Find ways to give something away today. The letting go will open the doors for the good thingscoming to you. Here are a few idea: Give some time away. Call a friend, aging parent, or a former mentor. Donate clothes you haven’t worn. There are plenty of agencies willing to take them off your hands. Take fifteen minutes and pray for those in your neighborhood, family, community, and areas of suffering throughout the world. You’ll make the world a better place. C’mon, you can do it.
Month: September 2021
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Do You Have True Grit?
When one does not have success handed to him or her, he/she has to work for it. He/she has to put in the hours, sacrifice, and overcome failures with a deep determination he/she can make it. These folks have true grit.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Growing the Circle
Is your circle getting bigger or growing smaller? There’s always room for one more inside the circle. The more people we bring into our circle, the healthier and more vibrant the circle.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Are You Ready to Go After the Impossible?
“In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.” ~ Miguel de Cervantes
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Understanding the Difference Between Good Carbs & Bad Carbs
Bad Carbs. These are carbohydrates that have many of their necessary nutrients removed. Simple carbs are digested quickly, causing spikes in blood sugar and making you feel hungry sooner. The short-lived fullness leads to overeating, weight gain, and conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. Popular foods with simple carbs include: White bread, enriched or refined pasta, enriched or refined dough, pastries, and white rice .
Good Carbs. They are often packed with nutritional layers like bran and fiber that make you digest them slower. Not digesting as fast also leads to a slow but steady release of glucose, preventing spikes in blood sugar.
Opting for a whole grain alternatives . . . provides two major benefits. First, you get the same food but as a complex carb and with all the benefits that accompany it. Second, you are less likely to eat something processed that has a lot of added sugars.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Quiet Girl
Quiet Girl
Langston Hughes
I would liken you
To a night without stars
Were it not for your eyes.
I would liken you
To a sleep without dreams
Were it not for your songs.
To a night without stars
Were it not for your eyes.
I would liken you
To a sleep without dreams
Were it not for your songs.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Do You Have Racing Thoughts at Night?
How to Stop Your Mind From Racing at Bedtime
- Schedule a Check-In During the Day – Sometimes our brains spin at night because we haven’t addressed our daytime anxiety. “Taking time during the day to pause and mindfully check in with our thoughts, body and emotions allows us to clear space so it does not accumulate and bombard us at night.”
- The nervous system needs cues to let the body know it is time for sleep. . . . Before you can drift off to dreamland, your body needs downtime to decompress. Turn off your electronic devices and setting aside at least 30 minutes for relaxing activities before bed (think: meditation, reading or a warm bath or shower).
- Keep a notebook beside your bed. – Write down your anxious thoughts so you can release them.
Note: Livestrong.com is the source for this information. By clicking on source you can read the entire article. Happy dreams.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Be Tenacious, No Quit
“You have to be tough and stick it out, or you wind up being nothing.” ~ Joe Louis
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Whatever Odds There Are
Whatever Odds There Are
Henry Grantland Rice
GIVE me but room to fight my way,
I ask no other gift from Fate;
Though it should crowd on me at bay,
Where only ghosts and shadows wait.
Shadows of old defeats blown by,
Ghosts of old dreams drawn from life’s pit;
Yet all I ask is room to try
And prove Fate cannot make me quit.
No glint of glory from the height,
No flare of fame to call me far;
Merely the ground to make my fight
Against whatever odds there are.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I quit my gym this morning because my personal trainer started shouting at me, “Come on Joe, you’ve got to want it! Come on push. You can do it.”
Pete: “This bothered you?”
Joe: “I hate being disturbed when I’m sitting on the toilet.”
