20220328 SLLLAVERS FOR MONDAY - PFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!

SILENCE

Didn't even try.  I'm glad I was at least motivated to do the rest of my SLLLAVERS routine.

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.

Also said aloud for 70 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

199.0  Today's weight.

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.

EXERCISE

I did my full base-72 routine for Monday, March 28, 2022:

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/wall 12
9. counter stretch 10
10. squats 36
11. push-ups 36

Adding:

Flamengo stand 6 sec L, 6 sec R

READING, WRITING

Read for 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that people of the Middle Ages (notably in England) thought that a criminal must be punished by the same crime s/he committed.  People thought that there was justification in doing so, and they "enjoyed" witnessing this attempt to "put things right."

WIthout mentioning it, Harari is describing the OT's "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" doctrine generally approved by Christians in Europe of the Middle Ages.

Today's liberals object to capital puhishment, etc, because it disrespects the humanity that might still be within the criminal; further, you can't rehabilitate a dead person.

NOTE:  In High School, I debated both FOR and AGAINST capital punishment (as a debate exercise); in my innermost me, I have come to believe that EVERYONE can be measurably rehabillitated, so I am AGAINST capital punishment.  If a capital crime were committed against me or my family/friends, I might have a different opinion.

Read for 70 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  Re remembers his feelings about the preparation days for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.  He compares his feelings to the 2 prior conventions (2000 - he was just a curious onlooker; 2004 - he was the keynote address giver).  This time, he felt like an "expensive prop," waiting till the last moment to be opened and used.

Read for 70 seconds in WORKING WITH ONENESS by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee.  He says, in this new chapter ("Spiritual Security"), that we are imprisoned by both physical AND spiritual security.  We know that material things come and go, but do not offer any lasting enlightment.  Similarly, spiritual things might offer us a sense of "well being," but also do not automatically linger & improve our lives.  Rather, we must let go of both, he says.

NOTE:  I'm possibly on the verge of getting some more money; and I know, through David, Jeannie and George, my spirituality is evolving to better places.  Both will greatly enhance my life, as long as I make the effort to manage them in the best way possible.  I.e., give to (or facilitate for) those in need.  This new chapter I'll soon be writing, if properly managed, will lead to a further positive evolution to a better life for me and my family.

Read for 70 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says that developmental psychology began with the observations (by Piaget) of 3-year olds regarding concepts of conservation and sharing, and then comparing them to 5-year olds, who exhibit very different behavior when it comes to conservation and sharing.

3 years old:  the child does not (cannot) grasp the concepts of conservation (e.g., the 2 water glasses of different heights, holding the exact same volume of water), or of turn-taking & sharing.

5 years old:  the child DOES understand the concepts of conservation & of turn-taking & sharing.

Piaget and Haidt both subscribe to the natural development (i.e., not taught by any parent or teacher - but "naturally acquired") of these concepts.... into what he calls PSYCHOLOGICAL RATIONALISM.

Not taught; just exhibited in younger kids.  Haidt says RATIONALISM is a natural aspect of a human being's development.

NOTE:  Trump (shuddering) was a bully and shoved other dignitaries to get in front of the group for photo opps; perhaps he is still developing his morality.

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

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