I write them down on a piece of paper. I don’t always have a plan of action, but I think what helps is writing down my goals and then chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo about them. When I chant I usually gain the wisdom to know which action to take. So for this writing career I want, I don’t have a fully fleshed out plan yet, but one action I have been trying to do is just write every day. A lot of days, I will make excuses for not writing, but I think that’s why attending a writing group online this week was helpful because it gave me the space to just focus on writing and not distract myself with other stuff. I also worry about whether my writing sounds good or grammatically correct, but I think if I worry too much about that then I don’t always get the draft done. I have made it a goal to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and recite gongyo (it’s part of the chanting practice) every morning and evening, and to also study this book called The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin (it’s a Buddhist text) every day. I also have a goal of saving more money, so I have started tracking my budget in a spreadsheet and learning what I can afford at the moment and what I need to save up for so that I can do it in the future. It’s amazing how even little stuff like getting coffee at Starbucks and eating out each week can add up (or even renting movies and TV episodes on YouTube and Google Play, which is my guilty pleasure.) So yes, long story short, I try to write down my goals and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to take the best course of action. It’s not always easy, and there are times I don’t feel motivated to achieve the goals, but when I remember it’s all for my personal growth I feel more motivated to do it. Even just wanting to write today was something I struggled with. I thought, Oh, I don’t have anything cool to write about, so I’ll just skip, but then I found these WordPress prompts and I think they are helping me get my creative juices flowing.
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