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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 Goals"  . 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. |
Istiqlál (Independence), 4 Masá’il (Questions) 174 B.E. - Friday, December 15, 2017 It is the third Friday of December 2017, with two more Friday's left in the month and the year. I purchase a $150.00 leg brace from the vein specialist because it is supposed to keep alleviate the swelling in my left leg. The brace works similar to compression stockings, and it lasts longer. I put it on yesterday when I returned home from seeing Dr. Reese. When I took it off, before going to bed, there was no swelling in that leg. I did find out that it is easier to put on sitting in the recliner than if I am setting in my walker. "O maid-servant of God! Verily, all existence is [a book of] pages and tablets which utter the glad-tidings of the appearance of the Kingdom of thy Lord, the Supreme, the Great. Observe the pages of the universe and discover the traces which appeared! Hast thou seen or heard in any of the previous centuries or generations that which is manifested in this Glorious Age? If the writings of the previous centuries, the middle centuries and the later centuries, be compared with that which is manifested in this single century, they will not weigh against it! nay, rather, they are as drops of water in comparison with the ocean. Magnified is He, who hath crowned this century with the appearance of His Kingdom!" ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 11 We are living in a glorious, a wonderful age, the likes of which has never been witnessed before. This is the age when Baha'u'llah, the Promised One of God, has appeared and revealed an ocean of knowledge. I like the metaphor, 'Abdu'l-Baha uses in this quote, about existence, the universe, as a book revealing the good news of God's Kingdom.  Review a minimum of 4 items per day with one written by a newbie. Complete poem for "Invalid Item" . Finish latest poem/prose entry in "My Life Is A Poem" . Submit an entry, either poem or story, to at least one contest. Do a bit either port housekeeping and/or computer desk housekeeping this week.It is Friday morning in Las Vegas, and I need to consider the goals I accomplished this week. I did a good job on all five goals, however, I could have done a better job on goal number five "Do a bit either port housekeeping and/or computer desk housekeeping this week." I need to do more than just a "bit" of desk and/or port housekeeping. Perhaps, instead of having two items, I need to make that one item so I can focus on either the computer desk or my wdc port. I think I need to focus on the computer desk this coming week. Footnotes |
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