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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.
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December 10, 2019 at 8:37pm
December 10, 2019 at 8:37pm
#971264
ʻIdál (Justice), 19 Qawl (Speech) 176 B.E. - Wednesday, December 11 2019

Gratitude List for 19 Qawl

Today I am thankful ...
         *BulletV* ...that I have 1,0093 points in my Survey Junkie account.
         *BulletV* ...for fresh brewed black coffee on this beautiful autumn morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I was able to transfer 10.93 to my PayPal account.
         *BulletV* ...for chocolate covered mini doughnuts to go with my coffee.
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America Checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for the soup I had for lunch.
         *BulletV* ...that I was able to transfer $11.80 from my PayPal account to my checking account.


December 9, 2019 at 9:58pm
December 9, 2019 at 9:58pm
#971228
Fiḍál (Grace), 18 Qawl (Speech) 176 B.E. - Tuesday, December 10 2019

Gratitude List for 18 Qawl

Today I am thankful ...
         *BulletV* ...for fresh brewed coffee on this beautiful December morning.
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for the double chocolate mini cup cake I had to go with my coffee.
         *BulletV* ...that I was able to finish the article Why We Should All Observe UN Human Rights Day   by David Langness.
         *BulletV* ...for the Sushi I had for breakfast.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 884 points in my Survey Junkie account.
         *BulletV* ...for the food bank close to my house, because they always have wonderful foods to give us.
         *BulletV* ...that I got a raise on both my Social Security and SSI.
         *BulletV* ...for the pumpkin pie with whipped cream I had for lunch.


December 8, 2019 at 5:40pm
December 8, 2019 at 5:40pm
#971152
Kamál (Perfection), 17 Qawl (Speech) 176 B.E. - Monday, December 9 2019

Monday Poem1

Beautiful Monday
Crisp air invigorating
Sparrows are silent

Gratitude List for 17 Qawl

Today I am thankful ...
         *BulletV* ...that I have 703 points in my Survey Junkie account.
         *BulletV* ...for fresh brewed coffee on this beautiful autumn morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 2,003,439 GPs in my Gift Points account this morning.
         *BulletV* ...for chocolate mini doughnuts to go with my coffee.
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for the pumpkin pie and whipped cream I had with my lunch.


Footnotes
1  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/12/monday-poem.html.

December 7, 2019 at 10:20pm
December 7, 2019 at 10:20pm
#971122
Jamál (Beauty), 16 Qawl (Speech) 176 B.E. - Sunday, December 8 2019

Facebook Status Update

Baha'u'llah is my rock
on the shifting sands of life,
He is my bridge
across the troubled waters
of material existence.

Gratitude List for 16 Qawl

Today I am thankful ...
         *BulletV* ...that I was able to finish Reflections on the Revelation of the Bab   by Ingo Hoffman. This is the first installment of the series The Apocalypse Christian Art and Climate Change  .
         *BulletV* ...for fresh brewed black coffee on this late autumn morning
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn.
         *BulletV* ...for chocolate doughnuts to go with my coffee.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 10,450 points in my YouGov account.
         *BulletV* ...for the apple sauce I had with my breakfast
         *BulletV* ...that I have 426 points in my Survey Junkie account.

Climate Change: The Voice of Earth2

Listen to the voice of Mother Earth,
weeping over her children's disrespect,
Crying for the destruction of her forest,
for the melting of her glaciers,
and the fracking of her bones.

Can you feel the pain of Mother Earth,
as humanity destroys
continent by continent
her beauty
and humanity's chance to survive.

Footnotes
2  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/12/climate-change-voice-of-earth.html.

December 6, 2019 at 8:09pm
December 6, 2019 at 8:09pm
#971074
Jalál (Glory), 15 Qawl (Speech) 176 B.E. - Saturday, December 7, 2019

Climate Change3

Climate change is real
caused--
at least in part--
by humanity's
greed,
and lack of respect
for the planet
of its birth.

Gratitude List for 15 Qawl

Today I am thankful ...
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for fresh brewed coffee on this beautiful Autumn morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 360 points in my Survey Junkie account.
         *BulletV* ...for the Seven-up I have to go with my lunch.
         *BulletV* ...that I received a merit badge.
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Footnotes
3  I posted thin in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/12/climate-change.html>

December 5, 2019 at 8:06pm
December 5, 2019 at 8:06pm
#971039
Istiqlál (Independence), 14 Qawl (Speech) 176 B.E. - Friday, December 6, 2019

The Currents of Being4

Life flows
in ever expanding currents
across the universe.

Humanity flows
in ever expanding currents
across the planet.


Gratitude List for 14 Qawl

Today I am thankful ...
         *BulletV* ...that I have 308 points in my Survey Junkie account.
         *BulletV* ...for fresh brewed black coffee on this chilly autumn morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 9,850 points in my YouGov account.
         *BulletV* ...for the Chinese food I had for lunch.
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.



Footnotes
4  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-currents-of-being.html.

December 4, 2019 at 9:24pm
December 4, 2019 at 9:24pm
#970970
Istijlál (Majesty), 13 Qawl (Speech) 176 B.E. - Thursday, December 5, 2019

Midnight Prayers5

At midnight
my soul wakes me
to intone prayers
to the All-Glorious Lord.

At midnight
the world is silent,
and I can hear my intoned
prayers raise to the All-Glorious Lord.

Gratitude List for 13 Qawl

Today I am thankful ...
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for fresh brewed coffee on this late autumn morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 215 points in my Survey Junkie account.
         *BulletV* ...for the apple juice I had with my breakfast.
         *BulletV* ...that "Meditation on Faith is featured in "Poetry Newsletter (December 4, 2019).
         *BulletV* ...for the chicken soup I had for lunch.

Footnotes
5  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/12/midnight-prayers.html.

December 2, 2019 at 7:48pm
December 2, 2019 at 7:48pm
#970876
Fiḍál (Grace), 11 Qawl (Speech) 176 B.E. - Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Gratitude List for 11 Qawl

Today I am thankful ...
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for fresh brewed coffee on this beautiful autumn morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I was able to pay the rent today.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 789 points in my Survey Junkie account.


‘Idál (Justice), 12 Qawl (Speech) 176 B.E. - Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Coffee Poem6

Steam rises from the ebony surface
warming my hands and face.

Hot liquid descends my throat
Heating my cold body from within.

Soon the central air will come on
warming the ho use,
but for now only the hot Colombian blend
comes between me and glaciation.

Gratitude List for 12 Qawl

Today I am thankful ...
         *BulletV* ...that my Bank of America Checking account is not overdrawn today.
         *BulletV* ...for fresh brewed black coffee on this beautiful autumn morning.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 1,004 points in my Survey Junkie account. I was able to have $10.04 transferred to my PayPal account.
         *BulletV* ...for the hamburger sandwich I had for lunch.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 35 points in my Survey Junkie account.
         *BulletV* ...for the rain today.
         *BulletV* ...that I have 8,600 points in my YouGove account.
         *BulletV* ...for the Arizona ice tea I had this evening.


Footnotes
6  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/12/coffeee-poem.html.


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