Joe: “I’m reading an antigravity book.”
Pete: “That’s interesting.”
Joe: “It’s impossible to put down.”
Month: November 2020
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ The Antidote for Problems and Fear
Complaining never fixes the problem. Action, persistence, and courage are the antidote for problems and fear. Press on!
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Do You Know Your Heart Rate?
Your resting heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute when you’re at rest. A good time to check it is in the morning after you’ve had a good night’s sleep, before you get out of bed or grab that first cup of java!
For most of us, between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm) is normal.1 The rate can be affected by factors like stress, anxiety, hormones, medication, and how physically active you are. An athlete or more active person may have a resting heart rate as low as 40 beats per minute. Now that’s chill!
When it comes to resting heart rate, lower is better. It usually means your heart muscle is in better condition and doesn’t have to work as hard to maintain a steady beat. Studies have found that a higher resting heart rate is linked with lower physical fitness and higher blood pressure and body weight.
💡 Something to Think About
We don’t realize at the moment, but it’s in the darkest nights and deepest valleys where we learn the most important lessons of life. We discover who we are, what we are made of, and if we’re fortunate, we catch a glimpse of our destiny.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What is good narration?
“I think all good narration contains an element of mystery and suspense. If it didn’t, if the storyline were predictable, we would have no interest in reading it.”
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Eyes forward, the Best is Ahead
“In the carriages of the past, you can’t go anywhere.”
🤗 A Better Life ~ Helping an Old Friend
My next-door neighbor was 94 years old. I was walking by her house one fall morning and saw her raking leaves. I stopped to chat with her. After chatting for five minutes, she told me she had no more time to talk with me. She had to go and take care of her old friend. I asked her the age of her friend. I assumed her friend was close to 100. She told me her friend was 83 years old. Lily had a purpose for living. It got her up each day. And, it gave her something to live for. What gets you up in the morning? What are you living for?
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Advice for Living
“Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.” ~ Mark Twain
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ A Thing of Beauty
A Thing of Beauty
John Keats
thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its lovliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkn’d ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,
Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
‘Gainst the hot season; the mid-forest brake,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms:
And such too is the grandeur of the dooms
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I finally got one of those roof boxes for the top of my car.”
Pete: “How do you like it?”
Joe: “It’s great. I can hardly hear my kids now.”
