On The Other Side Of Fear Is Love
“I am the royal Falcon on the arm of the Almighty. I unfold the drooping wings of every broken bird and start it on its flight.” Bahá’u’lláh What If Fear Were A Door? Ten years ago I arrived in the … Continued
Don’t Wait, Co-Create
Susan from Writing Four Lives posted yesterday this gem “Don’t Wait For The Letter From Hogwarts”: Rebecca Stead, the Newbery Award winning author of When You Reach Me, was asked at a conference I was attending what advice she had … Continued
Keep friends, keep music, keep on being a kid
Having received an emotional boost during the wonderful Father’s Day celebration yesterday, I was reflecting during my morning bike ride to work on ways in which I could sustain my spirit and good mood. I recalled that around the time I graduated from … Continued
Inspiring Thoughts on Parenting
On a fabulous Father’s Day, a friend shared with me an inspiring list of quotes on parenting which I feel are worth sharing broadly: “Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because … Continued
Father’s Day Gift
Unto every father hath been enjoined the instruction of his son and daughter in the art of reading and writing and in all that hath been laid down in the Holy Tablet. (Baha’u’llah, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 37) Almost 8 years … Continued
“I humbled my soul with fasting” Arlington Prayer Station and Spiritual Conversation
“I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.” ~ Judaism / Christianity, Holy Bible, Psalm 35:13 “…prayer and fasting is the cause of awakening and mindfulness and conducive to protection and preservation from tests.” ~ Abdu’l‑Baha, … Continued
“Diversity in the Human Family” – Interfaith Prayer Station and Spiritual Conversation
“The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together in making the perfect chord. If you meet those of different race and color from … Continued
“The color of servitude to God” Interfaith Prayer Station and Spiritual Conversations on Race Unity and Challenging Racism
“Today I am most happy, for I see here a gathering of the servants of God. I see white and black sitting together. There are no whites and blacks before God. All colors are one, and that is the color … Continued
“With All Your Heart” Interfaith Prayer Station and Spiritual Conversation
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” ~ Confucius “Ye who are servants of the human race, strive ye with all your heart to deliver mankind out of this darkness and these prejudices that belong to the human condition … Continued