Sure, criticism hurts. If we dare to listen, our critics are often our best teachers. Take what is good from the criticism, ignore the rest and move on.
Month: January 2021
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Writing as a Creative Art Work
“I would like to carve my novel in a piece of wood.”
~ Georges Simenon
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Dedication
Dedication
Robert W. Service
In youth I longed to paint
The loveliness I saw;
And yet by dire constraint
I had to study Law.
But now all that is past,
And I have no regret,
For I am free at last
Law to forget.
To beauty newly born
With brush and tube I play;
And though my daubs you scorn,
I’ll learn to paint some day.
When I am eighty old,
Maybe I’ll better them,
And you may yet behold
A gem.
Old Renoir used to paint,
Brush strapped to palsied hand;
His fervour of a saint
How I can understand.
My joy is my reward,
And though you gently smile,
Grant me to fumble, Lord,
A little while!
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Is It Time to Add Goji Berries to Your Diet?
Goji Berries are a Nutrition Powerhouse
7 Benefits of Eating Goji Berries
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- Goji berries protect your eyes.
- Goji berries support your immune system.
- Goji berries protect against cancer.
- Goji berries promote healthy skin.
- Goji berries stabilize blood sugar.
- Goji berries provide benefit against depression and anxiety and promote good sleep.
- Goji berries prevent liver damage.
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Note: I sprinkle goji berries on my blueberries and add them to my oatmeal.
🤗 A Better Life ~ A Recipe for an Emotional Pickup
Here’s a quick recipe for an emotional pickup: Surround yourself with optimistic, joyful people. Let go of the naysayers, down in the mouth, poor me folks. You’ll feel and look better in no time. It’s a great day.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Become Sponge Like
“I’m a bit like a sponge. When I’m not writing I absorb life like water. When I write I squeeze the sponge a little – and out comes, not water but ink.”
~ Georges Simenon
💡 Something to Think About
When I taught my change class at the university, I’d begin the first class by placing five twenty dollar bills under a can of Diet Coke on a table. I offered the one-hundred dollars to the first person who could change the can of Diet Coke into a rose. I never lost. The lesson: The only person you can change is yourself.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I’ll always remember my grandpa’s last words.”
Pete: “What were they?”
Joe: “He said, “Stop shaking the latter, Joe.”
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Trust Your Intuition
My first mentor encouraged me to trust my intuition. I followed my mentor’s advice. My intuition has become a very reliable guide. Trust your intuition. It won’t fail you.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Stretch, Reach as far as You Can
How far can you reach? What if you stand on your tip toes? What if you climb on a stool? We can reach much further than we imagine. Dare to reach further than you’ve reached before and see what you catch.
