Please note that all opinions expressed here are my own and are not representative of any group or organization. This is my personal blog, but try not to read into the poetry too much…sometimes the words just fit together in the right way. All words & pictures are my own unless otherwise specified.
All work is copyright Sholeh Loehle 2012, and may not be reproduced in any format without the written permission of the author. Don’t steal my stuff.
You can contact me using the form on the Contact page.
My name is Sholeh and I am a Baha’i. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Management & Marketing in December 2005, and served as a volunteer at the Baha’i World Centre in Haifa, Israel from December 2006-June 2008. I currently live and work in Chicago, Illinois. I plan a lot of weddings, and if you would like to hire me to help plan your wedding, please visit my website, Sholeh Events.
I have been blogging continuously since March 2001 and have written about 4,000 posts, many of which were on a previous blog. I am an editor and co-founder of Nineteen Months, an international collaborative magazine based on Baha’i principles.
I started writing poetry “seriously” (albeit slightly angsty and amusing) sometime in high school. The scrapbook in which these early attempts were scribbled has yet to be uncovered from the dusty box in which it is buried. This is perhaps best. I took photos with a Samsung Digimax i6 from December 2006-July 2009, and now use a Canon Rebel XS.
There are several reasons why I blog, and why I continue to blog after 12 years. It is a way to improve my writing, to push myself outside of certain comfortable realms of existence, to reach a lot of people in a short amount of time, and finally, it is a way to express what is on my mind in a place where I have some control.
I do not feel that my personal blog is a place for arguments.
I have been doing this blogging thing for a long time, and I’ve seen how destructive flame wars, misunderstandings, and malicious attacks can be. If you make a comment that is out of line, it will get deleted, without apology from me. So please behave yourselves, and show everyone a little respect.
A few details about me.
I was born and raised as a member of the Baha’i Faith, and it influences every part of my life. Cooking and baking makes me very happy. I am half Persian (and half German/Dutch/Scot-Irish/English), hence the mentions of Persian food or culture. Books are an obsession and I am a frequent library card user. I am fascinated with technology, social media, science, and history. I like to ride my bike. I think getting handwritten letters in the mail is one of the most wonderful things in the world. I am gluten intolerant.
I love photography, being both in front of the lens and behind it. There is something beautiful in that creative process.
This site is hosted by my friend Paul B., to whom I am eternally grateful.
“True reliance is for the servant to pursue his profession and calling in this world, to hold fast unto the Lord, to seek naught but His grace, inasmuch as in His Hands is the destiny of all His servants.”
~Bahá’u'lláh
“Not everything that a man knoweth can be disclosed,
nor can everything that he can disclose be regarded as timely,
nor can every timely utterance be considered as
suited to the capacity of those who hear it.”
~Bahá’u’lláh