“If you are a genius, you’ll make your own rules, but if not – and the odds are against it – go to your desk no matter what your mood, face the icy challenge of the paper – write.
Month: October 2020
💡 Something to Think About
A good friend . . .
Stays with me in good times and bad.
Ignores my bad moods.
Celebrates my wins.
Knows when to speak and when to stay silent.
Is someone I can count on 24/7.
I hope you have a good friend. If you do, you have a treasure, never lose it.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Work Hard, Work Consistently, Success is Yours
“”The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
~ Vince Lombardi
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Kisses in the Train
Kisses in the Train
D. H. Lawrence
I saw the midlands
Revolve through her hair;
The fields of autumn
Stretching bare,
And sheep on the pasture
Tossed back in a scare.
And still as ever
The world went round,
My mouth on her pulsing
Neck was found,
And my breast to her beating
Breast was bound.
But my heart at the centre
Of all, in a swound
Was still as a pivot,
As all the ground
On its prowling orbit
Shifted round.
And still in my nostrils
The scent of her flesh,
And still my wet mouth
Sought her afresh;
And still one pulse
Through the world did thresh.
And the world all whirling
Around in joy
Like the dance of a dervishiv
Did destroy
My sense—and my reason
Spun like a toy.
But firm at the centre
My heart was found;
Her own to my perfect
Heart-beat bound,
Like a magnet’s keeper
Closing the round.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Want to Feel Happier?
5 Tips to Feel Happier
- Take a news free day.
- Set aside for a day any worry about who will win the presidential election.
- Buy a pint of your favorite ice cream and watch a fun movie.
- Gather friends / family (social distance) and do the ‘Chicken Dance.’ If this doesn’t make you feel good, it’s time for a nap.
- Spend some cash and send a surprise gift to a friend or family member.
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Will Cracking your fingers Cause Arthritis?
Answer: Keep on Cracking, it won’t cause arthritis. You may annoy the people near you.
To be sure, cracking your fingers is no way to make friends in a quiet library. But the habit itself won’t give you arthritis — at least not according to clinical studies, including one way back in 1990Trusted Source and one more recently in 2011Trusted Source, specifically focused on addressing this myth.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Don’t Hit the Snooze Button
Don’t hit the snooze alarm. Get up, get going, a great day is waiting for you (And, a great cup of coffee if you set it up before you went to bed). This day is yours.
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Want a few tips on beating the flu and common cold?
Answer: “When I get a scratchy throat, I gargle with warm salt water and eat more fruits and veggies; my body needs extra vitamins and nutrients to fight off a cold. I keep exercising, but I don’t overdo it, and I get plenty of rest. I also rinse my nasal passages with saline mist when I feel stuffy, once in the morning and once before bed. It’s like washing away the cold virus.”
— Travis Stork, M.D., emergency medicine physician at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville and cohost of The Doctors
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Yes, You’ve the Stuff of a Champion
“Champions get up when they can’t.”
