What are the questions you’re asking? The questions you’re asking will determine what you find. What you find will determine the conversations you’re having. Want to change your day? Change the questions and the rest follows.
Month: October 2021
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Which Story are You Telling?
“Borges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum.”
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Today’s Smile 😃
Alice Herz-Sommer was a Holocaust survivor who lived for 108 years. When asked how she could be happy after so much tragedy, she said, “I look for the good. I know there is bad, but I look for the good thing.”
Writers’ Wisdom ~ Trying to Figure What to Cut?
““My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.” ~
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Happiness is Within You
“Happiness is within you… so unlock the chains from your heart and let yourself grow- like the sweet flower you are. I know the answer- just spread your wings and set yourself free.” ~ Jimi Hendrix
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Don’t Go Far Off, Not Even For A Day
Don’t Go Far Off, Not Even For A Day
Pablo Neruda
Don’t go far off, not even for a day, because —
because — I don’t know how to say it: a day is long
and I will be waiting for you, as in an empty station
when the trains are parked off somewhere else, asleep.
because — I don’t know how to say it: a day is long
and I will be waiting for you, as in an empty station
when the trains are parked off somewhere else, asleep.
Don’t leave me, even for an hour, because
then the little drops of anguish will all run together,
the smoke that roams looking for a home will drift
into me, choking my lost heart.
then the little drops of anguish will all run together,
the smoke that roams looking for a home will drift
into me, choking my lost heart.
Oh, may your silhouette never dissolve on the beach;
may your eyelids never flutter into the empty distance.
Don’t leave me for a second, my dearest,
may your eyelids never flutter into the empty distance.
Don’t leave me for a second, my dearest,
because in that moment you’ll have gone so far
I’ll wander mazily over all the earth, asking,
Will you come back? Will you leave me here, dying?
I’ll wander mazily over all the earth, asking,
Will you come back? Will you leave me here, dying?
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Shake it Up
Shake it up today. Change your routine. Do something different. You’ll be surprised at the creative impulses that begin to take shape.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Having Problems Falling Asleep?
Sleep Better By Writing in a Gratitude Journal
If you’re struggling with insomnia, a gratitude journal might be the best cure. Several studies have linked gratitude to better quality and longer lasting sleep. Identify three things you’re grateful for and write them in a gratitude journal before you go to bed. Conjuring up feelings of thankfulness right before you fall asleep will increase the chances you’ll get a good night’s rest.
💡 Something to Think About
There is a difference between what is true and what we perceive to be true. We may think a friend’s new haircut looks terrible. Is it true? Not in our friend’s eyes. We may think a meal tastes great and the person with us may be hoping he/she doesn’t have to have his/her stomach pumped. Perception and reality are two different roads.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Be You
Be who you are. Don’t try to remake yourself to fit some image others hold for you or the media says will be a better you. You know what fits. Be you and that’s good enough. Shine On!
