My enemies have made me stronger and wiser. Thank you for your gift. My friends and family have encouraged and supported me all along the journey. Thank you for your gift. It’s all gift, if we open our eyes and heart.
Month: February 2021
💡 Something to Think About
Leaving a legacy of a life well-lived is a treasure all who know you will cherish.Â
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ At Set of Sun
At Set of Sun
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
If we sit down at set of sun,
And count the things that we have done,
And counting, find
One self-denying act, one word
That eased the heart of him who heard,
One glance, most kind,
That fell like sunshine where it went–
Then we may count that day well spent.
Or, on the other hand, if we,
In looking through the day, can see
A place or spot
Where we an unkind act put down,
Or where we smiled when wont to frown,
Or crushed some thought
That cumbered the heart–ground where it stood–
Then we may count that day as good.
But if, through all the life-long day,
We’ve eased no heart by yea or nay;
If through it all
We’ve done no thing that we can trace,
That brought the sunshine to a face–
No act most small
That helped some soul, and nothing cost–
Then count that day as worse than lost.
🤗 A Better Life ~ You Will Make a Big Difference
Today, send a prayer or kind thought to each person you see.
Today, take five minutes and acknowledge ten things for which you are grateful.
Today, give a cheery hello to everyone who comes your way.
Today, you just may make a big difference in someone’s life!
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I was asked at the office for someone to contact in case of an emergency.”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: “I said, ‘A very good doctor.'”
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “A homeless guy stopped me outside my work and asked for $20 until payday.”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: “I said, ‘When’s payday?’ The homeless guy answered, ‘I don’t know, you’re the one who’s working.'”
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Give it Your Best
Worry is not going to change the outcome. Go all in, give the moment your best shot, go to bed knowing you didn’t hold back.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Being But Men
Being But Men
Dylan Thomas
Being but men, we walked into the trees
Afraid, letting our syllables be soft
For fear of waking the rooks,
For fear of coming
Noiselessly into a world of wings and cries.
Afraid, letting our syllables be soft
For fear of waking the rooks,
For fear of coming
Noiselessly into a world of wings and cries.
If we were children we might climb,
Catch the rooks sleeping, and break no twig,
And, after the soft ascent,
Thrust out our heads above the branches
To wonder at the unfailing stars.
Out of confusion, as the way is,
And the wonder, that man knows,
Out of the chaos would come bliss.
That, then, is loveliness, we said,
Children in wonder watching the stars,
Is the aim and the end.
Being but men, we walked into the trees.
💡 Something to Think About
I know people who are always angry. Most of the stuff they’re angry about they can’t control or influence. I know people who let the noise flow on by like a barge traveling down a great river. Who do you think is the happier?Â
🤗 A Better Life ~ You’re Strong and Getting Stronger
You’ve faced challenges and met them head on. Recall the challenges and the strengths you summoned to succeed. Use the strength and wisdom you’ve gained from meeting those challenges and face today’s challenges without flinching.
