Sometimes life grabs hold of us and takes us down a road we don’t want to travel. Going to roll with it, give it my best, and know I’ll discover a wonderful destination I didn’t know existed.
Month: September 2020
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ The Starting Place for a Novel
“Every novel starts with a theme, and I am constantly looking for big ideas.”
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ You’re Having a Great Day!
I’m going to go look in the mirror and tell the guy I see, “You’re having a great day, keep on going.”
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Great. Wide. Beautiful, Wonderful World
Great. Wide. Beautiful, Wonderful World
William Brighty Rands
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World,
With the wonderful water round you curled,
And the wonderful grass upon your breast-
World, you are beautifully dressed
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
It walks on the water, and whirls the mills,
And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.
You friendly Earth! how far do you go,
With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow,
With cities and gardens, and cliffs, and isles,
And people upon you for thousands of miles?
Ah, you are so great, and I am so small,
I tremble to think of you, World, at all;
And yet, when I said my prayers to-day,
A whisper inside me seemed to say,
“You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot:
You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!”
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Keep on Moving, Enjoy the Ride
“Go a little easier on yourself, and in so doing, be prepared to make and do things that might seem silly at first. Just keep moving: don’t ruminate and stare at the wall. Don’t just play with your phone: go out and produce something.”
💡 Something to Think About
I might be wrong, but I think life is better when we set differences aside and work together. Why fight and hold on to anger and resentment when peace and happiness are a better choice?
🤗 A Better Life ~ Turning the Volume Down
I think snap judgments come with being human. Most of mine are inaccurate at best and on another planet at worse. I always feel better if I can turn the volume down on my judging button and take people for who they are and where they are in their life’s journey.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Take it Slow
Eat Slowly
Eating slowly gives your brain the chance to get the signal that you’re full, so you’re less likely to overeat. And if you take it slow, you’re more likely to think about what you’re eating and make sensible, healthy choices. (mine: silence the phone and put it out of arm’s reach – ouch, but necessary).
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Free the Child Inside
“I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We’re still playing imaginary games, with our imaginary friends.”
