Joe: “I showed up late for work.”
Pete: “What did your boss say?”
Joe: “My boss hollered at me and said “You should have been here at 8:30!”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: “I said, “Why? What happened at 8:30?”
Month: July 2020
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ We Got it Made
We can get through it. We know what to do. Do the right thing. Do it together.
We got it made.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Rise! Rise! Rise!
“Fall if you will, but rise you must.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ 3 Writing Tools
“A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others.”
~ William Faulkner
😎 Today’s Happy Brain ~ Optimists Have Healthier Brains
Negative Thinking Takes its Toll on the Brain
Negative thinking slows down brain coordination, making it difficult to process thoughts and find solutions. Feeling frightened, which often happens when focused on negative outcomes, has been shown to decrease activity in your cerebellum, which slows the brain’s ability to process new information-limiting your ability to practice creative problem-solving. Additionally, the fear factor impacts your left temporal lobe, which affects mood, memory, and impulse control. . . . Start by thinking happy thoughts, looking on the bright side, and refocusing your brain when negative thoughts occur. Your mind has the ability to determine how your brain thinks about what happens in your life. Use it to your own advantage to reframe events and think positively.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ How Did You Die?
How Did You Die?
Edmund Vance Cooke
Did you tackle that trouble that came your way
With a resolute heart and cheerful?
Or hide your face from the light of day
With a craven soul and fearful?
Oh, a trouble’s a ton, or a trouble’s an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it,
And it isn’t the fact that you’re hurt that counts,
But only how did you take it?
You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what’s that!
Come up with a smiling face.
It’s nothing against you to fall down flat,
But to lie there-that’s disgrace.
The harder you’re thrown, why the higher you bounce
Be proud of your blackened eye!
It isn’t the fact that you’re licked that counts;
It’s how did you fight-and why?
And though you be done to the death, what then?
If you battled the best you could,
If you played your part in the world of men,
Why, the Critic will call it good.
Death comes with a crawl, or comes with a pounce,
And whether he’s slow or spry,
It isn’t the fact that you’re dead that counts,
But only how did you die?
🤗 A Better Life ~ Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff
Something bothering you today? Someone irritate you? Ask the four questions:
- Will this matter in a month if I do or say nothing?
- Can I put my feelings aside to try to understand why he/she or this thing is bothering me?
- What is the best possible outcome for this situation?
- If I can’t get the best possible outcome, how can I live happily with what will be?
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Want to Know a Sign Your Body is Properly Hydrated?
True or False: Urinating every two to three hours and your urine is clear to pale yellow, is a sign that your body is hydrated?
Answer:
True: “If you’re urinating every two to three hours and your urine is clear to pale yellow, that’s a sign that your body is hydrated. The best way to stay hydrated is to get enough fluids. A number of factors such as your age, gender, activity level and overall health affect how much water you need, but generally women need about 11.5 cups of water per day and men need about 15.5 cups of water per day, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Be Kind To You Today
I’m going to be kind to me today. I’ll have an extra glass of cold iced tea, take a break to read a book, and send myself a text telling me I’m doing fine.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Dare to Risk When You Write
“The important thing is not what we write but how we write, and in my opinion the modern writer must be an adventurer above all, willing to take every risk, and be prepared to founder in his effort if need be. In other words we must write dangerously.”
~ James Joyce
