20190207 SAVERS RESUMING AT LEAST FOR TODAY THURSDAY

SILENCE

(Doing it now)
Tried to silence my brain for 60 seconds.  Not easy.  Decided to list the thoughts I've had during the attempt:

1. Counting - laying out my arms & hands as a "clock" to make sure I've done a minimum of 60 seconds.
2. Thoughts dropping from my brain down to my body, like brown leaves.
3. I should do this first thing upon waking; now, I'm aware of the furnace fan blowing, and of my left foot soaking (toenail).
4. (don't recall any other thoughts I had during the 60 seconds)

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
6. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
7. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
8. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
9. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.

Also said aloud for 60 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

Thoughts about what my visualization for today might be:

*  Tighter skin

*  Healthy teeth & gums

*  More muscle

*  Safe and courteous driver

*  Rapid reader with retention

*  Wealthy

Noticing that all of the above are about me.  I'd like to visualize a better me as I relate to others:

*  More loving

*  More giving

*  Quicker understanding about what others are going through

*  More compassion

*  Better memory so I can relate to others better

For the rest of this month of February, I'll do:

60 seconds each:

SAFE AND COURTEOUS DRIVER

MORE LOVING

EXERCISE

Did my 30 day full routine for a Thursday:

1. ankle/wrist circles 60
2. toe/finger stretches 60 + 10
3. bicycle crunches 60
4. shoulder rolls 60
5. inversion table 3 1-min sets
6. squats 60

READING, WRITING

Read for 60 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that post-Agricultural Revolution, (i.e, ___________ years ago), and until more modern times, people in tribes often met with violent deaths.  Something like 15 to 35 to even 50 per cent of people died violently.

Am I imagining things?  Or is Harari only begrudgingly admitting that these violent deaths were brought under greater control by societal evolution?

I think that our society today is not what most of us would like:  peaceful, and non-violent.

But I think that it's impossible to achieve that goal without all of us buying into it.  Saying "Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me" will not in itself produce the desired result.  We must also, regrettably, FORCE others to comply.  In a free society & democracy such as the USA & Western Europe, we must necessarily expect that some evil people will choose to be violent.  But with that realization, we must also preserve the freedoms we desire.

Yes, there are laws against violence, and punishments for those who are violent.  But the greater idea - freedom - I think should occupy a greater presence in our thoughts and actions.

Enough.