No one can take the attitude you take to any situation away from you. Choose empowering, confident attitudes. Don’t settle for anything less.
Month: September 2021
🤗 A Better Life ~ There are Few Straight Lines
I’ve had few days where it’s a straight line from beginning to finish. My days weave in and out and around unexpected events. Don’t force the straight line, it will only bring on stress. Go with the flow of the day and you’ll be surprised how much you get done and how well you feel.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ You Can Always Start Over
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ~ C. S. Lewis
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “A homeless guy asked me for ten dollars to keep him until payday.”
Pete: “What did you tell him?”
Joe: “I asked him when was payday. He said, ‘I don’t know, you’re the one who’s working.”
💡 Something to Think About
I was sitting in a coffee shop sipping a green iced tea and working on my laptop. Four people at a nearby table were talking about their houses. One person said, “We really wanted a house with four bathrooms.” I marveled at the person’s ability to use four bathrooms at the same time. Some things are beyond my understanding.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Getting Set
Getting Set
Grantland Rice
WHEN morning brings the end of sleep
I say, “This is my toughest day
I’ll find the shadows dark and deep,
With raw Fate on the right of way
So when Misfortune stops and hails
I do not meet him with a curse ;
I’m propped against the roughest gales,
Since I had figured something worse,
I underwrite the loudest crash
That may befall the erring soul,
And if by chance things go to smash,
I’ve been in training for the role.
But if my path escapes the muck
And I come on a kinder fate,
Or get an even break in luck
I say, “What, ho i But this is great !”
It’s all in how the mind is set,
And so it’s well enough to know
Most days are rainy, dark and wet
Or wind-swept, with a hint of snow;
And if by chance the sun breaks through
To dance among the fading vines
From just one narrow slit of blue,
It’s all the brighter when it shines.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ 3 Steps To Improve Your Writing
Becoming a Good Writer
You get good at writing by following these three simple steps:
1) Write a lot. The more you write, the more you’ll tune in to your unique voice and the better you’ll get.
2) Get critiqued occasionally. You should never pay any attention to what your mother says about your writing, or what anyone who loves you says about your writing, because all those people are liars. You should pay attention only to people who know what good writing is and who also know how to critique bad writing. Many who know good writing don’t have any idea how to critique bad writing and will not be able to help you.Also be aware that many people who know how to critique bad writing would not recognize good writing if it stabbed them in the eye. This is tragic, but deal with it. You are looking for somebody who has both of these skills, and those people are rare.
3) Study the craft of writing in books, lectures, or wherever else you can learn it. You most especially need to do this after getting critiqued.You can’t figure it out on your own. Find a book that explains in clear words how to do right what you are doing wrong. When you finish the book, you will again believe in yourself enough to go back to step 1 and write a bunch more.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Hoping Happiness is Headed Your Way
Here’s to happy days, happy moments, and good news. I hope all three surround you today and refuse to leave.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ A Simple Way to Cut Calories
Fill Half Your Plate with Non Starchy Veggies
Vegetables can be loosely classified as starchy and non-starchy vegetables. Starchy vegetables generally have more carbs and calories than their non-starchy counterparts.
Examples of starchy vegetables include potatoes, corn and navy beans. Non-starchy vegetables include spinach and other dark green leafy vegetables, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower.
Filling half of your plate with non-starchy vegetables is a simple way to make your diet healthier. They are low in calories but packed with nutrients, fiber and water (1Trusted Source).
By replacing some of the starch and protein of your meal with non-starchy vegetables, you can still eat a similar amount of food — but with fewer calories (2Trusted Source).
This simple strategy also saves you the hassle of worrying about serving sizes and calories.
Today’s Smile 😃
Today’s Joke
Joe: “I had a job interview. The interviewer asked me if I could perform under pressure.”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: “I said I wasn’t sure, but I could perform Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto.”
