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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. |
Fiḍál (Grace), 11 ‘Izzat (Might) 175 B.E. - Tuesday, September 18, 2018 "A drop of the billowing ocean of His endless mercy hath adorned all creation with the ornament of existence, and a breath wafted from His peerless Paradise hath invested all beings with the robe of His sanctity and glory. A sprinkling from the unfathomed deep of His sovereign and all-pervasive Will hath, out of utter nothingness, called into being a creation which is infinite in its range and deathless in its duration. The wonders of His bounty can never cease, and the stream of His merciful grace can never be arrested. The process of His creation hath had no beginning, and can have no end."
I discovered the quote that inspired the above poem. I remember reading the quote, as one of the Feast Readings, and looking it up when I got home. It took me a while to write the poem, because sometime I have to let the scripture percolate in my subconscious before I can put the inspiration into words. I run across this quote again today while reading "God, Infinity and Black Holes", which is Part 10 in the series How Do We Know God Exists? by David Langness. This series, which has 17 articles, was published on BahaiTeachings.org3 in 2014. The articles in this series cover four themes (1) Spirituality, (2) History, (3) Religion, and (4) Science. I discovered this series when I was perusing the science article Living the Change: What You and Your Faith Can Do for the Earth by Christine Muller. The title "God, Infinity and Black Holes" was at the bottom under the "You May Also Like" heading. I clicked on the article by David Langness because the title aroused my curiosity. Since I want to finish this series this, I'll have to put some of the other articles I wan to read on the back burner until October. It's either that or do my normal reading of random article from different series. I think I'll try reading a full series this month before going to another. Gratitude List For 11 ‘Izzat Today I am thankful...  ...that I two articles in the series How Do We Know God Exists? . I read Part 1 "How Do We Know God Exists?" and Part 10 "God, Infinity an Black Holes". ...that I finished all 18 poems for the WDC 18th Birthday Poetry Challenge. ...that I have 955 points in my Survey Spot account. ...that my Bank of America Checking account is not overdrawn today. ...that I have 3,349,158 GPs in my Gift Points account.Facebook Status Update Beautiful Tuesday coffee and cool morning pause for a prayer. Footnotes |
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