“The miracle is this: that you will rise in the morning and be able to see again the startling beauty
of the day.”
Month: November 2021
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ A Psalm of Life
A Psalm Of Life
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
What the heart of the young man said to the psalmist
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream! —
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Find us farther than to-day.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
In the world’s broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!
Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act, — act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o’erhead!
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
💡 Something to Think About
Are you in balance? It’s a difficult balance holding career in one hand and loving relationships in the other hand. Here’s hoping you’re keeping your balance.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ It’s Never too Late to Begin Again
It’s easy to say life is tough and tossed some bad breaks your way. Each moment we have an opportunity to change our trajection. We can begin a new chapter unhampered by the past. We can redefine who we are and where we are headed. It’s never over. It’s never too late to begin again.
🤗 A Better Life ~ It’s a New Day
Lift the shades, it’s a new day and it’s waiting for you. It won’t wait long. Grab a cup of coffee and jump on the train. You’ve got new opportunities waiting for your imprint. Make it a good one and be a blessing to all who come your way.
💡 New Ideas ~ Looking for a New Idea
Connect with People New to You
When you meet and chat with new people, whether online or offline, you’re exposed to new ways of thinking. You’re also able to restructure and reframe your own experiences. You may find that when you describe a current challenge to someone who doesn’t know you well, you come up with some great ideas for solutions.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Healthy Benefits of Soup
Soup is a quick, hot meal that offers plenty of health benefits. You can throw a variety of ingredients into a slow cooker in the morning before you leave for work or school and return home to a delicious meal in the evening. The healthiest soups include fresh, low-fat ingredients and a minimum of salt and extra fat. You can use up leftovers in a soup pot and create new variations of favorite recipes, since soup lends itself to experimentation.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What Makes Your Characters Special?
My fiction is almost always inspired by a character’s need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect and some of us have much adversity in our lives; it is those people who struggle to rise above their nature or background that I find the most interesting and heroic.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Ten Foods That May Help You Lose Weight
Wondering what to eat to lose weight? Try These 10 Winners
While exercising and eating less are important to weight loss, eating foods that jumpstart your metabolism is also a crucial step to getting the rock-hard body and optimal health that you always wanted.
- Fatty fish
- Grapefruit
- Rolled oats
- Green tea
- Hot peppers
- Berries
- Eggs
- Coffee
- Apples
- Avocados
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Put Your Imagination to Work for You
“If you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.” ~ John Green
