Call or Text Someone You Love – Don’t Put it Off
According to TED speaker and economist Paul Zak, we all have something in us called the “moral molecule,” which is associated with both love and pain relief. This molecule releases high levels of oxytocin when we think about those we care for and love.
Month: June 2020
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Worthwhile Practice
“Write every day even if it is just a paragraph.”
~ Michael Connelly
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Want to Feel Happier?
Here’s What Happy People Do
They count their blessings. Happy people, no matter what, sit down on a regular and consistent basis and count what they are grateful for. They are grateful that they’re employed, they are grateful that they have their health, they are grateful that they have their loved ones, family and friends. So in order to be happy, it is important to not take what you have for granted and to understand the things that you should be grateful for.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Tough Times Have You Feeling Stressed?
One Way to Feel Less Stressed in Tough Times
Step back. When traumatic events are occurring, whether it’s a natural disaster, pandemic, or mass shooting, you need to stay abreast of the news, but at the same time avoid retraumatizing yourself by immersing yourself in round-the-clock coverage, says Dr. Ressler. Limit the time you spend in front of the screen or reading about the events of the day. The goal is to stay informed without increasing your anxiety level. Turn off the notifications on your phone, and be particularly wary of spending too much time on social media.
“People have the tendency to amplify each other’s panic,” says Dr. Ressler. “Instead, limit your exposure to checking in on the news a couple of times a day, and then turn it off. Listen to an unrelated podcast, or go for a run.”
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My dog was always chasing people on a bike.”
Pete: “What did you do?”
Joe: “It got so bad, finally I had to take his bike away.”
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ One More Step
Just when I thought I was too tired to take another step, I took another step, and another, and another. Never Quit
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Love
Love
Henry Van Dyke
Let me but love my love without disguise,
Nor wear a mask of fashion old or new,
Nor wait to speak till I can hear a clue,
Nor play a part to shine in others' eyes,
Nor bow my knees to what my heart denies;
But what I am, to that let me be true,
And let me worship where my love is due,
And so through love and worship let me rise.
For love is but the heart's immortal thirst
To be completely known and all forgiven,
Even as sinful souls that enter Heaven:
So take me, dear, and understand my worst,
And freely pardon it, because confessed,
And let me find in loving thee, my best.
Today’s Inspiration ~ You’re More Powerful than you Think
“Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.”
~ Tom Clancy
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ The Courage My Mother Had
The Courage My Mother Had
Edna St. Vincent Millay
The courage that my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
Now granite in a granite hill.
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Oh, if instead she’d left to me
The thing she took into the grave!—
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
Are You Getting the Sleep You Need to Maintain Good Health?
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) recommends the following:
- Newborns (0-3 months): Sleep range narrowed to 14-17 hours each day (previously it was 12-18)
- Infants (4-11 months): Sleep range widened two hours to 12-15 hours (previously it was 14-15)
- Toddlers (1-2 years): Sleep range widened by one hour to 11-14 hours (previously it was 12-14)
- Preschoolers (3-5): Sleep range widened by one hour to 10-13 hours (previously it was 11-13)
- School age children (6-13): Sleep range widened by one hour to 9-11 hours (previously it was 10-11)
- Teenagers (14-17): Sleep range widened by one hour to 8-10 hours (previously it was 8.5-9.5)
- Younger adults (18-25): Sleep range is 7-9 hours (new age category)
- Adults (26-64): Sleep range did not change and remains 7-9 hours
- Older adults (65+): Sleep range is 7-8 hours (new age category)
