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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. |
Kamál (Perfection ), 15 ‘Ilm (Knowledge) 174 B.E. - Monday, October 30, 2017 Do I or don't I, want to participate in NaNoWriMo this year? Today, the answer is no, but that may change before Wednesday, November 1. I have a novel, plot, and characters posted in "NaNoWriMo 2020"  Review, at least, 4 items a day with, at least, 1 written by a newbie. Respond to, at least, 1 blog prompt each day. Complete story/poem/essay and/or activity for "Invalid Item" . Submit, at least, 1 item to a contest. Read 1 of the 4 books I have started:The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá’í Revelation The Dragon Book The Summons of the Lord of Hosts The Fellowship of the Ring After writing the first paragraph and posting my goals on "Weekly Goals" , I decided that I would like to participate in NaNoWriMO. Therefore, I created the title "The World According to Snow", with the genre "Short Stories and Articles". Synopsis: "The World According to Snow is a combination of short stories and articles. Some of these items will be religious and spiritual, while others will be based on personal memories or responses to prompts." Excerpt: "I will post something here between November 1 and November 3." I'm still not enthused, but that could be because I'm depressed. I'm going to create the book anyway and see how November goes. I changed the genre to Personal, Women's, and Art. Maybe I should have put religious or spiritual, as one of those. |
‘Idál (Justice ), 8 Mashíyyat (Will) 174 B.E. - October 4, 2017 I listened to Hooper Dunbar's talk "Recognizing Baha'u'llah on the Bicentenary of His Birth" this afternoon. It talk was inspiring, and made me realize there are a few things I should be doing. One of those is reading The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá’í Revelation. I found my copy of the book in my bedroom on the bed. I was lucky to get here with it because most of my books were put in storage, and I don't know if there still there or if the person who put them in storage got rid of them. It's too late to worry about that now, so I'll just leave that problem in Baha'u'llah's hands. It's good that I can access most of the sacred scriptures online or with an app on my smartphone. "The great and fundamental teachings of Baha’u’llah are the oneness of God and unity of mankind. This is the bond of union among Baha’is all over the world. They become united themselves, then unite others. It is impossible to unite unless united." ‘Abdu’l-Bahá1 I submitted the following comment to "Poetry Newsletter (October 4, 2017)" : "Thank you for the title of this newsletter. I am using the title as a working title for a poem I'm working on. I don't know yet what the final title will be because the poem is 196 in a series of 200 I am writing. The title will remain until after I finish the series, and begin the editing and rewriting phase. When I write a series of poems, I usually wait until the last one is finished before I do any editing."Footnotes |
Kamál (Perfection), 6 Mashíyyat (Will) 174 B.E. - Monday, October 2, 2017 This afternoon I'm upset over a few things happening in the world. There isn't anything I can do, personally, about any of them other than prayer. I can say prayers for the departed, for those who died in the shooting on the strip. I can say a healing prayer for those who were wounded. I want to cry, but I don't think it would do any good. Prayer is much better than crying. The other thing I'm upset, or perhaps I should say nervous, about is the possibility that America will go to war. There isn't anything I can do about that, except fell helpless or pray. I chose prayer and placing everything in Baha'u'llah's hands. "Love and unity are the needs of the body politic today. Without these there can be no progress or prosperity attained. Therefore, the friends of God must adhere to the power which will create this love and unity in the hearts of the sons of men." ‘Abdu’l-Bahá2 Finish at least one poem dedicated to the Blessed Beauty and post it in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . Do Grammar Garden class work. Start an essay/poem/story for week 12 of "Invalid Item" . Review at least 4 items per day. Do class work for Exploratory Writing Workshop.Footnotes |
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