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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 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.
April 20, 2019 at 12:15pm
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Jalál (Glory), 12 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Saturday, April 20, 2019

Saturday Morning
on Sunrise Avenue1

Morning sparrows sing
Serenade cooing pigeons
Saturday drivers

neighborhood children
Shouts and laughter echoing
Play in the courtyard

Jamál (Beauty), 13 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Sunday, April 21, 2019

The First Day of Ridvan 2

The Festival of Paradise
has begun,
Nightingales of the All-Glorious,
raise your songs
in the rose garden
of the love of God.

Kamál (Perfection), 14 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Monday, April 22, 2019

The Second Day of Ridvan3

The wind intones
the joyful news proclaiming
the Glory of God.

In the Garden of Paradise,
Baha'u'llah proclaimed His mission
now we all give thanks.

Fiḍál (Grace), 15 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The Third Day of Ridvan4

Raise your voices,
intone the Ridvan Table,
and celebrate the King of Festivals


Facebook Status Update

I hear a sparrow
singing its gratitude
for this beautiful spring morning.

‘Idál (Justice), 16 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Wednesday, April 24, 2019

The Fourth Day of Ridvan5

When does faith begin?
The first step is detachment.

Where is faith found?
Trust in the Glory of God.

How is faith practiced?
Prayer and action removes all barriers.
Giving assistance to humanity.

Istijlál (Majesty), 17 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Fifth Day of Ridvan6

Enter the Garden of Paradise,
proclaim the Divine Springtime,
and the arrival of the Lord of Hosts.

Istiqlál (Independence), 18 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Friday, April 26, 2019

The Sixth Day of Ridvan7

Inhale the perfume
of divine unity from
the roses of paradise.

Facebook Status Update

I am awake.
I am just resting my eyes.
I will not admit
that I fell asleep
on my keyboard.

Footnotes
1  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/saturday-morning-on-sunrise-avenue.html.
2  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-first-day-of-ridvan.html.
3  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-second-day-of-ridvan.html.
4  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-third-day-of-ridvan.html.
5  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-fourth-day-of-ridvan.html.
6  I posted this in Poet 999 - A butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-fifth-day-of-ridvan.html.
7  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-sixth-day-of-ridvan.html.


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