Month: October 2021

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Who Shall Deliver Me

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Who shall deliver me?
Christina Rossetti
God strengthen me to bear myself;
That heaviest weight of all to bear,
Inalienable weight of care.

All others are outside myself;
I lock my door and bar them out
The turmoil, tedium, gad-about.

I lock my door upon myself,
And bar them out; but who shall wall
Self from myself, most loathed of all?

If I could once lay down myself,
And start self-purged upon the race
That all must run ! Death runs apace.

If I could set aside myself,
And start with lightened heart upon
The road by all men overgone!

God harden me against myself,
This coward with pathetic voice
Who craves for ease and rest and joys

Myself, arch-traitor to mysel ;
My hollowest friend, my deadliest foe,
My clog whatever road I go.

Yet One there is can curb myself,
Can roll the strangling load from me
Break off the yoke and set me free

🤗 A Better Life ~ Your Springtime is Coming

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Seasons come and seasons go. Whatever the season you’re experiencing, a beautiful spring is heading your way. Hang in there. Your springtime is coming.

Today’s Smile 😃

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Joe: “I went out on a first date and my date asked me the name  of my scent. She liked it.”

Pete: “What did you say?”

Joe: “I told her I called it desperation.”

✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Write Boldly

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““Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else, beyond imagination and skill, what the world asks of you is courage, courage to risk rejection, ridicule and failure. As you follow the quest for stories told with meaning and beauty, study thoughtfully but write boldly. Then, like the hero of the fable, your dance will dazzle the world.”  

~ Robert McKee

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🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Don’t Let the Fear of Failure Trap You

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“You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.” ~ Quincy Jones

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Today’s Smile 😃

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Joe: “High intelligence is what I look for in a woman before I ask her for a date.”

Pete: “You like smart woman?”

Joe: “Not really. If they’re not intelligent, I have a chance.”

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Drunk As Drunk

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Drunk As Drunk
Pablo Neruda
Drunk as drunk on turpentine
From your open kisses,
Your wet body wedged
Between my wet body and the strake
Of our boat that is made of flowers,
Feasted, we guide it – our fingers
Like tallows adorned with yellow metal –
Over the sky’s hot rim,
The day’s last breath in our sails.

Pinned by the sun between solstice
And equinox, drowsy and tangled together
We drifted for months and woke
With the bitter taste of land on our lips,
Eyelids all sticky, and we longed for lime
And the sound of a rope
Lowering a bucket down its well. Then,
We came by night to the Fortunate Isles,
And lay like fish
Under the net of our kisses.

🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Want to Live Longer?

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Live Longer By Focusing On Your Purpose in Life

Feeling like you have a sense of purpose could actually increase the length of your life. Studies consistently show people who believe their lives are meaningful are more likely to live healthier, longer lives. Whether your work gives you a purpose, or you find meaning as a volunteer, make sure whatever you’re doing matters. Feeling like you have a reason to get out of bed every day might be the secret to longevity.

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🤗 A Better Life ~ Life is Better With You In It

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Life is better with you in it. You don’t have to be famous or rich. You bring unique gifts that only you can bring. Life will let you know how to use them. If fame and riches come your way, great. If they don’t, that’s great as well. Your gifts will touch the hearts and minds of those meant to be touched. 

👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ It Will All Work Out

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You have nothing to prove to anyone. Do your best. Work hard. Never quit. Things will work out. It may not be a straight easy road, but it will be your road. Keep on moving.

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