Writing in the Early Morning

‘Idál (Justice), 9 Rahmat (Mercy), 165 BE – Wednesday, July 2, 2008 about 5:30 AM PDT

It is early Wednesday morning. I got up at about 3:30 AM and the alarm goes off at 4:00 AM. I put cloths in the dryer, made coffee and said prayers (not necessarily in that order). I am going to start checking the washer before I go to bed at night because I should not leave wet cloths in over night. I know from experience that I am not going to wash the wet cloths over that are in the washer, I will put them in the dryer of a morning and get on with my day.

I have gotten several paragraphs written this morning. I made an entry in Writing My Spiritual Journey Journal. I decided to change the format of the letter in that journal. I write letters to Baha'u'llah and this morning the format, for some reason, seemed a bit too formal. Therefore, I am changing the format of the letters to something less formal.

I have to be at work by 8:30 AM, but I live less then a mile away so I can start getting ready to go at about 6:00 AM. The garbage trucks come today and there are trashcans on the curb. Fortunately, someone else took them out last night. I have the check to see how close they are to the curb. All right, maybe I am being a little too "something or other" on this trashcan thing.

Writing in the early morning

is coffee to my muse

she wakes to the sound of a keyboard

like the soul wakes to prayers

or the body to a dark breakfast brew.

Some people still send cards through the U.S. Postal Service

‘Idál (Justice), 10 Jamál (Beauty), 165 B.E. – Wednesday, May 7, 2008 about 5:44 PM PDT

My mother received a Mothers' Day card today through snail mail. The card was from my brother and sister-in-law who live here in Las Vegas. Mom enjoyed the card and read it aloud to me. Mom uses a magnifying glass to read cards and letters because sometimes she cannot see the writing or the print.

I think it is wonderful that my brother and his wife sent a card through the postal system. I like to received cards myself that way. I know Mom always enjoys getting cards through the mail. Many people do not send cards through snail mail anymore they use e-mail. I use e-mail myself most of the time.

Many people do not write letters anymore either. There was a time when people wrote letters all the time and sent greeting cards through the mail. I wonder if we got back to writing letters and sending greeting cards through the postal service if the cost of postage would go down; I doubt it. Still it is nice to receive a card through the mail occasionally.