O Son of Spirit!
Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou was created.
~ Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words
The Fast officially ended at sunset this evening, and boy oh boy was it a learning process. Far more than last year, and I was far less [...]
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I’m sort of a mess today.
Scratch that, I’m definitely a mess today.
Spring Break is here, and I slept in again. I woke up, ate breakfast, and went back to bed, content that I’d observe the Fast again.
Right.
Last year it was “neat” and “nifty” and “challenging.” This year it is is “hard” and “grrr” and [...]
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We have commanded you to pray and fast from the beginning of maturity; this is ordained by God, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers. He hath exempted from this those who are weak from illness or age, as a bounty from His Presence, and He is the Forgiving, the Generous. [...]
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Today marked the beginning of the Baha’i Fast, a spiritual practice which I first encountered last year.
I don’t have any of my numbers handy — my starting weight and things like that, but since I’m such a fan of important dates, I thought this would be a perfect day to begin this blog.
Even if there’s [...]
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