A Prayer
Paul Dunbar
O LORD, the hard-won miles
Have worn my stumbling feet:
Oh, soothe me with thy smiles,
And make my life complete.
The thorns were thick and keen
Where’er I trembling trod;
The way was long between
My wounded feet and God.
Where healing waters flow
Do thou my footsteps lead.
My heart is aching so;
Thy gracious balm I need
It’s tempting to skip breakfast if you’re running late or not in the habit of preparing an a.m. meal. However, eating a nutritious breakfast will boost energy and prevent you from becoming ravenous later in the morning and possibly bingeing on sugary or processed foods.
Even if you don’t skip breakfast, you might be in the habit of pouring yourself a second or third cup of coffee, especially if you’re feeling sluggish. Skip the coffee and take a brisk walk around the block instead. Even a small amount of activity sets a positive precedent for the day ahead—and it’s a healthier way to wake up compared to another java jolt.
Joe: “I went to doctor and told him every night I dream I am playing basketball.”
Pete: “What did the doctor say?”
Joe: He wanted to give me a prescription to help me sleep better. I didn’t take it.”
Pete: “Why didn’t you take it?”
Joe: “Tonight’s the championship game.”
“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
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”
~ Henri Nouwen
Happy people help other people for no reason other than the fact that helping other people makes them happy. Opening the door for someone, doing someone a favor without being asked, showing kindness to another human being on the planet not only makes the other person feel better but makes a happy person feel happier because they are doing something good.
“In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she’s a strong character. She does change the plot. She’ll often rescue the male character from some situation.”
~ Ken Follett
Joe and Pete are playing golf. They get to the 17th tee, which overlooks a small lake, and see two guys out on the lake fishing.
Joe says, “Hey Pete check out the two idiots fishing’ in the rain!”
Always Look for the Good
When things go wrong with happy people they say “oh well.” They don’t spend their time dwelling on the fact that something went wrong, and they also acknowledge the fact that it could’ve been worse. If there are in a minor car accident, they say, “well, that could’ve been worse. If the flight at the airport is delayed, they say, “well, at least it didn’t get canceled.” Happy people do not dwell on negative events — they just say “next.”
A Walk
Rainer Maria Rilke
My eyes already touch the sunny hill.
going far beyond the road I have begun,
So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp;
it has an inner light, even from a distance-
and changes us, even if we do not reach it,
into something else, which, hardly sensing it,
we already are; a gesture waves us on
answering our own wave…
but what we feel is the wind in our faces.
