“Writing a novel is like heading out over the open sea in a small boat. It helps, if you have a plan and a course laid out.”
Month: October 2020
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
(Note: Today, October 4, is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi)
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I used to believe my brain was the most important organ.”
Pete: “You changed your mind?”
Joe: “Yes when I realized look who’s telling me that.”
💡 Something to Think About
COVID 19 has no bias in choosing its victims, young, old, rich or poor.
Similarly, love is the same way. Love has no bias in choosing who to love. All count.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Ride the Swell of Emotions
Emotions often run out of control. Ride the swell of emotions that surround you without letting them take hold of you and they’ll soon lose their power.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “At 8 last night my girlfriend text me and asked if I prefer her to football.”
Pete: “How did you answer?”
Joe: “At 11:30 last night I text her back and said, ‘You of course.'”
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ No Man is an Island
No Man is an Island
John Donne
No man is an island,
Entire of itself;
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less,
As well as if a promontory were:
As well as if a manor of thy friend’s
Or of thine own were.
Any man’s death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Go for It!
Going for a dream? Go for it now.
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Want to Know a Doctor’s Tip to Relieve a Headache?
Answer: Apply a bit thumb pressure to relieve headaches
💡 Something to Think About
Wave goodbye to yesterday. Greet today with a mighty smile and enthusiasm. Open the gate that leads to tomorrow.
