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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 Qawl (Speech) 174 B.E. - Sunday, December 3, 2017 Twenty-one days and counting, not to Christmas but, to my birthday. I will be 71 years young at 11:44 PM on the evening of December 24 (15 Masa'il 174 B.E.). I was a bit depressed earlier, however, that is passing. I think the brown study (I like this word better than blues). Two of my items, "Hidden Meanings on an Autumn Morning" "I hope that the people of the West may be illumined by the light of God; that the Kingdom may come to them, that they may find eternal Life, that the Spirit of God may spread like a fire among them, that they may be baptized with the Water of Life and may find a new birth. This is my desire; I hope by the will of God, He will cause you to receive it, and will make you happy." ‘Abdu’l-Baha1 Day by day the light of God is illuminating the citizens of the West. There are some, who may not believe this is true because of the hate, disunity, and other disasters that are occurring on Earth. However, these ar just signs of the change that is taking place. The denizens of chaos and darkness, seeing the rising light of a new day, rise up against the purifying light of dawn. Perhaps a better analog would be spring in the desert. When the spring sun begins to melt the snow on the mountains, the snow melt rushes down the mountain sides and fills dry creek or river beds. This causes a flood that carries away the debris of winter. This is the spring of a new age, when humanity matures and becomes united. DAY 1845: December 4, 2017 Prompt: "Write about something you don't know. And don't be scared, ever." - Toni Morrison. What are your thoughts on this quote? I finished the prose poem "Universal Peace" . I, also, finished reading "Our Human Dream of Peace and Purpose"2, which partial inspired the poem "Universal Peace" . The next article in the "God Speaks Again" series by Kenneth E. Bowers is "The Promised One of All Religions"3. My plan, when I started reading this series, was to write a poem inspired by the article or a quote in the article. The deadline to finish this series is March 21, 2018, which I may or may not meet depending on how long it takes me to write a prose poem or a line phased poem. It took me three days to write the first prose poem, that was when there were 86 articles in the series. As of today, there are 87 articles. Review a minimum of 4 items per day. Write at least one short story for a contest. Write at least one poem for a contest. Port Housekeeping. Computer desk housekeeping.Footnotes |
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