By george wesley dannells on Dec 25, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
It is one thing to put up a site for a Baha'i-related endeavor on the net and have that site featured on other sites. It is another to advertise a Baha'i-related endeavor on the net. The Internet offers the ultimate in advertising targeting. Here are just a few Baha'i-related endeavors that are showing up in Google advertising on pages I have visited. How much money is spent in targeting to Baha'is on the Internet, I wonder?
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By george wesley dannells on Dec 25, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
Now this is Baha'i thinking. What is a good way to categorize Baha'i-inspired music? By which core activity the music is especially suited for. Go to
Divine Notes and click on "category" and ooh and ahh at all the choices.
A song has a purpose. Baha'i-inspired songs have the purpose of advancing the Cause of God. -gw
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By george wesley dannells on Dec 25, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
I write quotations with most of my pictures on Flicker programme.
Comment by Nahid Hossaini — December 25, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
Good idea. -gw
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By george wesley dannells on Dec 24, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
who i am…
i have learned more about myself in this last year than in my whole life.
i have never surrendered to other people's expectations.
i have always done things my own way, even if this resulted in me being homeless, jobless and definitely broke.
i ran away from my house, countless times. this last time, for good.
i've had over 10 different job, most of them resulting in me leaving after a few shifts.
i've had every hair color imaginable, and changed the length of it countless times.
i've realized i need more out of life.
i've let go of every friend i had, and that gained me more freedom than i ever thought i would have.
i've become better at recognizing my needs.
i've been thought of as insane person for doing things differently, but i can't wait to be a success.
i met the person i want to spend my life with at nineteen.
someone finally helped me get clarity and i became a baha'i, despite every mess that would hold me back.
i realized the truth about so many things i thought i would never understand
maybe it's my streak at this moment, but i am determined not to be held back by anyone, and to do what i'm supposed to do.
i am so determined to be all that i am.
Posted by elle. at 1:36 PM
Elle is following Baha'u'llah's admonition to "Bring thyself to account each day…" -gw
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By george wesley dannells on Dec 23, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
Even as Jesus Christ forfeited His life, may you, likewise, offer yourselves in the threshold of sacrifice for the betterment of the world; and just as Bahá’u’lláh suffered severe ordeals and calamities nearly fifty years for you, may you be willing to undergo difficulties and withstand catastrophes for humanity in general. May you bear these trials and tests most willingly and joyously, for every night is followed by a day, and every day has a night. Every spring has an autumn, and every autumn has its spring. - Abdu’l-Baha
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By george wesley dannells on Dec 23, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
Kim came over for Ruhi tonight. Rahmat, too, as usual. Deb who was going to tutor tonight with a special art project in mind, couldn't come; sick. Boo hoo. I played some Killers' "Human." It goes with "Reflections on the Life of the Spirit," I think. Bringing tunes to Ruhi is the extent of my creativity as a Ruhi tutor, I'm afraid. Thank goodness, Deb said she'd come next week.
up to the platform of surrender
I was brought but I was kind
and sometimes I get nervous
when I see an open door
close your eyes, clear your heart, cut the cord,
And then I posed their question…
are we human or are we dancers?
Answer: We're human dancers when we feed our souls with God's sustenance.
Kim brought cookies. Aren't they cute! -gw
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By george wesley dannells on Dec 23, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
"I've been thinking about a similarity in the story of the Garden of Eden and the Persian Hidden Words #19."
Rouha on Facebook. -gw
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O MY FRIENDS! Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn, when in those hallowed and blessed surroundings ye were all gathered in My presence beneath the shade of the tree of life, which is planted in the all-glorious paradise? Awe-struck ye listened as I gave utterance to these three most holy words: O friends! Prefer not your will to Mine, never desire that which I have not desired for you, and approach Me not with lifeless hearts, defiled with worldly desires and cravings. Would ye but sanctify your souls, ye would at this present hour recall that place and those surroundings, and the truth of My utterance should be made evident unto all of you.
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By george wesley dannells on Dec 23, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
Nate likes it. -gw
> Season's Greetings from United Way (2009)
> From: UnitedWayPSAs | December 10, 2009 | 13,338 views
> Message written by Bahá'u'lláh.
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By george wesley dannells on Dec 23, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
Newell Ray Phelps
1928 – 2009
Newell Ray Phelps, beloved father and grandfather, passed away Sunday, Dec. 20 after receiving injuries from a fall. He was 81 years old. Ray, as he was known to his friends, was a resident of Camarillo since 1965. He was outgoing, friendly, generous of spirit, and much loved by his family, friends, and his Baha'i Faith community. …
Born in College Station (now Lincoln) Nebraska, he came to Southern California with his family in 1931 where he fell in love with surfing, spending many long hours catching waves on longboards; at age 13 he was surfing Santa Monica Bay when he learned of Pearl Harbor.
At age 15, too young to join the Navy like his big brothers he fibbed about his age to enter the Merchant Marines. He was later drafted into the Army during the Korean War where he served at the Port of Whittier near the Aleutian Islands. While in the Army he had the good fortune to hear the all-girl swing band "The Victory Sweethearts" at a USO event in Indianapolis, Indiana. The lead trumpeter, Arthella Louise Lust, immediately stole his heart; they were married in 1954 and settled in Southern California, living in Santa Monica and the Pacific Palisades. …
In 1955, pulling graveyard shift with a friend, Ray heard about the Baha'i Faith, and immediately connected with its message of the Unity of Humanity. He and Arthella were active members of their Ventura County Baha'i community. They traveled on Baha'i pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel in 1986 and 2007.
In memoriam. -gw
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By george wesley dannells on Dec 23, 2009 in All categories | Comments Off
I am so sorry to hear you are feeling so isolated and that you are hurting. It’s good that you are reaching out ot us, we’ll help you along today
Pain does have a way of making us pessimistic, it tugs at our courage and makes it difficult to see light at the end of the tunnel. But whether we see it or not it there, so hang in there! …
I realized just a few years back that I did not have to go to a family gatherings where I did not want to be. I look inwards and accepted my limits, and that unburdened me so much. I did not have to be mean about it, or defensive about it, and would just say that I was not up to it and that we would see each other some other time. And when I felt better and stronger, I would be able to see them. Just giving myself that option gave me my power back, one of those boundaries that I have I such difficulties establishing … We are free and wise and empowered and we can make our own decisions about who we will allow close to us. We should not have people close to us who don’t care about hurting us, right?
The other side of that though is that I also realized that I was projecting unto them things that were not theirs to bear. My own lack of self-esteem was wispering falsehoods in my head, voices from the past, and I could not discern it from reality, so that I was attributing to them what was in fact my own voice. Once I made the distinction I realized that some of what I though was in fact falsehood. They do love me, with all my faults, and they want what is best for me.
I realize that is not true for everyone, some families are very hurtful … still, it is often our own desperate thinking that amplifies the negative feelings. What types of thoughts give you hope? Do you have readings around you that could elevate your spirit? There are many online that you could tap into… The word of God is very powerful on the soul and nourishes the spirit, and it comes in so many religious forms… Here are a couple that I find very comforting to the heart… from Baha’i writtings…
O SON OF BEING!
Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent. Thy spirit is My place of revelation; cleanse it for My manifestation.
O SON OF SPIRIT!
With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice! To the court of holiness I summon thee; abide therein that thou mayest live in peace for evermore.
Hang in there!! Tomorrow is another day and we are with you today.
Paix !! Symora
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Changing thoughts, changing feelings. Good advice. -gw
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(5 hours ago) yes were humans!! not beasts! yes we search the light!!!!