Say It Again, Again, Again

I May Be Going Through Hell, But It’s Only Making Me Stronger.

🍎 Health Hack: #3 of 6 Weight Loss Strategies

Set Realistic Goals

Over the long term, it’s best to aim for losing 1 to 2 pounds (0.5 to 1 kilogram) a week. Generally to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week, you need to burn 500 to 1,000 calories more than you consume each day, through a lower calorie diet and regular physical activity. Depending on your weight, 5 percent of your current weight may be a realistic goal. Even this level of weight loss can help lower your risk for chronic health problems, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes. If you’re 180 pounds (82 kilograms), that’s 9 pounds (4 kilograms). When you’re setting goals, think about both process and outcome goals. “Walk every day for 30 minutes” is an example of a process goal. “Lose 10 pounds” is an example of an outcome goal. 

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✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What Are You Meant to Write?

“The sooner you realize that your writing is all about you the quicker you’ll be able to write what you’re meant to be writing.” ~  Megg Geri

🔤 Grammar Tip: Did “Both” or “Neither” of You Dislike Dinner?

Incorrect: Both did not come.
Correct: Neither came.

Incorrect: Both of them did not pass the test.
Correct: Neither of them passed the test.

In negative clauses, we use ‘neither’ not both.

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Today’s Poem ~ And Death Shall Have No Dominion

And Death Shall Have No Dominion

Dylan Thomas

And death shall have no dominion.

Dead man naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.

And death shall have no dominion.
Under the windings of the sea
They lying long shall not die windily;
Twisting on racks when sinews give way,
Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break;
Faith in their hands shall snap in two,
And the unicorn evils run them through;
Split all ends up they shan’t crack;
And death shall have no dominion.

And death shall have no dominion.
No more may gulls cry at their ears
Or waves break loud on the seashores;
Where blew a flower may a flower no more
Lift its head to the blows of the rain;
Though they be mad and dead as nails,
Heads of the characters hammer through daisies;
Break in the sun till the sun breaks down,
And death shall have no dominion.

✨ Inspiring Quote: Dare to Take a Chance

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Say It Again, Again and Again

I Going to Ride My Rainbow and Enjoy the Ride!

🍎 Health Hack: #2 of 6 Weight Loss Strategies

Find your inner motivation

No one else can make you lose weight. . . .Make a list of what’s important to you to help stay motivated and focused, whether it’s an upcoming beach vacation or better overall health. Then find a way to make sure that you can call on your motivational factors during moments of temptation. Perhaps you want to post an encouraging note to yourself on the pantry door, for instance.. . .  . Pick people to support you who will encourage you in positive ways, without shame, embarrassment or sabotage. . . . If you prefer to keep your weight-loss plans private, be accountable to yourself by having regular weigh-ins, recording your diet and exercise progress in a journal, or tracking your progress using digital tools.

Mayo Clinic

✒️ Writers’ Wisdom: Don’t Worry About Offending

“Don’t worry about offending people. Any time you write something thought provoking, some idiots will complain, because they hate it when you make them think.” ― Oliver Markus Malloy,

🔤 Grammar Tip: Can You End a Sentence With a Proposition? Oh Oh!

Were you taught that a preposition should never be placed at the end of a sentence? Ending a sentence with a preposition is a perfectly natural part of the structure of modern English. For example:

  • in some passive expressions:
    • The dress had not even been paid for.
    • The match was rained off.
  • in relative clauses and questions that include verbs with linked adverbs or prepositions:
    • What did you put that there for?

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