5. The Most Holy Book. 6. Days of Remembrance 7. Tablets of Baha'u'llah 8. Some Answered Questions 9. Call to Remembrance 10. Tablets of the Lord of Host 11. Baha'i World Faith 12. The Call of the Divine Beloved https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/call-divine-beloved/... 13. Tablet of the Universe https://bahai-library.com/abdulbaha_lawh_aflakiyyih?fbclid=IwAR2ZiR7pspUKqkkNeiZ.... 14. Selections from the writing of the Bab https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/the-bab/selections-writings-ba... Contests on Writing.com 1. January "Dear Me: Official WDC Contest" 2. "I Write in 2020" 3. "Invalid Item" 4. "The Prompt Me Contest" |