Today is the Baha’i new year, Naw Ruz. It has been one hundred years since the remains of The Bab were laid to rest in the Shrine on Mount Carmel. For one and a half years, I could see the…
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One day was filled with the white clouds the size of universes as we walked up (down) the hills. One day was seawater, digging toes in sand and smooth stones, not knowing how to speak to you. One day was…
Today was one of those days. I was woken by a call from a dear friend who I haven’t spoken to in years. She and I laughed and talked and agreed to meet this week for lunch.  While we talked…
The illustrious Sarah Lonning has a presence on the web. Be impressed. Navid shares music, often with commentary. Brilliant. I’ve been enjoying it very much. That odd fellow known as David Precht launched his site a while ago, and it…
It is quieter when the world around is blanketed with snow. The house is silent, my family asleep, and I am considering the pros and cons of going to bed in the next half hour. This morning, as I stepped…
I can’t watch this happen again, when our feet have only just touched the clouds. Each book I write is a novel about the might never be, and one day in the future I wrote a book about every moment…
This weekend is the beginning of winter. To celebrate the freezing cold weather in Chicago, I’m going to share a few things that I have been enjoying that keep my mind off the fact that the ice and snow are…
– There needs to be a good balance between spending time with people and being alone. Too much of either and it is possible to go a little bit crazy. – Walking through ivy league campuses makes me feel smarter….
(i never said i wouldn’t write, only that i might not but this requires hidden words to record the moments, and i am not the type that forgets.) the most perfect times are when the rain is pouring down in…
(This post is not meant to educate on the Law of Huququ’llah, but instead is meant to create interest in the subject. To read more, go here.) For Blog Action Day, we are asked to write about poverty. I decided…
Georgia in the springtime Magnolia trees Bell the hound dog Southern charm and art galleries Tennis and the swimming pool Bell was a bad-tempered dog. I mean, we grew up together, in some ways, so she wasn’t too mean to…
The weekend before last I drove to Kansas City with some friends for the wedding that we now call “Lovefest 2008”, otherwise known as Andrew & Erin’s wedding. Here are some things that I learned: – You can’t rent a…
There are so many faces In each room, I turn and my heart fills with a million histories (I remember it all) There are two ways that I see: I see your smile and I feel your soul there is…
So if you know of anyone that is hiring, do let me know. :-) I’ve got a nice little resume and work experience. Project/Event management type jobs, preferably, but I really don’t know where I’m going to end up. Quite…
When I was booking my plane tickets from Haifa to Chicago, I decided that I wanted to stop for two days in Turkey for sightseeing and pilgrimage. So…I did. Go here for the entire set of pictures. I arrived in…
Yesterday I felt sort of miserable. And then last night it morphed into a full-blown virus of some kind.  These are a few anecdotes for you to enjoy: 1. I watched Season 6 of Scrubs. And half of Season 7….
2 months. 62 days. 1,488 hours. 89,280 minutes. <– My time remaining in the Holy Land. That is all there is to say about that, for the moment anyway. I’m busy working, over 60 hours a week now as things…
I walked around the gardens, and picked up a fallen flower to hold close to my heart. I ran down a path in darkness and silently shouted to the palm trees and sky, a promise and a blessing. …
sometimes I wish you could see me my subtle moments, my tired eyes, my smiles and my gestures. my million ways of laughing and the way I wash dishes, the way I stare up at the stars and off into…
This morning was a little ridiculous. Lucia came over to eat breakfast with me before the Celebration of the Birth of the Bab (we’re on a lunar calendar for some Holy Days here). In the span of 20 minutes, I…
Baha’i weddings are so unique…each couple’s style comes through in the ceremony. Two of my very dear friends got married this weekend, and I have to say it was one of the best weddings I’ve been to. There was the…
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…
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…
There are certain things that are meant to be done during daylight, or at least at a time when you aren’t asleep on your feet. Cleaning bathrooms, for example. First, I am not a person that likes to clean bathrooms…
1. I am eating a sandwich with an olive oil-based mayonnaise. It tastes exactly the same as “regular” mayonnaise, except it has less fat and is slightly less thick. Lovely. 2. We watched a blue jellyfish float by at the beach…
“Every tree uttered a word, and every leaf sang a melody.” “God’s power and the perfection of His handiwork could enjoyably be seen in the blossoms, the fruits, the trees, the leaves and the streams.” “In brief, all in the…
I saw the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie last night. I really only enjoyed it for nostalgia’s sake, quite frankly. It was not as good as I’d hoped based on the trailer. I now realize how disconnected I truly am…
Last night the storm took over my sleep, and I only wish I could have been awake to enjoy it. Instead I drifted in and out of sleep, imagining it was an earthquake (the thunder was so powerful it shook…
Today is the last day of Ayyam-i-Ha, which is a time of joy and gift-giving before the Fast, and is about 4 or 5 days long. The Fast lasts for 19 days…no food or drink between sunrise & sunset. At…