Every scar I have (emotional or physical) made me stronger, wiser, and better. Lessons learned, I’m moving on.
Month: August 2020
Today’s Smile 😃
Question: What do you call a mom who isn’t around much and can’t seem to get their underwear into the hamper?
Answer: Dad
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ You’re Stronger than you Realize
“If you were born with the weakness to fall. You were born with the strength to rise.”
~ Rupi Kaur
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Need a Good Night’s Sleep?
True or False: Turning off electronic devices 30 to 60 minutes before bed is a good start to getting a good night’s sleep.
Answer
TRUE: A digital detox can help calm the mind. He recommends “building in daily breaks from cable news and the internet, especially around bedtime. Consider setting a curfew for electronics use for 30 to 60 minutes before you go to sleep.” Limiting your time on social media platforms to just once a day for a short time period can also help you stay calmer.
💡 Something to Think About
When I moved away from home and began to create a life different from being a child and living with my parents, I called home frequently to connect with my mom and dad. When they died, I was sad at the loss, but I felt no regrets. I loved them and they knew I loved them.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Importance of Passion and Joy in Writing
“If your writing doesn`t keep you up at night, it won`t keep anyone else up either”.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Go with the Flow
Some days life is like an ocean rip tide; you have to learn to ride with it or drown.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Shake it Off, Get Up, Get Going
“Fall if you will, but rise you must.”
~ James Joyce
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ If You’ve Got a Story, Don’t Water it Down
“If you have a story that seems worth telling, and you think you can tell it worthily, then the thing for you to do is to tell it, regardless of whether it has to do with sex, sailors or mounted policemen.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My boss asked me why I was late for work today. I told him there was guy who lost a hundred dollar bill.”
Pete: “That was nice, Joe. Did you help the guy look for his hundred dollar bill?”
Joe: “No, I was standing on it.”
