Joe: “My girlfriend broke up with me. She said my ego was too big.”
Pete: “How did you react?”
Joe: “I told her, I can’t help it if I’m the best guy you ever met.”
Month: January 2022
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Words Will Come
“When you have an important story to tell, the words you need seem to come of their own accord.”
~ A. Jance
🤗 A Better Life ~ The Gifts of Patience
Patience in pursuing a goal, gives us the endurance to stay the course. Patience with loved ones, sustains relationships. Patience with ourselves gives us the opportunity to continue to grow and learn. Yes, patience is a good thing.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Want to Keep Your Face Looking Youthful?
Seriously, don’t smoke
Add this to the already-long list of reasons to quit. While less serious than reducing your chances of getting lung cancer or heart disease, smoking also damages your looks. The habit takes a major toll on your appearance, contributing to premature skin aging, wrinkles, stained teeth, and even increased psoriasis risk. “Smoking increases wrinkles due to facial motion, and it also has a vasoconstricting effect, which means it chokes off blood vessel circulation,” says dermatologist David Stoll, MD, author of A Woman’s Skin.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I got in trouble at a DUI roadblock.”
Pete: “What happened.”
Joe: “I was polite. I asked the policeman if he minded holding my beer while got my license and registration.”
💡 Something to Think About
Why hold others up to a standard of perfection? We’re all flawed. Ballplayers strike out. Passes are dropped. We disappoint each other at times. It’s all part of human nature. When we are patient with ourselves and others, we can work through the missteps. We can help each other grow and improve.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Enjoy the Ride
I am alive. I think I’ll shout it out again, I’m alive. Grateful for life and the people who are in my life. It’s crazy at times, but it’s the only life I’ve got. I’m going to enjoy the ride. Happy to be sharing the journey with you.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ The Story & It’s Setting
“I always try to make the setting fit the story I have in mind.” ~ Tony Hillerman
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Should You Eat Hummus?
Hummus is a Healthy Choice
Basic hummus recipes contain six healthy ingredients: chickpeas, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, sea salt and tahini. Flavored types of hummus — for example, popular types like roasted red pepper or Kalamata olive hummus, which you may have seen in supermarkets — have additional ingredients that are mixed into the basic hummus recipe described above.
So what is hummus good for? Here are the top eight hummus benefits:
- Good Source of Plant-Based Protein
- Fights Illness and Disease
- Decreases Inflammation
- Helps Digestion and Intestinal Health
- High in Vitamins and Minerals
- Supports Bone Health
- Protects Heart Health
- Boosts Your Energy
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ now is a ship
now is a ship
e. e. cummings
now is a ship
which captain am
sails out of sleep
steering for dream
