20231215 SLLLAVERS FOR FRIDAY - NOT D-DAY YET, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 80 seconds; counted + mild success.

LLL - BHL

Live.  Laugh.  Love.

Bless.  Heal.  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.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
4. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
5. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

201.4  Today's weight  (YIPPY-KY-YI-YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

203.0  Yesterday's weight

-1.6

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Friday, December 15, 2023:

1. ankle/wrist circles 80
2. toe/finger stretches 80
3. bicycle crunches 80
4. (MADE BED; PIANO)
5. shoulder rolls 80
6. flamingo L40, R40  (but broken amounts)
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretches 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 32 (floor) + 8 (wall)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

CATCH UP:

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He to make the case that REASONING people are not as moral/truth oriented as they might seem.  Haidt says he is an "intuitionist" and as such contends that REASONING people, while thinking they are superior to intuitionists, are not:  a Swiss person did studies and found that REASONING people didn't perform any better when compared to intuitionists in similar social positions.

NOTE:  Really?  IMO, REASONING people, by virtue of their approach, likely address more readily the moral issues of their lives, and are thus more likely to at least DISCOVER the moral truths.  In that sense, I would predict that they're likely to perform better.  But what do the studies show?

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He recalls meeting a young woman in the camp who knew she would die soon; she said to Frankl that she was actually grateful for her new camp life that she had been forced to suffer.  She said she had led a spoiled life before, and this camp experience was teaching her how to look at her life correctly.  Analysts might call this "provisional existence of an unknown limit."  Frankl points out that many former prisoners characterize the most difficult aspect of camp prison life is NOT KNOWING when (or if) they would ever be released.

Read for fun in THE COMFORT CRISIS by Michael Easter.  He cites Seery who surveyed 2500 Americans of all demographics, and found that those who faced a somewhat serious challenge in their lives were later better able to cope with life, and led healthier lives (e.g., fewer prescription meds).

Hmmmmm.

TODAY:

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says human being (Sapien) is an "ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE" - human beings get their energy from PLANTS (ultimately), and plants get their energy from the SUN.  

SOLAR engery => PLANTS => MUSCLE POWER

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He remembers his team being sideswiped by the GOPs who'd worked with him in formulating the Stimulus Package, but then announced, just before he went to Capital Hill, that they would NOT be supporting it.  In the Q & A period following BO's speech, the GOP began asking him seriously challenging and troubling questions.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He offers more "proof" (I'm still not quite convinced) that REASONING philosophers are not more likely to discover and behaviorally adopt the truth than other philosophers.  Haidt implies that "a man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still."  Cognitive dissonance is deeply implanted in the human psyche.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He recalls how prisoners did not know if/when they would be released, and it was difficult or impossible for them to set any kind of goals for themselves.  It's similar to a patient who has a terminal disease and is isolated in a sanitorium - s/he does not know when s/he will die, and is very discouraged/depressed about his/her life.

Read for fun in THE COMFORT CRISIS by Michael Easter.