Month: March 2021

Today’s Smile 😃

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Joe: “I asked my doctor if I’d be able to play the piano after my operation.”

Pete: “What did your doctor say?”

Joe: “My doctor said, ‘Sure. I don’t see why not.'” I said, “That’s funny, I can’t play it now.”

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💡 Something to Think About

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Asking what is happening that is good  builds community and yields positive results.

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Early Spring

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Early Spring
Rainer Maria Rilke
Harshness vanished. A sudden softness
has replaced the meadows’ wintry grey.
Little rivulets of water changed
their singing accents. Tendernesses,

hesitantly, reach toward the earth
from space, and country lanes are showing
these unexpected subtle risings
that find expression in the empty trees.

🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Fresh Fruit or Frozen Fruit – Which is the Better?

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Fresh or frozen: What’s the difference?

How do fresh and frozen produce stack up in terms of nutritional content? Here is what researchers at the University of California–Davis found:

      • The carbohydrate, protein, fiber, and mineral content are similar between fresh and frozen.
      • Fresh produce can lose half of its vitamins and phytonutrients during storage or cooking.
      • Fewer of the fat-soluble vitamins A and E are lost in the frozen packaging process compared with water-soluble vitamins like C.
      • Frozen produce may contain more vitamins and phytonutrients than days-old fresh items, though additional cooking and storage after defrosting may close that gap.

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👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Set Distractions Aside

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There is no law requiring one to answer every text and email as soon as it arrives. Focus, focus, focus on what the present moment requires. Be the master of your technology.

✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What Does Your Character Want?

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Give your characters motivations. If you’re having trouble fleshing out your characters, continually ask yourself in each scene, “What does this character want?” ~ Teddy Wayne

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🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Never Quit, Never Give Up

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“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ A Light Exists in Spring

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A Light Exists in Spring

Emily Dickinson

A Light exists in Spring
Not present on the Year
At any other period —
When March is scarcely here

A Color stands abroad
On Solitary Fields
That Science cannot overtake
But Human Nature feels.

It waits upon the Lawn,
It shows the furthest Tree
Upon the furthest Slope you know
It almost speaks to you.

Then as Horizons step
Or Noons report away
Without the Formula of sound
It passes and we stay —

A quality of loss
Affecting our Content
As Trade had suddenly encroached
Upon a Sacrament.

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🤗 A Better Life ~ I Love Spring

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Spring is a bit less than a week away. I love spring. In south Texas I begin looking for signs of spring in early February. Spring comes early and lasts until the beginning of May. I watch with gratitude as birds return to their bird houses, flowering trees show off, and the grass turns a vibrant green and Earth wakes from its winter slumber. Life wins. Life always wins. I really love spring.

🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ What Happens When You Quit Sugar?

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6 Potential Benefits of Quitting Sugar

        1. You may see a noticeable improvement in your skin.
        2. You may see increased energy.
        3. You may lose weight.
        4. You may sleep better.
        5. You may lose food cravings.
        6. Your gut will thank you.

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