Qi Gong, Wishes, Doc Savage I started Eight Pieces of Brocade, also known as Ba Duan Jin. This is a form of Qi Gong that increases Qi circulation by stimulating one part of the body until a large energy potential builds up and flows through the Qi channel system. I find that I sleep more hours without interruption when I perform three to eight of these practices. I use Dr. Jwing-Ming Yang's books _Qigong for Health and the Martial Arts_ and _Eight Simple Exercises for Health_[1]. Each practice nourishes and exercises a different body part or organ: kidney, liver, spleen, heart, 'Triple Burner System', stomach, neck, waist, knees, muscles. What I don't like about qigong is only me-centered: for the past two years I've been unable to find a class in my area to improve and continue. I also wobble about when standing on my toes. I also don't see specific exercises designed to support the liver and pancreas in Dr. Yang's books. I'm keen to support these two organs and keep them cancer-free. I don't want to end up dead 30 years before I'm due. [1] https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzBAEmRXD7SwVHR3MEE4LWhybEU/edit?resourcekey=0-n8e4zL0Uv5A0WdJfSQA3ng ----------------------------- I decluttered some this week, in anticipation of attending a 'shredathon' at a church parking lot. Turns out the church anticipates a $20 donation, and two paper bags of the grocery kind aren't worth $20. I also decluttered as we expected a field technician to tend to our internet. I see that in the decluttering I do have useful files, I just don't make the time to unearth the manila files and collect label stickers and organize the files. I am turfing half of my letters from people: they do clutter. Keeping the addresses and dedicating 90 - 135 minutes nightly to writing back are near-term goals. I haven't washed out my fountain pens in so long. I do hope/believe/trust that new energy comes in to replace stagnant energy. I have two ends I am manifesting: I won't share them until they happen. I will say that I visited an herb supply store today and bought four different types of herbs to use for manifesting. I looked through the _Wish Book_ I had before I married, to see what I was into or curious about, to see if any of those activities are worth return- ing to. I also remember that what I wrote in that _Wish Book_ happened, maybe it and I still have capacity for magic. ------------------------------------------- I was going to post about my telco woes, but it's late, and I choose only to take pleasant and happy thoughts with me to bed. I am selling my husband's Doc Savage novels. List here: http://christyotwisty.freeshell.org/Catalog-Sale-Tobin.ods Shipping'll be priced. Now that I have vaccination proof, I hope to be able to mail this in the United States, if I have a successful bidder.