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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 Goals" Open 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.
September 9, 2018 at 11:10am
September 9, 2018 at 11:10am
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Jamál (Beauty), 2 ‘Izzat (Might) 175 B.E. - Sunday, September 9, 2018

"Thus they chose the prison city of Akka, which was reserved for rebels, murderers, thieves and highway robbers, and in this wise they made [Baha’u’llah] associate with such people. But the power of God was made manifest, for this prison became the means of the promotion of His Faith and the glorification of His Word. The greatness of Baha’u’llah became apparent in that He succeeded, from within a prison and under such humiliating circumstances, in … overcoming His enemies, and in proving to all the resistless power of His Cause. His sacred teachings spread to all regions and His Cause was firmly established."
Abdu’l-Baha12

In 1853, Baha'u'llah was exiled from Persia. This began a series of banishment journeys, initiated by the "Persian and Ottoman governments"3 that would eventually take Baha'u'llah and his family to Akka in "Ottoman Palestine"4. The final leg of the exile begin on August 12, 1868, and ended on August 31, of the same year, when Baha'u'llah waded ashore and went through the sea gate into the prison city of Akka5.

Gratitude List for 2 ‘Izzat

Today I am thankful...
         *BulletV* ...that I was able to get online without any difficulties today.
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is no overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for the articles on BahaiTeachings.org...Baha'i Inspired Perspectives  Open in new Window. that help me understand some of the history and teachings of the Baha'i Faith.
         *BulletV* ...that I was able to finish Parts 1 and 2 of The 150th Anniversary of Baha’u’llah’s Arrival in the Holy Land  Open in new Window..
         *BulletV* ...that I have 3,176,555 GPs in my Gift Points account.



Footnotes
1  Some Answered Questions, newly revised edition, pp. 36-37.
2  Quoted in "Out of Exile, a Light to the World" http://bahaiteachings.org/exile-light-world.
3  http://bahaiteachings.org/exile-light-world
4  ibid.
5  Also known as Acre.

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