20190613 SAVERS for THURSDAY

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 60 seconds.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, knowledgeable and professional philanthropic foundation administrator.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, knowledgeable and professional philanthropic foundation administrator.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving, knowledgeable and professional philanthropic foundation administrator.

Also said aloud for 60 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

I AM A SAFE AND COURTEOUS DRIVER.

EXERCISE

Did my base-70 routine for a Thursday/Squat day:

1. ankle/wrist circles 70
2. toe/finger stretches 70
3. bicycle crunches 70
4. shoulder rolls 70
5. inversion table 3 70-second sets
6. squats 70

READING, WRITING

Read 60 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that the Agriculture Revolution necessarily downsized the "home" of Sapiens.  In stead of living on large territories with few changes (exception:  fire), Sapiens began to live in small fiercely guarded domiciles built of wood, stone, etc., which they kept clear of "interlopers" (ants, spiders, wild animals, etc.); they now lived in contrived environments (houses, villages) rather than wild, natural environments.

He's right about this.  He's still implying that it was overall "not good" for Sapiens; I'm not so sure.

For example, I place great value on making my bed every morning.  I also place great value in controlling my actions (i.e., doing my routine daily).  Why do I do this?  Is it a "wild v domesticated" spectrum?  Is it a "natural" thing to exercise regularly?  Would Harari opine that if I had been a forager from birth, I'd have no need to do regular exercise?

Again, I observe in my limited view of my life thus far, it is a series of one-way streets.  I was born to farmers in the Agricultural Revolution era.  Dad taught me early on that it was important to do something regularly, "even if it's just polishing your shoes,"  I hear him saying.  So I was "doomed to be an "AR Sapien" from birth.

I rebelled against that "regular something" slightly, but always sensed the value in it.  I eventually made a conscious choice to do several things regularly:  make my bed, exercise, so the SAVERS routine every day.

My medical friends would surely say something like, "Your body is meant to be exercised regularly."  I'm guessing that was true of pre-AR Sapiens, too.  Did they get the exercise they needed through a wild and natural means (chasing their prey), or did they do push-ups and sit-ups daily?

Today, brain experts say our brains will atrophy over time unless we "fight back" and do mental exercises (crosswords).  What did pre-AR Sapiens do to exercise their brains as they got older?  Or did they even bother?  There must have been some who were more mentally agile than others.  Did the more "exercised" Sapiens encourage their lazy siblings/friends to follow suit?

Dunno.  But it's interesting to think about it.

And, as I'm sure anyone who might read this has concluded, MY brain is now "exercised" for today.