Writing in Snow

I don't enjoy doing surveys any more. The last few days, whenever I do a survey, I feel myself getting frustrated even when I qualify for a survey. May I need to take a break and focus on writing rather then on surveys. Just take a day or two off the surveys, I don't know if that will help or not. I could be experiencing survey burnout, and, if that's the case, I'll need to take more then a couple of day off. I'll have to say some prayer about this. Maybe withdraw from a couple of survey groups entirely.

This is one of my favorite scriptures. I like the fact that it explains that love of God is love of His Manifestation. In this age the Manifestation of God is Baha'u'llah, but that doesn't preclude love of Christ or any other previous Manifestation because all of them are sent by God. It's just that I need to focus my love on Baha'u'llah and do my best to follow the laws for this age.

In the above quote, "the Birds of Heaven" refer to the Manifestations of God5. This quot suggest that it isn't what we learn in school or from a teacher that helps us understand the sacred scriptures, but rather spiritual attributes. In order, to understand the verses revealed by God through His Manifestations we must strive to attain these spiritual characteristics.

My neighborhood is quite this morning. No one is arguing. I didn't hear gunshots or sirens last night. The day started out on a tranquil note. My next door neighbor hasn't woke up because I haven't heard him making knocking noises this morning. I hope and pray the rest of the day remains calm and tranquil. I know as soon as everyone wakes up there will be some noise, but I hope it won't be arguing or fighting.

I began this entry yesterday, but didn't get completed. Therefore, I'm combining the Midweek Reflections with the Thankful Thursday entry. I will finish this today, and post my Gratitude List to my offsite blog Poet999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon  , as soon as I finish the list. I've been doing good with my daily post because I have posted each day for the past five days. I want to keep it up, but I think I'll have to plan the post a little better and probably watch the grammar.

It's Monday again! It's time to find my writing motivation and post my writing goals for May 15-19 on "Weekly Goals" . I've vacillated between the number of goals I've posted for the past few months. Sometimes I post four goals, but other times I post six, seven, or nine goals. Too few goals don't push me to achieve my full potential while too many goals frustrate me when I can't achieve them all. Starting today, I will post five goals each week. If I can accomplish those on a consistent basis then I will add two goals.

Two wings
give civilization flight:
without both wings
the bird
will be unable
to rise off the ground.

I didn't get a lot accomplished today because we spent most of the morning in traffic court. After we left the courthouse we went to CVS on East Charleston and purchased some necessary items. When I came home I called my State Farm agent to see if I could get the monthly payment lowered. I removed the renter's insurance and added De to the policy. The monthly payment is only a few dollars lower, so I think I'll find a cheaper auto insurance company. I also transferred a little over $26.00 from my savings to the checking. I still have to get between $2.00 and $27.00 in the account this week. The surveys aren't helping yet, but maybe some will by the end of the week.

Right now it appears that we'll have to lay out $200.00 to the court because of the tail lights. We laid out that much to get the breaks fixed and I don't know how much it's going to cost for the lights. I've placed everything in God's hands and I begin saying the Table of Ahmad this morning. Things go better when I say or read that tablet everyday. I used to know the Tablet by heart, but I haven't recited it in a while so I'm not sure how much of it I remember. That's all right because I downloaded a Baha'i prayer app to my smartphone, so now I can read that prayer or another any time of the day or night.

It's the Twelfth Day of Ridvan which means I'm only doing the work I absolutely have to do. This morning we went to the food bank to pick up food. Next we went to the bank to cash the rent check Faye sent, then to Smith's to pick up my meds and purchase a money order for the rent. De took the money order to the rental place and then went shopping. I haven't go the mail yet but I suppose I should check it in a few minutes. I'm expecting something from my Kidney doctor to get a blood test this Friday.