Month: December 2021

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ See it Through

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See it Through
Edgar Albert Guest
When you’re up against a trouble,
Meet it squarely, face to face;
Lift your chin and set your shoulders,
Plant your feet and take a brace.
When it’s vain to try to dodge it,
Do the best that you can do;
You may fail, but you may conquer,
See it through!
Black may be the clouds about you
And your future may seem grim,
But don’t let your nerve desert you;
Keep yourself in fighting trim.
If the worst is bound to happen,
Spite of all that you can do,
Running from it will not save you,
See it through!

Even hope may seem but futile,
When with troubles you’re beset,
But remember you are facing
Just what other men have met.
You may fail, but fall still fighting;
Don’t give up, whate’er you do;
Eyes front, head high to the finish.
See it through!

💡 Something to Think About

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Is it time to lighten up? Is it time to laugh and enjoy life a bit more? Life is tough, but it also offers us many opportunities for joy, love, and happiness. It takes an attitude of discovery to find them.

✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ The Starting Point for Every Novel

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“Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if “X” happened? That’s how you start.”

~ Tom Clancy

🤗 A Better Life ~ Sharing Our Narratives

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We like to talk about ourselves and tell others about our experiences. We can make someone’s day brighter by actively listening to their narrative.

🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Which Comes First? Poor Diet or Depression?

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Which comes first? Poor diet or depression?

One could argue that, well, being depressed makes us more likely to eat unhealthy foods. This is true, so we should ask what came first, the diet or the depression? Researchers have addressed this question, thankfully. Another large analysis looked only at prospective studies, meaning, they looked at baseline diet and then calculated the risk of study volunteers going on to develop depression. Researchers found that a healthy diet (the Mediterranean diet as an example) was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing depressive symptoms.

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🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Try, Try, and Try Again

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“It’s better to have tried and failed than to live life wondering what would’ve happened if I had tried.” ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Today’s Smile 😃

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Joe: “My girlfriend told me she can tell when I’m lying.”

Pete: “What did she say.”

Joe: “She says my lips are moving.”

👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Yes, Good Things Are Headed Your Way

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Hang on tenaciously to hope. Don’t give in to despair. Refuse to get swallowed up by negativity. Hang on to hope. Good things are headed your way.

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ I Am Not Yours

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I Am Not Yours

Sara Teasdale

I am not yours, not lost in you,
Not lost, although I long to be
Lost as a candle lit at noon,
Lost as a snowflake in the sea.

You love me, and I find you still
A spirit beautiful and bright,
Yet I am I, who long to be
Lost as a light is lost in light.

Oh plunge me deep in love – put out
My senses, leave me deaf and blind,
Swept by the tempest of your love,
A taper in a rushing wind.

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💡 Something to Think About

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People don’t need our advice as much as they need our presence and a listening ear. 

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