Loving Kindness
I want to walk to get some exercise, but the air quality index is high (polluted). So I need to go to the gym to use the treadmill. Goal for today: get my gym clothes together. The local gym is open to 11PM during the week, which helps.
Woah. I asked ChatGPT to list stocks with a P/E (price-to-earnings ratio) under 30, and it provided a list. I can see how it could help me find stocks. The only thing is that the data is old. But it gives me a list to check out now. I'm reading about valuing companies, so I might have other criteria to give it. I tried to get it to give me a list with low P/E and low debt, but it said that it couldn't do that. However, I found a (free!) Yahoo! stock screener that will do that. Excellent.
I bought a Pomodoro timer to keep me focused on cleaning the place out.
I'm wondering if it's time to do another spa treatment. I'm not as tense as I was previously, but probably am harboring some tension. I'm looking into local spas. I got a Groupon for a "Deluxe Facial with Full Body Scrub & Massage". I just need to decide when to schedule it.
I had my meditation class today. We did a loving kindness meditation, in which you picture a person and think "May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you be safe. May you be at peace." I used Mom as my person. Thinking those thoughts for her went okay. But then we reversed it and pictured her saying those things to me, and I burst into tears. I want to work more with this meditation because it is powerful.
We also discussed which of our activities are nurturing and pleasurable. It occurred to me that I should listen to music while I'm working on the place. That would add something pleasant to a task that I find unpleasant. I dug out my mom's boom box and raided her CDs. She has U2's Rattle and Hum, which I guess is mine now. Plus some of Enya's CDs that I would like to try. And a classical guitar CD that I gave her.
I got my smart tags and put my car keys on a smart key ring. I got a cute doormat for my house.
And crud, a pair of jeans that I bought went to Urbana. I'll ask my colleague/friend if she can pick it up. I guess that I need to order another pair to go here. I'm trying another brand because I don't like the Gloria Vanderbilt "stretch" jeans.
Paid Mom's energy bill. Now I'm going to have some soup and go to bed. The handyman is going to come back tomorrow morning. I also have a grocery delivery in the morning.