20180629 SAVERS FOR TODAY

SILENCE

Done for 60 seconds

AFFIRMATION

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, good and loyal father and grandfather.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, good and loyal father and grandfather.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, good and loyal father and grandfather.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, good and loyal father and grandfather.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, good and loyal father and grandfather.
6. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, good and loyal father and grandfather.
7. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, good and loyal father and grandfather.

Then said aloud for 60 seconds)

Done

VISUALIZATION

I visualize 185 on my bathroom scale on July 10.

Maybe I'll make a "185" sign for my wall.

EXERCISE

Did my regular exercise routine, partway.

Did regular routine all the way (including 2 reps of 29 squats)

Did 60+ seconds of jumping jacks

READING

Read 60 seconds in SAPIENS

WRITING

With the advent of discovering and managing fire came cooking - and now HS could more easily and quickly digest wheat, rice & potatoes.  I never thought about that; in fact, I toyed with the idea that I should sometime eat a raw potato, so that I could find out if it were really true that, when holding one's nose, one could not distinguish between a piece of raw apple and a piece of raw potato.  I suppose I'll never conduct such an experiment, since it seems a foregone conclusion that the author of SAPIENS (Yuval Harari) would have said as much.

20180627 SAVERS for WEDNESDAY

SILENCE

Done

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, communicate with all the important parts of the Universe.
2. I, Ken Taylor, communicate with all the important parts of the Universe.
3. I, Ken Taylor, communicate with all the important parts of the Universe.
4. I, Ken Taylor, communicate with all the important parts of the Universe.
5. I, Ken Taylor, communicate with all the important parts of the Universe.
6. I, Ken Taylor, communicate with all the important parts of the Universe.
7. I, Ken Taylor, communicate with all the important parts of the Universe.

Then said them aloud.

Done

VISUALIZATION

Visualized bathroom scale reading:  185!!

EXERCISE

Did normal routine, including (since this is Wednesday, 6/27):

2 sets of 27 squats

Then did 60 seconds of jumping jacks.

READING

Read 2-3 paragraphs in SAPIENS.  

WRITING

From reading SAPIENS, I learned that we Homo Sapiens (HS) likely lived in fear of other mammals for 2 million years.  We ate plants and insects and the leftovers after other mammals killed and ate first.

The author believes that only recently did HS learn how to dominate all other mammals, and become the most powerful animal on earth.

20180626 SAVERS TODAY (INCLs AFFIRMATIONS)

SILENCE

Done

AFFIRMATION

Previously, affirmations were:

I.  MEDITATION
1.  I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.
2.  I, Ken Taylor, communicate with all the important parts of the Universe.
3.  I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
4.  I, Ken Taylor, physically heal myself.
5.  I, Ken Taylor, am physically healthy and well.
6.  I, Ken Taylor, attract wealth TODAY.
7.  I, Ken Taylor, manage my money well.
8.  I, Ken Taylor, am happy, peaceful and joyous.

II.  OTHERS
9.  I, Ken Taylor, heal my relationships with my family and friends.
10.  I, Ken Taylor, connect spiritually with my family and friends.
11.  I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, good and loyal father and grandfather.
12.  I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, good and loyal friend to my close friends.

III.  EXERCISE and DIET
13.  I, Ken Taylor, maintain my good health through daily exercise.
14.  I, Ken Taylor, maintain my good health through eating healthy foods.

IV.  SUMMARY
15.  I, Ken Taylor, improve my life through daily affirmations.


For today, I chose the following affirmation:

1. I, Ken Taylor, maintain my good health through daily exercise.
2. I, Ken Taylor, maintain my good health through daily exercise.
3. I, Ken Taylor, maintain my good health through daily exercise.
4. I, Ken Taylor, maintain my good health through daily exercise.
5. I, Ken Taylor, maintain my good health through daily exercise.
6. I, Ken Taylor, maintain my good health through daily exercise.
7. I, Ken Taylor, maintain my good health through daily exercise.

Then said them aloud.

VISUALIZATION

I'm visualizing my bathroom scale reading 185!

EXERCISE

I did my regular routine, with the modification in the pushups part.

Did all stretches

Did 2 sets of pushups (26 each)

(Tomorrow, I'll do 2 sets of _______ (27 each))

And did 60 seconds of jumping jacks.

READING

Read LA TIMES article about Dan Reynolds, gay Mormon pop performer.

WRITING

Ecriture automatique.  I am at a loss today.  For the first time, I was unable to complete my specific goal (26 pushups).. I got to 20 and "failed."  But that's ok.  Later, I did 6 more.  I'm not a "failure" but sometimes I feel like age and lack of will are winning against me.

(end)

20180625 SAVERS for TODAY

SILENCE

Done


AFFIRMATION

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving father and grandfather.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving father and grandfather.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving father and grandfather.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving father and grandfather.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving father and grandfather.
6. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving father and grandfather.
7. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving father and grandfather.
8. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving father and grandfather.
9. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving father and grandfather.

(then repeated aloud)

VISUALIZATION

I'm visualizing getting on the bathroom scale and seeing "185"  Every day I get closer to that goal.

EXERCISE

Regular routine

Today it's the start of 48 hour rotation:

M 2 sets of squats  (today is 25 x 2; working up to 31 x 2)

T 2 sets of pushups

W 2 sets of squats

Th 2 sets of pushups

F 2 sets of squats

Sa 2 sets of pushups

Su  REST

SAVERS Exercise

Did 1 min jumping jacks

READING

Read 60+ seconds in SAPIENS

WRITING

What I learned while reading SAPIENS today:

When females began to walk upright, it narrowed their hips, making childbirth more difficult.  Childbirth is further complicated (constricted) by the human head/brain being so much larger.

Therefore, we need more care after we're born (more than other mammals).  And this leads to the greater need for social interaction.

Who knew?  I knew some of it - the hips narrowing.

But the author extends the ideas associated with walking upright to "loftier vision" and "more time to teach/learn religion."  HA!

20180624 SAVERS FOR TODAY

Silence

Done for 60 seconds


Affirmatnion

1. I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.
6. I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.
7. I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.
8. I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.
9. I, Ken Taylor, am an important part of the Universe.

Visualization

I visualize that my bathroom scale will read "185" by July 10

Exercise

I did my routine (stretches, shoulder rolls, crunches, squats, pushups)

I did 1 min of jumping jacks.

Reading

1  min of SAPIENS

(I'll write about what I read)

Writing

Apparently, we Homo Sapiens brain-consume 25% of our energy when at rest, while other apes only consume 8%.  (something like that).  So..... If you rest 8 or 10 hours a day, you "recharge" your brain using 25 per cent of your energy.

I wonder what happens to George, who rests MUCH MORE than that.  He must send TONS of energy to his brain!  No wonder he's so smart!

I don't know if this is right, but it's a nice idea.

20180623 S.A.V.E.R.S.

Silence - done

Affirmations:

1. I, Ken Taylor, will stick to my plans for today.
2. I, Ken Taylor, will stick to my plans for today.
3. I, Ken Taylor, will stick to my plans for today.
4. I, Ken Taylor, will stick to my plans for today.
5. I, Ken Taylor, will stick to my plans for today.
6. I, Ken Taylor, will stick to my plans for today.
7. I, Ken Taylor, will stick to my plans for today.
8. I, Ken Taylor, Will stick to my plans for today.

Visualizations:

I have not been losing any weight... in fact, I've probably gained weight.  But today, I'm going to eat healthy and I've already exercised.  So at least for today, I'm on track.

Visualizing the 185 on my scale, for 60 seconds.

Done

Exercise:

I did my routine, and will now do jumping jacks for 60 seconds.

Done (but next time, wear clothes)

Reading:

Read 1+ minutes in SAPIENS.  Learned that there were at least 6 species of humans on the earth between 2 million years ago, and 10,000 years ago.  But today, there is only one:  homo sapiens.

Scribing:

Writing is not something I can get into for only 1 minute.  But here goes anyway:

The thing is, I on't know why I'm here on earth, unless i's just to be a "placeholder" - to join my parents generation to my kids' generation.

But beyone that, I wonder wy I'm here.  I often ponder the idea that I'm biding time until I get to the REAL reason for my life.  But why would that be?  I'm getting older, and will eventually have physical limitations that might prevent me from doing much.

We'll see.

OK, so I did my regular routine, followed by my SAVERS routine.

Now, I'll move into my plans for today:

SPRING CLEANING

Approach:  Do 45 minutes of "work" followed by 15 minutes of word games/crosswords, etc.

8 AM:  Movie

10 AM:  closet

11 AM:  file papers

12 NOON:  Lunch (salad)

1 PM: Boxes (shopping)

2 PM:  Boxes (fill & label)

3 PM:  Dust & vacuum bedroom

4 PM:  Bathroom

5 PM:  Piano

6 PM:  Shopping (groceries)

7 PM:  Dinner

8 PM:  Buy Montreal plane tickets

20180609 I GAVE UP TODAY

Not just waiting for David's "Money call" - but for pursuing anything beyond staying alive.

Nothing seems to matter now.

I give up hoping and "trying" (if I can even call it that) for a better life, the one I dreamed of when David first called me about the "mine job" about 4 years ago.

It's not going to happen, and so I have no ambition to seek anything else.

I'm done.

20180604 FULL WEEK AHEAD

Now what?

Wait.

What else is new?

20180603 NOT ALWAYS

It's how I live my life.

Not always.

Bring your wishes when you come over.  Somehow they'll get out there in the Universe.

HA!  People actually believe that.

"Sex & love can meet, but they're two completely different things."

KRT:  No they're not.  Obviously they're connected when they "meet."  ("meat"?)

Everyone's waiting for the meeting.  I suppose.

But some are actively searching, and some are just okay with letting it happen some day.

KRT:  I didn't buy it to have it.  I bought it to (watch/eat) it.