When I was 5, I saw the words “God Is Dead” on a record jacket at one of my parents’ parties. Knowing nothing of Nietzsche, existentialism, or other 20th century...
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Children’s eyes glistened under the glaze of red and yellow lights beneath a wintry sky. Families stood shoulder-to-shoulder, waiting in line at a children’s amusement park. Parents chatted as the...
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Fearing Friday the 13th, panicking when you see a black cat, or believing that bad luck comes in threes. Superstition is all around us — but are these beliefs really harmless...
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Have you ever received a gift and not realized it until much later – or not really understood it at the time? Can you hold a gift in your hand...
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I’ve come to terms with the fact that to strengthen my spiritual and mental health, I have to practice patience. People’s strengths and weaknesses vary. We are all unique, so...
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We have all some experience of a feeling, that comes over us occasionally, of what we are saying and doing having been said and done before, in a remote time—of...
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As an intense romantic, I love nothing more than reading a compelling love story – and when the story is true, that’s even better! One of my favorite stories chronicled...
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To me, one of the most profound statements from the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, Baha’u’llah, is: “Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abase thyself?” Enshrined in...
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“It’s fine, I’ll do it.” We’ve all heard those famous last words that lead to pretty much any and all physical, mental and emotional burnout. Have you ever used that...
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If you’ve ever wondered about why we’re here, the Baha’i teachings clearly proclaim that we human beings have a profound, two-fold purpose in this life: The purpose for which mortal...
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…every perfect person, every illumined, heavenly individual stands in the station of sacrifice. – Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 452. When my six-year-old son asked me for life’s...
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Prayer need not be in words, but rather in thought and action. But if this love and this desire are lacking, it is useless to try to force them. Words...
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“It must be exhausting to be [this tyrant],” my anthropology teacher once said during class while I studied abroad in London. My classmates and I were shocked. We had just...
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