“When I write I pretend I’m telling a story to someone in the room and I don’t want them to get up until I’m finished.”
~ James Patterson
Month: April 2020
🍎 Today’s Health ~ Plant Based Diet? Get the Nutrients You Need
Sources of Nutrients
Make sure you’re eating enough of the following nutrients
- Choline is a vitamin typically found in beef liver, eggs, beef, seafood, chicken breast, shellfish and milk.
Plant-based sources include: wheat germ, Brussels sprouts, peanuts, soybeans, mushrooms and potatoes. - Omega-3 fatty acids are found in cold-water fatty fish like tuna, mackerel, herring, salmon and sardine.
Plant-based sources include: flaxseed, soybeans, walnuts, chia seeds and basil seeds. - Vitamin B12 is typically found in animal products including fish, poultry, eggs, meat and milk products.
Plant-based sources include: nutritional yeast, fortified breakfast cereal and fortified plant milks. - Vitamin D is naturally found in fatty fish, fortified milk, and eggs.
Plant-based sources include: fortified orange juice, fortified cereals and some mushrooms. The sun is also a great way to get vitamin D. - Calcium is typically found in dairy products, sardines and salmon.
Plant-based sources include: fortified soymilk, fortified OJ, tofu (made with calcium sulfate), kale, Chinese cabbage and broccoli. - Iron is a mineral found in beef, oysters, sardines, beef liver, and chicken.
Plant-based sources include: fortified breakfast cereals, white beans, lentils, spinach, firm tofu, kidney beans, chickpeas and tomatoes - Zinc is naturally found in oysters, beef, shellfish, pork chops and chicken.
- Plant-based sources include: baked beans, pumpkin seeds, cashews, chickpeas and oatmeal.
Today’s Smile 😃
Doctor: Jack, this is your wife’s first child, have you ever been present at a childbirth?”
Jack, “Yes, doctor, just once.”
Doctor, “Great. What was it like?”
Jack, “It was dark, then suddenly very bright.”
COVID-19 Is a Bummer – It Can’t Stop Good Things From Happening
COVID-19 Is a Bummer – It Can’t Stop Good Things From Happening
Here are a few of the good things I witnessed or experienced today:
- I met my Italian friend Sal (we both have the funny northeast accent) on my walk. Sal gave me his special secret for a great sauce. Thanks Sal. Pasta night will come sooner than expected.
- Today’s visitors included cardinals, Mexican bluebirds, hummingbirds, and a sparrow family reunion (LOL). They all cheer me up.
- It was a warm south Texas day, perfect for sipping iced tea this afternoon on the patio and reading a book. Grateful.
- Grateful for all everyone who is working on vaccine or a cure. It’s a matter of time before they cross the goal line. BELIEVE!
The little things are priceless treasures to me. They brighten my day. I hope your day is filling to overflow with the little things that make life worth living.
Grateful for all the above.
If you’d like to share the good things you’ve witnessed on my blog, Email me (ray.brese@gmail.com) a short list (1 to 5 things. I’ll post and attribute them to you in the way you choose to be acknowledged (e.g., anonymous, name, Word Press blog (etc.).
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~Always an Inside Job
“You attract who you are being. When you work at being the type of person that you want to attract, you attract those kinds of people into your life.”
~ Roy T. Bennett
Today’s Poem ~ The Call of the Unbeaten
The Call of the Unbeaten
Grantland Rice
We know how rough the road will be,
How heavy here the load will be,
We know about the barricades that wait along the track;
But we have set our soul ahead
Upon a certain goal ahead
And nothing left from hell to sky shall ever turn us back.
We know how brief all fame must be,
We know how crude the game must be,
We know how soon the cheering turns to jeering down the block;
But there’s a deeper feeling here
That Fate can’t scatter reeling here,
In knowing we have battled with the final ounce in stock.
We sing of no wild glory now,
Emblazoning some story now
Of mighty charges down the field beyond some guarded pit;
But humbler tasks befalling us,
Set duties that are calling us,
Where nothing left from hell to sky shall ever make us quit.
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ You Have the Power Within
“If you want more joy in your daily life, smile at the people you meet in the street, the woman sitting beside you on the bus or standing next to you in the queue at the airport, the waiter who brings your food, your colleagues or your employer. There’s a great chance they’ll smile back.” ―
COVID-19 Is a Bummer – It Can’t Stop Good Things From Happening
COVID-19 Is a Bummer – It Can’t Stop Good Things From Happening
Here are a few of the good things I witnessed or experienced today:
- Did my grocery shopping at my local H-E-B (It’s a Texas Thing). The H-E-B folks are working very hard to keep everyone healthy the shelves stocked. Thanks, H-E-B.
- Watched a dad playing soccer with his son on the soccer field. It brought back good memories and happy to see them both enjoying what they were doing.
- Mockingbirds, cardinals, sparrows, lizards, squirrels, and mourning doves all kept me company. Grateful.
The little things are priceless treasures to me. They brighten my day. I hope your day is filling to overflow with the little things that make life worth living.
Grateful for all the above.
If you’d like to share the good things you’ve witnessed on my blog, Email me (ray.brese@gmail.com) a short list (1 to 5 things. I’ll post and attribute them to you in the way you choose to be acknowledged (e.g., anonymous, name, Word Press blog (etc.).
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What Book Influenced You to Write?
“The book I always say that influenced me, subconsciously, because at the time I didn’t know I wanted to be a writer, was William Goldman’s ‘Marathon Man.’ That was the first adult thriller that I loved. I read it when I was 15 or so, when my father gave it to me.” Harlan Corbin
