I’m sitting in a waiting room at my car dealer waiting for regular maintenance to be completed on my car. It’s one of the chores I dislike, yet, I know it has to be done. If I neglect proper maintenance on my car, I put myself and my car in jeopardy. It’s the same way with our relationships. If we neglect proper maintenance with our relationships we put them in jeopardy. If we pay attention to our relationships and keep them tuned up, we will have healthy relationships that bring joy and love into our lives.
Month: November 2022
Today’s Inspiration ~ It’s Time to Go All In
“Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.”
Today’s Health Tip ~ Is Drinking a Glass of Lemon Water in the Morning Healthy?
7 Reasons to Start Your Day with Lemon Water
- Aids in digestion – Acid helps break down food. That’s why there’s so much of it in our stomachs. The acid in lemons may be especially helpful in supplementing stomach acid levels, which tend to decline as we age.
- Helps you stay hydrated – Most of us don’t drink enough water. A daily lemon water habit is an easy way to get your day off on the right foot. How do you know if you’re drinking enough? Your urine is almost clear.
- Weight-loss friendly – We’re creatures of habit. Ponder the impact of replacing your morning OJ or latte with lemon water. Not just once, but perhaps 20 times a month — and multiply that by 10 years. Your waist line will thank you.
- Prevents oxidation – Like all produce, lemons contain phytonutrients, which protect your body against disease. These phytonutrients have powerful antioxidant properties, which prevent cell damage from oxidation, the same mechanism that causes rust.
- Provides a potassium boost – Your body can’t function without potassium. It’s necessary for nerve-muscle communication, transporting nutrients and waste and blood pressure regulation. Fruits and vegetables are important sources of potassium.
- Supplies a healthy dose of vitamin C – Juice half a lemon into your water and you’ll add a mere 6 calories to your diet. Plus you’ll get more than a sixth of your daily vitamin C, which is needed to protect us from cell damage and repair injury.
- Helps prevent kidney stones – Lemon water helps prevent painful stones in those deficient in urinary citrate (a form of citric acid). More importantly, increased fluids help prevent dehydration — a common cause of kidney stones.
Today’s Smile
Joe: “I used my best line on a beautiful woman sitting next to me on my flight home. I said, “Does the airline charge you extra for sitting next to a handsome guy?”
Pete: “What did she say?”
Joe: “Yes, the airline charges extra, but I was unwilling to pay.”
Think About It ~ Success is Important, but . . .
It’s important to be successful. It’s also important as to how one goes about being successful. I’ve known people to lie and cheat their way to what they thought was the top. I wondered the top of what? I’ve known people to use others to get to their goals. They didn’t care about anyone else’s dream but their own. I’ve also know people who’ve busted their butts doing it the right way. These folks didn’t sacrifice their honor or integrity to succeed. If given the choice between sacrificing their honor and integrity and perceived success, they would choose honor and integrity. Success is important. How we live and treat others on the road to success is more important.
What If . . .
What if I thought of self-imposed limitations as fake news or illusions? Most of our limitations are self-imposed. I’ve witnessed double leg amputees running. I’ve seen videos of a one handed baseball pitcher making the major leagues. There are countless examples of people who refused to believe in limitations. They saw them for what they are, fake news, illusions. Is it time to make a list of the self-imposed limitations you’ve placed on yourself? Is it time to discard them and free yourself to fly and reach your full potential?
Today’s Power Thought ~ It All Start with a Solid Foundation
What can’t predict what will happen to us. Lots of things we cherish and believe to be important can be taken from us. What can’t be taken from us are our values, integrity, and character. If they are grounded in right action, they will carry you through the tough times.
Today’s Poem ~ Inner Joy
Inner Joy
Sri Chinmoy
True inner joy is self – created.
It does not depend on outer circumstances.
A river is flowing in and through you carrying the message of joy.
This divine joy is the sole purpose of life.
Today’s Poem ~ Your Laughter
Your Laughter
Pablo Neruda
Take bread away from me, if you wish,
take air away, but
do not take from me your laughter.
Do not take away the rose,
the lance flower that you pluck,
the water that suddenly
bursts forth in joy,
the sudden wave
of silver born in you.
My struggle is harsh and I come back
with eyes tired
at times from having seen
the unchanging earth,
but when your laughter enters
it rises to the sky seeking me
and it opens for me all
the doors of life.
My love, in the darkest
hour your laughter
opens, and if suddenly
you see my blood staining
the stones of the street,
laugh, because your laughter
will be for my hands
like a fresh sword.
Next to the sea in the autumn,
your laughter must raise
its foamy cascade,
and in the spring, love,
I want your laughter like
the flower I was waiting for,
the blue flower, the rose
of my echoing country.
Laugh at the night,
at the day, at the moon,
laugh at the twisted
streets of the island,
laugh at this clumsy
boy who loves you,
but when I open
my eyes and close them,
when my steps go,
when my steps return,
deny me bread, air,
light, spring,
but never your laughter
for I would die.
A Better Life ~ Dream Big Dreams
No matter one’s age, one has the right to dream of something better. Dreams pull us toward tomorrow. They give us a reason to get up in the morning. They provide us with the energy to push through tough moments knowing tough moments won’t last. Whatever your age, dream on, dream great dreams, dream dreams that pull you into tomorrow.
