20260430 SLLLAVERS FOR THURSDAY(SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

SILENCE

LLL-BHL

Live.  Love.  Laugh.  Bless.  Heal.  Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

VISUALIZATION

206  Today's weight

I visualize weighing less tomorrow

EXERCISE

1. MADE BED

READING, WRITING

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1. Brisk walk
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. ✔Sit up straight
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries
6. ✔New word: ASCERBIC: sharp, biting or critical
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal+ day: 1)✔C+S ; 2) ; 3)OAB
8. White noise - 10 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: Brain research

20260429 SLLLAVERS FOR WEDNESDAY (SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

Another oy very day...

1. ✔dark chocolate
2. ✔sit up straight
3. ✔blueberries
4. 1)C+S (had coffee, but no smoothie - instead, cereal w/banana & blueberries, toast & honey); 2); 3)✔OAB 
5. ✔sniff lavender to decr. stress
6. ✔new word:  BADINAGE:  humorous or witty conversation
7. ✔one thing I'm grateful for:  MODERN MEDICINE
8. ✔left-handed writing
9. brisk walk
10. ✔white noise 10 min
11. VISUALIZATION:  206 today's weight; I visualize weighing less tomorrow
12. EXERCISE:  Did abbreviated routine for Wednesday, April 29, 2026:  a)  knuckle benders 10; b) ankle/wrist circles; c) toe/finger stretches 20; d)  bicycle crunches 20;  e)MADE BED; 
13. AFFIRMATIONS:  a)  I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being; 2)  I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need; 3)  I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
14. LLL - BHL:  Love.  Live.  Laugh.  Bless.  Heal.  Love.
15. SILENCE:  Tried to silence brain for 30 seconds (meh)
16. READING, WRITING:

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1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal+ day: 1)C+S ; 2) ; 3)OAB
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

20260428 SLLLAVERS FOR TUESDAY(SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

oy vey!

• EXERCISE:  Did my partial mini super short routine for Tuesday, April 28, 2026:  a) knuckle benders 10; ankle/wrist circles 10; toe/finger stretches 10; bicycle crunches 10; MADE BED; PIANO (Super short); flamingo L20, R20; shoulder rolls 20; ball/wall 8; angel/wall 8; counter stretch 8;  squats 10; push-ups 1 + 10 + 2.
• ✔dark chocolate
• 1)✔C+S; 2)steamed veggies; 3)✔OAB
• SILENCE:  Tried to silence brain for 30 seconds;  meh.
• LLL - BHL:  Live.  Love.  Laugh.  Bless.  Heal.  Love.
• AFFIRMATIONS:  1)  I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being; 2)  I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need; 3)  I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
• VISUALIZATION:  203  Today's weight;  I visualize weighing less tomorrow.
• READING, WRITING:  Read for 30 seconds in THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Mark Twain;  for fun
• ✔sniff Lavender to reduce stress
• ✔one thing grateful for:  Mark Twain
• ✔new word:  TENEBROUS:  dark, shadowy or obscure (from FR:  tenebres - shadows)
• ✔sit up straight
• ✔write with left hand
• ✔blueberries

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1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal+ day: 1)C+S ; 2) ; 3)OAB
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

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So, today what? Plan trip; work; talk to GG;

20260427 SLLLAVERS FOR MONDAY (SS?), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

1. dark chocolate
2. C+S
3. What a cruddy day already!!
4. VISUALIZATION:  205  Today's weight.  I visualize weighing less tomorrow.
5. What a happy day already!!
6. 
   

  

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It was probably around this time (APRIL-MAY) in 1986, I.e., 40 years ago, that I was preparing to move from SLC to Southern California.  That's hard to believe.  I've lived in many places in SoCal, but the last  24 have been here in Winnetka.

Although I AM feeling a few "old age effects"  (for example, I feel the cold more now),  I'm in fairly good shape.  I'll soon turn 76.

I'm hurting for my friends:  Eric, David, Teresa, Bill, George

202260425 SLLLAVERS FOR SATURDAY (???) AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 Now what?

1. dark chocolate
2. C+S
3. 
   

20260420 SLLLAVERS FOR MONDAY(S), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

I visualize beginning my journey down to 195, starting NOW!!!!!!!!! 

SPEED DAY

BIOHACK ✔  ❌

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal+ day: 1)C+S ; 2) ; 3)OAB
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

RECORD  

1. ✔Brisk walk
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. ✔Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal+ day: 1)✔C+S ; 2) ; 3)OAB
8. ✔White noise - 5 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

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SLLLAVERS

SILENCE

LLL - BHL

AFFIRMATIONS

VISUALIZATION

EXERCISE

READING, WRITING

RECORD

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 40 seconds; not much 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.

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 pianist.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

Also said aloud for 40 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

206 Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my 50% base-80 routine for Monday, April 20, 2026:

1. knuckle benders 40
2. ankle/wrist circles 40
3. toe/finger stretches 40
4. bicycle crunches 40
5. MADE BED; PIANO (S)
6. flamingo L35, R35
7. shoulder rolls -0- (forgot!!!!! - oy very)
8. ball/wall 8
9. angel/wall 8
10. counter stretch 8
11. squats 20
12. push-ups 20 + 2

READING, WRITING

20260419 SLLLAVERS FOR SUNDAY (SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 BIOHACK

1. food:  1) C+S, 2)steamed veggies, 3)✔OAB
2. ✔dark chocolate
3. 
   

20260416 SLLLAVERS FOR THURSDAY (SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

ANOTHER SSDay:

BIOHACK

1. ✔dark chocolate
2. meals:  1)✔C+S, 2), 3)OAB
3. ✔sniff lavender
4. ✔new word:  ICONOCLAST:  a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
5. ✔thankful for:  GEORGE
6. ✔write left-handed
7. brisk walk
8. white noise
9. ✔sit up straight
10. ✔blueberries

SLLLAVERS 

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 30 seconds; mild to no success

LLL - BHL

Live.  Love.  Laugh.

Bless.  Heal.  Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

VISUALIZATION

206  Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my 25% base-80 routine (well, half of it, anyway) for Thursday, April 16, 2026:

1. knuckle benders 20
2. ankle/wrist circles 20
3. toe/finger stretches 20
4. bicycle crunches 20
5. MADE BED
6. 
   
7. 
   

20260415 SLLLAVERS FOR WEDNESDAY(SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!

VISUALIZATION  204  Today's weight.  I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

✔dark chocolate

MADE BED

20260410 SLLLAVERS FOR FRIDAY(A), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

I visualize beginning my journey down to 195, starting NOW!!!!!!!!! 

ACCURACY DAY

BIOHACK ✔  ❌

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal+ day: 1)C+S ; 2) ; 3)OAB
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

RECORD  

1. ✔Brisk walk
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. ✔Sit up straight
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries
6. ✔New word: INEFFABLE: too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal+ day: 1)✔C+S ; 2) ; 3)OAB
8. ✔White noise - 10 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: ONE MORE DAY!!!! (and Les Miz)

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SLLLAVERS

SILENCE

LLL - BHL

AFFIRMATIONS

VISUALIZATION

EXERCISE

READING, WRITING

RECORD

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success. 

LLL - BHL

Live. Love. Laugh.

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

203 Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

 

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Friday, April 10, 2026:

1. knuckle benders 80
2. ankle/wrist circles 80
3. toe/finger stretch 80
4. bicycle crunch 80
5. MADE BED; PIANO (A)
6. flamingo L70, R70
7. shoulder rolls 80
8. ball/wall 16
9. angel/wall 16
10. counter stretch 16
11. squats 40
12. push-ups 1 + 40 + 2

 

READING, WRITING

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama. He recalls how wonderful his first Spring at the WH was: he describes the South Lawn as a "park" with swing sets and basketball hoops and a vegetable garden planted by Michelle. WHY MUST WE GIVE UP SUCH BEAUTIFUL HUMANITY IN THE PRESIDENCY??? This is really making me cry, hurting for the loss of our country as it was under Obama.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt. He says  young humans, compared to chimps, are naturally cooperative; chimps are not. This trait is called: SHARED INTENTIONALITY.

Read for 80 seconds in SHAMELESS by Brian Tyler Cohen. He says Nixon, Reagan and Trump all used "states rights" as a basis for suppressing the progressive vote (I.e., black vote) in their campaign, thus trying to win as racists. In 2020, Ken Paxton (Texas lawyer) filed a lawsuit against states who helped elect Biden, contending that those states had corrupt voting practices. This marked the beginning of states, unhappy with OTHER states' election results, seeking to overturn and/or control those results.

Read for 80 seconds in HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Mark Twain. For fun.

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Well, I'm having that fairly rare feeling of having completed everything on my list (see above). I'm feeling good about it, but along with completing the list, and having done so by 10:30 AM, I'm also left with a more negative/bad feeling that I am "living for lists." Is THAT the meaning of my life?

I think it MUST be more than just completing a list of tasks. But what?

On most days, I DON'T complete the list, and the "living for lists" feeling does not surface. So perhaps I should keep a running list of things to do such that I never complete them. Then the bad feelings would never surface.

  

20260409 SLLLAVERS FOR THURSDAY(SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

I'm worried about:

1. David
2. Eric
3. George
4. Marie
5. Joe P
6. Lisa
7. Joe (not all that much)
8. the United States' future, and therefore my children & grandchildren
9. my health
10. my finances

So........... RECORD:

1. MADE BED
2. ✔dark chocolate
3. 1)✔C+S; 2)   ; 3)✔OAB
4. VISUALIZATION:  204  Today's weight; I visualize weighing less tomorrow.
5. AFFIRMATIONS:  1)  I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being; 2)  I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need; 3)  I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
6. ✔One thing grateful for:  CPAP/SLEEP solution

(OUT OF TIME - WHERE's MY LIFE GOING????)

20260408 SLLLAVERS FOR WEDNESDAY (??D), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!!

 *sigh*

1. MADE BED
2. VISUALIZATION:  204 today's weight; I visualize weighing less tomorrow.
3. ✔OAB
4. 
   

20260407 SLLLAVERS FOR TUESDAY (SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 (ANOTHER SSD DAY)

Didn't even record.  sigh.

But I DO know my weight was 205.

Made Bed.  (yay)

20260406 SLLLAVERS FOR MONDAY(SEMI-SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

Started out doing SLLLAVERS & BIOHACK, and here's where I am:

I'M SOOOO TIRED!!!!  But I did my 10 min brisk walk + BrainFit anyway.

1. ✔MADE BED;
2. 1)✔C+S; 2) ; 3)OAB
3. dark chocolate
4. EXERCISE:  Did my 50% base-80 routine for Monday, April 6, 2026:  knuckle benders 40, ankle/wrist circles 40, toe/finger stretches 40, bicycle crunches 40, 
5. VISUALIZATION:  204 Today's weight.  I visualize weighing less tomorrow.
6. 
   

20260405 SLLLAVERS FOR SUNDAY(SSD), AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

(I do hope that tomorrow, I'll have what it takes to go back to my S/A routines!!  But, for now....)

Here we go with random routine achievements:

1. VISUALIZATION:  203  Today's weight.  I visualize weighing less tomorrow.  (Actually, I'm amazed that I'm only 203, after my quick trip to Holland & all the "goodies" I ate there)
2. MADE BED
3. ✔dark chocolate
4. 1) ✔C+S; 2)  ; 3)OAB
5. AFFIRMATIONS:  1)  I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being;  2)  I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need;  3)  I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
6. READING, WRITING:  1)  Read for 80+ seconds in HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Mark Twain.  For fun.