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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. |
Jamál (Beauty), 5 Kalimát (Words) 174 Badi - Sunday, July 16, 2017 CE "O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire! This, Thy servant, seeketh to sleep in the shelter of Thy mercy, and to repose beneath the canopy of Thy grace, imploring Thy care and Thy protection. I beg of Thee, O my Lord, by Thine eye that sleepeth not, to guard mine eyes from beholding aught beside Thee. Strengthen, then, their vision that they may discern Thy signs, and behold the Horizon of Thy Revelation. Thou art He before the revelations of Whose omnipotence the quintessence of power hath trembled. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Subduing, the Unconditioned." Bahá’u’lláh1 This is my favorite evening prayer, and it was the first Baha'i Prayer I memorized. I read or recite it every night either before or after I turn out the light to go to sleep. If I go to bed too early I wake up about midnight, if that happens then I read the Midnight prayer by 'Abdu'l-Baha. I read or recite the prayer by Baha'u'llah, The Bab, and 'Abdu'l-Baha because I can feel the presence of the Holy Spirit when I read them.  "There is Only One Way Out"  "Light Bulb Moments"  "Healing the Planet"  "Feast of Words"  "Awakening"  "The Way I Wrote These 200 Poems"  "That We Might Be Free"  "Prayer for Steadfastness"  "Where I Got the Inspiration For These 200 Poems" "Feast of Mercy" "Lost In Translation" "God's Way, Not My Way" "The Word of God" "Feast of Light" "The Dreamer's Scent Awakens the Soul of the Seeker" "Feast of Grandeur" "Go Forward, Press Onward" "Feast of Beauty" "Haifa, The Magnificent City" "Feast of Glory" "Wayfarer's Journey" "Feast of Splendour" "Hermeneutics" "Feast of Perfection" "Listen to the Nightingale" "Feast of Names" "The King of Glory" "Reading the Long Healing Prayer" "Chanting The Greatest Name" "A Poem Fell Into My Hand" "Feast of Might" "God's Children" I need to focus on finishing poems 28, 29, 30, 23, 33, 34, and 36 this week. I can still work on the other, and list any ideas I come up with. However I need to finish those seven poem sometime between today and Friday. Goals accomplished today.  Poem 27 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty "Promises and Premonitions, Chap. 4"  "Diamonds or Dust?" "Aprils snow" Poem 28 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 29 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed BeautyI went to the Baha'i Center this afternoon for the July Devotional Services. While I was there I purchased two book The Sufferings of Baha'u'llah and Call of the Nightingale. Reading these books should give me a lot of ideas for the rest of the 200 poems I'm dedicating to the Blessed Beauty. The subject of today's service was "All true healing comes from God", which is a quote from 'Abdu'l-Baha. The subject of the August 20 meeting is "Will of God". Goals for the Week of July 16-22, 2017  Finish making out paperwork and mail Add chapters to "Invalid Item" "Invalid Item" "Invalid Item" Review chapter, poems, or stories in "Hawks With Sins" "Diamonds or Dust?" "Thrown out of the office" "Invalid Item" Chapter 3 "Pants on Fire" "Setting Priorities" "The Most Wonderful Day of . . . Chap. 5" "Deconstructing a Life, Chap. 6" Finish story We Will Rise Up! Finish poems in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" Poem 30 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 32 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 33 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 34 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 36 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 38 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 39 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 40 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 41 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 42 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 43 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 44 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 45 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 46 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 47 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 48 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 49 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 50 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 51 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 52 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 53 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Poem 54 of 200 Dedicated to The Blessed Beauty Send two c-notes anonymouslyFootnotes |
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