Joe: “I’m worried about my neighbor, he started doing shots every day.”
Pete: “Do you think your neighbor needs an intervention.”
Joe: “No, he isn’t drinking, he’s a diabetic.”
Month: May 2023
Poem of the Day ~ Instants
Instants
Jorge Luis Borges
If I could live again my life,
In the next – I’ll try,
– to make more mistakes,
I won’t try to be so perfect,
I’ll be more relaxed,
I’ll be more full – than I am now,
In fact, I’ll take fewer things seriously,
I’ll be less hygenic,
I’ll take more risks,
I’ll take more trips,
I’ll watch more sunsets,
I’ll climb more mountains,
I’ll swim more rivers,
I’ll go to more places – I’ve never been,
I’ll eat more ice creams and less (lime) beans,
I’ll have more real problems – and less imaginary ones,
I was one of those people who live
prudent and prolific lives –
each minute of his life,
Of course that I had moments of joy – but,
if I could go back I’ll try to have only good moments,
If you don’t know – that’s what life is made of,
Don’t lose the now!
I was one of those who never goes anywhere
without a thermometer,
without a hot-water bottle,
and without an umbrella and without a parachute,
If I could live again – I will travel light,
If I could live again – I’ll try to work bare feet
at the beginning of spring till
the end of autumn,
I’ll ride more carts,
I’ll watch more sunrises and play with more children,
If I have the life to live – but now I am 85,
– and I know that I am dying . . .
Photo of the Day ~ It’s Our Home
Planet Earth
It’s our shared home.
Why not treat it with the same love
We treat in the place we call home
Photo Source
Feeling Good Tip of the Day ~ Small Efforts Often Bring Big Moments of Happiness
“It only takes $5 spent on others to make you happier on a given day, according to a 2008 study. And selfless acts can also help your marriage become a more enjoyable experience for you and your spouse. After performing good deeds, people are happier and feel their life has more purpose.” Source
NOTE: The gift doesn’t have to be monetary. It can be as simple as being present to another and actively listening to them. Yesterday, at the gym, a friend and I were talking about electric lawnmowers. He was thinking of buying one. When I went home I texted a photo of my electric lawnmower to him as well as the online information of where I purchased it. He was grateful and I felt I like did a good deed.The cost? A bit of time. I’m grateful for him for giving me an opportunity to help out.
Health Tip of the Day ~ Should You Be Eating Chocolate Every Day?
There is considerable evidence that cocoa can provide powerful health benefits, being especially protective against heart disease.
Of course, this doesn’t mean you should go all out and consume lots of chocolate every day. It’s still loaded with calories and easy to overeat. Maybe have a square or two after dinner and try to savor them. If you want the benefits of cocoa without the calories in chocolate, consider making a hot cocoa without any cream or sugar.
Also, note that a lot of the chocolate on the market is not nutritious. Choose quality stuff: dark chocolate with 70% or higher cocoa content. You might want to check out this guide on how to find the best dark chocolate. Dark chocolates typically contain some sugar, but the amounts are usually small and the darker the chocolate, the less sugar it will contain. Chocolate is a remarkable food that tastes awesome while providing significant health benefits.
Note: I have a piece of 100% cocoa (Ghiradelli chocolate). It tastes great with my dish of blueberries. It’s not sweet (sorry) but it packs a healthy punch).
Inspiring Quote for today ~ Unleash Your Creative Spirit
“There is a creative spirit in you desiring to be free, and you may as well get out of its way for it will give you no peace until you do.”
Positive Thought for the Day ~ Listening is Hard Work but Worth It
“We do not hear what we hear…, only what we remember.”
NOTE: Listening is hard work. Making sure we listen accurately takes even more effort. Those in great relationships make the effort to accurately hear each other. When we hear selectively we filter what we hear through our biases. Selective hearing is often the source of many disagreements. Make the effort to listen and listen accurately it will pay off big time.
Poem of the Day ~ There Will Come Soft Rains
There Will Come Soft Rains
Sara Teasdale
(War Time)
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild plum trees in tremulous white,
Robins will wear their feathery fire
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
Joke of the Day
Joe: “I went to the airport and forgot my luggage.”
Pete: “Oh no!”
Joe: “I was sight carrying my clothes in my arms through security.”
Poem for Today ~ To My Mother
To My Mother
Christina Rosetti
To-day’s your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
