20200531 SLLLAVERS for SUNDAY - RESUMPTION5

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 70 seconds; it wasn't easy or successful, due in part to my having watched a horribly disturbing film from Sweden; the sooner I forget it, the better.


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

Yesterday, I weighed 198.0

Today, I weigh          197.2 (-0.8)

Tomorrow, I visualize weighing less than I weigh today.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Sunday 20200531:

1. ankle/wrist circles 70
2. finger/toe stretches 70
3. bicycle crunches 70
4. shoulder rolls 70
5. inversion table 3 70-second sets
6. push-ups 35
7. squats 35

READING, WRITING

Read for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that the following are the way we characterize Sapiens:

BIOLOGICALLY (SEX):  

XY chromosomes = male

XX chromosomes = female

CULTURALLY (GENDER):
man, masculinity, must prove it all his life, lives in fear of losing it

woman, femininity, must prove she is feminine enough

Read for 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says there are good writers and there are bad writers.

GOOD writers fine-tune their writing, taking hours, days to rewrite their initial rough draft.

Amen; we'll see if I can begin the process of becoming a good writer.

Holding the needle down, one day at a time.

And now, I write.

20200530 SLLLAVERS for SATURDAY - RESUMPTION4

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 70 seconds.  Not too successful, but I'll keep trying.

LLL

Laugh.  Love.  Live.

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

Yesterday, I weighed 197.6

Today, I weigh           198.0 (+0.4)

Tomorrow, I visualize weighing less than I weigh today.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Saturday, 20200530:

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 recent history (last 500 years) shows that MALE & FEMALE Sapiens have not changed biologically.  But MAN/MEN and WOMAN/WOMEN have indeed changed.  E.g., women could not vote, but now they can, etc.

Interesting distinctions in defining classifications of Sapiens - biologically and culturally.

Read for 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says something conflicting.  I won't get hung up on it, but I simply have to point it out to myself.

On the one hand, he says I should say, "I choose to write for one - and only one- person:  myself."

On the other hand (and in the very same chapter), he addresses what my audience needs:  they need me to poke and prod, not just pander.  IOW, I should not merely write what I perceive my audience would like (pander); I should poke and prod my own ideas, while writing for myself.

So it's resolved.  And he adds that IF I do this regularly, I will find that my audience will eventually tell me I'm writing worthwhile stuff.

Hmmmm.  I don't know where this writing thing is taking me, but I'm going to keep going.  The catalyst was telling George about my desire to write, his telling me that he thought I'd be good at it, and his giving me the book.

Now it's up to me to write for myself.  I do not need George's (or anyone else's) evaluation of my writing.  But Jeff Goins says they'll tell me when it's good.

20200529 SLLLAVERS for FRIDAY - RESUMPTION3

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 70 seconds; not too successful, in spite of trying almost immediately upon waking up.


LLL

Laugh.  Love.  Live.


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

Yesterday, I weighed 197.6

Today, I weigh           197.6 (-0)

Tomorrow, I visualize weighing less than I weigh today.

EXERCISE

Today I did my full base-70 routine for Friday, May 29, 2020:

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. push-ups 70 (35 + 20 + 15)

READING, WRITING

Read for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that organisms that did not know how (or simply could not) fly evolved into (eg.) insects who could use their bodies more and more for warmth, and then eventually learned how to fly.  Mosquitos learned how to fly for warmth, and THEN began flying to seek the blood of mammals.  Organisms procreated using sex organs, but eventually began using sex as a tool to dominate others, settle disputes, etc, and not merely to procreate.

This seems natural to me.

Read for 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says if I write every day - without excuse - I will not likely know my "voice" at first.  He adds that it will likely take others telling me when I've found it.

We'll see.

20200528 SLLLAVERS for THURSDAY - RESUMPTION-2

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 70 seconds; mild success.

LLL

Love, Live, 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

(I visualize myself, tomorrow, weighing less than I do today.  Today I weigh 199.0

I visualize myself, tomorrow, weighing less than I do today.  Today, I weigh 197.6 (-1.4)

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Thursday, 20200528:

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 religion has stated what is "natural" and what is "unnatural."  Religious people speculate that the human body was created by God, and therefore each part has a sole and unique purpose; they add that since God is unchanging, therefore the purpose of our beings is also unchanging.

Evolution, however, speculates (postulates?) that the human body has evolved from the "worm-like cells" we were 600 million years ago, and each organ and limb has followed suit.  Example:  Back then, cells had "mouths" which served as a way to obtain nutrition.  But they didn't use their mouths to kiss, spit, etc.  Those uses evolved.

Well, I think Harari is correct in all he says; however, as we often note, a God could be behind the process of evolution, and be allowing our mouths to evolve as they have.

But without God in the picture, it's sure that the purposes of cells/bodies is in a constant state of flux - new purposes can evolve from older norms.  I'm guessing Harari would include homosexual anal sex as something that has evolved in purpose.  But I, for one, have not arrived at a point where I'm comfortable with all aspects of anal sex.

Read for 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says in writing just for myself, I will eventually realize that I'm not alone:  there are MANY other people like me.

He also says that I will be tempted to write what others want to hear.  This is a mistake because it's not how art is created.  I will look forward to reading what he says about how are IS created.

He assumes here that I will write because I want to create art.  Hmmmmm.  I'm not so sure that THAT would be the sole reason I write.  I'm guessing that writing also helps me organize my thoughts, crystalize my mushy ideas, and sometimes distracts me from depression.

One more point:  I DO, in fact, write for other people in that I am particular about spelling, punctuation, syntax, grammar, etc.  My constant thought is, "when someone reads this - if they ever do - they will at least have a clear idea of what I am writing about.  Anything less is distracting, IMO.

TEST 2 USING ORANGE + CLICK

I'm guessing this will be the same as before.

TEST TEST TEST

TEST TEST TEST

20200527 SLLLAVERS for WEDNESDAY - RESUMPTION1

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 70 seconds

LLL Love, Life, 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

I visualize myself, tomorrow, weighing less than I do today.  Today I weigh 199.0

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Wednesday, 20200527 (- Kathleen's birthday -):

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. push-ups 70 (35 + 25 + 10)

YAY!  Not bad after 2 1/2 months "off" - I put that in quotes since I DID do SOME exercise with Joe, shoveling gravel for his back yard.

READING, WRITING

Read 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says (quotes, likely) that "biology enables, culture forbids."  He points out that culture (i.e., religion) claims that it forbids only that which is not "natural."

That recalls my discussion with my older sister Kathleen, whose birthday it is today - she would have been 76, when we discussed birth control  I was a believing Mormon, and so was she.  But we differed on birth control.  She was taking birth control pills, and I disapproved, saying it wasn't "natural."  She asked me what I would recommend.  I replied, "abstinence."  (!!!!!!!)  And her retort was, "That isn't 'natural' either!"

I had no answer.  She was right.

Harari further says that anything that is possible is necessarily natural.  Biology does not prohibit men from having sex with each other; some cultures do.

Cultures do not prohibit women from running faster than the speed of light.  Biology does.

Interesting observations!  Makes me feel better to have considered these ideas.

Read 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says that I should develop the habit of writing every day, and that it should begin with "I am a writer."  BUT, he adds, I should give it a twist:

I CHOOSE TO WRITE FOR ONE - AND ONLY ONE - PERSON:  MYSELF.

So now, I will write that in my notebook for today.  (DONE!)

I'm gratified to know that the fountain pen George gave me still works perfectly (after taking 2 1/2 months off).

I'm also remembering Kathy, my older sister, to whom I was closest while growing up, and to whom I owe my appreciation and dedication to speaking and writing correctly.

This day is starting out well.  I decided to resume my routine (SLLLAVERS), and was able to do my full exercise routine.  I have eaten a "bunch" of unhealthy food over the last 13 weeks, and so I am fasting today (water fast, 2 meals; I'll have a quiche tonight, unless I've already gone to the store for veggies & fruit.  I will substitute oranges for orange juice.

I'd love my routine to be disrupted by a request from David to fly back to SLC.  Fat chance!

So for now, I'll keep on keeping on with my routine, and hope I can figure out who t make things work financially, while I stay close to and love my family.

OTHER NOTES:

Teeth:  I am treating my teeth with whitener; about 1 1/2 years ago, my dentist gave me whitener & some upper & lower "trays" which I used.  His original instruction was to do it every day for 2 hours.  That worked VERY well, and my next visit, he said to cut back to 2 hours, once a MONTH.

So, since I've neglected it, I'm going to do the following:

2 hours every 15 days (or, "every other Wednesday"):

May 27

June 10

June 24

July 8

etc.