The distance between ‘what is’ and ‘what might be’ is not a great as you may think it is. Don’t think about obstacles. Think about solutions and possibilities.
Month: March 2021
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Should Non Drinkers Start Drinking Wine for the Health Benefits?
If You Don’t Drink, Don’t Start
If you don’t drink, there’s no need to start. You can get similar benefits with exercise (beginning to exercise if you don’t already or boosting the intensity and duration of your activity) or healthier eating.
If you already drink alcohol or plan to begin, keep it moderate—no more than 2 drinks a day for men or 1 drink a day for women. And make sure you get adequate amounts of folate, at least 400 micrograms a day.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My boss told me I intimidate other employees.”
Pete: “What did you say, Joe?”
Joe: “Nothing. I just stared at him until he blinked.”
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Patience Taught by Nature
Patience Taught by Nature
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
‘O DREARY life,’ we cry, ‘ O dreary life ! ‘
And still the generations of the birds
Sing through our sighing, and the flocks and herds
Serenely live while we are keeping strife
With Heaven’s true purpose in us, as a knife
Against which we may struggle ! Ocean girds
Unslackened the dry land, savannah-swards
Unweary sweep, hills watch unworn, and rife
Meek leaves drop year]y from the forest-trees
To show, above, the unwasted stars that pass
In their old glory: O thou God of old,
Grant me some smaller grace than comes to these !–
But so much patience as a blade of grass
Grows by, contented through the heat and cold.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Dare to See What Lies Ahead
Going along with the crowd is a quiet, pleasant ride, but you’ll never see what lies ahead. Dare to break away. Listen to your heart. Blaze your own trail.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Use Your Memories to Empower You
We can use our memories for hope, healing, and strength. Recall a memory where you were faced with a daunting challenge and came out on top. There is a recipe for success in this memory. What did you do? How did you do it? Adapt the recipe to your current challenges. You can do it! You’ve already done it!
Have a great day and share your radiant smile.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Should You Use an Outline as a Guide for Writing?
““Outlines are the last resource of bad fiction writers who wish to God they were writing masters’ theses.”
~ Stephen King
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Nurture Your Dreams
I have a fig tree in my yard. If I care for it, it will yield it’s harvest in June and July. It’s the same way with dreams. Nurture your dreams. Wait patiently for them to produce their harvest.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My girlfriend and I agreed to never go to bed angry with each other.”
Pete: “How’s it working out, Joe?”
Joe: “We’ve been awake for three days.”
🤗 A Better Life ~ Healing, Help, and Hope
At some point, everyone needs healing, help, and hope. Give all three whenever and wherever you can. It will make a difference and come back to you in wonderful ways.
