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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.
September 20, 2018 at 10:48am
September 20, 2018 at 10:48am
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Istijlál (Majesty), 13 ‘Izzat (Might) 175 B.E. - Thursday, September 20, 2018

“All down the ages the prophets of God have been sent into the world to serve the cause of truth -- Moses brought the law of truth, and all the prophets of Israel after him sought to spread it. When Jesus came He lighted the flaming torch of truth, and carried it aloft so that the whole world might be illumined thereby. After Him came His chosen apostles, and they went far and wide, carrying the light of their Master's teaching into a dark world -- and, in their turn, passed on. Then came Muhammad, who in His time and way spread the knowledge of truth among a savage people; for this has always been the mission of God's elect. So, at last, when Bahá'u'lláh arose in Persia, this was His most ardent desire, to rekindle the waning light of truth in all lands.”
'Abdu'l-Bahá1

Inhale the fragrance
of truth from God's Chosen Ones
who came to spread light's knowledge
across the planet.

Search for Answers23

Search for the answers
that satisfy both mind and soul
the human intellect is God's gift;
humanity must find answers that satisfy
both our scientific and spiritual curiosity.

Gratitude List For 13 ‘Izzat

Today I am thankful...
         *BulletV* ...that I received the Baha'i Unit Convention Materials from the National Spiritual Assembly today. The Unit Convention will be held on Sunday, October 7, so I have time to read the materials and pray concerning who I will vote for.
         *BulletV* ...that I finished the series How Do We Know God Exists?  Open in new Window. by David Langness.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 31,700 points in my YouGov account.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 965 points in my Survey Spot account.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 3,355,558 GPs in my Gift Points account,.

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Majestic Thursday
Inhale the fragrance of joy
Intone gratitude

Footnotes
1  Paris Talks, p. 119
2  Posted on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon
3  Inspired by "The Baha’i View of the Universe: The Cosmos" by David Langness http://bahaiteachings.org/the-bahai-view-of-the-universe-the-cosmos



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