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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. |
Jamál (Beauty), 11 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 174 B.E. - Sunday, January 28, 2018 Sunday Speculations According to dictionary.com, speculation has six meanings; however, only four of those meaning relate to the title of this entry, or any following Sunday entries using this title. Those are (1) "the contemplation or consideration of some subject", (2) "a single instance or process of consideration", (3) "a conclusion or opinion reached by such contemplation", and (4) "conjectural consideration of a matter; conjecture or surmise".1 It's the beginning of a new week, approaching the end of January 2018, and for some reason I'm feeling a little stressed and unfocused. I'm not sure why, perhaps I'm taking in too much of the bad news reverberating across the planet and through America. Maybe there is something I'm supposed to being doing that I'm not doing. I have to figure out the reason, because stress interferes with writing, and causes me to procrastinate. I've noticed that I tended to procrastinate, playing solitaire games, numerous times over the last seven days. Goals for the Week of January 28 to February 3, 2018  Read https://www.wattpad.com/story/132347172-the-royal-renegade Edit "Scavengers" and post the novel on "Please Review" . Write essay/poem for "Invalid Item" . Entry and review for "I Write in 2018" . Review at least 7 items during the week, with at least two written by newbies. Finish Maid of Heaven in "The History of the Divine Feminine" . Finish Fear of God in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . Write at least 3 entries for "The Daily Poem" . Make at lest 3 entries in my offsite blog. Post at least 3 entries in "Melting Snow" . Read 2 or 3 pages in The Summons of the Lord of Host each day. Read articles in the series God Speaks Again2As usual, I have picked more goals for the week than I planned when I begin this entry. I was going to write only seven goals, but I ended up with twelve. There are several other things I would like to accomplish this week, but it's going to push me to accomplish all the goals I've planned today. In addition I have to post some goals on "Weekly Goals" tomorrow, Monday, and I'm not sure how many to post. I don't like posting goals that I'm not sure I can accomplish. However, I need to push myself because I'm not sure what my limits are when it comes to accomplishing goals.Footnotes |
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