Month: April 2020

Today’s Poem ~ Just Be Glad

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Just Be Glad

James Whitcomb Riley

O heart of mine, we shouldn’t
      Worry so!
  What we’ve missed of calm we couldn’t
      Have, you know!
  What we’ve met of stormy pain,
  And of sorrow’s driving rain,
  We can better meet again,
      If it blow!

  We have erred in that dark hour
      We have known,
  When our tears fell with the shower,
      All alone!—
  Were not shine and shower blent
  As the gracious Master meant?—
  Let us temper our content
      With His own.

  For, we know, not every morrow
      Can be sad;
  So, forgetting all the sorrow
      We have had,
  Let us fold away our fears,
  And put by our foolish tears,
  And through all the coming years
      Just be glad.

👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ It’s All Good

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I may be alone, but I’m not lonely. I’ve got the sun and moon, the birds and blue sky. It’s all good.

✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Twist & Turns

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“Stories twist and turn and grow and meet and give birth to other stories. Here and there, one story touches another, and a familiar character, sometimes the hero, walks over the bridge from one story into another.” ~ Marcus Sedgwick

🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Keep Moving

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“The ability to continue moving when you are feeling scared, fearful or lazy is the sign of true mental strength.” ~ Matthew Donnelly

🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ 5th of 5 Better Sleep Tips

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Limit Caffeine Intake.

Be watchful of increasing caffeine consumption when you’re tired. It can lead to fragmented sleep later that night–and that’s harmful to your cognition and productivity. The worse time for caffeine consumption occurs in the afternoons and evenings. People who think caffeine “doesn’t affect them” often experience lesser-quality sleep after consuming too much. 

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🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Make Friends With Yourself

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“So be gentle with yourself; show yourself the same kindness and patience you might show a young child – the child you once were. If you won’t be your own friend, who will be?” ~ Dan Millman

👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Can’t Help But Be Happy

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Today I’ll walk with compassion in my heart, joy in my eyes, and love carrying every word I speak.

Today’s Poem ~ Invictus

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I’ve previously shared this powerful poem. Given our current common experience, I share it again.

Invictus

William Ernest Henley 

 Out of the night that covers me,
    Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
  I thank whatever gods may be
    For my unconquerable soul.

  In the fell clutch of circumstance
    I have not winced nor cried aloud.
  Under the bludgeonings of chance
    My head is bloody, but unbowed.

  Beyond this place of wrath and tears
    Looms but the Horror of the shade,
  And yet the menace of the years
    Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

  It matters not how strait the gate,
    How charged with punishments the scroll,
  I am the master of my fate:
    I am the captain of my soul.

Today’s Smile 😃

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A man is staying in a hotel. He walks up to the front desk and says, “Sorry, I forgot what room I’m in, can you help me?”

The receptionist replies, “No problem, sir. This is the lobby.”

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🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Fill Your Cup With Hope

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Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future. ~ Goethe

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