20200227 SLLLAVERS for THURSDAY

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 70 seconds; not easy.  (But maybe it was harder because I didn't sleep well, and I woke up early and listened to some podcasts, filling my brain with thoughts.)

LLL

LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH

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.
10. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.

Also said aloud for 70 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

Today I weighed 195.0 pounds.

183 by 3/23/20

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Thursday 2/27/20:

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 for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that in ancient times, when women and their sexuality were "owned" by their husbands, raping his wife could not be thought of as a crime, any more than picking up a lost coin would be considered theft.

He says that as late as 2006, there were still 50+ communities (he does not specify which) where raping one's wife was not considered a crime.

Harari has nailed the idea, no fact, that gender discrimination has been rampant in Sapiens' social evolution, and he implies that only now (with such things as the Me Too movement) are we beginning to actually change this arbitrary discrimination against women, something that was only in the imagination of men (and probably some women) simply because they were stronger.

I'm not so sure we should throw out ALL the differences between men and women with this societal evolution.  I like that women and men are capable of almost all things.  However, I don't want to lose the endearing charms of a couple who allow each other to be masculine or feminine, who are "the locket and the chain" sometimes, and other times two equal partners.

Tread for 709 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says I can either CREATE, or REACT.  I can't do both at the same time.

This morning, before I began my routine, I turned OFF my cell phone.  I decided to estimate the times I needed to do several elements of my routine, and because I've done them every day for long periods of times (weeks, months), I was able to estimate the time very well.

But my phone was OFF.  It still IS OFF while I write this.  Goins says that our brains are not wired to multi-task.  So, we should not expect to "be everywhere" as many folks who frequent the internet apps do.  They are likely quite frustrated with all the information "out there" and with not being able to assimilate it all (trends, news, information, etc.).

I'm in 100% agreement with this.  But I still like going on line to see what's "out there" today.  I'm sensing that I should be more willing to limit that, and thus more able to become more of a writer.

I am a writer.

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Soon, I'll turn my phone back on to check if I've heard from Joe, Lisa, or David.

But for now, I'll leave it off while I do my Gratitude Review.