Fact: Sea otters hold hands when they sleep.
They do that because it keeps them from floating away from each other while they sleep.
Month: October 2021
🤗 A Better Life ~ Life is Better with Friends
Life is better with friends. If you want to have friends, you have to be a friend. Being a friend requires action, reaching out and caring for another. It means stepping up and out of a comfort zone to be there when a friend needs you. Yes, life is better with friends. That’s for sure.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Can You Recognize Great Story Ideas?
“Let’s get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun. Your job isn’t to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up.”
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🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ 3 Tips for Healthy, Vibrant, Skin
Do the Following for Healthy, Vibrant, Skin
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- Aim to drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day. The water will clear your skin and make it glow because it makes it easier for your body to flush out toxins quickly.
- Eat a healthy diet. Healthy proteins and nutritious fruits and vegetables go a long way toward making skin glow.
- Eat less sugar and salt. Try to consume less than 45g of sugar on a daily basis, and cut down on salty foods. Eating too much salt can make your face look bloated.
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🌾 Today’s Poem ~ 2 little whos
2 little whos
e. e. cummings
2 little whos
(he and she)
under are this
wonderful tree
(he and she)
under are this
wonderful tree
smiling stand
(all realms of where
and when beyond)
now and here
(far from a grown
-up i&you-
ful world of known)
who and who
(2 little ams
and over them this
aflame with dreams
incredible is)
💡 Something to Think About
Two people afflicted with similar challenges. One surrenders to the challenge. The other takes the challenge on. It’s easy to give up or surrender when the going gets tough. It’s not easy to buckle one’s belt and fight on, but it’s what we have to do. We do it as much for ourselves as we do it for others who know us. We silently set an example for them.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Be Prepared, Your Moment is Coming
Great athletes train each day always preparing for competition. It’s the same way in life. Each day we train for unexpected events or opportunities. By training, preparing, and sharpening our skills each day we prepare ourselves for our moment. It will happen. Be prepared. Be ready.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Using a Foam Roller for Lower Back Pain
Foam Rollers and Lower Back Pain
SMR may be effectiveTrusted Source for easing pain in the body. It may help ease tension in the back, too. It’s important to take care when using a foam roller on the back, however. It’s easy to strain or injure your back further. To use your foam roller for lower back pain, turn your foam roller so it’s vertical (in-line with your spine) and slowly roll the roller from side to side, still in line with your spine. Do this as opposed to keeping it horizontal, which can cause you to arch and strain your back. You can also try lying on a foam massage ball or a tennis ball to work out knots in the back.
💡 Something to Think About
It’s not the number of days we live; it’s the amount of love we fill the days that we live that matters.
🤗 A Better Life ~ You Got This
Feeling challenged today? You’re not alone. All of us, one way or another, face challenges each day. The challenges we face are the tools that shape and define our character. Be strong. Don’t give up or give in. You got this. You really do. Rainbows are in front of you.
