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I am so excited; the ripples from my pebble are beginning to spread!

If you remember, I recorded a letter from the Universal House of Justice a couple weeks ago, and submitted it to my LSA.  They forwarded it on to the Baha’i Office of Communication, and Tuesday, I received a phone call from Ellen!

We had a lovely chat, in which I learned that we’re not supposed to post correspondance from the UHJ in the public forum without explicit permission, or unless the UHJ has already done so themselves.  Although I guess you can find the letter online, it has been posted by well meaning friends who weren’t aware of this guidance.  

So the good news is that I did the right thing by asking first!

But then the question becomes, if I can’t post this for distribution on my own website, how else can I make it available to any English speaker who might want it? 

The usbnc.org site requires a US Baha’i ID number to log in, limiting access only to those with a US Baha’i ID.  But judging by the Cluster Map on the left side of my blog, I have readers from all over the world who might be interested.  As everything else in this journey has played out so smoothly, I’m sure this too will be solved.  I can’t wait to find out how!

Ellen also had some wonderful ideas on other ways I could help the Baha’i community using the studio I have set up, including interviewing Baha’is about how/when/why they became Baha’is.  I imagine it being like “StoryCorps” on NPR.  Or hosting a Baha’i radio show on the Internet.  Both are definitely ideas worth following up on, thank you for suggesting them, Ellen!

My next step?  Well, I’m continuing to move forward, thinking about my first big project.  I have several ideas, but I need to cogitate on them a bit before I present anything for comment.  Until then…