“Then it dawned on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.”
~ David J. Schwartz
Month: May 2020
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Prayer Works
Get spiritual. A study conducted by the formidably sober and scientific Harvard University found that patients who were prayed for recovered quicker than those who weren’t, even if they weren’t aware of the prayer.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Keep On Keepin’ On
Keep On Keepin’ On
Annonymous
If the day looks kinder gloomy
And your chances kinder slim,
If the situation’s puzzlin’
And the prospect’s awful grim,
If perplexities keep pressin’
Till hope is nearly gone,
Just bristle up and grit your teeth
And keep on keepin’ on.
Frettin’ never wins a fight
And fumin’ never pays;
There ain’t no use in broodin’
In these pessimistic ways;
Smile just kinder cheerfully
Though hope is nearly gone,
And bristle up and grit your teeth
And keep on keepin’ on.
There ain’t no use in growlin’
And grumblin’ all the time,
When music’s ringin’ everywhere
And everything’s a rhyme.
Just keep on smilin’ cheerfully
If hope is nearly gone,
And bristle up and grit your teeth
And keep on keepin’ on.
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ A Cost Free Prescription for Good Health
“Each time you smile, you throw a little feel-good party in your brain. The act of smiling activates neural messaging that benefits your health and happiness.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Make Writing Fun
“I want your loves to be multiple. I don’t want you to be a snob about anything. Anything you love, you do it. It’s got to be with a great sense of fun. Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You should be having fun with it.. . . . If it’s work, stop and do something else.”
~ Ray Bradbury
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:
- Each day surprises me with unexpected good things. Today, I received an email from a friend I hadn’t heard from in years. She’s sharing my grieving book with her mom (My friend’s mom was married for 64 years when her husband died). My friend is doing great things with her life. I’m grateful she’s been so successful. I also grateful something I’ve written can help another. Grateful! Grateful!
- I must have had 20 interpersonal contacts today. Not one person was negative, frightened, or feeling hopeless about the future. I’m surrounded by optimistic, hope-filled people. That is worth celebrating. Grateful
We’re another day closer to winning this battle. Don’t let the sideshow get you down (all the news). Good things are happening everywhere and they will continue to happen. We’re going to make it and make it in style.
The little things are priceless treasures to me. They brighten my day. I hope your day is filled to overflowing 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 Power Thought ~ Nix Worrying
Worry never bought me a coffee or gave me a good night’s sleep. Adios worrying.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Spinning My Way
If something doesn’t go my way, I’ll put a good spin on it, and smile on. Won’t spend a second spinning my wheels.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Unafraid
Unafraid
Jack Appleton
I have no fear. What is in store for me
Shall find me ready for it, undismayed.
God grant my only cowardice may be
Afraid—to be afraid!
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Enjoy Your Self!
That’s Right, Enjoy Time Alone With YOU!
Strong social ties are key to good feelings, but a truly happy person can be comfortable on her own, too. Solitude and down time is a good chance to relax, do the things we like to do alone, and build up energy to go back out and deal with the world and its people again. Alone in healthy doses doesn’t have to mean lonely, and if I’m happy on my own and comfortable with myself, I really can be happy anytime.
