If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder. ~ Ray Bradbury
Enjoy My New Page: Quotes for the Tough Times
Month: July 2019
Take A Chance – Jump
Especially for those who grieve.
A short video to help you take that first jump.
Based on Dancing Alone: Learning to Live Again
Stress Hack: Pay Attention
Focus your attention. A powerful technique for dealing with stressful situations is to cultivate your attention to focus on the present moment. Doing so reduces the mind’s tendency to wander and ruminate on the what-if thoughts that often add to stress. Focusing your attention takes practice, especially in a world that’s filled with text messages, social media and other distractions. To develop this skill, try focusing on the details in your everyday surroundings and experiences. Discover new aspects of old haunts and habits. Find the beauty in the mundane.
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Fitness Hack: A Surprising Connection Between Pushups & Heart Health
In a 10-year study published in February, researchers reported that men who can do 40 pushups have a whopping 96% lower risk of heart disease than guys who can’t muster 10. The average man in the study: Nearly 40 years old and overweight, but not obese. All 1,562 men were physically active firefighters rather than office workers. The study’s results strengthen the case that muscle-building promotes heart health. “Resistance training is super important,” says Kaiser Permanente sports medicine specialist Robert E. Sallis, MD, who was not involved in the study. “It seems to have the same benefits as cardiovascular exercise.”
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Longevity Hack: Win the Mind Game
Aging: It’s in Your Mind
Growing older brings with it some natural changes (think those creaky knees). But folks who see good years ahead and who don’t accept stereotypes about aging — such as you’re less useful — may actually live longer. And there’s science to back that up. One study found that thinking positively about getting older can extend lifespan by 7.5 years. And that’s after accounting for things such as gender, wealth, and overall health.
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Writing Tip – Forming The Possessive of Singular Nouns
Writing Tip from Elements of Style by William Strunk
Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding ‘s.
Follow this rule whatever the final consonant.
Thus write,
Charles’s friend
Burns’s poems
the witch’s malice
Health Hack: Invite Broccoli and Cauliflower to Dinner
Cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and radishes, support the body’s natural detoxification processes. “We have ‘detox’ enzymes, or chemical systems, within our cells (particularly in the liver), and the activity of these enzymes is bolstered by the presence of specific substances found only in cruciferous vegetables,” Dixon says. Cruciferous veggies are especially beneficial for women, as they help to keep estrogen levels healthy and thwart off hormone-related cancers such as breast, ovarian, endometrial (uterine). Dixon suggests sneaking in at least five servings of cruciferous veggies into your m
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Today’s Quote: Don’t Let Today Slip Away
Take the time to touch to morning before it slips away. Don Gibson
Enjoy My New Page: Quotes for the Tough Times
Writers’ Wisdom: Difference Between Talented & Good Writing
Talented writing is, however, something else. You need talent to write fiction. Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader’s mind—vividly, forcefully—that good writing, which stops with clarity and logic, doesn’t. ~ Samuel R. Delan
The Oak ~ Tennyson
The Oak
Alfred Tennyson
Live thy life,
Young and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring,
Living gold;
Summer-rich
Then, and then
Autumn-changed
Soberer-hued
Gold again.
All his leaves
Fall'n at length
Look, he stands,
Trunk and bough
Naked strength.
