20201128 TWAS THE NIGHT AFTER D DAY - or was it?

On Friday evening I received a call from David, while here in Brian Head with family for Thanksgiving.

I was so very happy that he called, and I had the chance to talk.

He reported that Michael (his mine associate) told him that he'd been told that money would start Monday or Tuesday, and that ALL of the money in question has been promised to be transferred before mid-December.

He has never sounded so confident, and he said that that was because Michael has never sounded so confident.  We rejoiced in the more sure possibility that it would really happen next week.

Tomorrow I'll drive to Pleasant Grove with Joe & Chrissy & family, and I'll stay with them, hopefully until Tuesday evening.  Then I should know for SURE whether this is really "IT."

(sigh, but with a smile)

I have not mentioned anything to the family; I am holding back until the middle of next week.  If it really IS "IT," then I'll get an AIRBNB for the rest of the month, somewhere in or close to PG.

I have not mentioned anything to GG either; I have told him that when I do get a "money call" from David, I'll let him know first.

Maybe I'll wait until David and I get together and have our champagne toast - hopefully Tuesday evening.

another *sigh* with a smile.

20201114 SLLLAVERS for SATURDAY - SAD DAY YESTERDAY - JAREN MARTINDALE HAS DIED

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 70 seconds.

LLL

Live.  Love.  Laugh.  (I'll TRY, but it's not so easy today)

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

197.0  Today's weight

195.0  Yesterday's weight

+ 2.0

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Saturday, November 14, 2020

1. ankle/wrist circles 70
2. toe/finger stretches 70
3. bicycle crunches 70
4. shoulder rolls 70 (and also tried fingerclasp/headlevel rounds 70 - per David T)
5. incline table 2 1-min sets
6. EPLEY MANEUVER 1RPM, 1RAM
7. squats 70

READING, WRITING

Read for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that society began to specialize, but that bartering is limited.  He gives an example of an owner of an orchard bartering with a cobbler for some sturdy shoes.   (I can see that he's observing the inequality that would likely result if the apple farmer offered 2 apples for 2 shoes)

Read for 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says I am my own brand.  He tells about writing for a magazine; when he submitted an article, they had already forgotten who he was.  He had no memorable brand.  He says I have to be my own brand.  Next, I think, he'll tell me how to "obtain" my own brand, although I'm guessing he'll say I'll need to discover it, rather.

Wrote in my writer's journal.

*******************

Jaren.

He's gone, but not forgotten.  He's free from pain (as far as I know).  At least, he's free from the pain he knew as a living human being.  It is my deep hope that he does not know any new pain wherever he is now.

Words do not come right now.  I must process this awful event with as level a head and heart as I can.  I didn't fall apart on hearing the news.  But neither am I the same.  A part of me will be forever changed.

I guess SOME words are coming now.  But I will have to know more of how he left the planet.  I hope today I will find out more.

20201113 SLLLAVERS for FRIDAY

SILENCE

Silenced my brain for 70 seconds.

LLL

Live.  Laugh.  Love.

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.
11. 
    
12. Also said aloud for 70 seconds. 

VISUALIZATION

195.8 Yesterday's weight

195.0 Today's weight

-0.8

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Friday, November 13, 2020:

1. ankle/wrist circles 70
2. toe/finger stretches 70
3. bicycle crunches 70
4. shoulder rolls 70
5. inversion table 2 1-minute sets
6. EPLEY MANOEVER  1RPM, 1RAM
7. push-ups 70  (15 + 15 + 20 + 20) +2

READING, WRITING

Read 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that cities developed in significant part due to specialization (e.g., doctors spent their entire day doctoring, while nearby cobblers spent their entire day making shoes).  Eventually they began to learn who did the best job at his/her trade, and so they began to barter.  But..... there had to be some sort of numeric value placed on each good or service, in order to make a fair exchange.  I can see that he's leading to coinage/monetary use.

Read 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says helping others => trust => permission => opportunity.  I agree with the concept.  How'm I gonna do this?

*******************

So today my routine was interrupted (during the push-ups) by a call from Joe.  He had some really good news, along with some OK news:

1.  They've passed on the house in Highland - it would have been a "project house" - i.e., a lot of fix up projects.

2.  They've heard that the dog/home owners whose dog bit Ada have homeowner's insurance (100K/300K), and so will be paying for Ada's medical bills, and also future plastic surgery & trauma counselling, if needed.

3.  COVID19 is rampant in Utah, and people are still pushing back against wearing masks.  He & family are being very careful, and he says he thinks Lisa & family are too.  He says Teresa is also wearing a mask wherever she goes.

I had a good feeling after talking to Joe.  All will be well.

20201112 SLLLAVERS for THURSDAY

SILENCE

Silenced my brain for 70 seconds.

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.
11. 
    
12. Also said aloud for 70 seconds. 

VISUALIZATION

196.6 Yesterday's weight

195.8  Today's weight

- 0.8 pounds

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Thursday, November 12, 2020:

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

READING, WRITING

Read for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that pre-Agricultural Revolution (12K BC - 8K BC), the hunter-gatherer bands of the earth were largely self-sustaining; there was likely very little bartering or exchange of services "then."  But I can tell that he's going to say that this gradually changed after the AR was underway.

Read for 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says that if I'm bewildered and overwhelmed by "all this stuff,"  here's where I can start:  HELP PEOPLE.  So, that rings true to me.  If I have something of value I can give to help others, that's where I should start.

OOOOHHHHHHHHHHH.  I think I'm getting this now.

20201111 SLLLAVERS for WEDNESDAY

SILENCE

Silenced my brain for 70 seconds.

LLL

Live.  Laugh.  Love.

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.
11. 
    
12. Also said aloud for 70 seconds. 

VISUALIZATION

196.6  Today's weight

196.6  Yesterday's weight

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Wednesday, November 11, 2020:

1. ankle/wrist circles 70
2. toe/finger stretches 70
3. bicycle crunches 70
4. shoulder rolls 70
5. inversion table 2 1-min sets
6. EPLEY manoeuver 1R PM, 1R AM
7. push-ups 70 (7 sets of 10)

(yay!)

READING, WRITING

Read for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that in the post-Columbian centuries in Europe and Asia, the Christians began winning against the Muslims, destroying mosques and building cathedrals.  But the Christians also issued 2 types of coins:  1)  gold coins (ducats, florins, gigliatos), AND (surprisingly) they also issued 2) millares, which were inscribed with "Allah" etc.  Both "groups" willingly traded with both kinds of coins.

Read for 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says, to simplify the overwhelming task of selecting a platform that is right for me, I need to do 3 things:

1)  Get experience (become good at what I'm doing)

2)  Demonstrate competence (put it out there - blog, art show, etc.)

3)  Generate buzz (get people to talk about me)

This all makes sense.  I feel like I'm rocking the car while the tires are spinning in a snowy gutter.... trying to get it going.  I hope that happens soon.  And, it will not happen unless I "forge ahead" with my regular routine.  I can see that now.

20201110 SLLLAVERS for TUESDAY

 SILENCE

Silenced my brain/thoughts for 70 seconds.

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

196.6  Yesterday's weight.

196.6  Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine for Tuesday, 20201110:

1. ankle/wrist circles 70
2. toe/finger stretches 70
3. bicycle crunches 70
4. shoulder rolls 70
5. EPLEY manover 1R PM, 1 R AM
6. inversion table 2 1-min sets
7. squats 70

READING, WRITING

Read for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says the Aztecs didn't understand why the Spanish visitors (!) were so obsessed with gold.  And then he jumps to religion as a reason for the great bloody wars 300 years before America's discovery by the Spanish, and describes how the followers of Christ and Allah killed each other by the thousands.  Tomorrow I'll find out why he's presented this segment of history in this way.

Read for 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says that you have to find a platform by which you can become something others NEED.  And in earlier times, you had to leave that to chance.  But today, you "create your own luck."  Although it seems overwhelming (i.e., all the choices you have), it can be simplified.  Tomorrow, I will find out how Jeff says I can simplify the overwhelming array of choices lying before me.

20201109 SLLLAVERS for MONDAY

 SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 70 seconds.

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

196.0 Today's weight

19X.X Yesterday's weight (starting routine again today)

I visualize weighing less tomorrow. 

EXERCISE

Did my full base-70 routine today:

1. ankle/wrist circles 70
2. toe/finger stretches 70
3. bicycle crunches 70
4. shoulder rolls 70
5. inversion table (2nd time after Vertigo onset early this year); did 2 1-min sets
6. EPLEY Manoeuver:  R-am (also did R-pm last night)  No signs of dizziness now or lately.
7. push-ups 70 (7 sets of 10) + 2

READING, WRITING

Read 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that in 1519, Cortes & his Conquistadores began obsessing with gold; the Aztecs could not imagine why, since gold was plentiful and mostly useless except for decorating things.  Cortes told the Aztecs (in Mexico) that he had an illness which could only be cured with gold.

Read 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins.  He says I should choose a platform from the 5 he's identified:

1. Journalist
2. Prophet
3. Artist
4. Professor
5. Celebrity

He says that I could be more than 1, but likely not more than 2 or 3 at the most.  He also says that it really doesn't matter which one I choose.

I can see myself in each of these; no one of them jumps out at me as being the "one" I am.  Perhaps it's due to my age and/or the nature of my life experiences.

Since I have limited my reading to 70 seconds per day, it's difficult to maintain continuity.  Further, I have had two seriously long "gaps" this year, during which time I have not read anything at all.  So, IF (and it's a HUGE "IF") I were to continue from now on, to do my daily routine (including writing), it COULD POSSIBLY become clear to me which of the platforms I will settle on.

Right now, I believe I might turn out to be one of the first two:  Journalist, or Prophet.