Bahji at Sunset

As the sun sets on this beautiful day, the crickets' cheeps mix with the bird songs and the cars passing by not knowing the exquisiteness they're missing. The wind tickles my face and whispers through my hair. Each time I come here I am filled with awe that such a place exists in this world. I have no words to describe the way I feel sitting on these stairs with the Shrine to my left watching the sun set. There aren't enough names to describe the colors in the sky, the mix of sounds, the feelings in my heart. My brain can't comprehend the stirring in my soul that is caused by being in this place. I could take an infinite number of pictures and not one of them would capture the beauty that is Bahji at sunset.

Lonely, But Not Alone

Sometimes I feel so alone, so lonely. I feel like what Baha'u'llah said "a stranger in a desolate land." Like I look at the world through different eyes then the average person. This often makes me feel like there is something wrong with me, but there isn't. I am a beautiful person, I have a beautiful heart and a beautiful soul and I need to learn to accept myself. There is no such thing as loving too much or caring too much. You don't have to see negativity in the world just because people tell you that you do. There is nothing wrong with trying to find the good in a situation or person. There is nothing wrong with being child-like. I want to feel the world around me, I want to see every day through new eyes. I want to breathe in this world and this life. I want to live and I want to enjoy every day of it. I want to be happy and strong and confident and fearless. I want to look in the mirror and love the person staring back at me. I want to look at a stranger and see another soul rather then a fearful situation. I want to be proud of who I am and the life I've chosen for myself.