Love the person (people) you live with. Be kind to all who pass your way. Put all your heart and energy into your work (whatever it is). You’ll end up with a great day.
Month: May 2021
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ What are the Health Benefits of Artichokes?
Artichokes should be a part of a healthy diet for many reasons. Believe it or not, artichokes are one of the top vegetables in terms of total antioxidant content — not to mention artichoke nutrition is high in vitamin C, A, K and more.
Due to its high fiber quantity and phytonutrients, artichoke nutrition has a strong tie to preventing serious conditions, such as heart disease and cancer, as well as having positive effects on liver and digestive health. To top it off, artichokes also great taste and are versatile in recipes too, including both low-carb and keto recipes if you’re watching your carb consumption.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Bring a Moment of Sunshine
You have the key to shine a bright light on someone’s loneliness. Go ahead, make that call, send that text or email. Take an extra step and bring a surprise from the market to a lonely neighbor. You’ll bring a smile and a moment of sunshine to someone.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Undo All the Restraints on Your Creative
“The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.” ~ Neil Gaiman
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Is It Time to be Berry Good to Yourself?
Berries are a Superfood Powerhouse
Blueberries contain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that provide notable health benefits. For example, blueberries are rich in vitamin K, which plays an important role in promoting heart health. The vitamin is also important to bone health and blood clotting.
Higher antioxidant levels: Blueberries are one of the best natural sources of antioxidants. While antioxidants aren’t necessary for your body to function, they help protect your body from damage by free radicals. Your cells produce free radicals as waste products, but these particles can go on to hurt other cells. Eating blueberries regularly for just two weeks can help reduce damage to your cells by as much as 20%.
💡 Something to Think About
Robert Frost’s famous poem, “The Road Not Taken,” is a wonderful metaphor for our journey. Each day we are confronted with choices. Some choices are easy to make; other choices create an internal struggle within us. The choices we make create and recreate us. We become the sculptor of our character and destiny.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Theme to Grab the Reader’s Attention
“You write a story about loneliness, and you grab them all because everybody’s an expert on that one.” ~ Theodore Sturgeon
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Run from the Naysayers
You know the doers and naysayers who surround you. Distance yourself from the naysayers. Embrace the community of doers. It will make a big difference in how far you travel.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I finally figured out a good use for a stress ball.”
Pete: “What’s that, Joe?”
Joe: “I throw it at anyone who makes me upset or anxious.”
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ You Have No Limits!
“There is no upper limit to what individuals are capable of doing with their minds. There is no age limit that bars them from beginning. There is no obstacle that cannot be overcome if they persist and believe.” ~ H. G. Wells
