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 Gratitude breaks the spell of Writers Block |
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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. |
‘Idál (Justice), 16 Mulk (Dominion) 174 B.E. - Wednesday, February 21, 2018 "The other mode of the spirit’s influence and action is without these bodily instruments and organs. For example, in the state of sleep, it sees without eyes, it hears without ears, it speaks without a tongue, it runs without feet—in brief, all these powers are exerted without the mediation of instruments and organs. How often it happens that the spirit has a dream in the realm of sleep whose purport comes to be exactly materialized two years hence! Likewise, how often it happens that in the world of dreams the spirit solves a problem that it could not solve in the realm of wakefulness. Awake, the eye sees only a short distance, but in the realm of dreams one who is in the East may see the West. Awake, he sees only the present; in sleep he beholds the future. Awake, by the fastest means he travels at most seventy miles in an hour; in sleep he traverses East and West in the blink of an eye. For the spirit has two modes of travel: without means, or spiritual travel, and with means, or material travel—as birds that fly, or as being carried in a vehicle." ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá1 For the past couple of days (except last night), I have read the Long Healing Prayer before going to sleep. I've experienced pleasant and spiritual dreams, but last night I didn't say the prayer. Instead, I went to sleep because I thought I was too sleepy to say the prayer. I did go to bed later than normal, however, I'm not sure that I was any sleepier before turning out the light. Since this prayer is on a smartphone app, I don't have to have a light or my prayer book to say the prayer. I didn't have spiritual or pleasant dreams last night, I'm not sure that I dreamed at all. So from now on, I read the Long Healing Prayer before going to sleep. I submitted the following comment to "Horror/Scary Newsletter (February 21, 2018)" : "I like the metaphor of the haunted house, because that is how depression feels. Thank you for emphasizing that depression can be treated."Before I do any more reviews or writing, I need to look at what I've accomplished so far this week. I've accomplished a lot, but I still have things to do before I can post a goals update to "Weekly Goals" . I've managed to keep up with "Invalid Item" , but today I found out I need to recheck the spelling of a words, especially those I think I know how to spell. I have the item on Pakistan started for "Invalid Item" , and I need to finish it either later today or on Thursday. I want to post that as my entry in "I Write in 2018" . Most everything else concerns the stuff I've been putting off.I submitted the following comment to "Spiritual Newsletter (February 21, 2018)" : Dreams are one proof of the immortality of the soul, because in them our souls can detect and comprehend things we can't understand in our waking moments. In dreams we can solve problems that we've been unable to deal with during our waking moments. I've found that my best and most colorful dreams occur after I have said prayer and meditated before falling asleep.I submitted the following comment to "Poetry Newsletter (February 21, 2018)" : "Thank you for featuring "Construct Cup Poems" in this week's newsletter."Footnotes |
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