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. |
Jalál (Glory), 14 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Saturday, May 11, 2019 May Afternoon1 Pleasant afternoon A dog barks in the next block: Is he chasing cats? Gratitude List for 14 Jamál Today I am thankful... ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn this morning. ...for the hot, black coffee I had before breakfast. ...that I have 562 points in my Survey Junkie account today. ...for the oatmeal raisin cookies I have for my morning snack. ...that I have $9.75 in my Vindale Research account. ...for the baked chicken and summer salad I had for dinner. ...that I have $11.11 in my Inbox Dollars account. Jamál (Beauty), 15 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Sunday, May 12, 2019 Mother's Day Facebook Status Update I'm sleepless in Las Vegas, but this isn't my usual bout of insomnia. I'm falling asleep at the keyboard; Thank God, I no longer drive or have a car. Two weeks without a decent night's sleep, and I don't see it getting any better. I'll call the leasing company on Monday, without any hope they'll do anything-- there are still items that needed fixing when we moved in. Two weeks of waking up in then middle of the night with stinging and itching arms and body. We've sprayed the furniture and the rug, but spray doesn't work; at least not to exterminate the problem. Gratitude List for 15 Jamál Today I am thankful... ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today ...for the fresh brewed hot coffee I had this morning. ...that I have 602 points in my Survey Junkie account. ...for the oatmeal raisin cookies I had to go with my coffee this morning. ...that I have $18.00 in my Send Earnings account. ...that I have completed editing and submitted the Fantasy newsletter due on 5/13/19. ...that I have decided on the subject for the June spiritual newsletter. ...that I have 759,489 GPs in my Gift Points account. Kamál (Perfection), 16 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Monday, May 13, 2019 Collage2 Clouds haphazardly Scattered across the blue sky Condensation trials Gratitude List for 16 Jamál Today I am thankful... ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today. ...for the oat meal raisin cookies I had to go with my morning coffee. ...that I have 653 points in my Survey Spot account. ...for the chocolate yogurt and pretzels I had with my lunch. ...that I have $18.50 in my Send Earnings account. ...that May/June edition of The American Baha'i arrived in the mail today. Fiḍál (Grace), 17 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Facebook Status Update I finally got a good night's sleep without bedbug biting. The bedbugs didn't make an appearance until sometime in April, so we didn't bring them with us. I suspect they were in the carpet. The problem has been turned into every one it can be turned into. We drug out the old recliner, and set it in front of the apartment. We brought in something that I can sleep in, it isn't a recliner, but it does lean back. It will work until I can afford to get a new or used recliner. I also took out a pillow. It was one of the magnetic pillows that was popular several years ago. It had a removable cover, which could be dry cleaned. I've had the pillow for years, never dry cleaned or washed the cover. Since I wasn't going to dry clean or wash the cover, I took the pillow out with the recliner. This morning I woke up and found out someone had taken the pillow. The pillow had bedbugs in it. Gratitude List for 17 Jamál Today I am thankful... ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today. ...for fresh brewed hot coffee. ...that I have 952 points in my Survey Junkie account. ...for the oatmeal raisin cookies I had for my morning snack. ...that I have 53,400 points in my YouGov account. ...for the brita pitcher we have because we can filter our water. ...that we have a working air conditioner in this apartment. ...that I have 798,539 GPs in my Gift Points account. ‘Idál (Justice), 18 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Gratitude List for 18 Jamál Today I am thankful... ...that I was able to request $12.91 sent to my PayPal account from my Survey Junie account. ...for the fresh brewed coffee I drink this morning. ...that I have 49 points in my Survey Junkie account. ...for the small shredded wheat squares and blue berries I had for breakfast. ...that I have 808,589 GPs in my Gift Points account. ...for the chicken salad I had for lunch. Istijlál (Majesty), 19 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Thursday, May 16, 2019 Gratitude List for 19 Jamál Today I am thankful... ...that the bank honored this months contribution to the Baha'i National Fund. ...for the chocolate doughnut I have to go with my coffee this morning ...that I have 125 points in my Survey Junkie account today. Footnotes |