SILENCE
Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; didn't do that. Maybe tomorrow.
LLL - BHL
Live. Love. Laugh.
Bless. Heal. 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, already have everything I need.
- I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
- I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
- I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
- I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
Also said aloud for 80 seconds.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.
- I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.
Also said aloud for 80 seconds.
VISUALIZATION
206.6 Today's weight
207.8 Yesterday's weight
-1.2
I visualize weighing less tomorrow.
EXERCISE
Did my full base-80 routine for Saturday, December 2, 2023:
- ankle/wrist circles 80
- toe/finger stretches 80
- bicycle crunches 80
- (MADE BED, PIANO!!)
- shoulder rolls 80
- flamingo L40, R40
- ball/wall 15
- angel/wall 15
- counter stretch 15
- squats 40
- push-ups 20 (floor) + 20 (wall)
READING, WRITING
RUMI
Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari. He says (recalling history) that the Dutch WEST INDIES Trading Comapny (WIC) "ruled" the development of trade in North America. The Dutch set up operations at the mouth of the HUDSON RIVER, on an island they called New Amsterdam, in the early 17th Centruy. But in 1664 they were attacked by the British, and they lost the island, which the British renamed New York.
The British and the French vied for control of North America; the British were smarter. King Louis V of France appointed John Law as head of the Central Bank. He orchestrated the purchase of stock in what would later become New Orleans; it was highly over-rated; in a few short months in 1717, stocks of the Mississippi rose from 1000 livres to 10,000 livres, and then plummeted back to almost nothing; French people lost everything and some committed suicide. This was later called "The Mississippi Bubble."
NOTE: I'm amazed at how someone could place a level of importance on his/her financial portfolio greater than his/her own life! I obviously have no such experience in my own life.
Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama. He recalls his first "TOPS" meeting in the LBJ Room off the Senate Chamber, attended by Pelosi, Boehner, Harry, and Mitch. These meetings are held regularly (monthly?), and are attended by the staffs of each key person, along with the Press.
The first meeting was focused on introducing the Recovery Act legislation, which BO considered to be the political action needed to be taken in the worsening receding economy.
Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt. He says the RIDER is like a PRESS SECRETARY for the ELEPHANT. The press secretary always finds a way to justify the policy of the President. In like fashion, the rider always finds a way to justify the actions of the elephant.
Study in 1960 asked participants to guess what the "rule" was in seeing 3 numbers which were following a basic rule. (The rule was, the 3 numbers must be in ascending value). When given 2-4-6, they guessed it was even numbers, or sequences increasing by 2. They did not consider 2-3-4 was also a "yes."
Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl. He recalls the days in camp when prisoners had to make decisions quickly that could lead to continuing to live, or death. Frankl retells the story of "Death in Tehran" in which a servant tells his master he's met death and must flee to Teheran to escape Death; the master gives him a horse, and he rides to Tehran. Death speaks to the master, and tells him that he told the servant he would meet him in Tehran.
Read for fun in THE COMFORT CRISIS by Michael Easter.
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