20240331 SLLLAVERS FOR SUNDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!! (et.... Bonnes Paques!)

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds;  sleepy success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

197.0  Today's weight

195.6  Yesterday's weight

+1.4

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Sunday, March 31, 2024:

1. ankle/wrist circles 80
2. toe/finger stretches 80
3. bicycle crunches 80
4. (MADE BED; PIANO)
5. flamingo L60, R60
6. shoulder rolls 80
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 40 (floor)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says

20240330 SLLLAVERS FOR SATURDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

195.6  Today's weight

195.8  Yesterday's weight

-0.2

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

 EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Saturday, March 30, 2024:

1. ankle/wrist circles 80
2. toe/finger stretch 80
3. bicycle crunch 80
4. (MADE BED; PIANO)
5. flamingo L50, R50
6. shoulder rolls 80
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 40 (floor)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He says

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He says

20240329 SLLLAVERS FOR FRIDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Laugh.  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

195.8  Today's weight.

197.6   Yesterday's weight.

-1.6

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Friday, March 29, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says, again referring to all of history versus the last 200 years (19th & 20th Centuries), that looking at the patterns of "war" and "peace," we have had "puddles" of war, separated by long stretches of peace (dry ground).  He reminds us of these peaceful times since we often forget how significant & long they are.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He says he was a bit overwhelmed with his first State of the Union speech, when he was greeted with thunderous applause.  His SOTU speech included his proposals for Recovery, ending the Iraqi war and strengthening the efforts in Afghanistan, along with climate, structural, healthcare and economic reforms.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He says

20240328 SLLLAVERS FOR THURSDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 80 seconds; no success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Laugh.  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

197.8  Today's weight.

198.8  Yesterday's weight.

-1.0

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my PARTIAL base-80 routine for Thursday, March 28, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says

1. 
   

20240327 SLLLAVERS FOR WEDNESDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

198.6  Today's weight

198.0  Yesterday's weight

+0.6

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Wednesday, March 27, 2024:

1. ankle/wrist circles 80
2. toe/finger stretch 80
3. bicycle crunch 80
4. (MADE BED; PIANO)
5. flamingo L50, R50
6. shoulder rolls 80
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 40 (floor)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that the last 200 years have been characterized by constant and rapid change, such that we've come to expect it, rather than two say "That's the way it was, and that's the way it will always be" - as so many prior generations said.

NOTE:  In some ways, there WERE revolutionary revolutions prior to 1800:  After Alexander the Great conquered the Middle East, they, in fact DID change a lot of their ways.  But, of course, not like we are doing today with computers, AI, etc..... all drastically changing our way of life.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls how, after TIm Geithner's flub (his speech), the GOP crowed and the Dems worried.  But BO and Tim were still a team, and they began preps for putting Tim's plan into action.  BO also preped for his first SOTU address before Congress.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says, quoting Schweder, "We are multiple from the start." Haidt says this cannot be overstated when it comes to considerations of our "RIGHTEOUS MIND" developing over our lifetimes.  Our views in early years usually don't reveal our complete selves; rather, we grow and change and become aware of other societies (or become a parent, or travel, or read a book), and we draw on our existing "multiples" that color how we now think.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He says as a person develops his life/searches for meaning, he should NOT seek homeostasis (biological term for "no tension"); rather it is the tension in his life that allows him to find the meaning he's seeking.

20240326 SLLLAVERS FOR TUESDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

198.0  Today's weight

199.4  Yesterday's weight

-1.4

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Tuesday, March 26, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that the "imagined nations" of today's Earthly societies and NOT evident in pre-Industrial Revolution times; they were far different from today's nations.  Harari uses an example that rang true to me:

If you have the ingredients for a cake on your pantry shelf, and one day, you make the cake, it is "born" on the day you make it, even if you've had the ingredients for 2 months.

If you witness the "big bang" and see all of the elements become a universe...... and much later, those elements become the Earth..... the "birth" of the Earth is when the elements became the Earth, and not at the Big Bang.

Similarly, if the Earth elements one day later form a mountain with rocks in it, those rocks are not "born" at the Big Bang, but rather when they became the rocks in the mountain.

Hence, we say things like "these rocks are 2.4 million years old," knowing that their elements predate that point in time.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls giving a press conference in which he touted his treasury secretary, Tim _____ who would give a speech with his option 3 solution to the financial crisis, including details of how they'd be tough on banks.  The speech was a flop (Tim was nervous), and so BO learned a lesson:  Prep the press and the people for what you're going to do WELL IN ADVANCE of doing it.  Let them get used to your ideas.  Plant "seeds" about your ideas, etc.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says that Schweder (his mentor?) made a statement about how people's morality is punctuated by various "landmarks" throughout their lives.  I.e., we might be raised one way, and later recall or review the teachings of our youth, but then have a new awareness of those teachings in light of other events in our lives.

NOTE:  I'm reminded of the discussions we had as young LDS missionaries in France, where we observed ourselves "evolving" from "right wing" to "left wing,"  while others did the opposite.  Also, I'm "reminded" of my own life which evolved from strong LDS beliefs to agnosticism, followed by a recent affirmation of LDS beliefs, and how they can be good for some people, some families, and some societies.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He says that the inner tension we sometimes feel is prerequisite to having a true meaning for living.  The Nazi concentration camps gave him that tension, and yet, he also adds that had he not had an inner sense of a meaningful life, he could not likely have endured the camps.  So....... as with Haidt above, "he had it in him all along."

HMMMMMMM:  how is it that the random books I'm reading are giving me the same lessons on the same days?  Serendipity?  Chance?  Or am I "making" this happen somehow?  Qui sait?

20240325 SLLLAVERS FOR MONDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain; mild success.

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

199.4  Today's weight

198.8  Yesterday's weight

+0.6

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Monday, March 25, 2024:

1. ankle/wrist circles 80
2. toe/finger stretch 80
3. bicycle crunch 80
4. (MADE BED; PIANO)
5. flamingo L50, R50
6. shoulder rolls 80
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 40 (floor)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that the "nation" and the "consumerism entity" are both imaginary because it's impossible for all (eg) 80 million Germans to know each other intimately, or for all 80 million Germans to know that they all consume products & services in a like manner.

NOTE:  I guess.  But what's the point of pointing this out?

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls meeting with Tim (treasury secretary) and Larry (?) to decide on which plan of 3 they were considering would be best; they decided on Tim's 3rd option, only because it wasn't as bad as the other 2 they'd discussed.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says that his 3 months in India allowed him to let go of his earlier "liberal bent" in which he was constantly saying "we're right & they're wrong," and his mind was opened to the viability of a conservative view.

NOTE:  Hmmmmm.  Not sure where this is going.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He says that LOGOTHERAPY (versus traditional Freudian psychoanalysis - id, ego, superego) embodies the search for meaning in a person's life, and not just the aspects of his life that are "symptomatic" or "incidental."

20240324 SLLLAVERS FOR SUNDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mildest 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

198.8  Today's weight

198.0  Yesterday's weight

+0.8

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Sunday, March 24, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that throughout the history of Sapiens on the Earth, they have formed and lived in tight-knit family and community units, knowing each other intimately...... UNTIL the beginning of the last 2 centuries (1800).  During that time, the intimacy of the family and community has withered:  now, state and market have replaced that intimacy.  However, the members of the families and communities on Earth still IMAGINE that they belong to such families and communities.

NOTE:  I'm inclined to agree with Harari.  But must add that there are still REAL family and community units on the Earth:  mine, for instance.  It might be altered by the Industrial Revolution and the forces of the state and the market, but it's still there, still real, and still quite strong.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls his Treasury Secretary Tim G coming up with a solution to the crisis in 2008:  a series of bank benchmarks which would rank them based on their current financial health, and a government safety net for those banks that did not or could not "fix" their status within 6 months.

1. counter stretch 15

20240323 SLLLAVERS FOR SATURDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

 Tried to silence brain; no success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

198.0  Today's weight

198.6  Yesterday's weight

-0.6

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Saturday, March 23, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for

20240322 SLLLAVERS FOR FRIDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence for 80 seconds.

LLL -- BHL

Love.  Live.  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

198.6  Today's weight

199.0  Yesterday's weight

-0.4

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Friday, March 22, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds

20240319 SLLLAVERS FOR TUESDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!! ALSO, IT'S THE 1ST DAY OF SPRING!

SILENCE

Minimal success.

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.

Also said aloud for 40 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.

Also said aloud for 40 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.

Also said aloud for 40 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

199.2  Today's weight.

201.4  Yesterday's weight.

-2.2

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did PARTIAL base-80 routine for Tuesday, March 19, 2024:

1. ankle/wrist circles 20
2. toe/finger stretch 20
3. bicycle crunch 20
4. (MADE BED; PIANO)
5. flamingo 20L, 20R
6. shoulder rolls 40
7. ball/wall 8
8. angel wall 8
9. counter stretch 8
10. squats 20
11. push-ups 20

READING, WRITING

20240318 SLLLAVERS FOR MONDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild sleepy success.

 LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

201.4  Today's weight

200.2  Yesterday's weight

+1.2

I visualize weighing less tomorrow

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Monday, March 18, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He explains what actually has replaced the family & community on earth since roughly 1800.  The imagined state is the NATION.  The imagined market is the _________

NOTE:  I'll have to re-read this section and organize the terms he uses in my mind in order to get it.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He remembers 

NOTE:  I'm too sleepy to read this morning.

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SILENCE

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

200.2  Today's weight

201.0  Yesterday's weight

-0.8

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

 Did my full base-80 routine for Sunday, March 17, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

(CALL FROM LISA - SHE'S IN CRISIS - I NEED TO DO SOME RESEARCH FOR HER)

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says

Read for 89 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He says

20240316 SLLLAVERS FOR SATURDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Attempted to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

201.0  Today's weight

199.6  Yesterday's weight

+1.4

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Saturday, March 16, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harrari.  He says the family, while severely altered by both state and market, still had some elements:  raising and educating children.  But the WAY we raise children today is strongly influenced by both the state and the market.  No longer do families pay other families for matching their children in marriage:  rather, they pay the market.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls considering possible solutions to the financial crisis that plagued his first months in office - along with all of the USA.  He wanted a quick fix that would "punish" the irresponsible actors in the banking industry, but it would have made them bankrupt or severely sick.  He and his team consider other options later on.

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SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

199.6  Today's weight

200.8  Yesterday's weight

-1.2

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Friday, March 15, 2024:

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

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says state and market have combined to weaken the family and community units.  The "alienated individual" is the norm today, after only 2 centuries (which followed millions of years of evolution in which family and community were strong).

NOTE:  These passages are depressing.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls sitting with his Treas Sec'y, Tim Geithner, who was confirmed by the slimmest of margins in the Senate and was unaccustomed to public scrutiny,  and discussing the financial plight of the USA:  there were 5 BOMBS (banks, insurance companies) who could fail and cause havoc among the US and International markets, and likely cause the US real estate market to disappear.  They acted by infusing another $200B into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and braced themselves for further actions required to save our financial crisis.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says his upbringing was by Jewish parents who had survived the antisemitism in WWII, and had been strongly defended by FDR, a Democrat.  When at Yale, Haidt was among the "liberal elite" who could not contemplate any kind of support for Conservatives, who complained that Liberals were wrong to demand government support for minorities, among other things.  Haidt's group did not consider any merits of a moral code among Conservatives.

NOTE:  It's the same struggle we're having today.  Who has the moral edege?

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He uses terminology that warrants a list of definitions:

1. existential - can be used in 3 ways:  A:  existence itself (the human mode of being), B:  the meaning of existence, and C:  the striving to find a concrete meaning in personal existence (I.e., "will to meaning")
2. existential frustration
3. will to meaning - the striving to find a concrete meaning in personal existence.
4. neuroses
5. logotherapy
6. nooegenic
7. nooegenic neroses - a logotherapeutic terms that denotes anything pertaining to the specifically human dimension, those neuroses that derive from existential problems.
8. nooes - from the Greek, meaning "mind"

NOTE:  All of this is, to me, quite vague.  Problems of the mind are difficult to comprehend, without meticulous study, which I have not yet undertaken.  It seems to foggy to pin down.  But we'll see.

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SILENCE

Tried for 80 seconds; not much success.

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.

Also said aloud for 40 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 40 seconds.

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

Also said aloud for 40 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

200.8  Today's weight.

200.6  Yesterday's weight.

+0.2

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did partial base-80 routine for Thursday, March 14, 2024:

1. ankle/wrist circles 40
2. toe/finger stretches 40
3. bicycle crunches 40
4. (MADE BED)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 1 page in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says the "state" and the "market" have virtually wiped out the traditional family/community, and introduced/created the "individual."  E.g., families used to be more of a group, and when one hurt, all hurt; when one succeeded, all succeeded.  But state & market have replaced that with individual.

Read for 1 page in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls how frustrating the politicization of the cabinet nominating & approval process was, wrt Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary.

Read for 1 page in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says, in a section titled "STEPPING OUT OF THE MATRIX," that the idea of "this is all a dream from which we might wake" has been around for centuries.  In the movie, Neo chooses the RED PILL which will disconnect him from the Matrix, and he then sees his body lying in a vat of goo (reality).  For Haidt, Schweder is his RED PILL, giving him a real view of morality.

20240313 SLLLAVERS FOR WEDNESDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds.  Meh.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  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

200.6  Today's weight

202.0  Yesterday's weight

-1.4

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base 80 routine for Wednesday, March 13, 2024

1. ankle/wrist circles 80
2. toe/finger stretches 80
3. bicycle crunches 80
4. (MADE BED)
5. flamingo 40L, 40R
6. shoulder rolls 80
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 40 (all floor)
12. PIANO (45 min)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says before the Industrial Revolution, families/communities/kings did little more than protect people from threatening neighbors.  But POST-IR, societies communicated and educated better, and the entities "market" and "state" developed, and SAPIENS, however unwittingly, began to deal with these entities.  The market provided economic opportunity, and the state provided for common needs and protections.

NOTE:  the family unit has survived all of these changes, until possibly now, when many seek to re-define family.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls that the battles he was waging had to do with the middle class being squeezed into a smaller force by the GOP et al, who wanted to win elections (and power) by generating RESENTMENT rather than equality/democracy.  The GOP leaders understood this and acted accordingly.  BO states:

    "The forces they (I.e., the GOP et all) represented might have lost the recent battle at the polls --- but the larger war, that clash of worldviews, values, and narratives, was the one they would still try to win."

NOTE:  after 4 years of the orange monster, followed by 3+ years of sanity under Biden, this war is still being fought.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He analyzes the contrast between "the ethnic of divinity" and "the ethnic of autonomy."  The first is the focus on religion, and all its trappings which "make" people do and believe certain things.  The second is focused on individual freedom to think of and follow our own set of beliefs.  Allowing both allows us to think highly or lowly of others' actions & beliefs; including extremely shallow people and extremely deep people.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He says polls and studies show that the vast majority of humans need a " meaning to will" in their lives.  They cannot be satisfied with the purpose of their lives being merely to defend their defense mechanisms.  Most people have a deep-seated and intense motivation to defend and even to die for a cause and/or a loved one.

NOTE:  Frankl's use of "will to meaning" is unclear.

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SILENCE

Tried; not so good - VERY sleepy.

LLL - BHL

Live.  Love.  Laugh.

Bless.  Heal.  Love.

VISUALIZATION

202.0  Today's weight

201.2  Yesterday's weight.

 +0.8

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did partial base-80 routine for Tuesday, March 12, 2024:

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

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.

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for

20240311 SLLLAVERS FOR MONDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

(WOKE LATE: DOING 1/2)

SILENCE - KINDA

LLL -  BHL - Live.  Love.  Laugh.  Bless.  Heal.  Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a loving human being.

Also said aloud for 40 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 40 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident human being.

Also said aloud for 40 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

201.2  Today's weight

202.8  Yesterday's weight

-1.6

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did 1/2 my usual base-80 routine for Monday, March 11, 2024:

1. ankle/wrist circles 40
2. toe/finger stretches 40
3. bicycle crunches 40
4. (MADE BED; PIANO (abbreviated))
5. shoulder rolls 40
6. flamingo L20, R20
7. ball/wall 10
8. angel/wall 10
9. counter stretch 10
10. squats 20
11. push-ups 20 (floor)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

(Due to being late, and now being "caught up," I'll read 80 seconds later today)

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.

20240310 - SLLLAVERS FOR SUNDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried silencing my brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Laugh.  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

202.8  Today's weight

205.0  Yesterday's weight

-2.4

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

NOTE:  I followed my 2-meal fruits & vegetables only diet, with approx. 16 hours fasting.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Sunday, March 10, 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 L40, R 45 (2nd try)
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9.  counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 40 (all floor!)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

 

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says that when communities/families were the basic unit of human society, and they were within a kingtom, the king didn't get too finvolved in the day to day lives of the people; they levied taxes as needed, but allowed the heads of families and/or communities to do assessments & collections.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls processing the "social compact" that is generally progressing in the USA - in spite of the pushback from conservatives, who want rich white people to maintain control over the finances, education, and the "minimal" government.

NOTE:  what BO wrote on this page is soooooo very important!  He describes the rise of our social democracy post-WWII, when the government enacted programs that would lift the most poverty stricken people out of poverty, and establish a safety net to minimize the penury and shame in many cities.

"....which is how the United States and other advanced democracies came to create the modern social contract.  As our society grew more complex, more and more of the government's function took the form of social insurance, with each of us chipping in through our tax dollars to protect ourselves collectively -- for disaster relief to protect ourselves if our house was destroyed in a hurricane, unemployment insurance if we lost a job, Social Security and Medicare to lessen the indignities of old age, reliable electricity and phone service for those who lived in rural areas where utility companies wouldn't otherwise make a profit, public schools and universities to make education more egalitarian."

NOTE:  I really like reading BO!!

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He further addresses the "ethnic divinity" he knew about, but actually felt in India.  He asks questions such as "what is the ultimate effect of sacrilige on our society?  For example, if an artist photographs a cross in his own urine, is that somehow making our society "dirtier?  Even if no one sees it?

NOTE:  I've addressed this issue throughout my own life..... I imagine what the effect might be on a)  my life, and b) on society in general, if I do something "wrong" - like if I were to silently curse at an acquaintance, or at a motorist who drove in what I consider to be a discourteous way.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He says, when asked what "LOGOTHERAPY" means, he answers that it is centered on man's SEARCH for MEANING, compared to Freud's "search for pleasure" and Adler's "search for superiority."  He's sometimes listed as the "3rd Viennese School of Psychotherapy" (or some such).  "logo" (Greek) signifies "meaning."

20240309 SLLLAVERS FOR SATUTRDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

NOTE:  Due to 2 major breakdowns WRT my car within 3 days, costing me over $2,500 in repairs, I slipped down into a depression of sorts, in which I did the absolute bare minimum of self-maintenance.

But today (Saturday), I've come back into my routine, albeit SLOWLY (today's a "laid-back day").  Also, gehen wir weiter mit dem "routine."

SILENCE

Tried to silence my brain for 80 seconds; 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

205.0  Today's weight

204.2  Yesterday's weight

+0.8

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Saturday, March 9, 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 L40, R40
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 40 (ALL FLOOR!!!)

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari.  He says, to introduce a section called "The Collapse of the Family,"  that before the IR, people lived in a nuclear family, and near extended family, and in intimate communities, and all were reliant on each other for their needs and wants, without expecting payments.  The exceptions were when they needed/wanted goods/services that the family or intimate community could not provide:  then they had to seek those things in the marketplace.  When they lived in royal realms, they were expected to help build the king's castle for no payment, but in return, they were protected by the king from brigands and barbarians.

NOTE:  No more.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls getting a lesson in modern-day conservative talk (from a "famouls" Rick Santelli clip) in which the conservatives began to "reverse" the complaints brought up by minorities:

• racial discrimination --> "reverse racism"
• workplace sexual harassment --> "feminazis" beating men over their heads
• big bankers playing casino games --> lazy shiftless moochers in Washington

BO acknowledges that our demands on government HAD changed over the 200 years since we began:  when social injustices were no longer acceptable, wars were fought, and government had to step in to enhance the SOCIAL CONTRACT, insuring the collective masses against unjust disasters, and enhancing our means of travel & communication, even in rural areas where corporations often don't make a profit.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says his time in India taught him a new appreciation for human beings:  the locals distinguished between "left, or dirty" and "right, or clean."  Places were either dirty or clean.  Removing shoes before entering a house is the norm.  Temples and holy places were above the common ground.  He calls it "ethic of divinity."

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He begins Section II by introducing his school:  LOGOTHERAPY.  By this, he means that the patient must LISTEN to things which s/he might find disagreeable (in contrast to traditional psychoanalysis, which entails the patient SAYING disagreeable things)

20240305 SLLLAVERS FOR TUESDAY - D-DAY?????? AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried for 40 seconds; half-assed attempt.

LLL - BHL

AFFIRMATIONS

VISUALIZATION

204.6  Today's weight

I visualize weighing less tomorrow

EXERCISE

DId PARTIAL routine for Tuesday, March 5, 2024:

1. ankle/wrist circles 40
2. toe/finger stretches 40
3. bicycle crunches 40
4. (MADE BED; PIANO)
5. shoulder rolls 40
6. flamingo L20, R20
7. ball/wall 8
8. angel/wall 8
9. counter stretch 8
10. squats 20
11. push-ups 20 (floor)

 

READING, WRITING

RUMI

Read for 

20240302 SLLLAVERS FOR SATURDAY - NOT D-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

Tried with mild success to silence my brain for 80 seconds.

LLL - BHL

1. Love.  Laugh.  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

20x.x  Yesterday's weight

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Saturday, March 2, 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, R 45
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 35 (floor) + 5 (wall) = 40

READING, WRITING

RUMI 

Read for 80 seconds in SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harrari.  He gives a summary of the evolution of SAPIENS' social construct, 2 paragraphs I think are important enough to re-type here:

The Industrial Revolution brought about dozens of major upheavals in human society.  Adapting to industrial time is just one of them.  Other notable examples include:

• (industrial time)
• urbanization
• the disappearance of the peasantry
• the rise of the Industrial proletariat
• the empowerment of the common person
• democratization
• youth culture
• disintegration of the patriarchy

Yet all of these upheavals are dwarfed by the most momentous social revolution that ever befell humankind:  

• the collapse of the family and the local community and their replacement by the state and the market. 

As best we can tell, from the earliest times, more than a million years ago, humans lived in small, intimate communities, most of whose members were kin.  The Cognitive Revolution and the Agricultural Revolution did not change that.  They glued together families and communities to create tribes, cities, kingdoms and empires, but families and communities remains the basic building blocks of all human societies.  The Industrial Revolution, on the other hand, managed within little more than two centuries to break these building blocks into atoms.  Most of the traditional functions of families and communities were handed over to states and markets.

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He recalls having to address the nation's woes (people threatened with losing their homes), along with Mr. Santelli, who did a video clip accusing the Obama government and the Democrats of immoral programs designed to bail out irresponsible home purchasers.   But they really were concerned about wall street tycoons who had made bad bets and were now threatened by the possibility of losing their "empires."

NOTE:  I reviewed the pictures in his book, and came away with renewed admiration for his presidency and his approach.  He really did things right, and will be (or should be) counted as one of America's greatest Presidents (followed by the absolute WORST president we've ever had).

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says most cultures have exhibited a vertical spectrum with God at the top, and the Devil at the bottom, angels, humans, animalis in between.  In India, the culture adopted reincarnation with corresponding punishments and rewards for how the people live in the current life.  Haidt began to feel the "ethic of divinity" in India after living there a while.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  He recalls how the nightmare of camp, along with the dreams of returning to a former life, impacted the psychological health/illness of the liberated men.  They said they now had nothing to fear except their God.

(End of Part I)

20240301 NOT TODAY