Today was a wonderful day

Last night I got back from work at about 10.30pm and decided not to sleep since I was gonna head out again at 3am. Its one of the Baha'i Holy Days that we commemorate the Ascension of the prophet founder of the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah at 4am in the morning. Some of the Baha'is in the north east gather at the St. Mary's lighthouse by the shore to say prayers. It was such a beautiful sight and feeling to be there just before the sunrise and to be with friends on a holy day.

The weather was just nice, a little cold which is expected at dawn but after the prayers I felt this warmth come over me that made me feel even more spiritual. I'm sure everyone there felt that as well. It was definitely an experience for me and if I am still here next year, I would not want to miss it! After the prayers, we went towards the shore and past the light house just before the sun was about to come up the horizon. Stayed on the rocks for awhile and snapped away on my camera. It was such a beautiful sight and was just taken back by little things that we don't normally get to see. The sun came up quick, one moment we could see the sun peeking out of the horizon and the moment you turn away and look back again its half way there! First sunrise to see in the UK!

After I got back from Whitley Bay, slept for about 5-6 hours and woke up and ready to eat. So went with Kingsley and Lenz to this cafe nearby to have our brunch. Amazing food that lead us to be walking giants. I felt I was 10 kilos heavier after that. No kidding!

The weather was amazingly nice (its been a spell whereby everytime i have my day off its been gloomy and wet)! So the 3 of us went to the park nearby and walked around. Kingsley with his camera and snapping away, while Lenz and I just enjoyed the flowers in the park. It is a very nice park and it has given me the motivation to “probably” go there tomorrow! The walk was really good and made me really appreciate nature (I guess today is all about nature’s beauty). We spent about a good hour and a half walking before heading back home.

Didn’t stay long at home as I had a study circle to go to. Met couple of new faces and was happy to have study circles with new people because it always enlightens you with insights from different people. We were discussing about being truthful and it came to a discussion about how sometimes we do things without being conscious of what we are doing, and doing things out of habit, which I know I do all the time. I think this whole discussion thing started with telling the truth and that sometimes we say things out of habit and somehow it got lead to that. Anyhow, it definitely made me aware that whatever we do, we have to do it in a state of mind where you are aware of what you are doing. It makes you live for the moment and makes you aware of what is going around you. This thought came up to mind as we were discussing, everytime when I lock the car door (or any door in the matter of fact), I usually do it out of habit and because I am not doing it consciously by the time I walk away, I almost instantly go “did I lock the doors?”. I feel its because it is such a habit to lock your doors that you zone out and don’t even think about it when you are doing it. I know its something simple but I know that somehow it affects your day to day life. So lesson today would be : Live every second with a conscious mind (might sound a little cliche to some), try not to zone out!

So that is how I spend my day and I am HAPPY…