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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. |
Jalál {Glory), 15 Jalál (Glory), 147 BE - Saturday, April 22, 2017 CE "Arise, and proclaim unto the entire creation tidings that He Who is the All-Merciful hath directed His steps towards the Ridvan and entered it. Guide, then, the people unto the garden of delight which God hath made the Throne of His Paradise. We have chosen thee to be our most mighty Trumpet, whose blast is to signalize the resurrection of all mankind." Bahá’u’lláh This is a joyful time of year. It's the celebration of the Declaration of Baha'u'llah 1863. On the First Day of Ridvan Baha'u'llah entered the garden which the Babi's renamed Ridvan because that was the place of Baha'u'llah's declaration. That was one of the turning points in the history of the Baha'i Faith. Before the Declaration only a few people realized that Baha'u'llah was the one the Bab referred to as "Him Whom God Will Make Manifest". After the Declaration everyone who entered the garden with Baha'u'llah knew and the spread the word to the rest of the Babi community and then to the world. It's 2017 and the Baha'i Faith is the second most widely spread religion on Earth. It's one of the Children of the Book along with Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Children of the Book because each of those religions has a sacred book revealed to them. The Jewish scriptures are contained in the Tanakh. The Christian scriptures are contained in the Holy Bible. The Islamic scriptures are in the Holy Quran. The Baha'i scriptures are in numerous books revealed by Baha'u'llah. The Baha'is also consider the sacred book revealed by the Bab as one of our scriptures. I've been a Baha'i for a few decades. I've struggled to live a Baha'i life and follows the laws revealed by Baha'u'llah. My biggest downfall in this struggle is myself. I know there's been times that I failed, perhaps that's why I'm sometimes so depressed. Despite the difficulty I have overcoming my own weaknesses I remain a Baha'i and continue to in my attempts to live as Baha'u'llah would want me to. I continue in my attempt to overcome my failures. Recently I've noticed a change in myself; it's a small change in the way I feel about myself and I can only attribute that change to Baha'u'llah. |
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