Writing in Snow

This poem way inspired by Race Unity: It’s In Our DNA   by Robert Atkinson and by the scriptures revealed by Baha'u'llah.

Gratitude List for 15 Asmá’

Today I am thankful...
          ...that I had enough cash in my purse so that we could do the laundry today.
          ...that I have $19.95 in my Vindale Research account.
          ...that I have 30,100 points in my YouGov account.
          ...for the root beer Popsicle I had for my afternoon snack.
          ...that I have 3,038,594 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Footnotes
1  Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 215.
2  Quoted in Race Unity: It’s In Our DNA by Robert Atkinson, http://bahaiteachings.org/race-unity-dna.
3  Posted in my offsite blog A Butterfly - Emerges from Her Cocoon.

Gratitude List for 14 Asmá’.

Today I am thankful...
          ...that, on September 1, I was one of the random A Week of 18 winner.
          ...for the chocolate covered doughnuts I have to go with my morning coffee.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that I have 3,03,644 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...for the Merit Badges I received today.

Footnotes
4  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.

Gratitude List for 13 Asmá’

Today I am thankful...
          ...that "End of Summer"  won first place on September 1 in "The Writer's Cramp"  contest.
          ...that I have 3,005,209 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...that I was able to get my hair cut today.
          ...that we were able to pay the rent today.
          ...that I was able to find several items about The Golden Rule on writing.com.

Footnotes
5  I posted this poem on my offsite blog Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.

Gratitud List for 12 Asmá’ (Names)

Today I am thankful...
          ...that I was able to get online today.
          ...that both my government checks hit the bank today.
          ...that I have 875 points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...that I have 2,993,559 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...that I have the edition of the spiritual newsletter I am editing started. The deadline is Monday, September 10.

Footnotes
6  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.
7  Meaning "just the right word".
8  Refers to the languages that The Bab and Baha'u'llah revealed the Baha'i scriptures in.

Gratitude List for 5 Asmá’

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that I have $18.95 in my Vindale Research account.
          ...that I have $10.00 in my PayPal account to transfer to my Bank of America checking account. It will take about one business day.
          ...that I have 2,981,134 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...that we had spaghetti for supper tonight.

Footnotes
9  The Kitáb-i-Aqdas: paragraph 132.
10  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon.

Gratitude List for 4 Asmá’.

Today I am Thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America account is not overdrawn.
          ...for cold Arizona sweet tea.
          ...that I was able to write three poem this morning, while I was waiting for My Gait tech support to call me back.
          ...for the sentences and lines I found in a couple of Memo Books that I can use in poems.
          ...that I have $22.32 in my Inbox Dollars account.
          ...that I received a merit badge.

Footnotes
11  I posted this in my offsite blog, Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.

Gratitude List for 3 Asmá’

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that I received a check from my sister today.
          ...that I have 825 points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...that I have 676 points in My Survey account.
          ...that I have 2,964,871 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Footnotes
12  Paris Talks, pp. 176-177.
13  Quoted in the article "Our Daily Work: Spiritually Illumined, Whether We Know It or Not" by Greg Hodges http://bahaiteachings.org/daily-work-spiritually-illumined-whether-know-not
14  I posted this poem on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.

Gratitude List for 2 Asmá’

Today I am thankful for...
          ...that I was able to get online and access my home page without any problems, without having to manually reboot the modem , or call tech support for assistance.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that I have 805 Points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...that I have 626 Points in My Survey account.
          ...that I found Mama's prayer book when I was cleaning off my computer desk yesterday.
          ...that I have 2,918,071 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Footnotes
15  Baha'i Prayers, page 135, 1991 Edition.
16  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon

Gratitude List for 1 Asmá’

Today I am thankful...
          ...that I received second place in Round 32 of Bi-Weekly Oriental Poetry Contest for "Nightingale Wake Up Call" .
          ...that I was able to attend Devotional Services at the Baha'i Centre on August 19.
          ...that I found the book Baha'u'lla: Promised One of All the Scriptures, when it fell out of the book bag I put it in before moving out of the house on Bracken Ave.
          ...for home brewed sweet iced tea.
          ...for the Pig Skin chips someone brought to go with the refreshments at the Devotional Services.
          ...for the writing.com book mark I am using to mark my place in Baha'u'lla: Promised One of All the Scriptures.
          ...for the prayers I memorized, so I can recite them as I fall asleep.
          ...for Reese's Peanut Butter cups.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that I was able to get online and access my homepage this morning.

Footnotes
17  Selections from the Writings of the Báb, “Say, verily any one follower of this Faith can, by …”
18  The Birth of the Bab and the Birth of Baha'u'llah.
19  http://news.bahai.org/story/1280/

Gratitude List for 18 Kamál

Today I am thankful...
          ...that I was able to have $10.00 sent to my PayPal account from My Survey account. I have 556 points left in My Survey account.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that I have 745 points in My Survey account.
          ...for the post of one of my Facebook friends. He said the we need to know why we believe in God because it isn't enough to just have faith that God exists. This post caused me to think of a couple of questions I can use as beginnings of free writes during my meditation and prayer time: Why do I believe in God? Why do I believe that Baha'u'llah is the promised one of all religions?
          ...that I got my hair colored today.

Footnotes
20  Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 24.
21  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.

Gratitude List for 15 Kamál

Today I am thankful for...
...that I have 1706 points in My Survey account.
...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
...that I received a post card from Elle in Scotland.
...that I have 2,885,696 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Gratitude List for 16 Kamál

Today I am thankful for...
...that when I spilled coffee on my right hand I was just a minor burn.
...that I wrote a poem for Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.
...that I wrote two items for "~ The Poet's Place Cafe~" . I wrote "Questions Encourage Search"  and "Why do I write? I want to write" .
...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
...that I have $22.17 in my Inbox Dollars account.
...that I have 1,756 points in My Survey account.

Footnotes
22  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon

Gratitude List for 14 Kamál

Today I am thankful...
          ...that I did not have any problems getting online and uploading my home page this morning.
          ...that I was able to pet Millie, the neighbors dog, today.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for the scriptures revealed by Baha'u'llah because they help me maintain a positive attitude no matter what is happening in my life.
          ...that I have several short poems I can post on my offsite blog if, for some reason, I cannot write a new poem to post.

Footnotes
23  Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, CXXX: “Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in…”
24  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon.

Prayer  

Gratitude List for 10 Kamál

Today I am thankful...
          ...for freshly boiled black coffee for breakfast.
          ...for the bottles of cold water I have in the fridge because it is going to be a hot day.
          ...that I changed my pharmacy from Smith's Food & Drug Store to the Humana mail order pharmacy because I can get most of my prescriptions though the mail without it costing me anything.
          ...that 2,814,851 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...for the raspberry GoGurt I had for desert tonight.

Footnotes
25  Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh,CXXXVI: “Say: Deliver your souls, O people, from…”

Gratitude List for 8 Kamál

Today I am thankful for...
          ...that I have $12.00 in my Send Earnings account.
          ...that I have 950 points in my I-Say account.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for hot coffee to drink while I am working at the computer.
          ...that I could review four items this morning.
          ...for the ham & egg sandwich with whole cherries that I had for breakfast.
          ...that I had a raspberry GoGurt with my lunch today.
          ...that we have a working air conditioner because it is triple digits outside.
          ...that I have 1,631 points in My Survey account.
          ...that I have $23.55 in my Product Report Card account.
          ...that I have $63.21 in my Google AdSense account.
          ...that I have 695 points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...that I have 2,791,301 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...that I have $21.35 in my Inbox Dollars account.
          ...that I have $17.38 in my Vindale Research account.
          ...for the Sloppy Joe's I had for supper tonight.

Footnotes
26  Paris Talks, p. 19.
27  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.