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"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."
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February 28, 2019 at 4:02pm
February 28, 2019 at 4:02pm
#953415
Istijlál (Majesty), 3 Ayyám-i-Há (The Days of Há) 175 B.E. - Thursday, February 28, 2019

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Day 1899: "I have a writing addiction." Prince Do you feel like this? Write anything you want about this.
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Writing Addiction

Am I addicted to writing? Do chickens lay eggs? The answer to both those questions is yes. Yes, I am addicted to writing. Specifically, I am addicted to writing poetry, which--I suspect--is a healthier addiction than smoking or some other addictions I've heard of. I used to be addicted to smoking, but I gave that up over ten years ago. I cannot give up writing. I cannot give poetry writing. Writing keeps me sane in an insane world, or maybe it's insane in a sane world. Whichever it is, I cannot give up my addiction to writing poetry.



The compulsion to write poetry
does not fulfill my body's needs
nor sate my desire.

When I am in the arms of the Muse
food is moldy leftovers,
sleep is a discarded lover
at the door of my consciousness;
shelter is the rusted husk of a topless convertible
in an Oklahoma snow storm;
and sexual satisfactions
is a stale cigarette
in the mouth of my libido.

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DAY 2293: If you were to use your possessions to tell a story, what would they say about you?

Possessions

At 72 years young, I don't care about what my possessions say about me. Eventually whatever I own will either go to someone else or be tossed in the trash. There are some items that I would like passed on to someone who could use them without become attached to them. I've made three moves since my mother died, and I still have things left from the first move, I'm working on getting everything passed to the people they should go to. However, I'm on a fixed income and it cost to send things across the country. I'm tired of lugging the stuff around, and I don't want it cluttering up my life anymore.

February 27, 2019 at 11:37am
February 27, 2019 at 11:37am
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‘Idál (Justice), 2 Ayyám-i-Há (The Days of Há) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, February 28, 2019

"We have ordained that these, amid all nights and days, shall be the manifestations of the letter Ha, and thus they have not been bounded by the limits of the year and its months. It behoveth the people of Baha, throughout these days, to provide good cheer for themselves, their kindred and, beyond them, the poor and needy, and with joy and exultation to hail and glorify their Lord, to sing His praise and magnify His Name …"
Baha’u’llah3

Ayyám-i-Há, The Days of Há, are a joyous time of year. It is a time for giving cheer, joy, and starting projects to assist humanity. The Days of Há are not a part of any other month in the Baha'i or Badi calendar, which means all the months of the Baha'i calendar or nineteen-day long. The Days of Há fall between the months of Mulk (Dominion) and 'Ala' (Loftiness), and are a preparation for the month of the Fast


The month of the Fast, Baha'is--who are healthy and between the ages of 15 and 70 years old--abstain from food or drink between sunup and sundown. 'Ala' is a time of reflection, meditation, and renewal; it is a time of preparation for the New Year. The New Year of 176 B.E. begins on Naw-Ruz and falls on the vernal equinox. Since I am over 70, I am not required to fast. I will say the prayer revealed for the Fast and meditate.

Footnotes
3  The Most Holy Book, page 24, Paragraph 16.

February 26, 2019 at 10:58am
February 26, 2019 at 10:58am
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Fiḍál (Grace), 1 Ayyám-i-Há (The Days of Há) 175 B.E. - Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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Lunch under the sea
Watching the fishes swim free
Sipping my coffee


 Coral Reefs of the Republic of Maldives  (ASR)
An Environmental Issue
#2156845 by Prosperous Snow celebrating

Snorkeling sounds like fun
What is the impact on the reef
Of snorkeling tourist

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DAY 2291: Write a story, poem, memory, metaphor, or simile about the ocean.

The Ocean

"Immerse yourselves in the ocean of My words, that ye may unravel its secrets, and discover all the pearls of wisdom that lie hid in its depths...."
Baha'u'llah4

A metaphor
for the Word of God,
and diving into its depths;
a calming experience.

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DAY 1897: What does “having a calm center” mean to you? Can you design or imagine a calm center for yourself similar to decorating an empty space? What do your decorations consist of?

Calm Center

My calm center is always having access to the prayers and scriptures revealed by The Bab, Baha'u'llah, and 'Abdu'l-Baha. Since I carry my smartphone with me at all times, I always have access to both prayers and scriptures through an app I downloaded. For me a calm center is not a physical place that my body can go; it is a spiritual place where my soul dwells.

Footnotes
4  Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, LXX

February 25, 2019 at 12:00pm
February 25, 2019 at 12:00pm
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Kamál (Perfection), 19 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Monday, February 25, 2019

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Moving Forward In Time

Step by step I move into the future,
one day at a time I advance into tomorrow:
What future time would I chose,
that could be better than the day in which I live?

I would like to walk on the moon or Mars,
I would like to travel to the stars,
but I was born in this epoch,
the most exciting and portentous age
in human history.

I am living in the dawn of a new era,
this is the day
when world peace will be established,
and my duty is to proclaim
the joyous news to all.

Poet's Note:

February 24, 2019 at 11:34am
February 24, 2019 at 11:34am
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Jamál (Beauty), 18 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Sunday, February 24, 2019

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A trip back in time
to witness the Primal Point5
reveal in His own hand,
or dictate to one of his His amanuensis6
the Word of God.

Poet's Note:

Footnotes
5  The Bab
6  An individual who writes down what another individual says or dictates. See https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/amanuensis.

February 23, 2019 at 11:53am
February 23, 2019 at 11:53am
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Jalál (Glory), 17 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Saturday, February 23, 2019

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 Transylvania in the Movies  (18+)
The book Dracula by Brom Stroker was set in Transylvania.
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I enjoy the food
I enjoy the travel
Playing the tourist

February 23, 2019 at 11:12am
February 23, 2019 at 11:12am
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Jalál (Glory), 17 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Saturday, February 23, 2019

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DAY 2288: "Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history." Abraham Lincoln, December 1, 1862. Annual Message to Congress - Concluding Remarks   What do you think?

Escaping History

"Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history."
Abraham Lincoln, December 1, 1862

Abraham Lincoln was right:
We cannot escape history.

We can rewrite it!
We can call it historical fiction!
But we can't evade it!

History will come back to haunt us!
To haunt in words carved on headstones,
and as names engraved on walls.

We are the results of history,
and we can't extract ourselves from it.

We can tear it down,
and attempt to pave it over,
but we can't evade it.

History will return to us,
to be relived
and reenacted by ourselves
and by our children
until we acknowledge its lessons.

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DAY 1894: In W. E. B..Du Bois book, The Souls of Black Folk, he addresses the experience of double consciousness, a divided identity split between the consciousness of how one views oneself and how one is viewed by others. Have you struggled with representing yourself while being conscious of how readers may view you when they read your work.

Double Consciousness

In some cases, individual human beings tend to perceive themselves differently from the way they perceive other people. This is the result of a number of things one, of which, is the way a person is raised. Another issue is that we are living in a world in transition. Humanity is moving from a planet segregated into nation-states to one united in peace and brotherhood. In this age a new multidimensional planetary culture is growing within the womb of national, cultural, and religious interaction. The superstitions and dogmas of the past are being revealed for the illusions they are. Human beings are attempting to deal with the stress of a world in transition, and it affects the way we view other people and ourselves.

Some individuals today are attempting to hold onto the "them and us"--double consciousness--attitude that marked past ages, the ages of humanity's childhood and teenage years. Sometimes individual still tend to judge others by their apparent differences from themselves instead of members of the species of humanity. Instead of focusing on the similarities it is the differences that are played up in our consciousness and in the media.

As for me, at 72 the way other people perceive me is and isn't important. I would like them to see me as a human being and not just an old white woman who is different from them. I know this probably is the way many perceive me, and, I also know, that other people perceive me as a human being with similarities to and differences from themselves. I prefer people to accept my differences and similarities to them as enhancements to our interaction and relationship.

February 22, 2019 at 10:39am
February 22, 2019 at 10:39am
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Istiqlál (Independence), 16 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Friday, February 22, 2019

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Contemplate the view
of Victoria Harbor
and the pristine sky.


I am a window shopper
much too practical
to purchase anything
that immediately strikes my fancy.


I prefer a temple tour,
inhaling the divined fragrance
and beauty of the sacred.


February 21, 2019 at 12:40pm
February 21, 2019 at 12:40pm
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Istijlál (Majesty), 15 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Thursday, February 21, 2019

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DAY 2286: “People stupid. The dream didn't leave, people just don't know a nightmare when they right in the middle of one."~ Marlon James Your thoughts on this quote...

I think most people are aware enough of what is going on in their lives and in the world around them to know if they are living in a nightmare. Knowing your are living in a nightmare, and panicking about it is two different things. You can know you are living in a nightmare, and still function enough to figure a way out of it. Sometimes the nightmare is so bad, that the person just gives up; however, they still know their are living in a nightmare. Those who do not know they are living in a nightmare are no longer in touch with reality, and are living on their own alternate plane of existence.


Living In A Nightmare:
The Shadow People

These are the shadow people,
who haunt the streets of every city
carrying on conversations with the air.

These are the shadow people,
with their souls sucked dry of reality
they dwell mentally on alternate planes.

These are the shadow people,
that hear the whisper of despair
and wait impatiently for the Reaper's scythe.

I wrote the above poem several years ago in Qawl of 153 B.E., in November or December of 1997. I am not sure what inspired the poem.

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Day 1892: Describe your perfect weekend get away.

My definition of a perfect weekend getaway is one that inspires a poem. I finish the following poem Sharaf of 153 B.E., which was January of 1998. The poem was inspired by a trip Mom and I took to Colorado to visit my youngest brother and his wife.

Perfect Weekend:
Eleven Mile Canyon

The river has its own song,
as it flows between granite cliffs.

Hour by hour,
day by day,
week by week,
month by month,
year by year,
century by century,
millennium by millennium
the South Platte eats
into the base of granite cliffs,
reconfiguring cliff faces
and rewriting its own song.

The song of the river
rises and falls
as it flows across granite rocks.

Intoning the names of God,
the river
carries mementos of its journey
as it flows between granite cliffs.

Between granite cliff faces
the voice of the river
becomes the voice of the wing,
singing the Creator's eternal praise,
and chanting
the Most Great Names of God
for all who have ears to hear.

February 21, 2019 at 12:14pm
February 21, 2019 at 12:14pm
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Istijlál (Majesty), 15 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Thursday, February 21, 2019

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Flowers are beautiful
and the rooms look comfortable:
the food appealing.


I like volcanoes:
exquisite, transformative,
can be dangerous.


I'm more of a bird listener then a bird watcher. I enjoy listening to their songs because the only requirement is to listen and enjoy without attempting to identify the species. If I the bird singing, that is a nice addition to the serenade; however, it isn't necessary to see a bird to enjoy its singing or whatever other sounds it makes.

February 20, 2019 at 11:01am
February 20, 2019 at 11:01am
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‘Idál (Justice), 14 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, February 20, 2019

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Colors dance across the sky
Expressing creations joy
Mother Earth laughing

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DAY 2285: Do you check your horoscope? Your zodiac sign? Do you think these predictions are helpful or not? Have you ever considered tracking them as a tool for writing character development?

The only time I have ever checked my personal horoscope was for entertainment, when it stopped being entertaining I stopped checking it. The only other time I look at a horoscope is for character information or story ideas. I think the only thing a horoscope is good for is to find personality traits for protagonist and antagonist, otherwise I don't look at it.

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Day 1891: "Independence means happiness." Susan B. Anthony Do you agree with this quote?

Happiness is a spiritual attribute, and, therefore, does not depend entirely on independence. A person, who turns to and depends on God, can be happy in any condition. 'Abdu'l-Baha states in Paris Talks, Part One: 35 "Pain and Sorrow":

"I myself was in prison forty years—one year alone would have been impossible to bear—nobody survived that imprisonment more than a year! But, thank God, during all those forty years I was supremely happy! Every day, on waking, it was like hearing good tidings, and every night infinite joy was mine. Spirituality was my comfort, and turning to God was my greatest joy. If this had not been so, do you think it possible that I could have lived through those forty years in prison?"
February 19, 2019 at 5:13pm
February 19, 2019 at 5:13pm
#952438
Fiḍál (Grace), 13 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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DAY 2284: “The soul that is within me no man can degrade.” – Frederick Douglass
Let this quote by Mr. Douglass inspire your blog entry today.

“I swear by My life! Nothing save that which profiteth them can befall My loved ones. To this testifieth the Pen of God, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Best Beloved.”
Baha'u'llah7

Can the human soul be degraded? According to the Cambridge Dictionary the definitions for degrade are (1) "to reduce the quality of something", (2) "to cause someone to seem to be worth less and lose the respect of others", and (3) "to cause people to feel that they or other people have no value and do not have the respect or good opinion of others".8 So, Mr. Douglass is right about no man being able to degrade his soul. Individuals can degrade their own souls by not showing it the respect that it deserves by believing they do not have a soul, or that their soul does not survive the death of the body.


Before becoming a Baha'i, I wondered about my soul. I wondered it the things that had befallen me as a child would condemn me to hell. After because a Baha'i, I realized that the things which had befallen my in the past, the things that are befalling me in the present, and the things that will befall me in the future, can only polish my soul's mirror and assist it to reflect spiritual attributes, the attributes of God. Therefore, my soul is not degraded because every test and difficulty I have face, am facing, or will face can only profit my soul by improving its receptivity to the light of the All Glorious Lord.

Footnotes
7  Advent of Divine Justice, page 69.
8  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/degrade

February 19, 2019 at 12:04pm
February 19, 2019 at 12:04pm
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Fiḍál (Grace), 13 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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Oh, what a beautiful snowy morning it is for a race. The snow is crisp and these booties, my human bought us, keep our feet nice and warm. I hope his feet are as warm as ours. He looks warm with his fur lined parka, but with humans you can't tell how cold they are until their teeth start to chatter.

This is my first year to be lead dog. I've trained for this ever since I was a pup, so I know my responsibility. Including myself, there are sixteen dogs in this team. I've checked all our natural fur coasts, and they are thick and warm. Every dogs has their booties secured, so the snow won't freeze their feet. I've checked all their noses--by touching them with my nose--so I know each dog is healthy.

I'm familiar with the race veterinarian. She and her assistance are on the snowball and have checked out each team to make sure everyone meets whatever husky health standards the humans approve. I saw her smile and nod after she finished checking my team, so I know we meet the human's standards. Not that I was worried, I know my team is healthy--according to my high standards.

I see someone just handed my human another cup of coffee. That's his favorite wake-up and start the race drink. I prefer water myself, but each species has its own choice of liquid refreshment. I do hope he has brought water for himself. I know there is enough water for my team along the route, but humans seem to have rather odd tastes when it come to water. I suppose if worst comes to worst, I can share my water with him. I don't want him becoming dehydrated during the race.

February 18, 2019 at 11:15am
February 18, 2019 at 11:15am
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Kamál (Perfection), 12 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Monday, February 18, 2019

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Admiring snow from a train
is a warm experience
for arthritic joints.

Train rides always bring back memories of my childhood. I don't know how old I was when Mom and I rode a train. I remember it was a coal burning trains with a wonderful whistle. I could hear the wheels as it moved along the steel tracks. It was a sort of clickity clack.


Sleep in a real bed
an inspiring idea
my smartphone on the nightstand.

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DAY 1889: “ ’Things always happen too soon or too late,’ says Arturo Perez Reverte in The Queen of the South. Do you feel that way, at least sometimes, and can you think of events that happened too early or too late?”

Things happen when they are supposed to happen. We only think they are too late or too soon because we move on a different timescale than either God or the universe.

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DAY 2273: Use these words in your entry: binding, tremor, mutant, democracy, furry, bacon.

In the furry of morning
crisp bacon and hot coffee
feed cold, hungry bodies
and fill weary minds with hope.

Hope that the tremors
felt across the planet
are just birth pangs
announcing the nativity
of a new stage in humanity's
collective evolution,
and the spread of
democracy

across the planet.

Hope rises
as xenophobia
the mutant offspring of prejudice
is confronted
by the battalions
of love and unity.

February 17, 2019 at 10:41am
February 17, 2019 at 10:41am
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Jamál (Beauty), 11 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Sunday, February 17, 2019

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Helicopter flight
Beautiful Kilauea
The goddesses red lava smile


Verdant tropical rain forest
Inhale the fragrance of paradise
Listen to nature's song


Pork and vegetables
Roasted in a pit
Inhale the delicious aroma


“The tabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not one another as strangers. Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch.”
Baha'u'llah9

I am at home
Wherever I roam
Because I have Baha'i family
I have not yet met.

Footnotes
9  Quoted on the Baha'i Website of the Baha'is of Hawaii.

February 16, 2019 at 12:37pm
February 16, 2019 at 12:37pm
#952129
Jalál (Glory), 10 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Saturday, February 16, 2019

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DAY 2281: Creation Saturday Prompt: Use these words in your entry: inspiration, hope, rose, love. frustration.

Winter Poem

Feel the frustration,
the lack of inspiration
on a cold winter morning
when aching joints wake
screaming for warmth.

Wrap your hands
around a hot cup of coffee
giving your fingers
and their joints hope
that spring is on the way.

Once your fingers are warmed up,
and you can hold a prayer book
it's time to pick the rose
of God's love
and intone a prayer of gratitude.


February 16, 2019 at 11:58am
February 16, 2019 at 11:58am
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Jalál (Glory), 10 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Saturday, February 16, 2019

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Weekend weariness
Uncontrollable desire to sleep
Until I lay down

I hope Fivesixer or someone brought some chocolate because the only way I'm going to get any sleep is to eat a bit of chocolate before I lay down. After the excitement--of New Zealand, the Caribbean, Goat Island, fish, food, volcanoes, etc.--the only way I'll be able to sleep is to eat a bit of chocolate before bed. It doesn't matter how tired I am because once my heat hits the pillow, I'm wide awake until I eat the chocolate.

February 15, 2019 at 11:01am
February 15, 2019 at 11:01am
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Istiqlál (Independence), 9 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Friday, February 15, 2019

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The Goat Island Marine Discovery Center and Glass Bottom Boat are more to my speed these days. All though, I could be talked into the snorkeling if an experienced snorkeler explained it to me in detail and showed me how to use the equipment. The only problem, I might have, with the snorkeling concerns the swimming part.


The Kiwi bar food sounds interesting and inviting. The blackboard menu sound intriguing and probably has food I have never tasted before. I enjoy new food experiences because they attract my taste buds and get my creative juices flowing.

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#1901868 by Lyn's a sly fox

DAY 2280: Fun facts Friday, check out these interesting facts and write about whatever one interests you the most.
https://www.rd.com/culture/interesting-facts/

It's been an interesting news week. Some guy caught a 20 pound gold fish, his sister or someone took a picture of him holding the fish. It was gold and, appeared to be 20 lbs. I don't think it was an actual gold fish, but another species with similar coloring. Next there was the article about camels wandering into someone's yard in Arizona (I think it was somewhere in Arizona), and animal control or the police catching the camels. Those things are weird enough, and should get the creative juices flowing to create a story using them.

I found the fact about Ophiocordyceps, the tropical fungus that turned ants into zombies, most interesting. This is another item that gets the creative juice flowing. Studies are focusing ways to use this discovery to control pest, especially carpenter ants that cause structure damage to buildings. I suspect there are numerous ways this information can be used in a science fiction or fantasy story. The article about this fungus is found at https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/110511-zombies-ants-fungus-infe...

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DAY 1880: It's Friday, what are your plans for the weekend? Tell us what's happening around where you live?

My Plans For The Weekend

*BulletBr* Finish editing fantasy newsletter.
*BulletGr* Begin cleaning out my WDC inbox.
*BulletO* Finish transcribing poems to "Devotional Poetry and "Poem Experiments.
*BulletP* Finish transcribing older hard copy short stories to "Flashes of Inspiration.
*BulletB* Do Vindale Research surveys to build up the money in that account, so that I can request payment.
*BulletG* Accomplish some of this weeks goals that I didn't complete.
*BulletR* Attempt to get back into review routine.
*BulletV* Keep a closer eye on smart phone so that it does not turn itself off in the middle of the night because the battery has no charge.
*Bullet* Begin unpacking back suitcase to see what is in it, and what has to be done with the items.

I will be happy, and feel I've accomplished between 3 to 6 items on that lists.

February 14, 2019 at 11:30am
February 14, 2019 at 11:30am
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Istijlál (Majesty), 8 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Thursday, February 14, 2019
Valentine's Day

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Beautiful vineyards
A day of relaxation, food,
sightseeing, and fun.

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DAY 2279: Let this quote by T.S. Eliot inspire you entry today.
"It’s strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for words."
Happy Valentine's Day!

Words,
phrases,
and sentences
woven into the tapestry of paragraphs
that attempt to express the lover's emotions.

Words,
live waves
rolling into shore,
flow across the mind,
and attempt the impossible
to express the inexpressible.

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#1972895 by Lyn's a sly fox

Day 1885: Valentines Day. What are your thoughts and plans for this day?

It is Valentine's Day! The day many people dedicate to celebrating physical love by giving roses, chocolates, and jewelry to someone they love or would like to love. My plans today have nothing to do with flowers, or jewelry. I will eat a little chocolate tonight before going to sleep because chocolate helps me sleep. Since I don't have to have a blood test for a couple of weeks, I can eat chocolate before going to sleep. My major plans are to review, write, and pray (not necessarily in that order).

February 13, 2019 at 11:42am
February 13, 2019 at 11:42am
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‘Idál (Justice), 7 Mulk (Dominion) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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Water reflections
Of verdant forest and bridge
Ripples undulate

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Day 1884: "As we said goodbye late that afternoon, I thought: "Don't go. I want you in my life. And in a sense, she didn't go." Write a poem or anything you want about a friend you have in your life.

Forever Friends

So many have left,
their souls opening the door
called death.

So many have left,
their desire to travel the world
taking out of my presence.

So many have left,
leaving their memories behind
to comfort me on cold winter nights,
on sweltering summer afternoon,
on autumn evenings,
or on spring mornings.

So many have left,
without really leaving
because their memories remain:
forever friends.

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#1901868 by Lyn's a sly fox

DAY 2278: Write a letter or a poem to someone inviting them to be your valentine.

Happy Valentine's Day

Be my Valentine for the coming year,
together we'll express our love for the Glorious Lord.

Make each day a sacrament,
a year of service without accepting monetary rewards.

Volunteer at a homeless shelter,
assist the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
let's love God through helping others
every day of the year,
never worrying
and always unafraid
because the Lord will provide for us
during this time
in ways we can't imagine,
Now is the time
to express our faith through actions.


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