If you haven’t failed, you haven’t tried. Shake it off, get up, and try again.
With each effort, we get closer to our goals. Never quit. Never give up.
Month: October 2020
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ “Nature” Is What We See
“Nature” Is What We See
Emily Dickinson
Nature” is what we see—
The Hill—the Afternoon—
Squirrel—Eclipse— the Bumble bee—
Nay—Nature is Heaven—
Nature is what we hear—
The Bobolink—the Sea—
Thunder—the Cricket—
Nay—Nature is Harmony—
Nature is what we know—
Yet have no art to say—
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.
🤗 A Better Life ~ A Better Way
It’s not the shouting, the posturing, or righteous indignation that carries the day. Better to quietly endure, persevere, and be guided by one’s heart to reach the mountaintop.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Here’s a Great Way to Begin Each Day
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think,
to enjoy, to love.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Why Write?
“Poetry, at least the kind I write, is written out of immediate need; it is written out of pain, joy, and experience too great to be borne until it is ordered into words. And then it is written to be shared.
Today’s Smile 😃
The bubonic plague, the flu, and HIV walk into a bar.
The bartender asks, “What is this? Some kind of sick joke?”
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ How We React, Matters!
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ How Best to Teach Others
Others will learn more from our example than from our words.
💡 Something to Think About
Years ago, Marshall McCulhan wrote, “All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.” To what degree does the media (social and otherwise) shape how you think or act?
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Want to Know the Secret to Stretching?
Answer: The secret of stretching. When you stretch, ease your body into position until you feel the stretch and hold it for about 25 seconds. Breathe deeply to help your body move oxygen-rich blood to those sore muscles. Don’t bounce or force yourself into an uncomfortable position.
