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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.
August 9, 2018 at 1:26pm
August 9, 2018 at 1:26pm
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Istijlál (Majesty), 9 Kamál (Perfection) 175 B.E. - Thursday, August 9, 2018

I spent most of the morning dealing with tech support. I called MyGait tech support because I was having trouble loading the browser. It turned out that the problem was the slow speed, so I called Cox and increased the speed. Earlier this year, I decreased the speed because it was cheaper. It was, but it caused more problems so I increased the speed again. I had a feeling when I decreased the speed that was the wrong thing to do. Sometimes it is better to pay the higher price for more speed.

Gratitude List for 9 Kamál

Today I am thankful...
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for the Chili Cheese Frito's I had for my afternoon snack.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 715 point in my Survey Spot account.
         *BulletV* ...for technical support that I can contact over my smartphone.
         *BulletV* ...that we have two working air conditioners in this house, because the temperatures are in the triple digits.

Today has been an interesting and technology interesting day. After the problem with the internet speed this morning, we encountered a brown out. It lasted only a few seconds, but it resulted in another call to the MyGait tech support. After talking to tech support, they suggested I reboot my wifi modem. I rebooted the modem and everything works fine now. However, I'm probably going to have to reboot the modem every time there is a brown out or a longer power interruption, this means that the other items I have connected to the wifi have to have the password put in again.


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