Looking at a mountain? Start climbing and don’t stop until you reach the summit.
Some of the happiest people I know have the following traits: (1) They’re real. What you see is what you get, no knockoff. (2) They don’t have to tell you how good they are, they know their self worth. (3) They treat everyone with dignity, respect, and as an equal.
Broccoli is a cheap vegetable with an average price of $1.64 per head, and it provides some of almost every nutrient that you need. It’s particularly rich in vitamin C, which acts as an antioxidant and may boost your immune system. Just one cup provides 135% of your daily needs. Additionally, it’s rich in vitamin K and folate, both of which play a role in blood clotting and preventing certain neural tube birth defects. Studies show that the nutrients and antioxidants in broccoli may help prevent chronic illnesses such as cancer and heart disease (5Trusted Source, 6Trusted Source).
Joe: “I hate surprise.”
Pete: “Why’s that, Joe?”
Joe: “My girlfriend told my wife she’s pregnant.”
Dialogue is the fastest way to improve a manuscript—or to sink it. When agents, editors or readers see crisp, tension-filled dialogue, they gain confidence in the writer’s ability. But dialogue that is sodden and undistinguished has the opposite effect.
Fortunately, the fixes are simple. First, make sure you can “hear” every character in a distinct voice. A great way to do this is to create a voice journal: a free-form document written in a character’s voice, talking to you, the author, on a variety of topics. Develop these documents until each character sounds unique, and then apply what you’ve learned to your manuscript. Second, compress your dialogue as much as possible, cutting fluffy words, whole lines or even entire exchanges.
It’s the dream in your heart that will pull you through today’s tough times. Lift up your eyes, Look ahead. It’s going to be all right.
What we say is important may be different from what is important to us. Where and how we spend our time is a good indicator of what we consider important. It is never too late to shift where we spend our time so that it is spent on people and passions most important to us.
You should limit saturated fat to less than 10% of your daily calories. To further reduce your heart disease risk, limit saturated fats to less than 7% of your total daily calories. For a 2,000 calorie diet, that is 140 to 200 calories or 16 to 22 grams (g) of saturated fats a day.
“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there. ~ Norman Vincent Peale
Five Senses
Judith Wright
While I’m in my five senses
they send me spinning
all sounds and silences,
all shape and colour
as thread for that weaver,
whose web within me growing
follows beyond my knowing
some pattern sprung from nothing-
a rhythm that dances
and is not mine.
