20250104 SLLLAVERS FOR SATURDAY - NOT D-DAY YET, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

NOTE:  Adding, under reading, "THE BOOK OF AWAKENING" by Mark Nepo, to meditate & read the message for each day.

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 kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and 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 pianist.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

209  Today's weight

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Saturday, January 4, 2025.

1. ankle/wrist circles 80
2. toe/finger stretches 80
3. bicycle crunches 80
4. (MADE BED; PIANO)
5. flamingo L60, R 40 + 20
6. shoulder rolls 80
7. ball/wall 15
8. angel/wall 15
9. counter stretch 15
10. squats 40
11. push-ups 40 

I was amazed to be able to do a full non-stop 40 push-ups!  I expected to NOT be able to do them, since I have not exercised for about 2 weeks.  I wonder if, as I get older, REST has become more important when balanced with regular repetitions.

READING, WRITING

Read & meditated for 80+ seconds in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING by Mark Nepo.  Message for today:

If there were any old dried up folded sponge with a sleeping fish inside, and you soak the sponge in the ocean, the fish will awaken and swim away.

The image congers up some parallels:  fish = heart; sponge = body with layers of film; ocean = Divinity

I also had this thought:  Waves washing the earth, non-stop, give us glimpses of our inner selves being washed repeatedly, allowing us to relearn what we need to know to live better lives.

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