Month: April 2022

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ What Was Told, That

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What Was Told, That

Jalal al-Din Rumi

What was said to the rose that made it open was said
to me here in my chest.

What was told the cypress that made it strong
and straight, what was

whispered the jasmine so it is what it is, whatever made
sugarcane sweet, whatever

was said to the inhabitants of the town of Chigil in
Turkestan that makes them

so handsome, whatever lets the pomegranate flower blush
like a human face, that is

being said to me now. I blush. Whatever put eloquence in
language, that’s happening here.

The great warehouse doors open; I fill with gratitude,
chewing a piece of sugarcane,

in love with the one to whom every that belongs!

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🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Air Pollution, Exercise, and Staying Healthy

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To stay as healthy as possible while you exercise, focus on ways to minimize your exposure to air pollution. You can limit the effects of air pollution when you exercise in many ways, including:

  • Timing your workouts carefully. Avoid outdoor physical activity or reduce the intensity and duration of your outdoor exercise when an air quality alert has been issued. Air pollution levels tend to be highest near midday or in the afternoon, so try to avoid outdoor exercise during these times of the day.Exercising during rush hour can expose you to higher amounts of pollution. If you can, avoid exercising near roadways where there is heavy traffic.

  • Avoiding high-pollution areas. Pollution levels are likely to be highest within 1/4 mile (400 meters) of a road. Urban environments and outdoor smoking areas also have higher pollution levels. If possible, avoid these kinds of areas when exercising.

  • Exercising indoors. Vary your routine with occasional indoor activities, especially on poor air quality days. Take a fitness class, check out a local gym or run laps on an indoor track.

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💡 Something to Think About

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Leaders of nations often use the phrase, “red line” to indicate a line where the leaders feel they must make a stand. What is your red line in terms of your values? Our personal red lines define our character. They are in an indication of the “stuff” that makes us up. It takes courage to say in the words of Martin Luther, “Here I stand, I can do no other.”

👍 Today’s Good Word ~ Fair

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Fair – Def: treating or affecting everyone in the same way.

We all like to be treated fairly. We’ve all had experience being treated unfairly. When we’re treated unfairly we get angry and we believe a double standard is being used to make judgments. When we act in a fair way toward others, it means that we apply a reasonable standard to all people with whom we interact. When we act with bias toward someone, we violate the principle of fairness. Being fair breeds respect and honors the dignity of each person.

🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Is Dried Fruit Nutritious?

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Dried Fruit is Highly Nutritious.

It is loaded with micronutrients, fiber, and antioxidants. One piece of dried fruit contains about the same amount of nutrients as the fresh fruit, but condensed in a much smaller package.  By weight, dried fruit contains up to 3.5 times the fiber, vitamins and minerals of fresh fruit. One serving can provide a large percentage of the daily recommended intake of many vitamins and minerals, such as folate. There are some exceptions. For example, the vitamin C content is significantly reduced when the fruit is dried. Dried fruit generally contains a lot of fiber and is a great source of antioxidants, especially polyphenols. Polyphenol antioxidants are associated with health benefits such as improved blood flow, better digestive health, decreased oxidative damage and reduced risk of many diseases.

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🤗 A Better Life ~ The Dance

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All good relationships are a beautiful dance, where the couple has learned to move together without thought. There is no concern over who is leading and following, it is all part of the great dance of love. The dance doesn’t happen overnight, but takes effort and commitment and quietly it happens, the relationship becomes an effortless dance.

👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Are You Stuck?

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If we ask the right questions we’re more likely to get the right answers. If we’re stuck, we can free ourselves by asking different questions. We’ll eventually find the question(s) that speeds us along our way.

💡 Something to Think About

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I hope you’ve made friends with yourself. For many of us, it’s easier to make friends with other people, but difficult to befriend ourselves. We are often are our most severe critic. Today, introduce yourself to yourself. Accept yourself as you are, where you are, with all your faults and gifts. You may be surprised, you may even fall in love with yourself. You’ll have a new best friend.

Today’s Smile 😃

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Joe: “My grandpa asked how to print from his computer and I told him to push control p.”

Pete: “Did it work for him?”

Joe: “He said, he hasn’t been able to do that for years.”

👍 Today’s Good Word ~ Knowledgeable

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Knowledgeable – def: having or showing knowledge or intelligence

It would be wonderful if we could become knowledgeable by taking a pill. It doesn’t work that way. We become knowledgeable through hard work, study, and experience. In my experience, I’ve seen people with great aptitude passed by people with less aptitude who chose to work hard and apply themselves to mastering what they’ve chosen to learn. We all have the potential to become more knowledgeable in the areas of our choice. How knowledgeable we become is up to us.

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