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 Goals" ![]() "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. |
Istijlál (Majesty), 13 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Thursday, January 31, 2019 A Divine Creation1 The soul is a divine creation! A single undivided substance that has neither beginning nor ending. Its association, with the body begs at conception. The soul's association with the body, educates the human spirit; gives it a chance to develop the attributes God endowed it with. When the body dies the spirit, the soul, ascend into the next world taking with it the attributes it developed while in association with the physical body. Gratitude List For 13 Sulṭán Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
‘Idál (Justice), 12 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 My Second Midlife Crises2 This one is going to be fun! New experiences to lift my soul out of its brown study; out of the silent darkness of the uncreated and carry it into the joyous chaos of action. New experiences to jump start my self-esteem, and put my ego beyond self absorption into the realm of humanity. New experiences to split the atoms of fear and melt the elements of self-consciousness. In the process of becoming my true self, I give birth to a new belief system and the process of healing kicks Humpty Dumpty off the wall of selfishness. Poet's Note: ▼ Gratitude List For 12 Sulṭán Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Kamál (Perfection), 10 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Monday, January 28, 2019 Facebook Status Update There are 274 day until October 29, 2019. Today I begin the first of 200 poems dedicated to The Bab. I placed the beginning of the poem in my writing.com blog entry. Gratitude List For 10 Sulṭán Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Life Exists3 The miracle is that life exists! It exists as coral on the ocean floor, It exists as flowers in a hidden meadow, and as trees on a snow capped mountain peak. Life exists concealed in empty space! It exists hidden from human eyes, It exists concealed in the stone of comets, It exists hidden as modules in asteroids, and as living creatures on distant planets. Life exist in the midnight of our fears, It exists in the awesome joy of our hopes, And in every direction of reality. Life exists as a procedure to the enlightened, It exists as a confirmation to the faithful, And as instructions to the seeker. Life exist in every corner of the universe; It exists in every possible and impossible echo system; And in an incalculable amount. Life exists as humanity: Humanity a single group, and a single species sharing one planet. Life exists under strenuous conditions, That give a poet pause to think and to immediately express the universe: "We are the universe expressing itself!" Poet's Note: ▼ Footnotes |
Jamál (Beauty), 9 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Sunday, January 27, 2019 Sunday Morning4 a sparrow singing morning sun casts dark shadows pigeons are cooing Gratitude List For 9 Sultan Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Istiqlál (Independence), 7 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Friday, January 25, 2019 Wind Shadows5 The wind blows, and shadows dance across stone walls. The wind blows, and shadows of cold flames flicker. Gratitude List For 7 Sultan Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() Jalál (Glory), 8 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Saturday, January 26, 2019 Saturday's Pigeons6 Saturday morning Pigeons coo supplicating Warmth from dawn's first rays Gratitude List For 8 Sultan Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
‘Idál (Justice), 5 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Wednesday January 23, 2019 Sacred Scriptures7 Out of context The verses become beacons Pulsating in the night. In context The verses are stars Guiding the wayfarer home. Gratitude List for 5 Sulṭán Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Istijlál (Majesty), 6 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Thursday, January 24, 2019 Gratitude List for 6 Sultan Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Fiḍál (Grace), 4 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Write It Today8 That idea that is so near right now; Will leave for part unknown; Unless you write it down today. Gratitude List for 4 Sulṭán Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Facebook Status Update Tuesday morning chill Outside the air feels like snow Staying inside with hot coffee Snow on The Mountain An arctic wind caresses Las Vegas valley Footnotes |
Kamál (Perfection), 3 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Monday, January 21, 2019 Martin Luther King Day The Soul9 The human spirit is a bright blue flame burning with the love of God. Gratitude List for 3 Sultan Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Jamál (Beauty), 2 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Sunday, January 20, 2019 World Religion Day Divine Love10 God's love is a pericarp, A seed pod ready to burst, To open the seeker's heart, To faith's unquenchable thrust. Love for God: a lighting rod, Attached to the seeker's soul, Attracting the love of God, Revealing the seeker's goal. God's love: a gravity well, That captures the seeker's soul, Then te4sts the seeker's will, Obedience to God's goal. Divine love is a guiding light, Allows the seeker to move, To ascend in joyous flight, To pursue its goal: God's love. Gratitude List for 2 Sultan Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Jalál (Glory), 1 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 175 B.E. - Saturday, January 19, 2019 Feast of Sulṭán Nothing can be achieved without the aid of God One achieves nothing by doing nothing. There is nothing more important then proclaiming the name of the Ancient Beauty. Hope achieves nothing without action. If no mistakes are being made it means nothing is being done. Nothing can be achieved without obedience to God's Manifestation. Good intentions alone achieve nothing. Gratitude List for 1 Sulṭán Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Istiqlál (Independence), 19 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Friday January 18, 2019 My Soul's Desire12 To write sonnets to the Pen of Glory, and inscribe odes to the Primal Point. To express my gratitude in stanza and line, in rhythm and rhyme, in metaphor and simile for my spirit's birth in this age of transition. Gratitude List for 19 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]()
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‘Idál (Justice), 17 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Midweek Haiku13 A chill in the air Suggests snow on The Mountain Dreaming of spring Gratitude List for 17 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Istijlál (Majesty), 18 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Thursday, January 17, 2018 Morning14 How beautiful is the morning, with white could above, and commuters going eastward, to meet the rising sun. Gratitude List for 18 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Kamál (Perfection), 15 Sharaf (Honor) 175 - Monday, January 14, 2019 Complete Silence15 Silence is never more complete than when you are alone in a room. You are the only person on the planet or in the universe. Gratitude List For 15 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() Fiḍál (Grace), 16 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Circle of Faith16 The Great Spirit speaks and humanity responds to the voice of love. The Great Spirit speaks encircling the globe with love; with His Covenant. The Great Spirit speaks through the Mirrors of His Manifestations to each generation. Gratitude List for 16 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Jamál (Beauty), 14 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Sunday, January 13, 2019 Gratitude List For 14 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jalál Glory), 13 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Saturday, January 12, 2019 Poetry is echoes from my soul, descending through mind's corridors, Whispering to my animal brain, melodies of spiritual reality. Rhyme is the right brain's interpretation, of music descending from my spirit. rhythms whose immortal melodies, transcend physical reality. Verse is the left brain's translation, of echoes descending from my soul, words cannot adequately express, spiritual reality. Gratitude List For 13 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Istiqlál (Independence), 12 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Friday, January 11, 2019 Footprints18 Verse by verse I advance across the sands of life. Verse by verse I leave a record o my journey in the sands. Gratitude List for 12 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Istijlál (Majesty), 11 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Thursday, January 10, 2019 Trust In God19 Trust in God! He is the strong, the invincible, The eternal creator. Trust in God! He sees us-- not for what we are but-- for what we can be. Trust in God! His grace is eternal, and His gifts are unending. Poet's Note: ▼ Gratitude List for 11 Sharaf Today I am thankful ... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
‘Idál (Justice), 10 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Hope20 The depth of our darkness, and the murkiness of our shadows reveals the brightness of our light. Gratitude List for 10 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |
Fiḍál (Grace), 9 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Facebook Status Update You know you're getting old when you log into Facebook and realize you've been sharing memories for the past week. Gratitude List For 9 Sharaf Today I am grateful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jamál (Beauty), 7 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Sunday, January 6, 2019 DNA: A Poem21 Variegated threads entwine, brad themselves into rainbow cords of light, weave themselves into spiral stair cases that reflect cosmic diversity and divine harmony. Gratitude List For 7 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kamál (Perfection), 8 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Friday, January 7, 2019 Gratitude List For 8 Sharaf Today I am thankful... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Footnotes |