If Strangers meet
If strangers meet
e. e cummings
life begins-
not poor not rich
(only aware)
kind neither
nor cruel
(only complete)
i not not you
not possible;
only truthful
-truthfully, once
if strangers(who
deep our most are
selves)touch:
forever
Month: May 2022
Today’s Smile
Joe: “I’ve found running is a great way to meet new people.”
Pete: “How’s that working out?”
Joe: ” Unfortunately, they’re paramedics.”
Something to Think About
Can you talk about anything with those in your family? Or, are there undiscussable topics? Undiscussable topics are hot button topics. We read about them every day. One political group won’t discuss a hot button topic with another political group. One country won’t discuss a hot topic with another country. Why? Because somewhere a decision was made that the topics are undiscussable. Relationships, at every level, thrive where there is open and honest communication about any topic. One starting place is to identify the hot button topics that are undiscussable without discussing the topic. Once a list of topics is made, a topic can be chosen for discussion. The atmosphere for the discussion needs to be free of criticism, shaming, or projected anger. Out of the conversations deeper understandings and leaning are possible. The more we communicate, the better the relationships
.
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A Better Life ~ Wait and See – It’s All Going to Work Out
Yesterday, the high temperature was nearly 100 F (38C) in south Texas. A line of thunderstorms came through in the middle of night bringing much needed rain. A brisk, cooling wind stayed around for most of the morning. Today, the high temperature is 76F (24.4C). What a pleasant difference. The weather provides a good life’s lesson. If we don’t quit, things will change. Chances are, they’ll change for the better. If we let negative thinking take hold we begin catastrophizing assuming the worst possible outcome. It’s better to take a wait and see attitude and continue to grind, holding on to hope that it will all work out. It will. Hang in there.
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Today’s Power Thought ~ Each New Day
Each day is a new chance to do something great. It is a chance to touch someone’s life and turn their frown into a smile. It is a chance to test our limits. Today, ask why not and then go for it. No fear. No quit.
Today’s Health Tip ~ Have You Heard of Touch Starvation?
Effects of Touch Starvation
When you don’t get enough physical touch, you can become stressed, anxious, or depressed. As a response to stress, your body makes a hormone called cortisol. This can cause your heart rate, blood pressure, muscle tension, and breathing rate to go up, with bad effects for your immune and digestive systems. These things can lead to worse quality of sleep and a higher risk of infections. Other medical conditions, including diabetes, asthma, and high blood pressure, may get worse.
Healthy and mutually agreeable and respectful touching is an important health concept.
Today’s Good Word ~ Action
Action – Def: the process of doing something, especially when dealing with a problem or difficulty
If you want to dance, you have to walk on the dance floor. If you want to play in the game, you have to get out of the stands and get on the field. Action is a difference maker. Fear of failing or not receiving someone’s approval move one into the freezer where action impossible. We can’t have certitude in our actions. They have to play out and be judged by the outcomes they produce. We can have certitude if we don’t act. Things will stay the same or get worse. If you have an idea or a gut impulse, give it thought, ask for advice, but act on it. I’ve known people who wait for a better day to act. They scan the horizon for everything to fall into place. They fail to realize that things fall into place after we act. It’s as if the universe dares us to try before cooperating with us. Have no fear. Take action. Dare to fail. Dare to succeed. Dare.
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Today’s Inspiration ~ Choose Wisely
“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today’s Poem ~ One Perfect Rose
One Perfect Rose
Dorothy Parker
A single flow’r he sent me, since we met.
All tenderly his messenger he chose;
Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet—
One perfect rose.
I knew the language of the floweret;
“My fragile leaves,” it said, “his heart enclose.”
Love long has taken for his amulet
One perfect rose.
Why is it no one ever sent me yet
One perfect limousine, do you suppose?
Ah no, it’s always just my luck to get
One perfect rose.
Today’s Smile
Joe: “My young son swallowed three pennies and we took him to the ER? After an hour I asked the doctor how he was doing.”
Pete: “What did the doctor say?”
Joe: “The doctor said, ‘So far, no change.'”
