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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.
December 25, 2018 at 8:55pm
December 25, 2018 at 8:55pm
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'Idal (Justice), 15 Masa’il (Questions) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Unsheathed Claws1

Claws of dawn
penetrate day's closed eyelids
drawing the scarlet hue of morning.

Gratitude List for 15 Masa’ill

Today I am thankful...
         *BulletV* ...for the Christmas cookies I had to go with my coffee this morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 4,214,812 GPs in my Gift Points account this morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 282 points in MySurvey account.
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for Ginger Ale.

Goals for 2019
Reevaluate in March 2019

*BulletBr* Submit each week to "I Write in 2019Open in new Window..
*BulletGr* Respond to "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. prompts in "Welcome to My LifeOpen in new Window. each week.
*BulletO* Write 200 poems to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Bab and place them in "Bicentenary Poems and ProseOpen in new Window..
*BulletP* Include a birth in one or more stories submitted to contests. See "Action/Adventure Newsletter (December 19, 2018)Open in new Window..
*BulletB* Set up editing schedule and deadline (at least one day before the Monday specific newsletter is due) for upcoming news letters.
*BulletG* Respond to, at least, 20 prompts for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUSOpen in new Window. in January. The responses will be in "I Blog Poetry and ProseOpen in new Window.
*BulletR* Respond to "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. Topic of the Week each week.
*BulletV* Do a better job of keeping track of my finances by checking my bank account every day.
*Bullet*

Footnotes
1  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2018/12/unsheathed-claws.html.



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