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Update on Baha’i Inspired Journal

Baha'i journal sticker sheet

If you are following my journey as I collaborate on creating a journal that is inspired by a Baha’i way of life then here is the latest update.

The journal is now ready for download but not yet for print. the downloadable version will include:

  1. Months March to Dec 2019 and Jan to March 2020.
  2. Mandala to colour each month
  3. Monthly view: shows the names of the Baha’i months and special days
  4. Monthly goals setting
  5. Monthly habit tracker to track things like reading the writings, Prayers etc.
  6. Monthly ” things that make me smile” to record the little things in life that make our day worth getting up for.
  7. Monthly “What I am thinking about” page is a space to keep all your great ideas and plans
  8. Monthly space for tracking if you are reading/ want to read/ thinking of reading. Things you are listening to/ want to listen to/ thinking of listen to such as podcasts, lectures etc. Events you are attending like conferences or even feast and Holy Days and last a space to track service projects.
  9. Weekly views with special Baha’i events marked
  10. weekly meal planning page
  11. Daily view records lots of info from schedule and daily meals to who you want to pray for. each daily page has a quote to read and meditate on.

So this journal has been a work or love and is full of stuff we wanted in our own journals that are missing. If you download, please send us any feedback for next years version. We are also including the stick sheet that is sized for areas of the journal. Since these are not standard Avery sizes you need to print on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of sticker paper and cut by hand.

looking forward to your comments.

Download directly from my Etsy store here: Price is $14

OR

Email transfer to me and a link will be sent to download: price $12

Carolyn

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Bahá’i inspired Journal

mandala with nine pointed star

Love journaling but can’t seem to find a great Baha’i Journal? We are developing a Baha’i Inspired Journal just for you!

Yep! Here is how it happened: a few of us on a Facebook group page got talking about the lack of a good Bahá’i journal and Lo and Behold a collaboration was born! We were looking to release it at Naw-Rúz but there was so much more planning and organizing to do than we thought, so we have only March and April done! Yeah for us!

For sure Ridván will see it available for download or print.

We think that this will make a great gift ideas for those who love to journal. If you need additional ideas for Holy day gifts, check out the easy pendant idea!

What does it look like?

At first we were playing around with each month having different colours but now we are thinking to just keep it simple.

Here is how we planned the layout:

  • The cover is a mandala with ta 9 pointed star.
  • The inside cover has a quote
mandala with nine pointed star
Image we will use for the cover of the Journal.
  • Next pages are the yearly Bad’i Calendar and the page opposite are the important Baha’i dates
  • Each month starts with a mandala to colour
  • Then there is a monthly calendar with all the important events happening like feasts and holy days
  • April Monthly calendar
  • Each month will have a place to set goals for the month and the action steps for each.
A place to set some goal for the month
  • Then we saw a beautiful info-graph on what is needed to lead a Baha’i life and we turned this into a habit tracker for each month
  • We all need to remember the things that made us smile along the way and keep track of the random idea and thoughts. We gave these a page for themselves in a very free form manner.
  • Things that make me smile
  • Thinking about
  • I am always trying to remember a book I wanted to read or did read.
  • A piece of music or a podcast I want to remember
  • An event to attend
  • A service project I am involved in or would like to do: this page is a visual representative of that.

Weekly view:

  • For the weekly view we have each week of the month at a glance.
  • A planner for meal plans and exercise

Daily View Records :

  • The day, the Baha’i month and if there is a feast or holy day.
  • There is a quote inserted in the banner section not shown here
  • Quotes you love of want to remember
  • Appointments
  • Tracking a habit
  • Tasks
  • Meals
  • Who you are praying for
  • Space to record personal, work and home
  • A space to reflect
  • April Daily Page

Then it is a repeat of these pages for each month.

We would love any feedback on this journal.

Download your free March / April and if you want to sign up for notice when the journal is complete then please do so here.

Carolyn