What if we didn’t worry about yesterday, harbor old grievances, or wish we could start again? It would be an emotional diet where we shed unneeded emotional weight. Is it time to shed some emotional weight and let go of things that can’t be changed?
Month: October 2021
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My girlfriend and I are avid readers and our reading caused us to break up.”
Pete: “That’s too bad, Joe. What happened?”
Joe: “We were never on the same page.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ You are Your Greatest Resource
“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
💡 Something to Think About
Singing the blues? We all do every once in a while. Don’t let the blues have the last word. Good things are coming your way. It’s time to sing a new song. Sing a song that makes you dance, laugh, and want to fall in love all over again.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Face the Challenge, Don’t Quit
“When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.” ~
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ I Shall Return
I Shall Return
Claude McKay
I shall return again; I shall return
To laugh and love and watch with wonder-eyes
At golden noon the forest fires burn,
Wafting their blue-black smoke to sapphire skies.
I shall return to loiter by the streams
That bathe the brown blades of the bending grasses,
And realize once more my thousand dreams
Of waters rushing down the mountain passes.
I shall return to hear the fiddle and fife
Of village dances, dear delicious tunes
That stir the hidden depths of native life,
Stray melodies of dim remembered runes.
I shall return, I shall return again,
To ease my mind of long, long years of pain.
To laugh and love and watch with wonder-eyes
At golden noon the forest fires burn,
Wafting their blue-black smoke to sapphire skies.
I shall return to loiter by the streams
That bathe the brown blades of the bending grasses,
And realize once more my thousand dreams
Of waters rushing down the mountain passes.
I shall return to hear the fiddle and fife
Of village dances, dear delicious tunes
That stir the hidden depths of native life,
Stray melodies of dim remembered runes.
I shall return, I shall return again,
To ease my mind of long, long years of pain.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ 3 Questions to Power Your Day
Here’s a couple of questions to ask yourself to power your day:
What can I do to make today a great day?
How can I make the people I live with feel loved?
What is the most important thing I can do right now?
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Foods that Ease Joint Pain
Eat More Cruciferous vegetables
“In addition to other vegetables, you should try to eat a half cup of a cruciferous vegetable every day, such as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts or kale.. These are all nutritional powerhouses, chock full of antioxidants, vitamins and fiber.”
In 2005, a team of researchers in Maryland studied the effects of sulphoraphane, an antioxidant compound found in cruciferous vegetables, and found that it blocks an enzyme that causes joint pain and inflammation. In addition to aiding arthritis patients, it may be helpful for athletes who put a lot of pressure on their joints.
💡 Something to Think About
If you don’t want to get hit by a stone, don’t throw the first one.
Become the master of the words you speak.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ You are Needed
“We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.” ~ B. B. King
