Month: March 2022

🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Is Napping Good for You?

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Take a Siesta Today

The 3 p.m. slump: It happens to everyone at some point. You’re at work, post-lunch, it’s warm and you’re feeling drowsy. But you’ve still got a few hours to go before you can log out and head home. Many people reach for a cup of coffee or an energy drink when such feelings set in. But it could be that a brief nap would be a better intervention to help you power through the afternoon productively.

Dr. Peter A. Fotinakes, medical director of the Providence St. Joseph Hospital Sleep Disorder Center in Orange County, California, says this afternoon lull is a great time to get some shuteye, as it fits in with an overarching cycle of sleep-wake that most people naturally experience.

“Napping is a healthy part of our sleep cycle. Within our 24-hour sleep cycle, we enter into two sleep phases – a long phase that occurs during the night and a shorter 30- to 45-minute phase in the afternoon,” says Fotinakes. “We become physically sleepy during these two periods, which encourages and promotes sleep.”

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💡 Something to Think About

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We socially construct our reality through our conversations and interactions with others. We can choose a different reality by changing the direction of our conversations and reshaping our interactions.

🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ No Fear – Go For It!

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“March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life’s path.” ~ Khalil Gibran

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🌾 Today’s Poem ~ “?”

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Robert Willam Service

If you had the choice of two women to wed,
(Though of course the idea is quite absurd)
And the first from her heels to her dainty head
Was charming in every sense of the word:
And yet in the past (I grieve to state),
She never had been exactly “straight”.

And the second — she was beyond all cavil,
A model of virtue, I must confess;
And yet, alas! she was dull as the devil,
And rather a dowd in the way of dress;
Though what she was lacking in wit and beauty,
She more than made up for in “sense of duty”.

Now, suppose you must wed, and make no blunder,
And either would love you, and let you win her —
Which of the two would you choose, I wonder,
The stolid saint or the sparkling sinner?

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🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Potatoes Done Right are a Great Choice

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Prepared the right way, potatoes can make a delicious, satisfying, and healthy dish. . . .Potatoes are a good source of fiber, which can help you lose weight by keeping you full longer. Fiber can help prevent heart disease by keeping cholesterol and blood sugar levels in check. Potatoes are also full of antioxidants that work to prevent diseases and vitamins that help your body function properly. . . .The fiber found in potatoes is a special type called “resistant starch,” which has the health benefits of both soluble fiber and insoluble fiber and causes less gas than other types of fiber. You can up the amount of resistant starch in potatoes by cooking them a day ahead of time and cooling them in the fridge overnight. Feel free to reheat them before you eat.

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🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Set Out – The Dream is Waiting for You

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“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”

~ Rabindranath Tagore

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🤗 A Better Life ~ Love Heals

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Close the door the past hurts. Let bygones be bygones. Allow yourself to love again and love deeply. Love heals, love opens windows and lets the sun shine through. 

💡 Something to Think About

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Our energy goes to where our attention flows. A question we can ask ourself: Is my attention focused on what brings the biggest benefit?

✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ When to Rewrite and Revise

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“Revise your story. Revising is an important part of any writer’s process, but there is much debate as to the best approach. Some writers like to finish the whole piece before starting any major rewrites. Only when the work is completed are they able to assess the story as a whole and recognize its flaws. Others prefer to rewrite as they write, finding it easier to tighten the laces as they go. A revision early in the story can clear the path for engaging plot points down the line that wouldn’t have been possible had things been written differently. Try both methods so you can feel out which one works best for you.”

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Today’s Smile 😃

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Joe: “My doctor told me jogging would add years to my life. I started yesterday.”

Pete: “How did it go?”

Joe: “The doctor was right. When I finished, I felt ten  years older.”

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