I use these CoDA daily tenth review questions for any time during your day as a way to check in with myself and see how well I’m doing. The questions came from suggestions during my Step 10 Study group. In honoring CoDA literature only, I removed non-CoDA approved references.
CoDA Daily Tenth
Am I getting enough sleep and rest?
Did I exercise today, take a walk, swim, or do any other self-care activities?
Am I eating a healthy diet?
Did I honor my feelings?
Am I
taking care of myself?
living my higher powers will?
practicing gratitude?
Did I do some form of prayer and or meditation?
Did I communicate in a healthy way today?
If I let my codependent behavior take over today, what was that codependent behavior?
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We welcome you to Co-Dependents Anonymous, a program of recovery from codependence, where each of us may share our experience, strength, and hope in our efforts to find freedom where there has been bondage and peace where there has been turmoil in our relationships with others and ourselves.
It is interesting because I spent all day learning to get my program to auto trade-in “thinkScript.” But, in the end, I was not too fond of the result. Instead, I felt like I was at the beginning of my journey.
The Stock Market
Earlier that day, in a Discord server, Analysis Trade, the owner messaged me and told me I was making it too complicated. He said I needed to create support and resistance lines and keep an eye on the indicators and trade. While all good and all, I can’t do that during work. As a programmer, it’s enough to stress deadlines, so I need another way.
Then I decided to learn to automate the trading on ThinkorSwim (TOS), which led me to learn so much. I had to pause for a second now. Cos, some good music went on from the Lofi channel. I’m curious whether writers in a blog post create a pause. Can I use repetition or some other writing tool? I wanted to use ellipses, but I’m sure the grammar is correct.
While automating and getting stuck, feeling frustrated and curious, I kept telling myself that I learned a lot and I’m competing against Ph.D.’s and day traders, so take it easy, Vye. So yeah, social media inspired me to write. However, not giving up yet! Not an excuse to spend watching Netflix shows. A tiny reset lunch over a movie or something. Then get back into it again.
What keeps me going?
I was asking myself that question when I filled out my feelings chart. Cos most people give up on complicated things. For me, it’s the creative outlet of many ways to make money from the market. I know that I would like to own a condo or something small. However, I better be careful cos it will cost me my mental health. Therefore, I remind myself of boundaries.
Is a reminder enough?
It’s funny that I want to make a boundary because it doesn’t get followed. I must respect my timeslot for trading and studying the market to work genuinely. Today, I had off, but I set myself up for early morning market and tea on other days. So, it’s only 1-hour time slot stretched out for a few days. Therefore, if I do it in an open-minded objective way, I will succeed where others won’t.
I had the schedule set up last week, but a lot of the stock market jigger creeps into my breaks during my work because of my excitement, which adds an insane level of stress. Therefore, I need an accountability partner here to get me on track. However, I will try to keep myself from doing that and stick to my schedule. One hour isn’t much, but compounded, it will mean something.
On the bright side, I will get a chance to absorb the material and get inspired by outside sources.
Break! Then back to social media inspires us.
Oh man, I got a call today from my boss that work from home got extended, so I had to pause writing. I had positioned myself for 25 minutes of free stream writing. So, for the moment, I have about 7 minutes left, and I get to get myself back into the swing of things.
Going back to the Tweet, studying all day and learning is tedious, but when money is involved, it’s okay? I took a loss from selling my stocks in December. Then I sold a put and got a significant amount back at the cost of my mental health. That is why I’m trying to gain knowledge and the confidence to trade appropriately.
Risk is a serious thing.
When I first started trading, I convinced myself that 50 shares of Baba or 50 shares of gold stock would be okay because a YouTuber recommended it. However, I didn’t know I needed to trade 25% times 1-2% of my account value to maintain proper risk levels. In doing so, I will be less prone to be jerked around. Also, placing crazy lotto plays isn’t the answer either.
Well, I’m nearing the end of today’s writing workout, so learning is good, but balance is better. So, because of my mental importance and positive objective attitude towards getting my inner self healed, I know I will find a way to succeed in many different levels of my life.
If social media inspired you in some way, let me know in the comments.
Hi, I am writing on my bamboo standing desk and channeling the space to write. It is facing the wall, and to the left of me, I have a secondary monitor on a moving arm. Further left, I have a view of the canal. The best part about that is I can rest my eyes and look beyond my computer screen.
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
The Space to Write
I’m using a computer desktop with wireless Bluetooth peripherals. I wouldn’t say I like wire noise, and I try to keep things at a minimum to reduce the distraction. It keeps me mindful and encourages clarity. In return, I can keep writing distraction-free.
Today, I set up a 25-minute goal of free stream writing. At the top of the half-hour goal, I feel I’m out of ideas, so I’m scanning my table for anything that speaks to me. I noticed that I kept my colors similar. Electronics are black, and skirts and placemats are blue. I am further supporting consistency to reduce distraction.
The goal is to have a space for writing, not for anything and everything. For example, if I notice something grabbing my attention, I need to be mindful and see if it will pull me away. For example, the blue color highlights my hands, and the black will act as a barrier of focus.
Channeling the Clarity
Now I’m thinking about writing during the nighttime and total darkness. Then the only color will be the marks on the white page. However, since I go to bed early, I’m usually tired. Therefore, my writing space is during the morning or afternoon.
Scanning some more, I have two speakers on each side playing music without words, furthering my ability to zero in focus.
At the time of writing, it will benefit me not to run the cleaning robot or have a playlist to channel the correct type of energy. Although my keyboard has a play next button, it works nicely with Amazon music, to my surprise.
The abundance is around me.
Almost out of ideas and reminding myself that these things are progress, not perfection. I make many mistakes, and I’m not growing if I don’t know if they are mistakes. For example, the color of the blue placemats doesn’t match. Also, my eye travels to the left each time I type, adding unnecessary attention. That will steal my engagement, so I will remove it and expand my mat.
I think that is all I wanted to write about today. However, I would like you to submit any suggestions on focusing on an upcoming post. It will be a surprise.
I hope all is well. Today, I’m doing a timed writing workout. To pick a quote that speaks to me in the exercise. The challenge mentioned that it’s like an epigraph. It’s similar to how an author inserts a quote at the beginning of the book. For day 4, I choose the section, “Your life is what your thoughts make it.” I like that quote by Confucius because I struggled with that idea.
Anything from going into a dirty rabbit hole to evil thoughts parading my mind. Also, these feelings were left un-processed, and my mind drained. Recently, I learned that the brain consumes 25% of body energy as the neurons fire every mini-second.
Journaling – “Your life is what your thoughts make it.”
In the end, I have a journal in hand to write as a stoic to an evening review. During that time, I spend a few minutes asking and answering questions to see where an objective improvement is needed. For example, I’m battling loneliness because I haven’t lived independently. My mind consistently reminds me of this situation, and I must try to keep myself mentally healthy.
I learned that meditation helps by refocusing my mind on processing emotions. For example, in “Coming Home to Yourself,” Sarah Blondin speaks on centering around my heart. The heart is always with me, cheering me on no matter what I do. Therefore, I’m never truly alone.
I want to say that I must remind myself, my inner child, that when I go down that road, I’m with somebody who is my true life partner. Who will stay with me till the end no matter what choices I make in my life?
Framing my mind in such a way will help me keep a balance. As well, keep Satan’s evil game away.
“We remember that we are powerless over others.”
Moreover, I’m working on Coda, and I happen to be on step 8. A quote popped into my head about change, “we remember that we are powerless over others.” To me, it’s speaking that change comes within me, and it’s pointless to try to change anybody outside the vessel.
At this time of writing, I have about 10 minutes left, so I’m telling self to keep going until the minutes run. Then see if anything else comes to mind while remembering the quote, “Your life is what your thoughts make it.”
I remember all the feelings of arguments with my ex in my mind. Then, I ask myself: Do I want to be correct or free. To be accessible and able to be me. I am expressing myself without feeling restricted at home.
It is a blessing to be alone because I now have minimalism in my life. It’s truly helping me clear the clutter out of my life and focus on what is vital to me. For the moment, my most significant achievement is not buying a couch, TV, and bed end tables. Instead, my apartment feels open and accessible. Sometimes, I wonder if I will find a small place because I have too much space.
I’m excited to find clever way’s to use my space to bring me fulfillment. I want to entertain the idea of sitting on the floor and doing work or leisure things.
I’m following a few YouTubers who share the same light, and I’m using that energy to see how I can expand my mind. One such channel is Heal Your living. She is a practitioner of mindfulness, sustainability, minimalism, and wellness. I hope to capture some of that energy and replicate it in my life.
Alright, well, that is enough for 30 minutes of writing. Hope to see you all in the next workout.
When I look at the image of God, I remember a time I cried at Hill Sung Church. Then, I played my harmonica to the toon of Way Maker by Leeland. Then, I hoped to find a love that would understand my feelings and hold me tighter than my beating heart.
Soon, I realized that my heart was my trustworthy source of true love. It stays with me no matter what I do. It continues to beat and relentlessly keeps me moving forward.
A true love
When I think of God’s image, I want to find a way to love the Lord as my heart loves me. I like the same type of warmth to flow out of me.
Betrayed are my feeling, but I remind myself that I put ‘me‘ in that position. So, for now, I’m looking to unwind that thread and find the wisdom from a few good sources to keep myself falling into that hole.
Source of love
For the moment, I’m reading Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic. I love the enjoyment emitting from his soul when he meets Danial, a boy in a similar situation as him. Nick was born without limbs and with parents who almost gave him up. During a presentation, Nick speaks about his no limitations despite not having any limbs. The little one has the biggest warm smile on him. So many have cried in the joy that there is hope for us.
From my bible study group, the image of God needs to come from inside me. In other words, I need to give myself entirely and love Christ. For the moment, I’m Jewish and in the middle of conflict if I want to make that move. However, I believe there is a God, and the Lord is watching over us.
I see a location of openness and oneness. I think of the stock market no more. The last few weeks were hectic cos my focus was solely on learning and cramming so much information. If I had to put a smell to it, I would choose electric wire burning. I think of the wire plastic melting down. Constant noise from the outside world and my body while screaming I cannot hear it speak. Abundance speaks health to me. That is what I was throwing away. Losing something is such a pain.
The loss of abundance
Loss of money causes lots of pain. Not listening to my feelings will cause hurt to come out from somewhere else or on somebody else.
After selling most of my positions, notably Baba, I felt relief. First, however, I need to address the big issue. Why did I allow myself to get into the pain first? My feelings forced me to get revenge and fight the market back. I thought that it owes me something.
Discovery of Abundance
So I had to transfer myself to writing on a different day. Yesterday I was coming to Atlantic Ave train stop, and I had to move to another train. However, I didn’t have a way to write my notes. It’s also a slow process on the phone. So I ended up going to read Alex Novec. It’s a book about finding happiness.
His book is interesting in that he has no limbs. At first, sadness and frustrated, but he found ways to cope with it as life went on. If I let it show me what to do, life is a great teacher. So the idea of abundance is all around me.
Later that day, I eventually found myself programming at work—my regular job. I had, of course, checked the stock market a few times but quickly told myself not to get into the market. I want to maintain my sanity. So I want to get an EFT stock and keep things simple. Start with a well-diversified portfolio first, then watch it every month. Then go from there.
My most prominent scary thought is to buy some ETF share while we have a dip. Nobody knows the low. We know that market goes up all the time. So it’s better to resist the temptation of waiting. I was thinking of getting into VOO and JETS. Then see what happens.
Recovery
Today I set a time limit of 15 mins so, hopefully, I can continue getting the abundance of ideas then close out in the end. I think I have about a minute left before I need to go to my next task. So I should write something nice at the end and say my Goodbyes till I write next time. Maybe that is already good enough, and I can let go here.
Abundance makes me feel that I have a lot in my life and need to stop and see it—kind of like meditation and stillness. I dont know why the timer didn’t go off yet, but I’m writing till the last letter here. I’m trying not to look at the timer, but it does cause anxiety, cos I have other things on my to-do list.
For example, I want to wash my face, work out and then move towards my favorite part of the day, breakfast. I had made oatmeal a few nights before. Today I will add apples, raspberries, figs, nuts, and almond milk. All the goodness I can think of and then some more. I am waiting for my avocado to become ripe.
So I cheated. I looked at the timer. It turns out that I have about a minute left to say my goodbye. Man, I’m surprised that I had some much today say. That is a version of abundance. I will throw the text into Grammarly and then hopefully publish the post today.
Today, let’s write a list. According to the everyday inspiration a list will allow me to loosen up my mind and unlock more ideas. The challenge is to choose one of the following topics.
Things
I Like
I’ve Learned
I Wish
You’re Good At
I decided to go with a timer to limit myself to 45 minutes of free listing on the Things I’ve learned.
Write a List
Trading Flow
Before you enter a trade
What is the trend?
Bullish
Is the price at support?
Yes -> Buy
No -> Don’t trade
Bearish
Is the price at resistance?
Yes -> Sell
No -> Don’t trade
Stock Market MACD Indicator
Composed of 12, 26 period moving average
If the 12 period is greater than 26, the market is bullish trend
Also, the opposite will make it bearish
Crossing over the Zero line will also indicate a bullish trend
Is used to show divergences of high highs and lower lows for the market structure
When the average moving period crosses the signal line, we can see a buy or sell signal
Is a momentum indicator
On Balance Volume Indicator
Is used for trend divergence by comparison to market
Can show overall trend direction
Use it confirm the type of market your trading
Stock Market RSI
30 means oversold market
What is Market Confluence
It’s a combination of indicators to build up your trading edge
You can combine TTM Squeeze with flag pattern to place a trade
Look for oversold positions to open a starter
Wait for SMA 50, EMA 20 to cross over VWAP for a bullish trend
Allow the MACD histogram to hit the support structure to indicate resistance
TTM Squeeze Indicator
Momentum buildup
Look for confluence between 2-hour, 30 min or daily time range
Keep an eye on the squeeze period cos if it’s too short you won’t have enough time to review it
Use it together with support and resistance
look for strong bullish hammer candle and strong squeeze
Can be combined with the bullish flag pattern
Can predict large moves in a certain direction
Avoid choppy using together with choppy price action
Red dots mean low volatility compared to the normal range
Green dots mean the market is taking off
Teal is positive momentum
Dark Blue is negative momentum
Use Fibonacci extension tool to find the exit and take profit at 2.4618 range.
Look for Wedge patterns to aid in confluence when placing a trade
Writing lists can be helpful for learning and reviewing what I understand
Write a List End
As you can see, I learned a lot about the stock market. If I made a “boo boo” anywhere here let me know so I can make a ton of money. If you’re interested in finding your own inspiration visit blogging university resource page to start your own list.
I’m scared of doing the free stream writing type. I write in the morning on Apple tablet with Julie Carmon’s morning pages. Alway wishing to free write on my blog instead. However, morning pages are for the birds and meant to be kept private. Now I’m exploring why I’m writing. Why do I need to tell readers why I even write? It leads me to an area of relaxation. A type of writing that doesn’t require a plan or any type of outline. If I find joy in that type of writing maybe somebody who is reading might find it enjoyable as well.
Most days I write to get through the rut and remove it from my mind.
I can find myself write one or two pages about my ex or somebody who hurt me. Then to realize that I had spent 15 minutes talking about them instead of focusing on myself and my needs. I write to be mindful and to learn more about my emotions and my desires. Then I learned that acting on emotions isn’t always good. Especially if it will cause me harm.
While thinking about writing my mind led me to updating the plugins on my blog. I spent one hour updating WooCommerce plugins that I probably won’t even use for a while. We only a small amount of time during the day and the rest goes to some sort work or other hobby. For me it’s programming, cooking, cleaning, travel, stock market. So many things that prevented me from writing a single blog post since June.
I wish I could free write and not have a care in the world.
I don’t want to plan any keywords or anything like that. SEO is for the birds and I’m on a journey to discover me. So much noise is in the world, its vital that I find what speaks to me and reduce the clutter. Then only can grow and experience the world fully and mindfully.
My favorite song that makes me cry is Way Maker by Leeland Holland. I listen to it when I feel lonely. It helps me amplify my feelings find a way to move forward. My loneliness is teaching me something. From my meditation studies I came to understand that it’s not that we need to push our emotions away, it’s that we need to let them be. Experience them fully and see what they want before we act.
As I’m writing I find it helpful to have something playing in the background.
I hope it’s not influencing my writing too much. Maybe on day two, I will try to write without any interference of music. Actually, I decided to turn it off as I said, so let’s see how my writing changes for the second half.
I committed myself to write for 30 minutes. The Day One, I write because it was a challenge that came from the blogging university. So I hope that I can get back into it without making it a chore. In the past, I had written out outlines and made sure I had pictures and SEO setup for everything. I broke man. I didn’t like the feeling of it and it wasn’t natural like today’s writing. Even doing research on what to write felt like a chore and with the number of things happening in my life. It prevented me from having the capacity to write.
As a result, I spent more time updating WordPress and adjusting things instead of finding a way to write. I don’t know what is in store for day two. However, I hope that after doing these workout’s I will be armed with different ways to write without being so restricted. In a way, I would like to make my blog more of a diary. However, I do wish that I could just write as my morning pages. Which would be like two birds and a stone type of scenario. Maybe that is a lazy way to excuse myself.
I need morning pages to get the rust off my mind that will prevent me from moving forward.
It usually takes me around a half as well to write my morning pages. Perhaps I can write my blog posts in 15 minutes and somehow find the time to write them. It does take effort to get on the operating table. However, I’m excited to share something with you, it’s not effort anymore. It’s excitement and joy. That is another reason why I love writing. It’s my way of sharing what I learned and what interests me at the time.
I’m curious why you write because I want to know if we align together and maybe could have conversation in the comments.
I still to finish writing this bit and have about 8 minutes to come up with some more thoughts on the matter. Why does Vye like to write. I’m seeking a connection with other writers. Even in our busy lives it’s hard to visit somebody else’s blog and read what they have to say. What I found that works for me is self-help type of posts. If I see something that speaks to me, I will comment and ask a question.
Lately I’ve been commenting more on the YouTube platform, so I don’t know how to transition to reading things in the reader so I can find what I need. That is mostly because I love learning through video or audio. It’s so much faster to do that when we lead such busy lives. I’m curious how I can get myself in the spirit of reading more and connecting with you all. You know? No strings attached. That is the way to go.
At least the healthiest way, without forcing yourself to do something where something in return is needed.
I want to do things because I love them. Not because something I want in return. If I don’t get it, it will mess me up. That is me trying to be mindful of how my emotions mess me up.
Praying God and meditation usually calm my spirit and get me in the right mindset before I move through my day. I wake up early in the morning like a stoic and go for my walk with nobody but me. I listen to meditation and clear my head of all negative self-talk. When I get back, I write for 30 minutes and get myself ready for the day.
Hopefully, these patterns will unlock my full potential and remove the attachment trauma that has ruined my life.
Here is an image I illustrated for Star Wars – Zillo Beast during our Meeting with IINYC
Are you interested in selling art on OpenSea? At first glance, it sounds like an awesome idea. However, if you’re a tablet user, you might want to think again. First, you would have to use your wallet’s built-in browser. Then, you will notice that you cannot log in, and finally, navigation will confuse you.
Before diving into my first-hand experience, let’s define terms that might be useful to you if you are new to the crypto-currency world.
What is an NFT?
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) are digital tokens that can be exchanged and traded on a platform, just as you might find in a physical marketplace. These range from collectibles like virtual trading cards to art, music, and everything in between.
Ethereum open banking peer-to-peer cryptocurrency blockchain built with smart contracts allowing for programmable Lego blocks to be created and facilitated for finance.
So without further ado, let’s dive into OpenSea.
OpenSea Browser Usage
Firstly, being successful at OpenSea will bring lots of crypto and loyal viewers. An opportunity to retire on a fancy island with a single servant Sven. The idea is a dream, but not impossible.
As seen on the OpenSea website, some people are making 27k to 180k traded volume by selling their NFT’s.
Axie Infinity selling on OpenSea
27k traded in volume – Axies are fierce creatures that love to battle, build, and hunt for treasure! Build up a collection and use them across an ever-expanding universe of games! Axie players can earn tokens such as DAI, KNC, and SLP, which can be converted easily to ETH!
66k traded in volume – CryptoKitties is a game centered around breedable, collectible, and oh-so-adorable creatures we call CryptoKitties! Each cat is one-of-a-kind and 100% owned by you; it cannot be replicated, taken away, or destroyed.
180k traded in volume – The CryptoPunks are the first NFT. A fixed set of 10,000 was launched in mid-2017 and became one of the inspirations for the ERC-721 standard. They have been featured in places like The New York Times, Christie’s of London, Art|Basel Miami, and The PBS NewsHour.
OpenSea Website Login Issue redirects to the wallet app
Start selling your art, but be warned, using the iPad will result in hardship while using it with OpenSea.
Log-in into OpenSea will not work on the iPad. Specifically when trying to use the Coinbase wallet. People will start with the screen, which is forced in locked landscape mode but sideways. Users will notice that the screen is much smaller than it appears.
On a positive note, users will have access to the in-app browser to log into OpenSea. Then, the user can pay the gas fee. Finally, release the NFT and put it up for sale.
my collection hallucinogen
Meanwhile, users need to dig through numerous menus to reach their collection. For example, click on the account, then look for collections. It would be more straightforward if they had a dashboard menu item that displayed all the NFT’s.
The hamburger menu is commonly known to indicate more menu options. However, the website designer used a down arrow. It’s creative that they tried something different.
log in to the Coinbase iPad app sideways
Digging through the menus on OpenSea!on the iPad trying to locate my collection
Navigating around the website
While browsing through the site, many terminologies and terms might confuse the ordinary person who wants to sell. Why not add some videos explaining how to use the website, explaining the terms, and show some step-by-step tutorials.
For example, what are gas fees and NFT’s? Why are they using complicated words like escrow?
why are the instructions on the bottom
What are properties, levels, and stats? OpenSea needs to provide examples of how to use these settings.
Editing existing NFT shows properties with little explanation
Also, the signup process has way too many options with nothing recommended.
so many ways to login what is best here
When adding items to collection after paying fees, no explanation is given why the items are missing from the set.
items do not appear in the collection
It will be easier to default the currency to the location of the user.
why not default it to dollar or give a tutorial between each currency so the user wont be confused
Another fun fact, when users try to log in using the iPad and the OpenSea website, it is impossible to log in. To get into the system, the user must use the in-app browser in Coinbase.
Final thoughts on OpenSea
So in closing, as a word of warning that if you plan on using OpenSea on your tablet, you might struggle a bit logging in, having to type sideways, and understanding what is going on. It’s not a great experience and with many artists using tablet devices to create their works, you would think it would be ironed out more. As usual, tablet users are always considered last, and in the graphic design world, it’s kind of huge bummer.
Nevertheless, let us close out with the national love day art prompt for IINYC, a few related articles, and the NFT Broken Lamps.
Initially, I will focus on updating progress on Patron WordPress, redesigning the subscriber page, and IINYC Meetup. Then grab your favorite drink, and let’s dive in!
