We can’t always choose our circumstances, but we can choose how we respond to them. Eyes focus ahead. You got this today. Don’t give up. Don’t quit.
Month: January 2021
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Dare to Dare
“You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.”
~ Ray Bradbury
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ A Poem of Faith
A Poem of Faith
Paul Laurence Dunbar
I think that though the clouds be dark,
That though the waves dash o’er the bark,
Yet after while the light will come,
And in calm waters safe at home
The bark will anchor.
Weep not, my sad-eyed, gray-robed maid,
Because your fairest blossoms fade,
That sorrow still o’erruns your cup,
And even though you root them up,
The weeds grow ranker.
For after while your tears shall cease,
And sorrow shall give way to peace;
The flowers shall bloom, the weeds shall die,
And in that faith seen, by and by
Thy woes shall perish.
Smile at old Fortune’s adverse tide,
Smile when the scoffers sneer and chide.
Oh, not for you the gems that pale,
And not for you the flowers that fail;
Let this thought cherish:
That after while the clouds will part,
And then with joy the waiting heart
Shall feel the light come stealing in,
That drives away the cloud of sin
And breaks its power.
And you shall burst your chrysalis,
And wing away to realms of bliss,
Untrammelled, pure, divinely free,
Above all earth’s anxiety
From that same hour.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ What a Beautiful World
“Long live the sun which gives us such beautiful color.”
~ Paul Cezanne
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Which is Better: Walking or Running?
Both are Good: The Choice Depends on Your Goals
Here’s some help:
Walking briskly for the same amount of time at 3.5 mph burns just 314 calories. You need to burn approximately 3,500 calories to lose one pound. If your goal is to lose weight, running is a better choice than walking. If you’re new to exercise or aren’t able to run, walking can still help you get in shape.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Don’t Shy Away from the Challenge
The tougher the challenge, the greater the opportunity. Don’t shy away. Don’t back down. Never quit.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I’ll never fall in love with a pastry chef.”
Pete: “Why’s that, Joe?”
Joe: “I’m afraid she’ll dessert me.”
💡 Something to Think About
Small Things Make a Big Difference, Especially in Relationships
It’s the little things like: Walking side by side and talking, leaving the AirPods home, and the cell phone in one’s pocket.
It’s the little things like: Eating together and sharing each other’s day.
It’s the little things like: Praying together.
It’s the little things like: Treating each other as each is the most important person in the world.
I could go on, but you get the idea.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Dicken’s Opening Paragraph to A Tale of Two Cities
Opening Paragraph from Dicken’s, A Tale of Two Cities
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way — in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
🤗 A Better Life ~ RSVP to an Imperfect Party
Let’s have an imperfect party! Oh, we’ll show up late, perhaps spill a drink, say something that offends someone. It will be great fun. We’ll all know we are imperfect and we’ll laugh at ourself and at each other. I think I’ll toast my imperfection and your’s if you don’t mind.
