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Disclaimer: Any views, about religion or sacred scriptures, expressed in this blog are my own and not the official views of the Baha'i Faith or any other religion. If you wish to know more about the Baha'i Faith, please check one of these websites: The Baha'i Faith: The Official Website of the Worldwide Baha'i Community or Baha'is of the United States . "The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion. War shall cease between nations, and by the will of God the Most Great Peace shall come; the world will be seen as a new world, and all men will live as brothers." Abdu'l-Baha1 Other Blogs and Journals Content Rating 18+ "Writing in Snow" "The Snowflake Chronicles" "Snow Melt" "More Snow Melt" "Welcome to My Life" "Melting Snow" "Memories of Snow" "Dreams of Snow " "Poem Experiments" "Devotional Poetry" Other Journals Content Rating ASR "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" "Treasures lie hidden beneath the throne of God; the key to those treasures if the tongue of poets." The Bab "O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. O God! Leave them not to themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love. Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord." Bahá’u’lláh2 Footnotes |
Jalal (Glory), 18 Masa’il (Questions) 175 B.E. - Saturday, December 29, 2018 Goals To Do List for 2019 To Be Reevaluated in March of 2019 Each morning place the day in God's hands. Submit each week to "I Write in 2019" . Respond to "Invalid Item" prompts in "Welcome to My Life" each week. Write 200 poems to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Bab and place them in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . Include a birth in one or more stories submitted to contests. See "Action/Adventure Newsletter (December 19, 2018)" . Set up editing schedule and deadline (at least one day before the Monday specific newsletter is due) for upcoming news letters. Respond to, at least, 20 prompts for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" in January. The responses will be in "I Blog Poetry and Prose" Respond to "Invalid Item" Topic of the Week each week. Do a better job of keeping track of my finances by checking my bank account every day. Placeholder for project I need to finish in 2019 if it isn't finished by January 1, 2019. Once this project is complete, this becomes a placeholder for whatever comes up during the year. Bring myself to account each day, in writing. The Last Saturday in 2018 It's the last Saturday in 2018, and the beginning of a new writing week for me. My goals to do list runs seven days, from Saturday to Friday. This week, it will take me a couple of days to redo the list because the Gregorian year begins on Tuesday, January 1, and I need to post the list on "Weekly Goals" on Monday, December 31. On Monday, "I Write in 2019" begins and, this coming year, I will place all or most of my contest entries in "Snow's Writing for 2019, 2020, & Beyond" . The "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" prompt for DAY 1839 Goodreads has a writing challenge each year. Do you participate in the challenge? How important to writing is reading other author's work? Do you read only books in your writing genre or do you mix it up? My reading for the past few months has been reading and reviewing on writing.com, and reading the books I have here at home of an evening. I didn't put any reading goal on my 2019 Goals To Do List; however, I will consider that when I reevaluate the list in March. In the mean time I will continue my reading schedule the way I'm doing it, because it works well most of the time. The "Blogging Circle of Friends " prompt for DAY 2232 Use the following statement to inspire your blog entry. "Live, Laugh, Love in 2019." Have fun. Live, Laugh, Love in 2019 I will live each day loving the Glorious Lord, and finding a reason to laugh. |