Benediction
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Go forth, my son,
Winged by my heart’s desire!
Great reaches, yet unknown,
Await
For your possession.
I may not, if I would,
Retrace the way with you,
My pilgrimage is through,
But life is calling you!
Fare high and far, my son,
A new day has begun,
Thy star-ways must be won!
According to an article on Science of People, “Happiness is a harmonious state of being, according to the Journal of Happiness Studies, where researchers investigated happiness culturally and historically.”
It seems to me that we have a high degree of control over whether or not we experience happiness. Is it time to do a personal review of your lifestyle and see what adjustments you can make to increase your degree of happiness?
I asked the AI program ChatGPT to tell me which was a healthier option: Canned salmon or fresh salmon. Here is their response:
Both canned salmon and fresh salmon are healthy options, but they have some differences in their nutritional profiles and potential health benefits.
Fresh Salmon:
Canned Salmon:
Health considerations:
In conclusion, both fresh and canned salmon offer health benefits, and the choice depends on individual preferences, dietary restrictions, and convenience. If you have access to fresh wild-caught salmon, it may provide slightly higher nutrient levels. However, canned salmon remains a good option for a convenient and accessible source of essential nutrients, especially if you choose low-sodium varieties. Always consider the source and quality of the salmon to maximize its health benefits.
In his work, Self Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson writes, ““There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till.” P. 111
NOTE: We are who we are. What we do with who we are is up to us. It takes heaps of courage to recognize that whatever we do or become is up to us. We are free men and women. When we capitulate and envy or imitate others we sacrifice our freedom for an illusion. No singer, for example, knows when he begins his career whether he will be publicly successful. The singer knows in her heart that she must sing. Whatever our path, if we give it our best, we do not need the applause of others to know we are successful. Our hearts will know.
It’s a long way the sea-winds blow
Over the sea-plains blue,—
But longer far has my heart to go
Before its dreams come true.
It’s work we must, and love we must,
And do the best we may,
And take the hope of dreams in trust
To keep us day by day.
It’s a long way the sea-winds blow—
But somewhere lies a shore—
Thus down the tide of Time shall flow
My dreams forevermore.
Today’s Word: unngrin
Yesterday’s Word: Hummus
The Answer to Today’s Word will appear in tomorrow’s Word Jumble Challenge
Joe: “My wife’s father moved in with us. He has a pacemaker and he’s driving me nuts.”
Pete: “How is he driving you nuts?”
Joe: “Every time he sneezes my garage door opens.”
Yesterday I ran into a guy I know at the gym. This guy has biceps as big as my legs. When I looked at him he looked as if the weight of the world was on his shoulders and he was about to collapse from carrying it. I asked him how he was doing. He stopped and looked at me and said, “Terrible, Ray. Last night at dinner, out of the blue, my told me she was going to divorce me.” For a moment, I thought this big, strong guy was going to fall to pieces. He held it together. He talked and I listened. Sometimes we can’t help others to feel good, the best we can do is to listen. I think that is good enough. Maybe, as he went through his day, he’ll remember that somebody listened.
