The less we need from another, the freer we become. This kind of freedom allows us to accept what the other offers as a gift and not as a chain.Â
Month: December 2020
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Is Eating Fat Healthy for You?
Answer: Yes – If You Eat The Right Types of Fat
Reason: We now know that the type of fat you consume is more important than the amount. When it comes to heart health, replacing saturated fats with refined carbs doesn’t do you any favors—but replacing them with unsaturated fats can reduce heart disease risk by up to 25 percent, says a recent study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Aim to get most of your fat from foods rich in mono- and polyunsaturated fats (such as avocados, nuts, seeds and fatty fish).
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ I Taught Myself to Live Simply
I Taught Myself to Live Simply
Anna Akhmatova
I taught myself to live simply and wisely, to look at the sky and pray to God, and to wander long before evening to tire my superfluous worries. When the burdocks rustle in the ravine and the yellow-red rowanberry cluster droops I compose happy verses about life's decay, decay and beauty. I come back. The fluffy cat licks my palm, purrs so sweetly and the fire flares bright on the saw-mill turret by the lake. Only the cry of a stork landing on the roof occasionally breaks the silence. If you knock on my door I may not even hear.
đź’ˇ Something to Think About
Know What’s Happening December 21, 2020?
On December 21, 2020, there will be a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn. I’ve been observing these two planets in my southern sky for the past week. They are growing closer together. On the 21st they will be only 0.1 degree apart. It’s an infrequent occurrence. When I observe conjunction of the two planets I am reminded of Psalm 8 3:4:
3Â When I consider your heavens,
    the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
    which you have set in place,
4Â what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?
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🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Start Walking the Dream is Ahead
“Your decision to walk creates the path ahead.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Find Time for Writing and Guard It
“Becoming a writer means being creative enough to find the time and the place in your life for writing.”
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Wild Nights! Wild Nights!
Wild Nights! Wild Nights!
Emily Dickinson
Wild Nights! Wild Nights! Were I with thee, Wild Nights should be Our luxury! Futile the winds To a heart in port, -- Done with the compass, Done with the chart! Rowing in Eden! Ah! the sea! Might I but moor To-night in Thee!
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Do Artificial Sweeteners Harm Gut Bacteria?
Answer: Ditch the Artificial Sweeteners
One study in rats showed that aspartame, an artificial sweetener, reduced weight gain, but it also increased blood sugar and impaired insulin response. The rats fed aspartame also had higher Clostridium and Enterobacteriaceae in their intestines, both of which are associated with disease when present in very high numbers. Another study found similar results in mice and humans. It showed changes in the microbiota made artificial sweeteners have negative effects on blood sugar levels.
đź‘Š Today’s Power Thought ~ You’re Perfect, Just Way You Are!
You’ve had your struggles, disappointments, and happy moments. Don’t trade a single one. They’ve made you what you are today. What you are today is perfect.Â
🤗 A Better Life ~ Your Heart Knows
In our often troubled world, let your heart overflow with love. Let your heart sing a joyful song. Let it whisper its secrets to you.
