20220331 SLLLAVERS FOR THURSDAY - DARE I CALL YESTERDAY "D-DAY?" - we shall see, but I'm guessing that would be premature. So, PPPPFFFFFFFTTTTT!!!!

SILENCE

Silenced brain for 70 seconds, with the exception of imagining numbers, counting to 70

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

196.2  Today's weight

196.6  Yesterday's weight

-0.4

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

NOTE:  Monday (0328), 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 between now and APRIL 11, 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 meals:  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)
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EXERCISE

Did my full base-72 routine for Thursday, March 31, 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 12
10. squats 36
11. push-ups 36
12. flamingo L36, R36

NOTE:  I wasn't very motivated when I woke up, but reminded myself of my 1-week goal of losing 1-2 pounds per day, down to 192 by Monday 0404, and my fasting goal (16 hours +), and my desire to NOT have joint pain, and my desire to "be ready" mentally for my new life as part of David's foundation.

READING, WRITING

Read 70 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He continues his discussion of 2) SOCIALIST HUMANISM, and makes the following points:

• like 1) LIBERAL HUMANISM, 2) SOCIALIST HUMANISM is built on monotheism
• they believe that all humans are equal, and this is a "revamped version" of monotheism (which purports that all souls are equal before God)

NOTE:  DISTURBINGLY, Harari introduces the third sect of humanism, 3)EVOLUTIONARY HUMANISM, within a paragraph in which he is discussing 2)SOCIALIST HUMANISM.  In order to make his messages more easily assimilated by his readers, Harari could well have at least begun a new paragraph.

However, the thread of monotheism weaves through all 3 sects, and so perhaps he is excused.

3)EVOLUTIONARY HUMANISM.  Harari says that the only human sect that has broken away from monotheism tradition is 3)EVOLUTIONARY HUMANISM, and the most noted of this sect are the Nazis of Germany.  Harari adds these notes:

• Nazis changed the definition of "humanity," encompassing aspects of the Theory of Evolution.
• humankind is not something universal or eternal, rather a mutable species that can evolve or degenerate
• man can evolve into a superman, or devolve into a subhuman

Read 70 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He remembers giving his final convention speech (it went extremely well), and his poll numbers were 5 points ahead of McCain's.  Within minutes of his speech, they heard that McCain had announced his running mate:  Sarah Palin.  BO asked, "Who the hell is Sarah Palin?" - to which I replied to myself, "A few years ago, I might have asked a similar question:  Who the hell is Barack Obama?"

Read 70 seconds in WORKING WITH ONENESS by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee.  He says, again, that we must no longer isolate our selves as a means to reach reality; rather, today we must integrate our physical AND spiritual beings into the Love of God.

Read 70 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says (I'm re-reading the passage I read yesterday) that Piaget and Kohlberg introduced the 1) stages of developmental psychology and caught the attention of practically everyone:  grad students pounded out 1000s of papers on moral reasoning.

Kohlberg also introduced 2) (based on his research) a scientific justification for a secular liberal moral order.  He found that the "most morally advanced" kids were those who were able to put themselves into the shoes of another person, and look at their lives from their perspective.

(Haidt does not define "most morally advanced" - at least, not here)

He says

• EGALITARIAN relationships (such as with peers) invite role-taking
• HIERARCHICAL relationships (such as with parents & teachers) do not.
• parents & teachers are OBSTACLES to moral development

For example, if you want your kids to learn about the physical world, don't get in their way.  And if you want your kids to learn about the social world, let them play & interact with other kids

NOTE:  Haidt writes (p. 10) "for heaven's sake, don't force them to obey God"   - 🤣

Read 1+ pages in AN AMERICAN FAMILY by Jon and Michael Galluccio. 👌

Read 1+ pages in THE PERSIAN BOY by Mary Renault👌