this may have been one of the best birthdays yet. mainly because it was bookended by two wonderfully different, yet entirely beautiful weekends.
project mona. seriously, my heart swells every time i think about this particular group of junior youth and youth. and my co-tutors. and how we have all grown and developed and bettered ourselves so much in the course of the past year. and how much potential we have for even more improvement. this time around, i learned so much about: perseverance, letting it go, discovering our true characters, the power of love and kindness, the beauty of tests and difficulties, praise, perspective, and so much more.
here are some gems:
'Beware! Beware! Lest ye offend any heart!Beware! Beware! Lest ye hurt any soul!Beware! Beware! Lest ye deal unkindly toward any person!Beware! Beware! Lest ye be the cause of hopelessness to any creature!Should one become the cause of grief to any one heart, or of despondency to any one soul, it were better to hide oneself in the lowest depths of the earth than to walk upon the earth.'--'Abdu'l-Baha
'Be ye on your guard and ever wakeful! Quick-witted and keen of intellect are the faithful, and firm and steadfast are the assured.'--'Abdu'l-Baha
look at their radiant faces:
my actual day of birth was full of delicious food, lovely voicemails, surprise packages in the mail, and facebook messages and birthday cards that made me blush. and the week ended with the opening ceremony of the olympics and a trip to the circus! plus, sunday began the year of the tiger, which means that this year should be full of good luck for me. i have a good feeling about 24.
