20200329 SLLLAVERS FOR TUESDAY; D-DAY NOT EXPECTED TODAY, AND D-DAY NOT RECEIVED TODAY. PFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTT!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 60 seconds;  Meh.

LLL

Laugh.  Live.  Lover.

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 60 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

197.2  Today's weight

199.0  Yesterday's weight

-1.8

I visualize weighing less tomorrow

NOTE:  Yesterday, I wrote:

I visualize weighing less tomorrow, through:

1. Eating only 2 meals every day:  1) Smoothie at 10am-11am, and 2) Dinner at 4pm-5pm.
2. NOT eating anything between meals.
3. Exercising every day

Reasons I'm AGAIN motivated are

1. David's D-Day will likely happen sometime within a week of today, and I want to be in as good of physical (and therefore mental) shape as I can be.
2. George tells me that if a person can stand on one foot for X seconds/minutes, then s/he will likely live longer.
3. I feel better overall when I'm doing my exercises regularly

So, if I lose a pound every 1-2 days, I should be down to approx. 192 by April 4th.

Here's how I've done during the last 24 hours:

1. Yesterday, I had only 2 means:  1) smoothie & coffee at 10-11am, and 2) Steamed veggies dinner at 4pm
2. I had NOTHING between these meals.
3. I exercised yesterday morning, and I exercised this morning (see below)

Reasons I am again motivated are:

1. I didn't expect David to call yesterday, and I don't expect it today; I just know that the last update says "sometime this week, at least by Monday 4/4"
2. I'm hoping to fight off older age a bit more by adding "flamingo stands" into my exercise routine.
   
3. I can tell when I don't exercise - fingers begin to hurt (in joints), feet begin to tense up (peripherially, mostly right foot)

Results:  I lost 1.8 pounds in the last 24 hours.  YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EXERCISE

Did my full base 72 routine for Tuesday, March 29, 2020:

1. ankle/wrist circles 72
2. toe/finger stretches 72
3. bicycle crunches 72
4. shoulder rolls 72
5. inversion table 1 1-min set
6. EPLEY MANEUVER 1 Ram
7. ball/wall 12
8. angel/2all 12
9. counter stretch 12
10. squats 36
11. push-ups 36 (all in 1 set)
12. flamingo stands:  L count to 24, R count to 24
13. Noticed that I'm much better on my L leg than on my R leg.  Wondering why.

READING, WRITING 

Read for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He now discusses various aspects of humanism:

Here are various points he makes:

• all humanists worship humanity, but do not agree on the definition
• humanism has split into 3 "rival sects" that fight over the definition of "humanity" (in a similar way to how rival Christian sects fought over the definition of "God."
• today, the most important humanism sect is:  (1) LIBERAL HUMANISM
• LIBERAL HUMANISM believes that "humanity" is a quality of individual humans
• LIBERAL HUMANISTS believe that the sacred nature of humanity lies in each individual Sapien.
• the inner core of individual humans gives meaning to the world.
• the inner core of humans is the source of all ethical and political authority.
• ethical and/or political dilemmas are addressed by looking into ourselves & listening to the voice of humanity.
• the chief commandments of LIBERAL HUMANISM are meant to protect the liberty of this inner voice against intrusion or harm.
• these commandments are knows as human rights
• THIS IS WHY:  LIBERAL HUMANISTS object to torture and the death penalty.
• LIBERAL HUMANISM santifies humans, BUT..... does not deny the existance of God
• LIBERAL HUMANISM is founded on monotheistic beliefs:  Liberals believe in 1) the free will of each individual and 2) the sacred nature of each individual ---- and these are a direct legacy of the traditional Christian belief in free and eternal individual souls.
• without "recourse" (Harari's term) to eternal souls and a Creator God, LIBERAL HUMANISTS find it difficult to explain what is so special about individual Sapiens.

(MY NOTE:  I decided to fine-tooth comb review of the last few paragraphs of today's pages because I don't really know much about humanism (even though I think that's what I AM).  Harari has presented the concept of 3 rivals in the arena of Humanism, and so far, has only described 1):  LIBERAL HUMANISM.  Some of the points he makes seem somewhat circular.

TBC

Read for 70 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls his feelings, thoughts during the week of the Democratic National Convention:  interacting with Biden & family, listening to Michelle's opening speech, and getting ready to deliver his own at the end of that week.

Read for 70 seconds in WORKING WITH ONENESS by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee.  He says that besides PHYSICAL security, we also need to "give up" on too much SPIRITUAL secuirty.  Too long in meditative mode renders us sterile from the interactions & messages of the rest of the world.  Don't meditate too long.

Read for 70 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says Piaget and later Kohlbert developed "stages" to describe how moral values come about in children:  pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional; these occur generally between ages 3 and 12 (puberty):

PRE-conventional (3-5):  Younger children judge right/wrong by superficial features (i.e., whether punishment was meted out)

Conventional (5-11):  Children learn how to understand and manipulate social conventions; focus on conformity; have respect for authority; try maneuvering around the rules.

POST-conventional (11+):  Children can think abstractly:  nature of authority, meaning of justice, reasons behind rules & laws; still respect honesty, but add valid reasons for lying; try to work out ethical systems for themselves.  

Read for 1+ page in AN AMERICAN FAMILY by Jon and Michael Galluccio.

Read for 1+ page in THE PERSIAN BOY by Mary Renault.