20191111 SAVERS for MONDAY, VETERAN'S DAY

SILENCE

I tried to silence my thoughts for 60 seconds.  Mild success, as usual.

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

175 by 1/31/20

Today I weighed in at 188.2.  YAY!!

EXERCISE

Did my full 1+ routine for Monday, 11/11/2019

1. ankle/wrist circles 70
2. toe/finger stretches 70
3. bicycle crunches 70
4. shoulder rolls 70
5. inversion table 3 1-min sets
6. push-ups 15 + 15 = 30  On 11/15 (in 4 days), I'll begin adding +1 push-up for each set, on the corresponding date.

READING, WRITING

Read 60 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that the order/laws/norms of our society are comprehensible when they concern a human being learning and following the rules of a football game.  But there are many MUCH larger, MUCH more complex entities that require MUCH more capacity than a human brain can handle.  So we have groups/entities that exist because of a collective effort:  I'll be the welder, you be the lawyer.  Each as a separate "assignemtn" which the other might know nothing or very little about.

Harari gives examples of ants & bees which function as they do based on their genetic makeup, and not because they follow sets of rules.  The queen bee functions as a leader, but she never has to negotiate labor relations with the worker bees.  Etc.

These examples are interesting, and they do shed light on how things are for sapiens.  But where's he going with all this?

I feel like we've evolved into the current configuration without planning or realizing what we're doing.  Aren't we, in a way, like a hive of bees, going on about our business, without really knowing how it happened, or what the ramifications might be?

I'm not saying it's not important to know what's REALLY going on, as Harari wants us to know.  But I'm also placing some value on the "let it flow"evolution of society.  So let's do both.  We're smart enough to let things flow, but be watching for any hazards along the way.

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1. Joe:  Way to go, no Mo Joe! (sent text)
2. Chrissy: Way leads on to way, I hope you like your way today! (sent text)
3. Ada:  My first granddaughter!  But wait just a minute. It was crowded in there - someone else's in it. (sent text)
4. Ethan:  My first grandson! So smart and polite.  Letting Ada go first was proper and right! (sent text)

1. Elliot:  I'll prepare something about piano, and about gymnastics & send it to him.
2. Oliver:  I'll prepare something about Thanksgiving/Halloween ???? & send to him.

1. Lisa
2. Rodney
3. Lyla
4. Eli
5. Caleb
6. Teresa
7. David T
8. Jeannie T
9. Dr. Joe Pruitt
10. George
11. Jack
12. Ric T
13. Peggy
14. Verla
15. Patricia
16. Michael P
17. Eric T
18. Paul F
19. John B
20. Randy F
21. Chad M
22. Marie Mauduit
23. JC Mauduit
24. Jean N
25. Eric L
26. Arno T
27. Rohan
28. Larry M
29. Bill L
30. Ramona
31. Mary Huber