SILENCE
Tried to silence my brain for 70 seconds. No real success, but I focused on NOT beating myself up for failing. Rather, tried to re-focus & bring my thoughts back to....... to nothing. Kinda worked.
LLL
Live. Laugh. Love.
AFFIRMATIONS
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.
Also, said aloud for 70 seconds.
VISUALIZATION
194.2 Today's weight
193.4 Yesterday's weight
+0.8
I visualize weighing less tomorrow
EXERCISE
Did my full base-70 routine for Sunday, June 6, 2021:
- ankle/wrist circles 70
- toe/finger stretches 70
- bicycle crunches 70
- shoulder rolls 70
- inversion table 2 1-min sets
- EPLEY MANEUVER 1Ram
- squats 35
- push-ups 35
READING, WRITING
Read for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari. He says that SOME history (not his, of course) has sought to exorcise the bad guys from parts of empire history, but adds that such would not be possible, certainly no for today's cultures, which are necessarily the residual legacy of past empires who conquered and maintained power through swords, blood and wars.
Well, yes. But if we (today, in 2021) are inheritors of bad guy empires, then we are equally responsible for getting rid of the bad parts, and developing the good parts. Additionally, we are also necessarily developing our OWN legacy, which, in most cases, we are free to direct and develop as we see fit.
Thus, the bad guys that came before are not the whole picture, Mr. Debbie Yuval Downer.
Read for 70 seconds in YOU ARE A WRITER by Jeff Goins. He says, to get my foot in the door, I must begin doing homework about publishers (including blogs); find out their rules, etc. Read what kind of articles they've published. But more important, find out HOW people got published. Contact other published authors. Then, when you've done your "homework" (about all of the above), begin contacting EDITORS (including blogs); submit emails about how your work would be relevant to their publication; give them some samples - ANYthing. "Don't show up empty handed," says Jeff. But remember that it's the RELATIONSHIP your cultivating, more than submitting amazing content for publication.
Read for 1+ pages in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama. He remembers going to the annual "bridge" commemoration in Thelma, AL, where Hillary and he both hoped to gain voters' votes; there was a church service at which BO would speak. An 80 year old + Reverend Lowery asked to speak, and he spoke about "good cholesterol and bad cholesterol" - which parallels to good crazy (Harriet Tubman & others) and bad crazy (other Blacks). We'll see just what Reverend Lowery has to say that might relate Barack Obama to cholesterol - good or bad.
Read for 70 seconds in WORKING WITH ONENESS by Llewelyn Vaughan-Lee. He says that until now, we have tried to "empty" ourselves and let God in to do what he wants to do; this was leaving us with nothing - no identity. BUT NOW, we are emptying ourselves of physical and spiritual greed and individuality so that we can be filled with oneness:
"In every moment of complete participation, we awaken the real emptiness which is total fullness."
Read for 1+ pages in THE PERSIAN BOY by Mary Renault. Just for fun
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Today, I'm quite depressed. Nothing seems real, or really good. I gained weight (+1.4 pounds) when I really thought I'd be losing at least 0.5 pounds, since I was true and faithful to my routine, including eating only 2 meals yesterday, with NOTHING between meals.
*sigh*
And today, as I wrote "194.8" on my calendar, I noticed that today is "D-Day" and that's even MORE depressing, since I know today CANNOT be the D-Day I've been waiting for for several years.
I have thoughts of giving up on waiting for David's D-Day, and moving on with the sale of my house.
I'm so tired of saying, when faced with a possible new contribution or purchase, "No, I won't do that until after D-Day." So very tired.
David gave me "WORKING WITH ONENESS" which tells how things today are changing for the better - and we are to join this ONENESS movement by giving up on physical things, and even on spiritual things. We are to let God take over and things will move ahead quickly.
I don't know about this, but I am committed to continuing to read the book every day for at least 70 seconds.
Meanwhile, I have YET ANOTHER weekend around me wherein I wait.
Wait for my kids to contact me.
Wait for David to make the "money call."
Wait for George to call me (as I know he waits for me to call him)
Wait for Jury Duty to "kick in."
Wait for me to.....................................................................
I don't know what else.
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