Happiness strengthens your immune system
Do you know a grumpy person who always seems to be getting sick? That may be no coincidence: Research is now finding a link between happiness and a stronger immune system. In a 2003 experiment, 350 adults volunteered to get exposed to the common cold (donāt worry, they were well-compensated). Before exposure, researchers called them six times in two weeks and asked how much they had experienced nine positive emotionsāsuch as feeling energetic, pleased, and calmāthat day. After five days in quarantine, the participants with the most positive emotions were less likely to have developed a cold.
Month: December 2019
š Writers’ Wisdom ~ Make Your Own Rules
“There’s no rule for better writing. It’s best to make your own rules, and see what works best for you.ā ā
Today’s Poem ~ i carry your heart within me
i carry your heart within me
e.e. cummings
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true) and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
š« Inspiring Quote ~ Never Quit – Never Give Up!
“There will always be tomorrow!” ~ Keith Whitley
Today’s Smile š
āIām going to donate my body to science, and keep my Dad happy.
He always wanted me to go to medical school.ā
š Health Hack ~ Laughter is the Best Medicine
Have a Laugh
Read a few pages of a funny book, watch a clip of your favorite comedian, or call a friend who always cracks you up. Laughter obviously lightens your mood, plus it stimulates your heart, lungs, and muscles. It makes your brain release more feel-good endorphins. And it can relax your muscles and help your circulation.
What is Christmas to You?
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.āĀ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,Ā āGlory to God in the highest heaven,Ā and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.ā
Luke 2: 11-14
Writers’ Wisdom ~ Make Your Journal Part of Your Body
āKeep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up into your brain. Cheap paper is less perishable than gray matter. And lead pencil markings endure longer than memory.ā āJack London
š Health Hack ~ Christmas Day
Modify Eating Your Times to Jive with your Relativesā
Do your in-lawsā meal schedules fly in the face of yours? Hereās how to compromise: Say they wake up later than you do and serve a late breakfast at 10:30. Then they skip lunch and serve Christmas ādinnerā at 3 p.m. To keep your blood sugar steady without overdoing it on calories, have an early-morning snack (such as a piece of whole-grain toast) before your relatives rise and shine. Their late breakfast will count as your ārealā breakfast, plus some of your lunch. Enjoy the 3 p.m. meal ā but donāt overdo it! ā and have a small snack at around 8 p.m.
Today’s Smile š
A guy bought his wife a beautiful diamond ring for Christmas.
After hearing about this extravagant gift, a friend of his said, “I thought she wanted one of those sporty four-wheel-drive vehicles.”
“She did,” he replied. “But where was I going to find a fake Jeep?”
