20240104 SLLLAVERS FOR THURSDAY - NOT D-DAY YET, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Woke up a bit later, and tried to silence my brain for 80 seconds; not very successful.

LLL - BHL

Live.  Love.  Laugh.

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

204.2  Today's weight

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.  (YES!)

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Thursday, January 4, 2024:

1. ankle/wrist circles 80
2. toe/finger stretches 80
3. bicycle crunches 80
4. (MADE BED; PIANO)
5. shoulder rolls 80
6. flamingo L45, R45
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 30 (floor) + 10 (wall) = 40

READING, WRITING

RUMI (to GG, Fam)

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that the "INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION" was actually a "SECOND AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION" as far as impact goes:  the machines developed transformed agriculture into a global effort, from planting & harvesting, to keeping foods longer & transporting them globally.  ALSO........ animals became cogs in the wheel of business people's enterprises.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls that he, along with Rahm and Biden, negotiated with Congress to develop and pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, within 1 month of taking office.  It was on a par with FDR's New Deal in scope and nature.  Since the Dems held a majority in H & S, it passed along party lines.  BO was right proud!

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic) tend to be individualistic, while East Asians tend to be relationship-oriented.  This extends to the way the groups think:  WEIRD people think in absolute terms, while East Asians think in relative terms.

NOTE:  Hmmmm.  is this as true today as it was 40 years ago?

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He says the prisoners were subject to the psychological torture of simply being in the camp; further, one might ask how it was possible that human beings made of flesh & blood could bring themselves to treat other human beings so inhumanely; he will soon address the psychology of the liberated prisoners, but first points out that the guards were sometimes (often?) comprised of sadists who took delight in torturing the prisoners.

NOTE:  This is so wrenching to me; I don't understand how people could live lives without ANY compassion.

Read for fun in THE COMFORT CRISIS by Michael Easter.