Today’s mind sharpening anagram is a two or three word phrase. Can you unscramble the anagram to discover the two or three word phrase? It’s time to exercise your brain!
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Month: December 2023
Today’s Inspiring Quote: Be Focused, Dedicated, and Disciplined
No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Lentil Soup for Dinner – Lentils Offer Important Health Benefits
I’m making lentil soup tonight, Italian style. It’s in the slow cooker and although it is still morning, the fragrance of the soup is making me hungry. I think I’ll have to sample it throughout the day to make sure it is coming along.
I asked ChatGPT the value of adding lentils to one’s diet. Here’s how they responded.
Adding lentils to your diet can offer several health and nutritional benefits:
- Rich in Nutrients: Lentils are a fantastic source of protein, essential for muscle repair and growth. They are also rich in dietary fiber, which aids in digestion and promotes a healthy gut. Additionally, lentils provide vital minerals such as iron, which is crucial for maintaining healthy blood cells, and folate, important for DNA synthesis and repair.
- Heart Health: The high fiber content in lentils helps to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. Lentils also contain significant amounts of folate and magnesium, which contribute to heart health. Magnesium improves blood flow, oxygen, and nutrients throughout the body, while folate helps to lower homocysteine levels, a serious risk factor for heart disease.
- Weight Management: The combination of protein and fiber in lentils can lead to a feeling of fullness, which helps in controlling appetite and can contribute to weight management. This makes lentils an excellent choice for those looking to maintain or lose weight.
- Stabilizes Blood Sugar: The high fiber content in lentils prevents blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal, making them an excellent choice for individuals with diabetes, insulin resistance, or hypoglycemia.
- Versatility in Cooking: Lentils are highly versatile in cooking. They can be used in a variety of dishes, including soups, stews, salads, and side dishes. They absorb flavors well from other foods and seasonings, making them a tasty addition to many recipes. Plus, they are a great meat alternative for plant-based diets.
Including lentils in your diet can thus be a delicious and healthy way to enhance your overall health and well-being.
The Stars Are Mansions Built By Nature’s Hand ~ A Poem by William Wordsworth
The Stars Are Mansions Built By Nature’s Hand
William Wordsworth
THE stars are mansions built by Nature’s hand,
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And, haply, there the spirits of the blest
Dwell, clothed in radiance, their immortal vest;
Huge Ocean shows, within his yellow strand,
A habitation marvellously planned,
For life to occupy in love and rest;
All that we see–is dome, or vault, or nest,
Or fortress, reared at Nature’s sage command.
Glad thought for every season! but the Spring
Gave it while cares were weighing on my heart,
‘Mid song of birds, and insects murmuring;
And while the youthful year’s prolific art–
Of bud, leaf, blade, and flower–was fashioning
Abodes where self-disturbance hath no part.
Today’s Joke: Joe and His Girlfriend Broke Up
Joe: “My lactose intolerant girlfriend is broke up with me.”
Pete: “Why did she break up your relationship?
Joe: “She hated my cheesy jokes.”
Episode 15: Grieving Digs a Deep Empty Hole
In Episode 15 from my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, M wanted me to continue to reflect on my emptiness. The only thing I was sure of was I wasn’t sure of much. M spoke some difficult truths .M said suffering for all humans was unavoidable. I didn’t want to hear it, but I recognized its truth.
You can listen to this podcast on your favorite podcast app. Or, you can click on the following link:
https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-gtxys-1538a81
Today’s Joke: Joe’s thinking about making a new year’s resolution
Joe: “I was going to make my new year’s resolution to quit all my bad. habits. But I changed my mind.”
Pete: “Why did you change your mind?”
Joe: “I remembered no one likes a quitter.”
Thinking Out Loud: Earning a Hero’s Reward
“Do not trouble your hearts overmuch with thought of the road tonight. Maybe the paths that you shall each tread are already laid before your feet, though you do not see them.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
NOTE: It seems to be part of our human nature to worry. We worry over things which haven’t happened. Perhaps it is our penchant for security as we seek to control the events of our lives believing we know how they should turn out. From my experience, I am happy I wasn’t able to control how things were to turn out. I would have lived a boring life. When we open ourselves to accepting the unknown, we free our heroic spirit to bravely face the challenges that lie ahead. Each challenge tests us. Each challenge teaches us. If we’re brave and don’t retreat, we earn a hero’s reward at the end of the journey.
It’s Time to Exercise Your Brain – Take the Anagram Challenge
Today’s mind sharpening anagram is a two or three word phrase. Can you unscramble the anagram to discover the two or three word phrase? It’s time to exercise your brain!
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