“Real, high-quality extra virgin olive oil has well-researched anti-inflammatory compounds, antioxidants and numerous heart-healthy macronutrients, which explains why there are so many olive oil benefits. Extra virgin olive oil benefits include lowering rates of inflammation, heart disease, depression, dementia and obesity.”
Who do you hang with? Do they lift you up? Do they encourage you? Can you count on them when your world crumbles? If not, it’s time for a change.
“Believe there are no limits but the sky.” ~ Miguel de Cervantes
“Characters are not created by writers. They pre-exist and have to be found.”
~ Elizabeth Bowen
“Yes, you can lose weight with diet alone, but exercise is an important component. Data show that to lose weight with exercise and keep it off, you don’t need to run marathons. You just need to build up to five to seven workouts a week, 50 minutes each, at a moderate intensity, like brisk walking or Zumba. Resistance training helps, too. But don’t just do isolated weight-lifting exercises like biceps curls — you’ll get leaner faster by using your body weight against gravity, as with movements like squats, lunges, push-ups and planks. And, of course, beyond burning fat, people shouldn’t forget that exercise can have other impressive health perks, like improving the quality of your sleep, lowering your cholesterol and reducing your stress level.”
Have you taken the time to recognize what you are feeling? I think it’s only seen in the stillness. Stillness, at first, can be frightening, but in the end it is enlightening and liberating.
door, we vainly contemplate
a wind we feel that stirs
the blooming meadows, the meadows
made imaginary by this stop.
When you reach a goal, don’t stay too long at the summit, the joy is in the chase. Choose another worthy goal and set out.
Joe: “My girlfriend called and asked me if I wanted to come home at lunch for a quickie.”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: “I said, “Nicole, it’s pronounced, quiche.”
We need each other.
In my isolation, I made friends with myself.
Covid doesn’t play favorites.
I met lots of folks (at a reasonable social distance).
People are good. Most are working hard to keep themselves, their families, and neighbors safe.
