Enjoying Creating Affirmations

I read the archives (36 posts April-July 2022). Affirmations that I'd completely forgotten about have come true: Wearing my "expensive" watch (it cost me US$9!) Shaking hands with my brother and sitting at the front of the bus/"luxury limousine" (visualizing the end of the pandemic) Bathing under my perfectly adjusted temperature shower (new hot water system, cold showers) My new pillow Enjoying grocery shopping with Dad (I used to be grumpy) Getting my eye glasses fixed Fast computer Writing "thank you very much indeed!" (in Mum's birthday card) Daily recollection of merits (computer journal) Continuing to live at home with my parents Inhaling happiness (instead of Tibetan tonglen breathing in suffering!) "I'm enjoying tidying my desk. I'm enjoying looking at my spotless desk" Millions of dollars of real estate beside the path to the supermarket (booming market) Dana (giving) reducing my fear of death (and fear of not controllin...

     I'm moderator of a Facebook group called Gratitude Train . I've started using it as a way of expressing gratitude to loved ones from my childhood as well as other people in my daily life who I otherwise don't have the opportunity to thank face-to-face because they're extremely busy.      I believe that being grateful for things and people in this life supports the likelihood of meeting with them again in future lives. Sometimes as I walk to the supermarket I imagine I've stepped out of a time machine and it's already the year 5000 AD. I don't have to wonder what it might be like to be reborn after death, because after all here I am!

"You’re not here just stuck in a bad situation where there’s nothing you can do about it. Even though there may be limitations on what you can do, you always have the opportunity to do the skillful thing, say the skillful thing, think something skillful. And that will be your food down the line. Even though the refreshment and the nourishment and the rapture may not be coming immediately, the simple fact that you’re convinced that there will be something good coming down the line gives you energy right there. Because the mind is not like the body. The body can’t feed off of anticipation but the mind can . And that’s what gives it the strength to keep going. So conviction is an important way of nourishing the mind." ~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Feeding Off the Future"

     On 11th December 2023 I bought superfast used DELL INSPIRON 3471 SMALL DESKTOP PC i5-9400 16GB 500GB SSD W10 for only about US$300 on eBay.      On 15th June 2024 I bought my Manicure Nail Scissors Straight 9cm durable long lasting quality stainless steel (eBay US$8)      I'm enjoying my polyester low-profile pillows (Kmart two for US$8.69 including postage).      In 2025 I am enjoying my magnifying glass with three light-emitting diodes (eBay US$9.10) reading my medicine bottles.      I am enjoying my eBay US$3.79 universal stylus touchscreen pen with non-scratch soft rubber tip to easily type on my smartphone keyboard.      I am enjoying my new Casio digital watch (eBay US$18.63) when I'm computer journaling in full-screen mode.      I visited the shopping mall to buy just what I wanted without getting distracted. I am wearing my fancy yet in...

     I make my bed.      I computer journal for twelve minutes every day, completed with vclock wind chime.      I meditate outside for ten minutes every day (on porch when wet).      My computer desk is getting tidier each day as vclock chimes after two minutes of attention to it.      My bedroom is getting tidier each day as I attend to it for the nine minutes it takes to play "Things" by Scott Wesley Brown twice (9 minutes).

     I have had plenty to eat.      I have things I can look back on with pride.      I laughed today.      I am healthy.      I have a safe place to sleep.      I easily get enough sleep.      I am starting to get drowsy.      I enjoy blogging.      I forgive myself and others for past confused actions.      I forgive myself and others for present confused actions.      I forgive myself and others for future confused actions.      I celebrate past brilliant actions of myself and others.      I celebrate present brilliant actions of myself and others.      I celebrate future brilliant actions of myself and others.      I am working at my own pace. I am driven by buoyant targets.   ...