Writing in Snow

Friday Deliberations on February 9, 2018

Istiqlál (Independence), 4 Mulk (Dominion) 174 B.E. - Friday, February 9, 32018

"Serve in the olive garden of God, that God may help thee by those confirmations by which intellects are astounded and the perceptions are cleared."
‘Abdu’l-Baha, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 11

In the Garden

In the Garden of Paradise,
grows the Tree of Life
surrounded by the roses of sacrifice
and the olive tree of peace.

I started the above poem this morning, and than went on to do other writing, and non-writing activities. I'm not sure if the poem is finished, but I can't think of anything else to add right now. Therefore, I will leave it for the time being, and, may or may not, get back to it later. Today, I wasted some time, but I also did some writing. I could have gotten a lot more writing accomplished if I hadn't wasted so much time.

What did I accomplished today? I wrote two poems "A Walk in China: Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong"  and "How Great Thou Art" . I finished " Contemplating Justice"  in "My Life Is A Poem" , and I made two blog entries "Fiction Friday: Where Have You Been?"  and "Twice Below a Place" . I also did some reviews, unfortunately I didn't get as many review accomplished this week as I wanted. I'll have to see what I have to change before I post my review goals on Monday.

What do I have to complete by 9:00 P.M. Pacific time on Sunday, February 11, or work on this weekend? Finish Week 27 essay/poem/short story for "Invalid Item" . Two stories in Make-Up month for "The Contest Challenge" . Review an article for "Invalid Item" . I, also, have some blog entries to make, and, if I get all that accomplished, I have a couple of poems started (besides the one at the beginning of this entry) that I need to finish. I also have a chapter in a novel I have to edit.

Footnotes
1  Counsels and Explanations by 'Abdu'l-Baha -- Daily Readings for Feburary 8, 2018