The most difficult part of achieving a great goal is the having the courage to begin
and not look back.
Month: November 2021
💡 Something to Think About
The first cold front of the season blew through south Texas yesterday. The sky is a dull gray, a chilly wind whips through the live oak trees. I know above the gray sky, the sun shines. I know, the sky will clear and the winds will gradually swing to the south. There are times when we have to walk in faith and trust it will all work out.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Everything You Need is Within
“A writer – and, I believe, generally all persons – must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been given to us for a purpose, and an artist must feel this more intensely. All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art.”
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🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Are Goji Berries Good for You?
Health Benefits of Goji Berries
Goji berries are rich in nutrients. Some early studies using goji berry juice found possible benefits that included:
- A feeling of well-being and calmness
- Better athletic performance
- Better sleep
- Weight loss
- A boost to your immune system
- Higher antioxidant levels
Goji Berry Nutrition
Goji berries offer plenty of vitamins and minerals such as: Vitamin C, fiber, iron, and Vitamin A. They’re also a good source of protein and antioxidants.
Goji Berry Risks and Side Effects – Goji berries could interact with some drugs. If you take warfarin (a blood thinner), you may want to avoid them. Goji berries may also interact with diabetes drugs and blood pressure drugs, so talk with your doctor first.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Change for the Right Reasons
It’s possible to change to please another. But, will the change please you? Will you be giving up what makes you who you are? When the other accepts us as we are, for what we are, we have discovered a true friend.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Compassion
CompassionRobert William ServiceWhat puts me in a rage is
The sight of cursed cages
Where singers of the sky
Perch hop instead of fly;
Where lions to and fro
Pace seven yards or so:
I who love space of stars
Have hate of bars.I wince to see dogs chained,
Or horses bit restrained;
Or men of feeble mind
In straight-jackets confined;
Or convicts in black cells
Enduring earthly hells:
To me not to be free
Is fiendish cruelty.To me not to be kind
Is evil of the mind.
No need to pray or preach,
Let us our children teach
With every fond caress
Pity and gentleness:
So in the end may we
God’s Kingdom bring to be.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I was reading where one out three people cheat in a relationship.”
Pete: “That’s horrible, Joe.”
Joe: “For sure. I don’t know if it’s my wife or girlfriend.”
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My girlfriend wants a long distance relationship.”
Pete: “How’s it working out?”
Joe: “My restraining order says I can’t get any closer than a 100 meters to her.”
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Darkness Never Lasts
Darkness never lasts. It gives way to the light. Stay strong. Don’t quit.
Keep walking toward the light.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Let the Initial Emotions Pass By
When judging another flashes in your mind let it be a warning signal to seek more information. I’ve often been wrong on my first impressions based on what was little data. I do better if I let the emotions ride on by and wait for more data before making a judgment.
