A Calm Storm

The blog of Sholeh Samadani Munion

Month: September 2007

The end of summer

Night skies are less heavy with your feet off the ground, sitting three steps up. But still somehow weigh on me with the flower scents from gardens across the street, with the emotions of evening rain hanging over my head….

In loving memory

In just a short time I will attend the funeral of the last Hand of the Cause of God, Dr. ‘Alí-Muhammad Varqá.  He passed on to the Abha Kingdom on Saturday evening. The obligations of the Hands of the Cause of…

Quiet

Sunset last night was the start of Yom Kippur, which means that for 24 hours everything is shut down. I do mean everything. No one drives, so my flatmate and I went for a long walk….in the middle of the…

I love evenings at Bahji

A weekend means: -work -the lending library -soccer -an evening reading a book on the couch -a day at the beach -an evening at Bahji Recently I’ve been burning pots and pans…which is usually a rare occurrence. I’m wondering if…

A Holy Day

Today was the commemoration of the Martyrdom of the Bab, which we observe on the lunar calendar in Israel. I woke up at 9 am to make a giant breakfast and shared it with some friends in my building.  At…

Maysoon suggested that Andrew and Jinous make a video for my birthday.   This is the result.   I love you all so much.   —————————— Also, thank you to all of the lovely people who sent me “Happy Birthday” wishes…I can’t possibly…

Today

I was born on a Sunday. One of my favorite stories is about when my parents brought me home from the hospital. My parents put me in my crib, and they say (here my dad always jumps in and states…

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