Get up and out of bed. Put a smile on your face. Look in the mirror and tell yourself, ‘You’re going to have one awesome day.’ A great day begins with a great ATTITUDE.
Month: October 2021
🤗 A Better Life ~ Take Time
Take time to enjoy a sunrise or sunset. Take time to marvel at the turning colors of the trees. Take time to watch those who live with you. It’s all gift. And, the heart silently prays, ‘Thank you.’
💡 Something to Think About
Surprise the special person in your life today. Surprise him/her often. Why wait for a birthday or holiday? Make today and everyday special. It doesn’t always have to be a gift. It can be a sticky note on the bathroom mirror. It can be hot cup of coffee as he/she steps out of the shower. C’mon use your imagination.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Don’t Compare Yourself with Other Writers
“There are lots of guys out there who write a better prose line than I do and who have a better understanding of what people are really like and what humanity is supposed to mean – hell, I know that.” ~
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Keep Fruit within Reach
Keep fruit within arm’s reach
Keeping my fruit visible reminds me to eat fruit during the day. Research shows that you’re most likely to eat more of whatever foods you place near you, regardless of whether they are fruits or sweets. I implement this principle daily and choose to have my fruit on display on a table and my snacks and sweets stored away.
Note: It’s apple season in the northern hemisphere. Apples are a healthy, tasty, low calorie snack. I like all kinds of apples. Honey crisp is my favorite.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ The Best is Waiting for You
“I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.”
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🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Slam the Brakes on Highly Processed Foods
Say No to Highly Processed Foods
One of the best ways to improve your diet is to cut back on ultra-processed foods. You don’t have to avoid processed foods completely. In fact, many healthy foods like shelled nuts, canned beans, and frozen fruits and veggies have been processed in one way or another. In contrast, highly processed products like soda, mass-produced baked goods, candy, sugary cereals, and certain boxed snack food contain little if any whole food ingredients.
These items tend to pack ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, and artificial sweeteners. Research links diets high in ultra-processed foods to a greater risk of depression, heart disease, obesity, and many other complications. Diets low in these foods and high in whole, nutrient-dense foods have the opposite effect, protecting against disease, lengthening lifespan, and promoting overall physical and mental well-being.
💡 Something to Think About
One day it will be your turn to be successful and we will be cheering you on. It’s going to happen. You know it is. Keep your head down. Keep working. Don’t give up. It’s going to happen as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Listen to the Heart
Pay less attention to the digital media and more attention to the messages from the heart. You’ll find more peace and a truer GPS.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ The Lockless Door
The Lockless Door
Robert Frost
It went many years,
But at last came a knock,
And I thought of the door
With no lock to lock.
But at last came a knock,
And I thought of the door
With no lock to lock.
I blew out the light,
I tip-toed the floor,
And raised both hands
In prayer to the door.
But the knock came again.
My window was wide;
I climbed on the sill
And descended outside.
Back over the sill
I bade a ‘Come in’
To whatever the knock
At the door may have been.
So at a knock
I emptied my cage
To hide in the world
And alter with age.
