Living in the Now

First Person Affirmations from Your Erroneous Zones by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer © 1976

Chapter 12 "Portrait of a Person Who Has Eliminated All Erroneous Zones" pages 234 to 243 written in third person; translated by me into first person to make affirmations. This is Dyer’s description of how people who are free from all erroneous zone thinking and behavior function:

I live now, rather than in the past or the future. I am not threatened by the unknown, and I seek out experiences that are new and unfamiliar to me. I love ambiguity. I savor the now at all times, aware this is all I have. I don’t plan for a future event and let long periods of inactivity elapse awaiting that event. … I get pleasure out of my daily life. I am not a postponer, saving for a rainy day, and while our culture disapproves my behavior, I am not threatened by reproach. I gather my happiness now, and when a future-now arrives, I gather in that one as well. I am always enjoying because I see the folly of waiting to enjoy. It is a natural way of living, very much like a child or an animal. I am busy grabbing present-moment fulfillment. …

This is the first of twenty affirmations. Next one is on Independence. So stay tuned.
Love and Blessings on your Journey

Knitting Christmas Bells

This is my favorite easy to knit Christmas bell pattern.

I make the larger ones for tree ornaments with 4ply cotton yarn on size 6 US needles. I also make smaller ones on smaller needles and fingering yarn that look great on gifts.

Cast on 12 sts.

Row 1: Knit 9, increase in next 2 sts., knit 1 (= 14 sts.) [to increase knit into front without pulling off the needle, then knit into the back, then pulling the 2 sts off.]

Row 2: Purl 6, knit 8.

Row 3: Knit 14.

Repeat rows 2 & 3 to make a total of 15 ridges (rows 2 and 3 make 1 ridge)

Bind off 9 sts, then bind off 2 sts together - twice.

Sew seam, draw up top edge with yarn. Hang a jingle bell in center of yarn bell.

Make a loop on top for hanger.

They're pretty quick and fun to make.

Let me know if you try it.

The Day Things Kept Breaking

Truly lovely sunny morning, yesterday. First there was a visit from my daughter, Sharon, with lots of laughter. Then a realization, just in time, that if I wanted to get cat food for 10 cents a pound, I'd better get moving. So I did. Got the cat food. Walked Petey, my Chihuahua, in the Sierra Vista Park. Got the water jugs filled on the way.

Arrived back in Bisbee in time to have lunch at the Copper Queen Hospital cafeteria, where 2 of my friends, Donna and Melody, were already eating. They were gracious enough to move to a larger table, so I could join them. Good company. Lunch was delicious: Minestrone soup, codfish filets, vegetable medley, and roasted chunks of seasoned potatoes. Dessert was peach cobbler. Back at home, full and cozy, I read, knitted, went through the mail.

Then things started breaking.

When I went out to the mail box, I noticed the ground around the water meter was wet. Turned out the pipe connection on our side was leaking. Nice mess of mud digging. Then in the house, I noticed that my new cordless phone (1 day old) was piling up Missed Calls. It wasn't ringing. Wouldn't dial out. Broken.

So no water, no phone. But we had a movie to watch. A Netflix. I opened the envelope and guess what? Yes, it was broken. Cracked half way up from the middle. So, even with a good start, I will remember Friday the 7th as the day things started breaking. Who says it's Friday the 13th you have to watch out for?

Today a new start. Replacing pipe and valve. Packing up phone to return. Sending Netflix back.