Author: Firoozeh
7 Reasons Why You Should Journal
There are many reasons why we need to journal everyday. Here are just a few of those reasons.
1. Our goals and dreams
When we put down on paper what our goals, both short term and long term are, we give them life and bring them to reality. It gives us a starting point to achieve what we want. We are telling the Divine Energy what we want We also create a mirror into which we can look back and recognize that we have achieved more than we realized.
2. Our problems, worries, and fear
By putting down on paper what our problems, worries, and fears are, we release them from our mind and can confront them. When we see them on paper they don’t seem as big and it gives us a better perspective on how to resolve them.
When we go back and read them later, we realize there are few problems that can’t be solved and most of our worries and fears never materialize. Realizing this makes it easier for us to stay positive and not allow our negative feelings to overwhelm our thoughts.
3. Recording joyous events
When we record our joyous events it makes us happy, and helps us realize that life is worth living. Later we can look back at all the wonderful moments in our life.
4. Things we are grateful for
When we are tired we tend to snap at others. Of course we don’t wish to act in such manner but with our daily demands, our energy levels drop. Our thoughts tend to become negative leading to our consciousness dropping.
By making a list of things for which we are thankful, it helps our heart open up again and our mind to allow Divine Energy to flow through us, restoring our life force.
This brings us peace and the clarity we need to deal with our challenges, and stay happy. Our loved ones will also appreciate this, which in return will help us have better communication and more loving relationships.
Making a list of things we are grateful for makes us look forward to a brighter future. When we anticipate a brighter future we act in such a way that makes it possible.
Writing this list helps us stay centered and balanced.
5. Our schedule
Writing down our schedule will not only help us remember our commitments, but also help us remember what we were doing during a specific time. It will remind us of what worked and what did not, and help us to make our future schedule accordingly.
6. Our thoughts and observations
Being observant makes us more aware of our actions, and their consequences. This helps our consciousness grow. It also helps our imagination and creativity.
7. Our ideas
When we write down our ideas, we are more likely to follow up and expand on them. This means more of them will actually manifest and come to fruition.
By Firoozeh Bowden
Peace
Peace 
If you desire with all your heart, friendship
with every race on earth, your thought,
spiritual and positive, will spread; it will
become the desire of others, growing
stronger and stronger, until it reaches the
minds of all men.
spiritual and positive, will spread; it will
become the desire of others, growing
stronger and stronger, until it reaches the
minds of all men.
~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá,
Paris Talks, p. 29
Meditation
Meditation
meditative spiritual New Age music, which puts ancient Sanskrit mantras into atmospheric, contemporary settings
Om bhur bhuvaha svaha
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yonah prachodayat
Praise to the source of
all things.
It is due to you that we attain
true happiness on the planes
of earth, astral, causal.
It is due to your transcendent
nature that you are worthy of
being worshipped and adored.
Ignite us with your all
pervading light.
Life after death
Life after death
Those who have passed on through death, have a sphere of their own. It is not removed from ours; their work, the work of the Kingdom, is ours; but it is sanctified from what we call ‘time and place Time with us is measured by the sun. When there is no more sunrise, and no more sunset, that kind of time does not exist for man. Those who have ascended have different attributes from those who are still on earth, yet there is no real separation. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London
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Ceux qui ont franchi le cap de la mort ont leur propre monde. Ce monde n’est pas éloigné du nôtre; l’oeuvre qu’ils accomplissent, l’oeuvre du Royaume, est aussi notre oeuvre; mais elle est sanctifiée de ce que nous appelons le temps et l’espace. Notre temps est mesuré en fonction du soleil. Lorsqu’il n’y a plus de lever du soleil, ni de coucher du soleil, ce type de temps n’existe plus pour l’homme. Ceux qui sont montés au ciel ont des attributs différents de ceux qui sont encore sur terre, mais en fait il n’y a pas de réelle séparation.
Abdu’l-Baha à Londres
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Ceux qui ont franchi le cap de la mort ont leur propre monde. Ce monde n’est pas éloigné du nôtre; l’oeuvre qu’ils accomplissent, l’oeuvre du Royaume, est aussi notre oeuvre; mais elle est sanctifiée de ce que nous appelons le temps et l’espace. Notre temps est mesuré en fonction du soleil. Lorsqu’il n’y a plus de lever du soleil, ni de coucher du soleil, ce type de temps n’existe plus pour l’homme. Ceux qui sont montés au ciel ont des attributs différents de ceux qui sont encore sur terre, mais en fait il n’y a pas de réelle séparation.
Abdu’l-Baha à Londres
Prayer
Omy God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions!
Verily, I beseech thee to forgive the sins of such as have abandoned the physical garment and have ascended to the spiritual world. O my Lord! Purify them from trespasses, dispel their sorrows, and change their darkness into light. Cause them to enter the garden of happiness, cleanse them with the most pure water, and grant them to behold Thy splendors on the loftiest mount.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
We can’t change others
We can’t change others
I recently received this note from someone who was feeling discouraged and alone in response to this poster.
… “ I try to do that in my community and all I see from a few is no respect no love and less admiration. I don’t get invited to do anything with any of them. I’m single and that has something to do with it…”
My response was…I am so sorry you are having a hard time. We cannot change other people’s behavior. We can only improve our own, and make sure we do not get offended. As you know everyone is in a different level of consciousness. Becoming a Baha’I or perusing any other spiritual path, does not automatically guarantee that the person suddenly becomes a noble human being! When we are sick, we are not automatically cured the minute we walk in to a hospital. We are all learning to behave better together. If we were perfect, our job in this world would be done, and we would ascend to the next realm.
Abdu’l Baha says we need to only look at the good qualities of others and ignore their negative traits. This is the only way we will have unity and reach world peace.
I found Tom Price’s talk “Recreating Ourselves in the Image of the Master” very helpful in viewing everything from the right perspective. If you have time please check them out on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l5aDSqw2QY
I also found this course by Sarah McCrum very helpful in my relationship with others, and understanding why people do and say the things they do.
http://www.heartofhealing.co/the-simple-way-to-turn-an-argument-into-an-opportunity/
Prayer, meditation and relaxation is also very helpful in creating a clear and peaceful mind. You are more than welcome to join my online guided Relaxation/Meditation sessions if you like. You can check them out on my website www.FiroozehBowden.com. Hope to see you soon.
Remember, we are noble beings. Our place is not to judge, but to understand. The sooner we realize we can only change our own perspective, the sooner we have peace of mind. Our world is a reflection of our thoughts and emotions, so always be loving and kind. Don’t forget to smile and be positive!
Firoozeh Bowden