“When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book.”
~ Mary Higgins Clark
Clearing at Dawn
Li Bai
The fields are chill, the sparse rain has stopped;
The colours of Spring teem on every side.
With leaping fish the blue pond is full;
With singing thrushes the green boughs droop.
The flowers of the field have dabbled their powdered cheeks;
The mountain grasses are bent level at the waist.
By the bamboo stream the last fragment of cloud
Blown by the wind slowly scatters away.
Veg out — Adding vegetables and fruits to your diet boosts your heart health. Aim for five servings each day.
Volunteer — Sharing your time and talents is good for your heart. Look for opportunities to get involved at your neighborhood school, place of worship or community.
Give thanks — Gratitude can boost your immunity and help you sleep. Keep a gratitude journal to help the act of regularly giving thanks become second nature.
Stress less — Exercising and meditation can help you manage stress. So can setting boundaries. You can’t do everything. Learn to say ‘no’ occasionally.
Sleep more — Make sleep a priority. Aim for eight hours a night. Exercising during the day and avoiding heavy meals and electronics too close to bedtime may help you fall — and stay — asleep.
Lisa: Mary, I am so grateful for student loans getting me through college.
Mary: What a great attitude.
Lisa: I don’t think I can ever repay them.
“Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.”
~ Jack Layton
Times are tough. I’ll get through it with patience, a confident attitude, and faith.
Pat: “My girlfriend said to me, “I’m sick of you pretending to be a detective. I think we should split up.”
Joe, “I’m sorry to hear that.”
Pat: “On the contrary. I said, “Good idea – we can cover more ground that way.”
Hand Pain: Fingertip Touch
Arthritis is the usual suspect if you have hand pain. Give this hardworking body part a break with this mini finger workout. Point your hand upward, fingers close together. Slowly touch your index finger to your thumb to make an “O.” Move your thumb on to the middle finger and do the same, and so on to your ring finger and pinkie. Smoothly repeat these motions several times with each hand.
You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed. ~ Anita Brookner
“It’s funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish.” ~ Steve Maraboli
