Two snakes are talking.
One of them turns to the other and asks, “Are we venomous?”
The other replays, “Yes, why?…”
“I just bit me lip.”
Month: July 2020
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Can You Catch COVID-19 Through Your Eyes?
True or False: Catching Covid-19 through the eyes is the most common way of contracting the virus.
Answer:
False: Catching the coronavirus through your eyes is much less common than through your nose or mouth for two reasons: First, it’s a respiratory virus so it’s more “attuned” to the nose and mouth. Second, when you’re near someone sneezing or coughing, your first reaction is usually to blink, which helps prevent the droplets from entering your eyes. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House’s coronavirus task force has also asserted that contracting the virus through the eyes is the least common method.
😎 Today’s Happy Brain ~ Shake The Blues Out of Your Brain
Dive into a Page Turner
The fastest ticket out of a bad mood is still the simplest: a riveting read. Studies have linked reading to improvements in depression symptoms, as well as mental flexibility and brain function. Make sure it’s a pleasure read — not the news, your computer manual, or even your latest book club pick. Find a book you’ve wanted to check out or a juicy magazine. Sock away at least 30 minutes every day to read in peace.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Today, Be Kind to Yourself
When we have self-compassion, we are less likely to depend on others to validate our self-worth. If we hold ourselves to impossible standards, if we never give ourselves the benefit of the doubt, chances are we will have trouble doing so for others. And thinking about others’ feelings and giving others breaks are key skills for developing solid relationships.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I had a bad experience at the Library.”
Pete: “What happened?”
Joe: “I ask the librarian where I could find books on paranoia.”
Pete: “What did the librarian say?”
Joe: “She said they were right behind me.”
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Every Time I Climb a Tree
Every Time I Climb a Tree
David McCord
Every time I climb a tree
Every time I climb a tree
Every time I climb a tree
I scrape a leg
Or skin a knee
And every time I climb a tree
I find some ants
Or dodge a bee
And get the ants
All over me.
And every time I climb a tree
Where have you been?
They say to me
But don’t they know that I am free
Every time I climb a tree?
I like it best
To spot a nest
That has an egg
Or maybe three.
And then I skin
The other leg
But every time I climb a tree
I see a lot of things to see
Swallows rooftops and TV
And all the fields and farms there be
Every time I climb a tree
Though climbing may be good for ants
It isn’t awfully good for pants
But still it’s pretty good for me
Every time I climb a tree.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Where It Starts
Learning to love and forgive myself helps me to love and forgive others.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Be One With What You Write
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
~ Robert Frost
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Is Obesity a COVID-19 Risk Factor?
True or False: Being obese puts one into a high risk category regarding COVID-19.
Answer:
True: It has become clearer that people who are obese are one of the groups at highest risk from the disease, regardless of their age. The CDC recently refined its risk categories for COVID-19, stating that obesity was as big a risk for COVID as having a suppressed immune system or chronic lung or kidney disease.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Make it a Brighter Day
“If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path.” ~ Buddha
You are a natural lamp lighter!
