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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.
June 16, 2018 at 12:37pm
June 16, 2018 at 12:37pm
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Jalál (Glory), 12 Núr (Light) 175 B.E. - Saturday, June 16, 2018

Saturday Review
of the Week of June 10-16, 2018

In yesterday's entry, "Getting Through the DayOpen in new Window., I wrote that I had experienced a set back. It wasn't as bad as some I experienced in previous years; however, it was bad enough to open the gate to my fantasy world. I'm still dealing with that today. The only thing that has kept me, somewhat, grounded in the present are the prayers revealed by Baha'u'llah, The Bab, and 'Abdu'l-Baha. Therefore, I have both my prayer book and my smartphone next to my computer. That way I have access to the prayer, even when I put my phone on the charger.


Goals Accomplished This Week

*BoxCheckB* Read articles on BahaiTeachings.org  Open in new Window..
*BoxCheckR* This week's assignment for "~ The Poet's Place Cafe~Open in new Window..
*BoxCheck* "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. and "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. in "Welcome to My LifeOpen in new Window.
*BoxCheckR* Read at least three pages in The Tablets of the Lord of Host before going to sleep.
*BoxCheckB* Entry for "I Write in 2018Open in new Window. Week 24
*BoxCheckR* Review at least four items per day either under Browse by Genre or Read & Review
*BoxCheck* Do something listed under Other things I have to do or Poems To Write. The goal is to finish at least one thing under one of those items. Copying poems into "Devotional PoetryOpen in new Window. and "Poem ExperimentsOpen in new Window..
*BoxCheckR* Poem for "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. Week 44 - Panama: "Virtual Tourist in PanamaOpen in new Window..

I posted those on "Weekly GoalsOpen in new Window. yesterday. Now I have to look at what I didn't do last week. One thing I didn't do was surveys, instead of answering the surveys in my Cox.net and Gmail.com inboxes, I played solitaire. That will change this coming week because I will place the surveys on my goals to do list. I worked a little bit on cleaning out my Cox.net and writing.com inboxes, but I didn't check my Gmail.com inbox at all. I know it's difficult to clean an inbox out in a week, still I can do a little bit either every day or every other day.

Goals for the week of June 17-23, 2018

*Box* Read articles on BahaiTeachings.org  Open in new Window..
*Box* This week's assignment for "~ The Poet's Place Cafe~Open in new Window..
*Box* "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. and "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. in "Welcome to My LifeOpen in new Window.
*Box* Read at least three pages in The Tablets of the Lord of Host before going to sleep.
*Box* Entry for "I Write in 2018Open in new Window. Week 25.
*Box* Review at least four items per day either under Browse by Genre or Read & Review
*Box* Do something listed under Other things I have to do or Poems To Write. The goal is to finish at least one thing under one of those items, and keep track of what I do each day.
*Box* Poem for "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. Week 45.

Pain1

The steed of the Valley of Love
is chomping at the bit
waiting for the rider
to place a saddle on it.

Poet's Note:

Footnotes
1  Posted on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.



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