Month: November 2020

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Life

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Life

Charlotte Bronte

LIFE, believe, is not a dream
So dark as sages say;
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day.
Sometimes there are clouds of gloom,
But these are transient all;
If the shower will make the roses bloom,
O why lament its fall ?

Rapidly, merrily,
Life’s sunny hours flit by,
Gratefully, cheerily,
Enjoy them as they fly !

What though Death at times steps in
And calls our Best away ?
What though sorrow seems to win,
O’er hope, a heavy sway ?
Yet hope again elastic springs,
Unconquered, though she fell;
Still buoyant are her golden wings,
Still strong to bear us well.
Manfully, fearlessly,
The day of trial bear,
For gloriously, victoriously,
Can courage quell despair !

🤗 A Better Life ~ What Matters

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What matters?

Good health matters.

Good friends matter.

A loving family matters.

Being peaceful matters.

Believing tomorrow will be better than today matters.

✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Writing as a Private Conversation Between You and the Reader

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“I usually write for the individual reader -though I would like to have many such readers. There are some poets who write for people assembled in big rooms, so they can live through something collectively. I prefer my reader to take my poem and have a one-on-one relationship with it.”

~ Wislawa Szymborska

🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ When You Arrive, You’ll Know

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“It is not down in any map; true places never are.”

Herman Melville

Today’s Smile 😃

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Joe: “I told my family I’m through being a people pleaser.”

Pete: “How did you feel after you told them?”

Joe: “I felt great after they all told me it was a good decision.”

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💡 Something to Think About

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Work hard today, plant the seeds for tomorrow. Don’t let the naysayers get you down, push on, push on.

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Love’s Philosophy

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Love’s Philosophy

Percy Bysshe Shelley

The fountains mingle with the river,
And the rivers with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix forever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In another’s being mingle-
Why not I with thine?

See, the mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower could be forgiven
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea; –
What are all these kissings worth,
If thou kiss not me?

🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Should You Eat Fat to Avoid Fat?

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Want to be Leaner?

If you’re working on getting leaner, don’t cut out good, healthy fats like omega-3 fatty acids. Lack of these nutrients can negatively impact the speed (and how) you age. To keep feeling and looking younger, incorporate more oily fish, walnuts, and flax seeds into your diet, which also help the skin stay supple and wrinkle-free. Omega-3s also help boost brain health and keep the heart in good shape. 

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👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ The Next Moment May Be Yours

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No one knows what the next moment will bring, keep working, striving, hoping and the next moment may make your dreams come true.

🤗 A Better Life ~ Time Wasters & Time Builders

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Time wasters

  1. Getting even.
  2. Getting angry if your team loses.
  3. Getting upset because the pizza delivery toppings weren’t correct.

Time builders

  1. Finding the sweet spot in life and nurturing it.
  2. Enjoying the moment knowing you’ll never have it again.
  3. Understanding we all need 2nd and 3rd chances.

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