There is a time to speak. There is a time to listen. There is a time to be present and do nothing more than be present. Wisdom is in knowing the difference.
Month: August 2022
Today’s Smile
Joe: “I had a panic attack, I thought the sun wasn’t going to rise.”
Pete: “What did you do?”
Joe: “I calmed down when it dawned on me.”
Today’s Inspiration ~ Keep on Grinding
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ~ Confucius
Today’s Power Thought ~ Take a Chance
If you’re waiting until you believe your ready, it may be too late. Take a chance, learn as you go, you may never get this chance again. You’ll surprise yourself and everyone else as well
Today’s Poem ~ Friends
Friends
William Butler Yeats
Now must I these three praise —
Three women that have wrought
What joy is in my days:
One because no thought,
Nor those unpassing cares,
No, not in these fifteen
Many-times-troubled years,
Could ever come between
Mind and delighted mind;
And one because her hand
Had strength that could unbind
What none can understand,
What none can have and thrive,
Youth’s dreamy load, till she
So changed me that I live
Labouring in ecstasy.
And what of her that took
All till my youth was gone
With scarce a pitying look?
How could I praise that one?
When day begins to break
I count my good and bad,
Being wakeful for her sake,
Remembering what she had,
What eagle look still shows,
While up from my heart’s root
So great a sweetness flows
I shake from head to foot.
Three women that have wrought
What joy is in my days:
One because no thought,
Nor those unpassing cares,
No, not in these fifteen
Many-times-troubled years,
Could ever come between
Mind and delighted mind;
And one because her hand
Had strength that could unbind
What none can understand,
What none can have and thrive,
Youth’s dreamy load, till she
So changed me that I live
Labouring in ecstasy.
And what of her that took
All till my youth was gone
With scarce a pitying look?
How could I praise that one?
When day begins to break
I count my good and bad,
Being wakeful for her sake,
Remembering what she had,
What eagle look still shows,
While up from my heart’s root
So great a sweetness flows
I shake from head to foot.
A Better Life
A sense of independence is incredibly important to every human being. We take it for granted until we don’t have it. That’s like everything else. It’s part of the human condition. cherish and treasure your independence. Fight hard to hold onto it. Don’t quit. Never give up.
Today’s Power Thought ~ The Gift
The more we use our gift to benefit others, the more it refills to overflowing. Our gift will never run dry as long as it’s being used to benefit others.
A Better Life ~ It’s Time for You to Fly
Feeling stuck? The only limitations you have are the limitations that are self imposed. If you have a good friend or partner to whom you give permission to tell you when you are self-imposing a limitation, you’ll soon be soaring. I think it’s time for you to fly and to fly higher than you’ve ever flown before.
Something to Think About
Who I am and who I want to be may be two different entities. It may be better to embrace the who I am, let go of the who I want to be, and let the who I am gently evolve into what it is destined to become.
Today’s Health Tip ~ An Easy to Follow Dieting Tip
Don’t Shop Without a List
There are two important strategies to employ when you go grocery shopping: Make your shopping list ahead of time and don’t go to the store hungry.
Not knowing exactly what you need makes room for impulse buying, while hunger can cause you to toss even more low nutrient foods into your shopping cart.
That’s why the best strategy is to plan ahead and write down what you need beforehand. By doing this and sticking to your list, you’ll not only buy healthier items to keep around the house, but you’ll also save money.
