Joe: “My girlfriend is threatening to split with me because I have an obsession to be a news anchor.”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: I said, “More after the break.”
Month: November 2022
Today’s Poem ~ Song of Hope
Song of Hope
Thomas Hardy
O sweet To-morrow! –
After to-day
There will away
This sense of sorrow.
Then let us borrow
Hope, for a gleaming
Soon will be streaming,
Dimmed by no gray –
No gray!
After to-day
There will away
This sense of sorrow.
Then let us borrow
Hope, for a gleaming
Soon will be streaming,
Dimmed by no gray –
No gray!
While the winds wing us
Sighs from The Gone,
Nearer to dawn
Minute-beats bring us;
When there will sing us
Larks of a glory
Waiting our story
Further anon –
Anon!
Doff the black token,
Don the red shoon,
Right and retune
Viol-strings broken;
Null the words spoken
In speeches of rueing,
The night cloud is hueing,
To-morrow shines soon –
Shines soon!
Think About It
There are 24 hours in a day comprised of 1440 minutes and 86400 seconds. Each person on our planet has the exact same amount of time. Time doesn’t classify by wealth, place of birth, or religious belief. How we use our time writes the story of our life. Each 24 hours is a chapter. One page (an hour) doesn’t make a day, there are still 23 hours remaining. We often give the negative experience power well beyond the time of its existence. If we isolate a negative experience to the one hour of its existence we can tell ourselves, “I’ve still got time to make it a great day.” Yes we do. Take control of your time.
Today’s Health Tip ~ Dealing with Dry Skin in the Winter
Dry Skin in the Winter?
Call it a perfect storm of environmental conditions. Not only is outside humidity lower, but cold temperatures also mean you’re spending more time inside, which isn’t always ideal for your skin.
Try these tips:
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- Limit the length and frequency of showers.
- Apply moisturizer right after showering.
- Look for fragrance-free products
- Don’t over exfoliate.
- Use a humidifier.
- Protect your hands
Today’s Inspiration ~ Never, Ever Quit
‘Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
Today’s Power Thought ~ Tomorrow Holds Great Promise
What is behind us pales in comparison to what lies ahead of us. The future holds only promise. There is no room for fear for the man/woman who strikes a bold course into tomorrow.
Today’s Health Tip ~ 5 Tips to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed
The human mind can juggle an amazing amount of information — but there is a limit. “At some point, you reach a critical mass,” says psychologist Scott Bea, PsyD. “You start missing things, avoiding things, getting angry, and struggling at work, home or in your relationships.”
5 Tips to End Brain Overload
- Do it now – Sometimes the best way to get it out of your head is to just get it done. Whatever is taking up mental space — shopping for groceries, replying to that email, lifting weights, scheduling a dentist appointment — stop thinking and start doing it.
- Plan all the things – Don’t just schedule the obvious, like appointments and meetings. Fill in blocks of free time with the little items that have been taking up brain space. Schedule both the fun and the not-so-fun.
- Be true to your schedule – Scheduling tasks commits you to doing them. It’s a great way to reduce mental overload.
- Is it time to skip it? – If you keep avoiding something for weeks (or months), ask yourself: Does it really need to get done? If not, cross it off your list for good.
- Ask for help – You can’t expect other people to rescue you from your obligations, but you can ask for assistance.
Today’s Power Thought ~ Three Questions
Three questions: What do you want? How bad do you want it? If you get it, will it be worth the price? We can make a long list to answer the first question. The second question is a filter. The third question asks us to examine the value of what we want. There are some things that may not be on your list until you suddenly realize you need them, for example, good health, love, and peace. Don’t wait too long to begin paying the price for something that will make a big difference in your life.
Think About It
Everyone has a song. It is a song that resides deep within. Life’s journey is to discover the song and to learn to sing it. It’s not easy to discover our song. It takes wisdom and courage to search for one’s song. It is often a lonely search. Yet, our song’s discovery is the only way we find our deep purpose. How do we know when we find our song? We know when we know. Those who found their song know. They know they’ve found their song, but they can’t point the way. It’s up to us to discover our path to our song’s discovery, if we dare.
Today’s Inspiration ~ Becoming Good
“By doing good we become good.”
