20231213 SLLLAVERS FOR WEDNESDAY - D-DAY? - I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Laugh.  Love.  Live.

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

202.2  Today's weight

203.4  Yesterday's weight

-1.2

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Wednesday, December 13, 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, R 30+10
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 30 (floor) + 10 (wall)

READ, WRITE

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says, in the same way that there was not turning back after the Agricultural Revolution began (12000-8000 BC), we are now not able to go back to a time prior to the advent of Capitalism (500 AD).  He says Communism tried, but life in Communism was MUCH worse than under Capitalism.  He asks, however, what might happen to Sapiens when the resources that support Capitalism run out, or are otherwise made unavailable.  What then?  (Harari does not answer his question).

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls preparing his Recovery Act legislation for the House & Senate consideration, and how it was all good except for the support he needed from Republicans.  Democrats were in no mood to negotiate and/or compromise with the GOP since they had finally gained control of both houses after years of being minority players.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says Western (a researcher) evaluated 2 theories (Jefferson - where the reasoning brain is in control, and Hume - who says the heart/emotion controls), and found that Hume was correct.  Haidt continues his careful wording about these studies, and concludes something - but his wording would require a focused evaluation which I'm not willing to do right now.

NOTE:  I will continue reading 80 seconds a day, and hope to gain some new insights into how the mind works and interacts in society.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He recalls thinking about life & death, and how younger and older meet the reality of them.  Younger people are likely to greet the possibility of death more valiantly than are older people, he says.  He saw a film (RESSURECTION based on a book by Tolstoy) that addressed these things; he discussed it with friends.  But now that he is older & has seen many films, he says, the film (or a similar one) might have a different effect on him.

NOTE:  I'll try to see the film.

Read for fun in THE COMFORT CRISIS by Michael Easter.