Can’t wait until the COVID-19 epidemic is finally over? I’m right there with you. We’re in it together. When I connect with friends, family, and neighbors the world seems a bit brighter, the sky a bit bluer, and a gentle breeze picks up. I think I’ll FaceTime a friend when I finish this post. We’re a day closer to a vaccine. Hang in there.
Month: August 2020
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Don’t Quit Writing, You Have a Great Book Inside You
“You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.”
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Drinking a Glass of Water 1st Thing – A Good Practice?
True or False: Drinking a glass of water first thing in the morning is a good practice.
Answer
TRUE: “Drink a large glass of water when you wake up in the morning, before your coffee,” says Will Bulsiewicz, M.D., a gastroenterologist and the author of Fiber Fueled. “Not only are you super dehydrated from sleeping all night and perhaps getting up for the loo once or twice, but also, opting for water before coffee turns on your brain, kidneys, and gut faster—and you’ll find that you are sharper and can wake up more quickly this way.”
Note: I add a two tablespoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice to my water first thing each morning and zap it in the microwave for 30 seconds. it works for me. Give it a try.
💡 Something to Think About
It’s better to be kind than vindictive. Better to be forgiving than carrying a grudge. Better to risk loving another than to be alone.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Grab Hold and Don’t Let Go
I’ll grab that glimpse of hope and hold on and let take into tomorrow. Never give up. Never quit.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Welcoming With Open Arms
Thoughts come and go. I can’t control them. I’ll let the negative ones pass on through. I’ll welcome positive, love-filled, and optimistic thoughts with open arms and tell to bring their friends.
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Are Beets a Heart Healthy Vegetable?
True or False: Eating beets can lower blood pressure.
Answer
TRUE: Beets are low in calories, and they provide many benefits, including their nutrition profile,” says Anya Guy, a Mayo Clinic dietitian and nutrition expert. “They are rich in antioxidants and vitamins.” Beets are high in fiber, which is great for digestive health. They also can help your heart. Beets contain a high level of nitrates, which have a blood pressure-lowering effect,” says Guy. And the health benefits of beets can be gained whether it’s fresh beets added in your own recipes, pickled in a jar, sliced and roasted, or eaten as beet chips.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Make the Reader Want More
“Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page.”
~ Sidney Sheldon
💡 Something to Think About
I think I’ll make a big glass of happy and enjoy every last drop.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Opportunity
Opportunity
Benton Braley
With doubt and dismay you are smitten
You think there’s no chance for you, son?
Why, the best books haven’t been written
The best race hasn’t been run,
The best score hasn’t been made yet,
The best song hasn’t been sung,
The best tune hasn’t been played yet,
Cheer up, for the world is young!
No chance? Why the world is just eager
For things that you ought to create
Its store of true wealth is still meagre
Its needs are incessant and great,
It yearns for more power and beauty
More laughter and love and romance,
More loyalty, labor and duty,
No chance—why there’s nothing but chance!
For the best verse hasn’t been rhymed yet,
The best house hasn’t been planned,
The highest peak hasn’t been climbed yet,
The mightiest rivers aren’t spanned,
Don’t worry and fret, faint hearted,
The chances have just begun,
For the Best jobs haven’t been started,
The Best work hasn’t been done.
