Belief
D. H. Lawrence
Forever nameless
Forever unknown
Forever unconceived
Forever unrepresented
yet forever felt in the soul.
Month: February 2023
Kindness Works ~ Be Kind to Yourself
Being Kind to Yourself is Good for You
It is not just how you treat other people — it is how you extend those same behaviors and intentions to yourself as well. I believe you can be kinder in your own self-talk and practice gratitude. People are good at verbally beating themselves up, and rarely does that work as a pep talk. Rather, negativity often causes you to unravel and may even create a vicious cycle of regularly getting down on yourself. You wouldn’t talk to your neighbor the way you sometimes talk to yourself. This is what I call the “good neighbor policy,” which can be helpful. If you would not say it to your good neighbor, do not say it about yourself.
Today’s Poem ~ Love’s Living Flame
Love’s Living Flame
St. John of the Cross
O Love’s living flame,
Tenderly you wound
My soul’s deepest center!
Since you no longer evade me,
Will you, please, at last conclude:
Rend the veil of this sweet encounter!
O cautery so tender!
O pampered wound!
O soft hand! O touch so delicately strange,
Tasting of eternal life
And canceling all debts!
Killing, death into life you change!
O lamps of fiery lure,
In whose shining transparence
The deep cavern of the senses,
Blind and obscure,
Warmth and light, with strange flares,
Gives with the lover’s caresses!
How tame and loving
Your memory rises in my breast,
Where secretly only you live,
And in your fragrant breathing,
Full of goodness and grace,
How delicately in love you make me feel!
Think About It ~ Kindness, It’s Priceless
Small acts of kindness make a difference. Kindness is priceless. It is a no strings attached act of love toward another.
Today’s Health Tip ~ Symptoms if You’re Not Getting Enough Protein
What are the signs that you aren’t getting enough protein?
An inadequate [amount of] protein can result in a
(1) weakened immune system,
(2) malnutrition,
(3)edema due to fluid imbalance,
(4) hair thinning, and
(5) muscle loss are some long-term complications resulting from inadequate protein intake.
Not surprisingly, research from 2019 indicates that people who do not consume enough protein have decreased muscle mass and strength.
Today’s Joke
Joe: “I was a vegetarian for a week.”
Pete: “How did it work out?”
Joe: “It was a big missed steak.”
Today’s Positive Thought ~ Shake off YourBlunders
“Shake off your blunders. How will you know your limits without an occasional failure? Never quit. Your turn will come (Og Mandino).”
We all have our share of blunders. We all have our share of doors being slammed in our face. Keep on knocking at the door. It’s natural to feel down for a moment or two, the feeling will pass, start knocking again. The doors will eventually open, it’s a matter of time if you don’t quit.
Today’s Inspiration ~ Take Care of Your Garden
“Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words, and Kind deeds.”
Today’s Poem ~ Desiderata
Desiderata
Max Ehrman
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
