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" . 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. |
Istijlal (Majesty), 16 Masa’il (Questions) 175 B.E. - Thursday, December 27, 2018 Universal Melody1 Life is an echoing melody, Reverberating through the Universe; God is the unseen player, Of the instrument of evolution. Goals for 2019 Reevaluate in March 2019 Submit each week to "I Write in 2019" . Respond to "Invalid Item" prompts in "Welcome to My Life" each week. Write 200 poems to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Bab and place them in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . Include a birth in one or more stories submitted to contests. See "Action/Adventure Newsletter (December 19, 2018)" . Set up editing schedule and deadline (at least one day before the Monday specific newsletter is due) for upcoming news letters. Respond to, at least, 20 prompts for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" , "Blogging Circle of Friends " , and/or "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" each month. The responses will be in "I Blog Poetry and Prose" Respond to "Invalid Item" Topic of the Week each week. Do a better job of keeping track of my finances by checking my bank account every day. Place holder for anything else that occurs in 2019 that I have to deal with. Dates of Celebration and Commemorations in 2019 Ayyám-i-Há February 26-March 1 Naw-Ruz March 21 Ridvan April 21-May 2 First Day of Ridvan April 21 Ninth Day of Ridvan April 29 Twelfth Day of Ridvan May 2 Declaration of the Bab May 24 Ascension of Baha'u'llah May 29 Martyrdom of the Bab July 10 Birth of the Bab October 29 Birth of Baha'u'llah October 30 Day of the Covenant November 26 Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha November 28 Footnotes |