“Don’t give up, and don’t lose your stubborn belief that you have a story worth telling. I’ve had so many people tell me over so many years that I didn’t have the qualities needed to be a writer. All of my writer friends and I have one thing in common: We didn’t listen to the naysayers. We kept writing. And eventually we have all been published.” ~ Devi S. Laskar
Month: December 2021
🤗 A Better Life ~ Your Time is Now
Don’t put it off. Your time is now, not next week, next month, or next year. It’s now. Don’t waste a moment. It’s your time.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My boss thinks I’m an employee worth keeping an eye on.”
Pete: “That’s great, Joe.”
Joe: “That’s what the security guard told me.”
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ The Past Does Not Predict Your Future
The past does not predict your future unless you let it. You have the power to cast off the ropes that tether you to the ground. Cast the ropes off and fly, fly, fly.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Peas are a Powerhouse of Nutrition
Health Benefits
If you think that peas are humble, ordinary vegetables, think again! These tiny bead-sized jewels carry quite a punch when it comes to nutrients and health benefits. Peas are in the group of foods known as legumes. Legumes are plants that produce pods with seeds, or beans, inside. Other foods in the legume family include lentils, soybeans, chickpeas, and all types of beans.
The high concentration of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients in peas provides important health benefits that range from keeping your eyes healthy to protecting you against certain cancers. Peas contain the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin. These nutrients help protect your eyes from chronic diseases, such as cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Lutein and zeaxanthin act as filters from harmful blue light, which contributes to cataracts and macular degeneration.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Do Your Best and Look Ahead to Tomorrow
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Learn from it… tomorrow is a new day.
💡 Something to Think About
Don’t let the chaos, turmoil, and fear driven-news stop you from enjoying life and those you love. Good things are coming your way, you can’t see them if you’re hiding in the closet.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Hang On, It’s Going to Get Better
“For each thorn, there’s a rosebud… For each twilight – a dawn… For each trial – the strength to carry on, For each storm cloud – a rainbow… For each shadow – the sun… For each parting – sweet memories when sorrow is done.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Roasted Nuts Versus Raw Nuts: Which is More Nutritional
Roasting nuts and seeds does not significantly change their nutritional value, and claims that roasting nuts changes fat composition or reduces vitamin E are untrue, according to Karen Collins, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., of the American Institute for Cancer Research. Either one is a good source of nutrients so just choose the variety you enjoy more. . . . . Raw nuts have the potential danger of carrying illness-causing bacteria. Salmonella has been reported from eating raw almonds and pistachio nuts. . . . There is no evidence that roasted, blanched or other heat-treated nuts carry the risk of contamination with salmonella, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I waved at my boss when he was leaving. He stopped and fired me.”
Pete: “Why would he do that?”
Joe: “I think the next time I wave to a boss I’ll use all my fingers.”
