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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. |
Jamál (Beauty), 16 ‘Izzat (Might) 175 B.E. - Sunday, September 23, 2018 "Erelong shall the exponents of wealth and power banish Us from the land of Adrianople to the city of ‘Akká. According to what they say, it is the most desolate of the cities of the world, the most unsightly of them in appearance, the most detestable in climate, and the foulest in water. It is as though it were the metropolis of the owl, within whose precincts naught can be heard save the echo of its cry. Therein have they resolved to imprison this Youth, to shut against our faces the doors of ease and comfort, and to deprive us of every worldly benefit throughout the remainder of our days." Most Great Prison Exiled, to the metropolis of owls, the Splendor of the Almighty, waded ashore and. entered the prison city of Akka through the sea gate. I begin a new poem about Baha'u'llah, inspired by The Sufferings of Baha'u'llah. This is the second poem inspired by this compilation of Baha'u'llahs writings. The first was "The Wronged One of the World" , which is posted in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . I want to add a couple of more stanzas before I post this in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . There are about two lines I want to use to refer to Baha'u'llah. Those are (1) the Lamp of Divine Beauty and (2) the Pen of Glory.Gratitude List for 16 ‘Izzat Today I am thankful...  ...that I had chocolate chip cookies to go with my coffee this morning. ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today. ...that I have 3,384,226 GPs in my Gift Points account. ...for the beauty of a quiet Sunday afternoon. ...that we have working air conditions in this apartment.Dream I had a interesting dream last night, if dream you could call it. The only thing I saw was a verse from the Christian Bible. I didn't see the entire verse just the scriptural location, which I wrote down in my journal. I've bee thinking about this off and on all day, and wondering what the dream meant. I Googled the verse and discovered the quote. "The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life-only to take it up again." John 10:173. I know this dream occurred after midnight, because I always wake up between 12:00-12:30 A.M. Before I go back to sleep I say the the Midnight prayer revealed by 'Abdu'l-Baha. Sometimes I say more prayer; however, last night I only said the Midnight prayer. I can easily access that prayer through an app on my smartphone, so I don't have to turn the light on. Now all I have to do is figure out what the dream meant, maybe I'm supposed to let the quote inspire a poem or story. Facebook Status Update I have a journal, and I have a pen to write thoughts that come to me when I wake up in the middle of the night. Footnotes |
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