\"Writing.Com
*Magnify*
Printed from https://shop.writing.com/main/books/item_id/1649240-Writing-in-Snow/day/11-10-2018
Rated: 18+ · Book · Women's · #1649240

Gratitude breaks the spell of Writers Block

Staring at a blank page is like staring into a snowfield. The snow, untouched by civilization and unmarked by living creatures, blinds you for a few minutes, it glistens reflecting subtle shades of pure white and rainbows at odd angles. If you stare at the snow too long, you get lost in the interplay of light and shadow.

As the day wears on, you become awestruck at the beauty of the snow's perfection. You marvel at the way an oak tree cast its ebony shadow across the pure white snow. You watch the tree's shadow change, grow and shrink, as Earth turns and the sun moves from morning to evening. If you stand out in the snow too long without moving, you risk snow bite or freezing.

If you are fortunate, a red fox will walk across your line of sight. The fox will leave his footprints written in the snowfield. As you watch the fox move, the spell holding you in one spot staring at the snow is broken. You are free to go inside out of the cold and out of danger.


I must say,
writing 500 words a day
isn't difficult,
unless I'm attempting to write
on a single subject.

On Monday, October 28, 2013, I began posting my weekly goals at "Weekly GoalsOpen in new Window.. On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 I began keeping track of may accomplished goals in this journal.

"O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning;
for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds."
Bah'u'll'h The Hidden Words of Bah'u'll'h, Part I.'From the Arabic, #31, page 11

'Heinlein's Rules for Writers

         Rule One: You Must Write
         Rule Two: Finish What Your Start
         Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order
         Rule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the Market
         Rule Five: You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold'

Robert A. Heinlein

It is enjoined upon every one of you to engage in some form of occupation, such as crafts, trades and the like. We have graciously exalted your engagement in such work to the rank of worship unto God, the True One. Ponder ye in your hearts the grace and the blessings of God and render thanks unto Him at eventide and at dawn. Waste not your time in idleness and sloth. Occupy yourselves with that which profiteth yourselves and others. Thus hath it been decreed in this Tablet from whose horizon the day-star of wisdom and utterance shineth resplendent.
Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed After the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Pages 21-29: gr 32

I changed the way I did entries in this book several times. Beginning on March 21, 2018 the entries will cover the topics of spiritual, inspirational, and religions. However, the genres it will be under are Women's, Inspirational, and Spiritual with a tag of Religious.
November 10, 2018 at 9:54pm
November 10, 2018 at 9:54pm
#945315
Jamál (Beauty), 8 Qudrat (Power) 175 B.E. - Sunday, November 11, 2018

"Today the world of humanity is walking in darkness because it is out of touch with the world of God. That is why we do not see the signs of God in the hearts of men. The power of the Holy Spirit has no influence. When a divine spiritual illumination becomes manifest in the world of humanity, when divine instruction and guidance appear, then enlightenment follows, a new spirit is realized within, a new power descends, and a new life is given. It is like the birth from the animal kingdom into the kingdom of man. … I will pray, and you must pray, likewise, that such heavenly bounty may be realized; that strife and enmity may be banished, warfare and bloodshed taken away; that hearts may attain ideal communication and that all people may drink from the same fountain."
Abdu’l-Baha, 12

Walking in Darkness3

We walk in darkness
looking for the Divine Light.

O humanity,
raise your eyes,
lookup and see,
the Light of the Glory of God
that is guiding you to peace and unity.

Take the hand of love,
offered by the Glorious Lord,
and walk out of the darkness.

Gratitude List for 8 Qudrat

Today I am thankful...
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...that I have hot coco mix to make cafe mocha this morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I was able to finish Veteran’s Day: a Century after the Great War  Open in new Window. by Barron Harper, which is Part i of The Baha'i Warnings about War  Open in new Window..
         *BulletV* ...that I was able the finish A Baha’i Prayer for Good Governance  Open in new Window. by Christopher Buck.
         *BulletV* ...that I have $26.25 in the Inbox Dollars account.
         *BulletV* ...that I have that I have $13.41 in my Send Earnings account.

Facebook Status Update

Sunday depression
and weariness
I turn to Baha'u'llah
and place all my worries
in the hands of God's Glory.


Footnotes
1  The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 305.
2  Quoted in Veteran’s Day: a Century after the Great War by Barron Harper http://bahaiteachings.org/veterans-day-century-great-war.
3  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/.



© Copyright 2024 Prosperous Snow celebrating (UN: nfdarbe at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
Prosperous Snow celebrating has granted Writing.Com, its affiliates and its syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work.

Printed from https://shop.writing.com/main/books/item_id/1649240-Writing-in-Snow/day/11-10-2018