It’s the digital age, information and noise hold hands and are ubiquitous. The only thing left out is you and me. When we temporarily stop the flow of information and noise we capture moments for ourselves. Our minds refresh. We gain clarity as our brains sort the information into bins of useful an useless. Think it’s time to unplug for a few moments?
Month: August 2022
A Better Life ~ Decide for Yourself
Don’t let anyone pull your chain. Decide for yourself what is right or wrong or what isn’t worth your time. When we allow others to flick the switches to our emotions we forfeit control to them. Block out negative forces. Embrace those forces which want your best.
Today’s Poem ~ The Answer
The Answer
Grantland Rice
When the battle breaks against you and the crowd forgets to cheer
When the Anvil Chorus echoes with the essence of a jeer;
When the knockers start their panning in the knocker’s nimble way
With a rap for all your errors and a josh upon your play—
There is one quick answer ready that will nail them on the wing;
There is one reply forthcoming that will wipe away the sting;
There is one elastic come-back that will hold them, as it should—
Make good.
No matter where you finish in the mix-up or the row,
There are those among the rabble who will pan you anyhow;
But the entry who is sticking and delivering the stuff
Can listen to the yapping as he giggles up his cuff;
The loafer has no come-back and the quitter no reply
When the Anvil Chorus echoes, as it will, against the sky;
But there’s one quick answer ready that will wrap them in a hood—
Make good.
Today’s Smile
Joe: “My wife told me I’m too skeptical.”
Pete: “How did you respond to her?”
Joe: “I told her I don’t believe a word she says.”
Today’s Health Tip ~ Is Black Garlic Healthy
Black Garlic is a Winner
Black garlic is higher in antioxidants than raw garlic and offers several health benefits. Black garlic is created through an extensive fermentation and aging process in which raw, white garlic bulbs are kept between 140 and 190 F (60 to 87 C) at high humidity for long periods — sometimes up to a month. This process causes the color, texture and taste of the entire bulb to change. Black garlic is a natural anti-inflammatory, . . . black garlic can help with overall brain health. Black garlic contains two to three times more antioxidants than raw garlic as a result of the fermentation process. Black garlic can reduce LDL “bad” cholesterol and increase your body’s HDL “good” cholesterol.
Today’s Inspiration ~ Love Your Life
“Be in love with your life, every detail of it.”
Today’s Good Word ~ Guide
We all need a guide or we get lost. What or who are you using for a guide? Is it leading you to become more fully human, more alive? Choose a guide that will want the best for you, will not take advantage of you, and will liberate you from your fears and all that holds you back. The road ahead isn’t easy, it’s marked with challenges, your guide will prepare you for the challenges you will meet.
Today’s Power Thought ~ Fill the Empty Page
Your life is an empty page and you are the author. What story will you write?
Something to Think About
We’re getting rain in south Texas today. The rain is sorely needed. I was tempted to run out in the street and sing and dance. Small things are big things. It’s true in our natural setting like getting rain during a drought period. It’s true with each other when we offer each other small kindnesses throughout the day.
Today’s Poem ~ Thought
Thought
D H Lawrence
Thought, I love thought.
But not the juggling and twisting of already existent ideas
I despise that self-important game.
Thought is the welling up of unknown life into consciousness,
Thought is the testing of statements on the touchstone of consciousness,
Thought is gazing onto the face of life, and reading what can be read,
Thought is pondering over experience, and coming to conclusion.
Thought is not a trick, or an exercise, or a set of dodges,
Thought is a man in his wholeness, wholly attending.
But not the juggling and twisting of already existent ideas
I despise that self-important game.
Thought is the welling up of unknown life into consciousness,
Thought is the testing of statements on the touchstone of consciousness,
Thought is gazing onto the face of life, and reading what can be read,
Thought is pondering over experience, and coming to conclusion.
Thought is not a trick, or an exercise, or a set of dodges,
Thought is a man in his wholeness, wholly attending.
