The TruthfulHeart 

 "Truthfulness is the foundation of every human virtue."*

             "Without truthfulness, progress and success... are impossible  for a soul. *                                                                                                                                                               -- Quotes by Baha'u'llah 
 
     A truthful heart is the foundation of self- esteem, self- respect, and the vital ability to tell the truth in our relationships.   We are affected in every possible way by our connection or mis-connection with the truth of self and the heart of life. 
 
   Disconnection & the False Face 
    Advertising and a consumer culture support self- alienation, telling us that what we need is "out there", somewhere outside of ourselves, and that "more" is better (and yet there is never "enough").

     My heartfelt wish is that women attain to true equality in that their self- image is not dependent on the outer looks— 
   and that all of us may cease being run by the tyranny of image.

It is so sad that women are taught to attach so much importance to physical beauty. And then when to have the racist images to fight too that's even more  horrible.

 How much time I spent, sadly wasted, worrying about that when I was younger, and that’s part of the TRUE BEAUTY of getting older, feeling more freed up to release that!

     Friends millions of us on the planet believe that nothing created by the human mind alone can heal humanity's rampant injustice and the havoc wreaked upon the earth in our time.
      So much suffering is caused  by a dearth of spirituality-- over- valuing the material and neglecting vital spiritual values...

 The dire need to spiritualize our world  is found in the world’s scriptures.
   And among them, the Baha'i Faith has shown innovative and amazing ways to to bring the Spiritual into areas of world co-operation and governance. Whether or not you believe in Baha’u’llah as a great Manifestation or Prophet for our time (as the Baha’is say) the plan He brought forth for human healing has been highly acclaimed by revered scholars and is an inspired source of much that is now being picked up and utilized for the betterment of many social groupings. 
       The people of earth have been invited to study these writings, communities and examples.  Said to be Divinely inspired, these ways have transformed hearts and entire communities-- applied on a global scale, our world could become a home of gladness....

 
    “The world’s equilibrium (is) upset through the vibrating influence of this most great this new World Order... Mankind’s ordered life (is) revolutionized through the agency of thisunique, this wondrous System*-- the like of which mortal eyes have never witnessed.” 
                                                                                                                         
   * This quote refers to the plan given by Baha'u'llah to bring unity, equality and peace to this earth, a plan that Baha'i's believe is Divinely inspired, for this, they say is the long- awaited age foretold by Prophets, an age of peace and prosperity heralded in an amazing, long- expected Divine Personage, who in this day is none other than the human vessel of Baha'u'llah.  His name translates to "the Glory of God" and He is said to fulfill all the prophecies of the BIble, the Koran, and all the holy books of ages.  
     A stupendous claim, and one that is not made lightly...

                Read more at Bahai.org   & the Baha'i library at :http://reference.bahai.org/en/