Joe: “I looked up my family tree.”
Pete: “Find anything interesting?”
Joe: “Two dogs were using it.”
Month: June 2023
Inspiring Quote for Today ~ Stop, Look, & Listen
“The universe is always speaking to us… sending us little messages, causing coincidences and serendipities,reminding us to stop, to look around,
to believe in something else, something more.
Poem for Today ~ As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII [All the world’s a stage]
As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII [All the world’s a stage]
William Shakespeare
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Health Tip for Today ~ Lose the Blues (marks)
4 Ways to Lose Bruise Marks
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- Arnica – Arnica is a homeopathic herb that is said to reduce inflammation and swelling, thus making it an ideal treatment for bruising. A 2010 study (Trusted Source) found that topical arnica ointment effectively reduced laser-induced bruising. You can use an arnica ointment or gel on the bruise a few times per day.
- Vitamin K cream – Vitamin K is an essential nutrient that helps with blood clotting. Vitamin K cream was shown to reduce the severity of bruising after laser treatment in a small 2002 studyTrusted Source. To use this treatment, gently rub vitamin K cream onto the bruise at least two times per day.
- Aloe vera – Aloe vera has been shownTrusted Source to reduce pain and inflammation. You can apply it topically to the affected area. Make sure to use a gel that is pure aloe vera. Read the label carefully to check for additives.
- Pineapple – Bromelain is a mixture of enzymes found in pineapple. Bromelain can help to reduce the severity of the bruise and reduce inflammationTrusted Source. You can eat pineapple or take bromelain supplements. You can also apply it topically as a cream.
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Joke of the Day
Joe: “My girlfriend said I was getting fat.”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: “I said, ‘I’m not fat. I’m easier to see.'”
Feel Good Tip for Today ~ Don’t Overlook the Smallest of Things
I like dandelions. As a kid my dad would take me to pick dandelions for dinner’s salad. My mom would take me to pick dandelion flowers to make dandelion wine. I let the dandelion flowers bloom in my yard. I don’t see them as a weed. I see them as food, drink, and nectar for the bees.
Poem for Today ~ To Helen
To Helen
Edgar Allen Poe
Helen, thy beauty is to me
Like those Nicean barks of yore,
That gently, o'er a perfumed sea,
The weary, way-worn wanderer bore
To his own native shore.
On desperate seas long wont to roam,
Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,
Thy Naiad airs have brought me home
To the glory that was Greece.
And the grandeur that was Rome.
Lo! in yon brilliant window-niche
How statue-like I see thee stand!
The agate lamp within thy hand,
Ah! Psyche from the regions which
Are Holy Land!
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Inspiring Quote for Today ~ Only One Way to Go
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
Positive Thought for Today ~ It’s the Little Things that Matter
Let the little things slide and your relationship will instantly improve. Be quick to forgive those who love you, you’ll tie the relationship binds tighter.
You’ll soon discover your life overflows with love.
