“It’s wonderful to live long. Until one is 60 years old, it is easy to work for one’s family and to achieve one’s goals. But in our later years, we should strive to contribute to society. Since the age of 65, I have worked as a volunteer. I still put in 18 hours seven days a week and love every minute of it.” ~ Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara, 105, Japanese doctor, educator, and author
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Month: March 2019
Wellness Tip
Have fun and don’t take yourself too seriously. Balance in life is important for maintaining emotional health. Too much emphasis on work causes stress as well as wear and tear on the body and mind. Take time off; go to the beach, the park or a movie to take your mind off your current quandaries. ~ Z. Hereford
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Writer’s Wisdom ~ Anne Lamott Tip #3 of 6
Good writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. ~ Anne Lamott
Today’s Reflection ~ Personal Potential
Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. ~ Maxwell Maltz
A Psalm of Life ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!—
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Find us farther than to-day.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
In the world’s broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!
Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act,—act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o’erhead!
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longevity Tip
Regular exercise keeps your body strong and is the best insurance against disease and injury. ~ Anne Bokma
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Wellness Tip
Wash the linens. Dust mites, a major allergy trigger, love to hang out in your bed. Zap ’em by laundering sheets and pillowcases every week in hot water.
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Wellness Tip
Learn to release anger and let go of grudges. Vent if you have to. Shake it off. Walk it off. Harboring anger ill feelings builds emotional toxicity, which ultimately affects your overall health. ~ Z Hereford
“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness”. Anonymous
Writer’s Wisdom ~ Anne Lamott ~ Tip #2 of 6
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life. ~ Anne Lamott
Today’s Reflection ~ Spring Will Come
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. Robert H. Schuller
