One’s word is a big deal. Each time we follow through on our word, we build trust. Others know we can be counted on.
Month: December 2021
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My girlfriend and I named our dog Egypt.”
Pete: “How did you choose that name.”
Joe: “Easy. He leaves a pyramid in a every room.”
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Are You Getting Enough Protein?
Protein is essential to building muscle. It can be derived from a number of sources, both animal and plant. The U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance for protein is 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, so a 165-pound adult would need about 60 grams of protein per day.
The healthiest, protein-rich foods:
- Fatty fish, such as salmon and tuna.
- Eggs.
- Beans and legumes, such as lentils and soybeans.
- Dairy products, such as Greek yogurt and cottage cheese.
- Seeds, including hemp and chia.
- Nuts, especially almonds.
- Meat, such as skinless chicken breast.
🤗 A Better Life ~ We All Get Angry
We all get angry. It’s how we use our anger that makes all the difference. Do we use it to make a constructive difference or do we use it to attack? When we find constructive ways to channel our anger we direct our anger at the problem and not the person.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Create Stories that Elicit Strong Feelings in You
“I used to be a documentary filmmaker, and a film director once told me: ‘You can’t make a good film unless your hands tremble behind the camera.’ Let us write stories that move us to the core, because when our pen is trembling, the reader can feel it, too.” ~ Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Be Yourself
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”
💡 Something to Think About
One thing is certain, we all get a turn to need a helping hand. When we extend a helping hand to someone needing one, we push away the darkness and add a pinch of hope, if only for a moment.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Gray Eyes
Gray Eyes
Sara Teasdale
It was April when you came
The first time to me,
And my first look in your eyes
Was like my first look at the sea.
The first time to me,
And my first look in your eyes
Was like my first look at the sea.
We have been together
Four Aprils now
Watching for the green
On the swaying willow bough;
Yet whenever I turn
To your gray eyes over me,
It is as though I looked
For the first time at the sea.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My doctor told me to watch my drinking.”
Pete: “How’s that working?”
Joe: “Now I drink in front of a mirror.”
💡 Something to Think About
My day began with the best of plans. Within the first hour, my plans were in shambles. One interruption after another. My frustration began to mount. Then things quieted down and I settled in and tried to make up for lost time . . . And, then the phone rang with a call I couldn’t send to the message box. I broke into a wondrous laugh. If this is my day, I decided to ride the waves.
