Joe: “My boss fired me, this afternoon.”
Pete: “Why’d your boss do that?”
Joe: “When my boss stepped into my office, I said, “If you’re here, who’s running hell/””
Month: December 2021
š Today’s Power Thought ~ Is It Time to Ask a Different Question?
If it’s not working, it may be time to ask a different question. The questions we ask determine the answers we get.
š¾ Today’s Poem ~ A Walk
A Walk
Rainer Maria Rilke
My eyes already touch the sunny hill.
going far ahead of the road I have begun.
So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp;
it has inner light, even from a distance-
going far ahead of the road I have begun.
So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp;
it has inner light, even from a distance-
and charges us, even if we do not reach it,
into something else, which, hardly sensing it,
we already are; a gesture waves us on
answering our own wave…
but what we feel is the wind in our faces.
š” Something to Think About
Does it make sense to get upset over things one cannot control? What’s going to happen will happen. We have to deal with it. When we put our energies into what we can control we gain confidence, and have a greater sense of peace.Ā
āļø Writersā Wisdom ~ A Reason to Write
“You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.”
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
š¾ Today’s Poem ~ A Home Song
A Home Song
Henry Van Dyke
I read within a poet’s book
A word that starred the page:
“Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage!”
A word that starred the page:
“Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage!”
Yes, that is true; and something more
You’ll find, where’er you roam,
That marble floors and gilded walls
Can never make a home.
But every house where Love abides,
And Friendship is a guest,
Is surely home, and home-sweet-home:
For there the heart can rest.
š Today’s Health Tip ~ 4 Ways to Maintain Healthy Bones
Want to Keep Your Bones Healthy?
- Include plenty of calcium in your diet. For adults ages 19 to 50 and men ages 51 to 70, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is 1,000 milligrams (mg) of calcium a day. The recommendation increases to 1,200 mg a day for women age 51 and older and for men age 71 and older.Ā Good sources of calcium include dairy products, almonds, broccoli, kale, canned salmon with bones, sardines and soy products, such as tofu.
- Pay attention to vitamin D. Your body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium. For adults ages 19 to 70, the RDA of vitamin D is 600 international units (IUs) a day. The recommendation increases to 800 IUs a day for adults age 71 and older.Good sources of vitamin D include oily fish, such as salmon, trout, whitefish and tuna. Additionally, mushrooms, eggs and fortified foods, such as milk and cereals, are good sources of vitamin D. Sunlight also contributes to the body’s production of vitamin D.
- Include physical activity in your daily routine. Weight-bearing exercises, such as walking, jogging, and climbing stairs, can help you build strong bones and slow bone loss.
- Avoid substance abuse. Don’t smoke. If you are a woman, avoid drinking more than one alcoholic drink each day. If you are a man, avoid drinking more than two alcoholic drinks a day.
š Today’s Power Thought ~ Awaken Your Sleeping Giant
Dig deep, it’s there. There is a underlying confidence within you that is waiting to be called forth and put to work. You can do more than you’ve ever imagined.Ā
Today’s Smile š
Joe: “I met this woman at a bar and I told her, ‘I want to give myself to you.'”
Pete: “What did she say?”
Joe: “She said, ‘I don’t accept cheap gifts.'”
āļø Writersā Wisdom ~ Writing is Writing
“Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you’re doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.” Ā ~ Ā E. L. Doctorow
