Month: January 2023

Today’s Inspiration ~ Learn from Experience

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“Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.”

~ Aldous Huxley

Think About It ~ Very Few Things are Impossible

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From Alice in Wonderland, “For, you see, so many out-of-the-way things had happened lately, that Alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible.” Alice was developing the right kind of thinking. When we get get stymied or stuck and can’t figure something out, it doesn’t mean our situation is impossible. It means that we have found the right solution. It means we have to continue searching. That’s the way it is with most things in life. Sometimes we have to set things aside and give our mind a chance to work on the problem while we’re working on something else. Keep going back to it, you’ll get it right. Remember that failure is only final when we quit. 

Today’s Poem ~ My Heart Leaps Up

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My heart Leaps Up

William Wadsworth

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.

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Optimism Works ~ Counting Your Blessings Recharges You

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Count your blessings. Emiliana Simon-Thomas of the Greater Good Science Center at the Uni-versity of California, Berkeley, USA, says that remembering what you’re grateful for will boost cheerful emotions. She suggests trying to keep a gratitude journal to get into the habit (Source).

Each of us has been blessed with good things happening to us throughout our day. When something goes wrong, we let the one wrong event take credit for the whole day. It’s a myth. Ask yourself, “What are the good things that happened to me today?” Did you have a hot shower? Did you start your day off with a hot cup of coffee or tea? Did someone say, ‘I love you.’ C’mon, think of the all the good things that a happened today and list them in your gratitude journal. I think I see a smile spreading across your face.

Today’s Joke

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Joe: “I’m having a problem with my girlfriend. I thinks she’s anorexic.”

Pete: “What are you going to do?”

Joe: “I’m seeing less and less of her.”

Today’s Joke

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Joe: “I doing real well with my New Year’s resolution to read more.”

Pete: “What are you reading.”

Joe: “The closed captions on my TV.”

Today’s Health Tip ~ Laughing is Good for Your Heart

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It’s well known that laughter can be a valuable coping tool for those suffering from medical conditions. But according to one 2016 study published in The Journal of Epidemiology, it could also directly contribute to a healthier heart. Among male and female study subjects over the age of 65, those who reported laughing daily had drastically lower rates of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Optimism Works ~ Optimism Strengthens the Immune System

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According to a 2010 University of Kentucky study that monitored the link between the immune systems of first-year law students and their hopeful approach to their studies, positive expectations for the future can help strengthen immunity (Source).

We all want to be healthy. One of the best prescriptions to strengthen our immune systems may be our attitude. Why not give it a chance. Instead of viewing your cupboard empty and your glass  half full why not seeing your cupboard jam packed full and your cup overflowing and spilling down the street. Life is good and getting better.

Today’s Poem ~ I Am That

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I Am That

Julian of Norwich

I am that.
I am that which is highest.
I am that which is lowest.
I am that which is All.

 

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Think About It ~ Take the Time

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Take the time the to gaze at a beautiful sunset and wonder. Take the time to walk outside in the dark night and look up to the sky and wonder. Take the time to let a baby curl his/her fingers around your pinkie and wonder. Take the time to watch birds darting around and wonder. Life is beautiful and full of wonder. We are a part of it. Take time to gaze at yourself in the mirror and wonder. You are a miracle.

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