I was with my dad on the day he died. I was holding his hand, praying with him when he breathed his last breath. In his last hours, he wasn’t worried about how much money he saved, if his favorite teams won or lost, or what was happening politically. He was happy to have family with him. This was what was important to him. Nothing else mattered. Family and love are at the top of list of what’s important.
Month: June 2022
Today’s Inspiration ~ Hard Work Pays Off
“I know you’ve heard it a thousand times before. But it’s true – hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don’t love something, then don’t do it.”
~ Ray Bradbury
A Better Life ~ Celebrating our Differences
What’s right for you may not be right for me. The music you like may hurt my ears, and my music may give you the shivers. I don’t understand how you can eat a big juicy hamburger. You make fun of the tofu I eat. We humans are a diverse lot. Cutting each other slack and accepting our differences makes everything a bit better.
Today’s Good Word ~ Moment
Take a moment to listen to another. Take a moment to call your mom or dad or a child. Take a moment and say a prayer of gratitude. Take a moment and take a deep breath of clean air. Take a moment and take a selfie, you know you look good. There’s lots of good things we can do with a moment.
Today’s Power Thought ~ It’s Not so Difficult
All things appear difficult until you take the first step, then another, and another. Soon, the difficulties disappear.
Today’s Health Tip ~ Your Friend: Dark Leafy Greens
Dark green leafy vegetables are great sources of nutrition. Salad greens, kale and spinach are rich in vitamins A, C, E and K, and broccoli, bok choy and mustard are also rich in many of the B-vitamins. These vegetables also contain an abundance of carotenoids-antioxidants that protect cells and play roles in blocking the early stages of cancer. They also contain high levels of fiber, iron, magnesium, potassium and calcium. Furthermore, greens have very little carbohydrates, sodium and cholesterol. The dark greens supply a significant amount of folate, a B vitamin that promotes heart health and helps prevent certain birth defects. Folate is also necessary for DNA duplication and repair which protects against the development of cancer. The vitamin K contents of dark green leafy vegetables provide a number of health benefits including: protecting bones from osteoporosis and helping to prevent against inflammatory diseases. Because of their high content of antioxidants, green leafy vegetables may be one of the best cancer-preventing foods.
Today’s Poem ~ Dance Me to the End of Love
Dance Me to the End of Love
Leonard Cohen
Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic ’til I’m gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Today’s Smile
Joe: “My mother in law fell into a wishing well.”
Pete: “That’s too bad, Joe.”
Joe: “I never knew those things worked.”
Something to Think About
Young children rapidly learn when they begin to meet other children that the world is not all about them. They learn, sometimes, painfully, that life is full of give and take. Sometimes, winning and losing. I see many adults who feel the world is all about them and their needs. These types of people have learned to manipulate, spin, and attack anyone who does not view the world from their viewpoint. Life is a lot better when we realize we have to work together for everyone’s benefit. When life becomes a zero-sum game, power triumphs over people. It’s time for a change.
A Better Life ~ Going the Distance
Occasionally becoming upset with each other is part of the nature of relationships. It happens. What a wonderful opportunity to forgive each other and start again. Acknowledging one’s fault and saying, “I’m sorry, can you forgive me?” When the immediate answer is, “Yes, can you forgive me?” When the answer is yes, you know this relationship has the stones to go the distance,
