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Post 1962, Day 307 of 2017
- 2,499 days since I started this blog -
- 2,499 days since I started this blog -
Daily Comment
I try, sometimes successfully, to not be judgmental.
Although there are philosophical reasons for that, the main one is an admission that my judgments, any of them, have no weight, no real meaning.
Things I like, approve of, find worth and value in aren't affected in any way by my appreciation. Only I am affected by passing judgment. Similarly, I have found some things I like are disliked by other people. Are they wrong? (Spoiler: No).
The thing is, all judgments are so subjective, and I know only the conscious, aware part of how that judgment is formed - it's just a story I tell myself about whatever is being judged, and it glosses over, by necessity, all the things that go into that judgment that I am not aware of, all the unconscious, forgotten, or tangential things that sneak into making that judgment undetected - and then play a major role in its formation.
I believe that any judgment, any criticism, a person makes says more about the person than the subject being judged. I think it says almost nothing at all about the subject.
And the things I like and enjoy? In the end, I rationalize all my choices. I can list everything I value about them, and still not definitively state, at the root, why I really like it - it's all ad hoc rationale. I can even change my mind about some thing that hasn't itself changed.
We invented time so we could narrate our lives. We constantly tell ourselves the story of what is happening - this is as real as the past or future gets: A story we tell ourselves, full of objective errors based on our limited and selective point-of-view.
And so, as best I can, I choose to not judge anything, beyond how it is included in the way I feel at the and in the present.
Although there are philosophical reasons for that, the main one is an admission that my judgments, any of them, have no weight, no real meaning.
Things I like, approve of, find worth and value in aren't affected in any way by my appreciation. Only I am affected by passing judgment. Similarly, I have found some things I like are disliked by other people. Are they wrong? (Spoiler: No).
The thing is, all judgments are so subjective, and I know only the conscious, aware part of how that judgment is formed - it's just a story I tell myself about whatever is being judged, and it glosses over, by necessity, all the things that go into that judgment that I am not aware of, all the unconscious, forgotten, or tangential things that sneak into making that judgment undetected - and then play a major role in its formation.
I believe that any judgment, any criticism, a person makes says more about the person than the subject being judged. I think it says almost nothing at all about the subject.
And the things I like and enjoy? In the end, I rationalize all my choices. I can list everything I value about them, and still not definitively state, at the root, why I really like it - it's all ad hoc rationale. I can even change my mind about some thing that hasn't itself changed.
We invented time so we could narrate our lives. We constantly tell ourselves the story of what is happening - this is as real as the past or future gets: A story we tell ourselves, full of objective errors based on our limited and selective point-of-view.
And so, as best I can, I choose to not judge anything, beyond how it is included in the way I feel at the and in the present.
Food and Diet
Today's Weight: 202.1 lbs.
Previous Weight (11/2/17): 203.1 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: - 1.0 lbs.
Diet Comment
Look at that - I've officially lost all the weight I gained on my LA visit! And, I'm below the trend line. Firing on all cylinders.
Food Log
Breakfast
6:50pm: Green scramble: Kale, spinach, onions, peppers, chia seeds, hemp seeds, two large eggs, and Dubliner cheese.
Lunch
Skipped.
Dinner
12:15am: Walnuts and Dubliner cheese, two squares (ounces) of sugar-free dark chocolate and a Quest bar.
Liquid Intake
6:50pm: Green scramble: Kale, spinach, onions, peppers, chia seeds, hemp seeds, two large eggs, and Dubliner cheese.
Lunch
Skipped.
Dinner
12:15am: Walnuts and Dubliner cheese, two squares (ounces) of sugar-free dark chocolate and a Quest bar.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 0 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 64+ oz.;
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