Toss yourself a party. It can be a party of one or as many as you want to invite. Celebrate yourself. Look at all you’ve done, all the mountains you’ve climbed, and all the wonderful adventures you have waiting for you. I’ll RSVP – You deserve it.
Month: March 2022
💡 Something to Think About
Whether we like it or not, we are connected. We depend on each other. How it all works out depends on how well we all learn to play together. It’ not always easy being connected. There are many rough spots. Bruises happen. Yet, in spite of the bruises, we remain connected and need each other as we make our trip around the sun.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Use Language in Dialogue that fits the Time and Location period
Many writers have the tendency to write dialogue like they think it should sound. This often leads to cringe-worthy interactions where thees and thous are used incorrectly. On the other end of the pendulum, some writers have a tendency to modernize historical dialogue, ignoring the era-specific ornate language for a plain, stripped down, bastardized version. That’s a no-no, too. Whether you’re writing a period piece or a young adult series set 10 years in the past, remember to use specific language that’s accurate for that time period.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ If Thou Must Love Me, Let it be For Nought
If Thou Must Love Me, Let it be For Nought
Elizabeth Barrett Bowning
If thou must love me, let it be for nought
Except for love’s sake only. Do not say
“I love her for her smile her look her way
Of speaking gently, for a trick of thought
That falls in well with mine, and certes brought
A sense of ease on such a day”
For these things in themselves, Beloved, may
Be changed, or change for thee, and love, so wrought,
May be unwrought so. Neither love me for
Thine own dear pity’s wiping my cheek dry,
A creature might forget to weep, who bore
Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby!
But love me for love’s sake, that evermore
Thou may’st love on, through love’s eternity.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I told my libra girlfriend zodiac signs and horoscopes are a waste of time.”
Pete: “Why is that, Joe?”
Joe: “I’m a scorpio and we’re all skeptics.”
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Making the Best of the Moment
Don’t quit. It’s not over. It’s only over when you say it’s over. In the tough moments, endure and patiently wait for the tide to turn in your favor. It will. Keep grinding and making the best of the moment, you may not see it, but you’re creating a masterpiece.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Come Live With Me and Be My Love
Come Live With Me and Be My Love
Christopher Marlowe
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove
That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the rocks,
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of th purest gold;
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me and be my love.
The shepherds’ swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me and be my love.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Plant Based Foods are Good for You
Eat Your Greens
There are countless benefits to eating a diet rich in plants: It can lower your risk of heart disease, stroke and certain cancers. It can boost your immune system and brain function. It’s no surprise that the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and American Diabetes Association all recommend a plant based diet as one of the best ways to prevent disease.
Plants are nutrient-dense, which means they contain more beneficial nutrients – like vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants – than calories. For those watching their weight, a plant-based diet can help control appetite since the low glycemic index and high fiber content of fruits and veggies keep you feeling full longer.
Source: US News Health Team Newsletter
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Push the Edges of Your Boundaries
Don’t settle for less than what you are capable of doing. Push the edges of your boundaries and you’ll surprise yourself at what you are capable of doing.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ New Situations Require New Ways of Thinking
“You can’t use an old map to explore a new world.” ~ Albert Einstein
