Making a choice is often tough. It is tougher when it involves those closest to us. There’s no assurance of how a choice will turn out. Choose, take a step into the unknown and trust your ability to handle whatever comes your way.
Month: June 2021
š¤ A Better Life ~ Walking with Love
Love the people around you and love will walk with you throughout the day.
š¾ Today’s Poem ~ Kindness
Kindness
Edgar A. Guest
One never knows
How far a word of kindness goes;
One never sees
How far a smile of friendship flees.
Down, through the years,
The deed forgotten reappears.
One kindly word
The souls of many here has stirred.
Man goes his way
And tells with every passing day,
Until life’s end:“
Once unto me he played the friend.”
We cannot say
What lips are praising us to-day.
We cannot tell
Whose prayers ask God to guard us well.
But kindness lives
Beyond the memory of him who gives.
š” Something to Think About
We’re always talking to ourselves. Become aware of self talk. Is your self talk lifting you up or putting you down? If your self talk is putting you down, e.g., That was dumb. Replace the negative self talk with a positive statement, e.g., It’s not my first or last mistake, I’ll learn from it.” Become your most positive cheerleader.Ā
š” Something to Think About
When we hold ourselves to a personal standard, we remove the controls others place on us. Our standard becomes our measure for success.Ā
Does Love Help You to Live Longer?
Love helps you live longer.
Research has shown that married couples enjoy greater longevity than singles ā making āātil death do us partā even more of a commitment. Studies suggest those long-life benefits are largely explained by consistent social and emotional support, better adherence to medical care and having a partner who can hold you accountable to healthy lifestyle behaviors and steer you away from bad ones. Married couples have been found to have lower rates of substance abuse, lower blood pressure and less depression than single peers.Ā But thereās also good news for the unattached. In 2010, a review of 148 studiesfound that longevity benefits were linked to all close social relationships, not just romantic ones ā meaning your friends and family are good for your health, too.
š¾ Today’s Poem ~ All Ye Joyful
All Ye Joyful
J. R. R. Tolkien
Sing all ye joyful, now sing all together!
The wind’s in the tree-top, the wind’s in the heather;
The stars are in blossom, the moon is in flower,
And bright are the windows of night in her tower.
The wind’s in the tree-top, the wind’s in the heather;
The stars are in blossom, the moon is in flower,
And bright are the windows of night in her tower.
Dance all ye joyful, now dance all together!
Soft is the grass, and let foot be like feather!
The river is silver, the shadows are fleeting;
Merry is May-time, and merry our meeting.
Sigh no more pine, till the wind of the morn!
Fall Moon! Dark be the land!
Hush! Hush! Oak, ash and thorn!
Hushed by all water, till dawn is at hand!
āļø Writersā Wisdom ~ It All Starts With an Idea or Mental Image
“With me, a story usually begins with a single idea or mental picture. The writing of the story is simply a matter of working up to that moment, to explain why it happened or what caused it to follow. Ā ~ William Faulkner
š¤ A Better Life ~ It’s a Delicate Dance
When to listen, when to speak is a delicate dance. Learn the dance and you’ll make a profound difference with your life.
Today’s Smile š
Joe: “What do you call it when you know you’re right, but say you were wrong?”
Pete: “I don’t have a clue, what?”
Joe: “A relationship.”
