Month: February 2022

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Still Here

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Still Here
Langston Hughes
I been scared and battered.
My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me,
Sun has baked me,

Looks like between ’em they done
Tried to make me

Stop laughin’, stop lovin’, stop livin’–
But I don’t care!
I’m still here!

🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Think, Think, and Think

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“Be a free thinker and don’t accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.”

~ Aristotle

👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ It’s Valentine’s Day – Fall in Love All Over Again

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It’s Valentine’s Day. What are you waiting for? Make the special someone in your life feel special today. Fall in love all over again. Open the door to your heart and invite him/her in. 

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Love Me

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Love Me

Sara Teasdale

Brown Thrush singing all day long
In the leaves above me,
Take my love this little song,
“Love me, love me, love me!”
When he harkens what you say,
Bid him, lest he miss me,
Leave his work or leave his play,
And kiss me, kiss me, kiss me!

 

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💡 Something to Think About

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Keep an open mind, life opens up paths perhaps you’ve not considered. Even if you take the wrong path, you don’t have to stay on it. Take the lessons you’ve learned and choose another path. You’ll eventually discover the path that was designed for you and where you were meant to be. 

🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Love is All

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“The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love.”

~ Henry Miller

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Today’s Smile 😃

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Joe: “My girlfriend asked me if I felt I was being followed.”

Pete: “Did you ask her why she thought that?”

Joe: “She said she was seeing other guys behind my back.”

✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Apply the Carrot and Stick to Your Story

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“Carrot and stick – have protagonists pursued (by an obsession or a villain) and pursuing (idea, object, person, mystery).” ~ Michael Moorcock

 

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🤗 A Better Life ~ Love, Love, and Love

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When love enters our life everything changes for the better. New life begins and the old is cast off. Love changes us, love renews us, love heals us. Love opens the door to a new tomorrow.

🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Beat the Blues

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I like to listen to the blues but I don’t enjoy having the blues. Here are three tips from WebMD to beat the blues.

Beating the Blues

  1. Clear the Clutter. Studies have found that when you’re surrounded by stuff, the visual chaos goes straight to your brain. It distracts you and gets in the way of your ability to process info. Other research has shown a cluttered home amps up the stress hormone cortisol, especially in women. Make a plan right now to banish or sort your clutter. Then call a charity to set a date for pickup.
  2. Splurge on Yourself. It doesn’t have to be a spree for fancy electronics or a new designer wardrobe. Sure, the something nice can perk you up for the moment. But research shows the real magic of so-called retail therapy is the sense of control you have over your environment when you make your own choices. So try a little smart shopping to help snap you out of short-term sadness. Just make sure your picks fit your budget, too.
  3. Plug in the AirPods. Yes, classical music can relax you and ease tension. But what if your listening tastes are more high-energy? An Italian study found quick tempos can help calm you, too. It just happens when the music stops. After listening to fast-paced songs, the subjects’ blood pressures and heart rates mellowed. So whether your jam is Mozart or classic rock, crank it up.

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