Writing in Snow

Sunday Speculations: A New Week Begins

Jamál (Beauty), 11 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 174 B.E. - Sunday, January 28, 2018

Sunday Speculations

According to dictionary.com, speculation has six meanings; however, only four of those meaning relate to the title of this entry, or any following Sunday entries using this title. Those are (1) "the contemplation or consideration of some subject", (2) "a single instance or process of consideration", (3) "a conclusion or opinion reached by such contemplation", and (4) "conjectural consideration of a matter; conjecture or surmise".1

It's the beginning of a new week, approaching the end of January 2018, and for some reason I'm feeling a little stressed and unfocused. I'm not sure why, perhaps I'm taking in too much of the bad news reverberating across the planet and through America. Maybe there is something I'm supposed to being doing that I'm not doing. I have to figure out the reason, because stress interferes with writing, and causes me to procrastinate. I've noticed that I tended to procrastinate, playing solitaire games, numerous times over the last seven days.

Goals for the Week of January 28 to February 3, 2018

Read https://www.wattpad.com/story/132347172-the-royal-renegade
Edit "Scavengers"  and post the novel on "Please Review" .
Write essay/poem for "Invalid Item" .
Entry and review for "I Write in 2018" .
Review at least 7 items during the week, with at least two written by newbies.
Finish Maid of Heaven in "The History of the Divine Feminine" .
Finish Fear of God in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" .
Write at least 3 entries for "The Not-So-Daily Poem" .
Make at lest 3 entries in my offsite blog.
Post at least 3 entries in "Melting Snow" .
Read 2 or 3 pages in The Summons of the Lord of Host each day.
Read articles in the series God Speaks Again2

As usual, I have picked more goals for the week than I planned when I begin this entry. I was going to write only seven goals, but I ended up with twelve. There are several other things I would like to accomplish this week, but it's going to push me to accomplish all the goals I've planned today. In addition I have to post some goals on "Weekly Goals"  tomorrow, Monday, and I'm not sure how many to post. I don't like posting goals that I'm not sure I can accomplish. However, I need to push myself because I'm not sure what my limits are when it comes to accomplishing goals.

Footnotes
1  http://www.dictionary.com/browse/speculation
2  http://bahaiteachings.org/series/god-speaks-again