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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. |
Istiqlál (Independence), 17 Kalimát (Words) 174 Badi - Friday, July 28, 2017 CE "Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beg Thee to forgive me and those who support Thy Faith. Verily, Thou art the sovereign Lord, the Forgiver, the Most Generous. O my God! Enable such servants of Thine as are deprived of knowledge to be admitted into Thy Cause; for once they learn of Thee, they bear witness to the truth of the Day of Judgment and do not dispute the revelations of Thy bounty. Send down upon them the tokens of Thy grace, and grant them, wherever they reside, a liberal share of that which Thou hast ordained for the pious among Thy servants. Thou art in truth the Supreme Ruler, the All-Bounteous, the Most Benevolent." The Báb1 All the prayers revealed by The Bab are encouraging and positive, even when they as for forgiveness. Asking forgiveness is important because it reveals the seeker's resolve to find the salvation. Forgiveness also reveals the believers faith without which moving forward in ones chosen spiritual path would be difficult and, almost, impossible.  Prepare template for Game of Thrones Poems in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" finished 49, 50, 52 (July 24, 2017) 5 of reviews for 7/24/17 Poems in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" finished 51, 53, 54, 55, 56 (July 25, 2017) 7 of reviews for 7/25/17 Poems in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" finished 58, 60, 61 (July 26, 2017) 7 of reviews for 7/26/17 5 of reviews for 7/27/17 Poems in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" finished 63, 64 (July 28, 2017) 3 of reviews for 7/28/17August is coming up, which means the Game of Thrones and a new adventure in "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" . The "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" is a South American virtual vacation that sounds like fun. If I do participate in that, I'll have to set some priorities and writing time limits. Right now I am working on 200 poems dedicated to the Blessed Beauty with a deadline of October 22. I have until Sunday or Monday to decide if I am able to participate. If I do decide to participate in the South American vacation than I have to make it clear, I may not be able to post every day.August Priority List A and B Priorities  Work on and complete several poems dedicated to the Blessed Beauty in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . Work on Game of Throne prompts and submit by deadline. Blog entries Reviews"Blogging Circle of Friends " prompt for DAY 1717: July 29, 2017 - Creative Saturday prompt: Wedding Bands - Ivy entwined gold leaves etched into golden circles: love given forever returns. Write a story or poem about these wedding bands. Is the couple newly weds, are they celebrating their fiftieth anniversary, or is a widow/widower remembering a spouse who has passed on?Tetragrammaton was supposed to be poem number 63 of 200 dedicated to The Blessed Beauty; however, I cannot seem to come up with a beginning. Instead of stressing over the subject, I am going to put this idea aside for a while and write a different poem for number 63. Poet's Note: ▼ This is the second time I have changed a poem idea because I had difficulty wringing the poem - see "At the Beginning of a New Week: July 23-29, 2017" .Footnotes |
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