Have a Drink
Yes, we’re talking about alcohol, but please notice the “a drink” part: two a day at most for men, one at most for women. More than that and the health benefits move quickly in the opposite direction. But a little alcohol can be good for your heart health, your stress level, and even your sex life.
Month: January 2020
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ 4 Premises of Good Writing
Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.
~ William Zinsser
🍎 Health Hack ~ A Healthier You in 2020
Create a health vision.
A health vision is critical to clearly visualize your [health] goals. The first step is to create a powerful, broad statement that describes who you want to be once you have met those goals. Think about a healthy future and what that might look like to you. Convert those thoughts into a short, clear statement: your health vision.
While there are many ways to write a health vision, one popular format is: “I want ______, so ________.” Examples include:
- “I want to lose weight, so I have more energy to enjoy life.”
- “I want to be physically fit, so I am no longer out of breath.”
- “I want to have better balance between my work and personal life, so I have more quality time for myself and for my family.”
🌞 Inspiring Quote ~ Smile, Smile, Smile
“Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That’s all you need.” ~ Paulo Coehlo
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Let the Past be Past
Forget About the Past
If you consider a bad childhood, bad financial decisions made years ago, or a breakup as a negative self-fulfilling prophecy for your future, your future will be pretty gloomy. Instead, take life’s challenges as lessons, put them in your past, and consider yourself stronger for overcoming the negatives in your past.
Today’s Poem ~ I Shall Imagine Life
I Shall Imagine Life
e. e. cummings
I shall imagine life
is not worth dying, if
(and when) roses complain
their beauties are in vain
but though mankind persuades
itself that every weed’s
a rose, roses (you feel
certain) will only smile
Today’s Smile 😃
I can’t believe I forgot to go to the gym today. That’s 7 years in a row now.
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ Start
As Kandinsky says, “Everything starts with a dot.” Sometimes the hardest thing in writing a story is where to start. You don’t need to have a great idea, you just have to put pen to paper. Start with a bad idea, start with the wrong direction, start with a character you don’t like, something positive will come out of it. – Marion Deuchars
🍎 Health Hack ~ A Great Time to Kick the Habit
Avoid Tobacco
Cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, as well as cancers of the esophagus, larynx, mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, pancreas, stomach and cervix. Other tobacco products (such as smokeless tobacco, cigars and pipes) also increase cancer risk. Smoking is the leading cause of premature, preventable death in the U.S. and much of the world; 79,000 men and 56,000 women in the U.S. die annually from lung cancer caused by cigarette smoking. In addition, about 3,000 nonsmokers die from lung cancer each year in the U.S. due to secondhand smoke. If you use tobacco, quitting is by far the most important step you can take to protect your health. It is never too late to quit.
Today’s Poem ~ A Song of Life
A Song of Life
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In the rapture of life and of living,
I lift up my head and rejoice,
And I thank the great Giver for giving
The soul of my gladness a voice.
In the glow of the glorious weather,
In the sweet-scented, sensuous air,
My burdens seem light as a feather
They are nothing to bear.
In the strength and the glory of power,
In the pride and the pleasure of wealth
(For who dares dispute me my dower
Of talents and youth-time and health?) ,
I can laugh at the world and its sages
I am greater than seers who are sad,
For he is most wise in all ages
Who knows how to be glad.
I lift up my eyes to Apollo,
The god of the beautiful days,
And my spirit soars off like a swallow,
And is lost in the light of its rays.
Are thou troubled and sad? I beseech you
Come out of the shadows of strife
Come out in the sun while I teach you
The secret of life.
Come out of the world – come above it
Up over its crosses and graves,
Though the green earth is fair and I love it,
We must love it as masters, not slaves.
Come up where the dust never rises
But only the perfume of flowers
And your life shall be glad with surprises
Of beautiful hours.
Come up where the rare golden wine is
Apollo distills in my sight,
And your life shall be happy as mine is,
And as full of delight.
