Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
The seventh video in Day by Day’s “Shaping my Day” affirmation series is all about trustworthiness.
Day by Day is an initiative from some of the Baha’i Blog team that offers meditations and affirmations to connect with your spiritual self. We hope that repeating the positive affirmations shared in this video will help you to create connections, love and friendship, and make positive change in the lives of those around you!
Trustworthiness and truthfulness go hand in hand in the Baha’i Writings and are seen as essential for us as individuals, but also for us as a society.
Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty. Beware, O people, that ye deal not treacherously with any one. Be ye the trustees of God amongst His creatures, and the emblems of His generosity amidst His people.
– Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah
The affirmations this week are:
I am true to my word and my commitments.
Nothing can stop me from giving my best.
I honour the trust that others gift me.
I protect the words and confidences that others share with me.
I uphold my values in every situation.
I show up, every time.
I do what it takes so that others can rely on me.
I am a safe harbour for those around me.
I am a wellspring of trust, filled with faithfulness and honesty.
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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