When your heart wants to give up, when your mind is tired from trying, put one foot in front of another and keep on moving. You never know what the next moment will bring.
Month: November 2021
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Metaphors are a Powerful Way to Express Feelings
“Fiction writers learn about the development of metaphor, the use of rhythm, the way that language is compacted in order to express the feelings of – express their own feelings and the feelings of their characters.” ~ Edward Hirsch
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I picked up a hitchhiker on my way home. He asked me what was in the box I had on the back seat.”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: “I told him I got a new laptop for my girlfriend. He said, “Nice trade.”
💡 Something to Think About
Never let anything come between you and those you love. They are your foundation, the source of your strength, and the reason why you get up in the morning and do what you have to do.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Come With Me, I Said, And No One Knew (VII)
Come With Me, I Said, And No One Knew (VII)
Pablo Neruda
Come with me, I said, and no one knew
where, or how my pain throbbed,
no carnations or barcaroles for me,
only a wound that love had opened.
where, or how my pain throbbed,
no carnations or barcaroles for me,
only a wound that love had opened.
I said it again: Come with me, as if I were dying,
and no one saw the moon that bled in my mouth
or the blood that rose into the silence.
O Love, now we can forget the star that has such thorns!
That is why when I heard your voice repeat
Come with me, it was as if you had let loose
the grief, the love, the fury of a cork-trapped wine
the geysers flooding from deep in its vault:
in my mouth I felt the taste of fire again,
of blood and carnations, of rock and scald.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Don’t Quit – Keep Trying
Don’t be afraid of challenges. Don’t be afraid to measure yourself against the best. You’ll learn each time you do. You may meet defeats; if you keep at it, the defeats give way to victories.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Change Happens
“When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
~ John Steinbeck
💡 Something to Think About
Five simple letters: T H I N K – when put together and put into action make life a lot better. Think, think, and think again before emotions take hold and take you down a road you don’t want to travel.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Black Beans are an Excellent Healthy Eating Choice
Almost everyone can benefit from keeping black beans in their kitchen cabinets. Studies have linked eating black beans with helping protect against inflammation, heart disease, weight gain, diabetes, certain cancers and common nutrient deficiencies that we often see in people eating a typical Western diet. It’s easy to benefit from black beans nutrition as well. This food is an extremely affordable source of protein, filling fiber, disease-fighting antioxidants like flavonoids, and numerous vitamins and minerals.The health benefits of black beans nutrition, the beans’ versatility and their high nutrient content make them an excellent choice for both plant-based eaters and omnivores alike.
🤗 A Better Life ~ There is a Better Way
We can’t cross a bridge if we first destroy it. It’s better to work with each other to find ways through difficult issues.
