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
Failure is a Temporary Stop – See Today’s Inspiring Quote
Failure is only postponed success as long as courage ‘coaches’ ambition.
Albert Einstein
Lady Love – A Poem by Paul Eluard
Lady Love
Paul Eluard
She is standing on my eyelids
And her hair is in my hair
She has the color of my eye
She has the body of my hand
In my shade she is engulfed
As a stone against the sky
She will never close her eyes
And she does not let me sleep
And her dreams in the bright day
Make the suns evaporate
And me laugh cry and laugh
Speak when I have nothing to say
Want to Begin Your Day on the Right Foot?
Starting your day with a positive and structured routine can greatly impact your overall well-being and productivity.
Here are five recommended actions to take upon waking up:
- Hydrate: Begin your day by drinking a glass of water. Overnight, your body becomes dehydrated, so replenishing your fluids first thing in the morning kickstarts your metabolism, hydrates you, and helps your body start its functions for the day.
- Mindful Breathing or Meditation: Engaging in a brief session of mindful breathing or meditation can set a calm, positive tone for the day. It helps in reducing stress, improving concentration, and fostering a sense of peace. As someone interested in spiritual readings and appreciative inquiry, this can be a time for gratitude and positive reflection.
- Physical Activity: Incorporating some form of physical exercise, whether it’s stretching, yoga, or a more vigorous workout, can energize your body and mind. Regular exercise aligns with your healthy lifestyle and can improve mood, enhance mental clarity, and contribute to overall health.
- Healthy Breakfast: Eating a nutritious breakfast is crucial. As a mostly plant-based eater, a breakfast rich in fruits, whole grains, and proteins can provide the necessary energy and nutrients to start your day right.
- Planning and Prioritization: Taking a few minutes to plan your day can help in managing time effectively. This might include reviewing your to-do list, setting your goals for the day, or simply mentally preparing for the tasks ahead. Given your background in blogging and podcasting, this can be a valuable time to organize thoughts and ideas for your content.
Starting your day with these practices can help in maintaining a positive mindset, staying physically active, and being productive, all of which align well with your lifestyle and interests.
Source: ChatGPT
Today’s Joke: Does Joe Need a Compass?
Joe: “I told my girlfriend I get lost when I look into her eyes.”
Pete: “What did she say?”
Joe: “She said she isn’t reading too much into it because I lost in a large department store, a city park, and on the metro.”
Thinking Out Loud: Opt for Peace
Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is taken from Dr. Martin Luther King’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, 10 December 1964
“After contemplation, I conclude that this award which I receive on behalf of that movement is a profound recognition that nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time – the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression. Civilization and violence are antithetical concepts.― Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Note: How long do we have to endure people who prefer violent solutions? Violent solutions are not limited to acts of war, but also occur in families, neighborhoods, the halls of government, and in social media. Words are used as weapons to attack, belittle, and destroy those who disagree. Do we want a world based on violence or one based on respect and civility? It begins with each of us in how we treat ourselves and those around us. Today opt for nonviolence in language, written word, and attitude. Opt to be kind, civil, and compassionate.
Today’s Inspiring Photo: Build Peace Wherever You Are
A smile is the beginning of peace. – Mother Teresa
Today’s Anagram – It’s Time to Exercise Your Brain
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!
Today’s Anagram:
Today’s Inspiring Quote: Be Proud of Who You Are
Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.
Eric Thomas
Today’s Poem: Fate by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fate
Ralph Waldo Emerson
That you are fair or wise is vain,
Or strong, or rich, or generous;
You must have also the untaught strain
That sheds beauty on the rose.
There is a melody born of melody,
Which melts the world into a sea.
Toil could never compass it,
Art its height could never hit,
It came never out of wit,
But a music music-born
Well may Jove and Juno scorn.
Thy beauty, if it lack the fire
Which drives me mad with sweet desire,
What boots it? what the soldier’s mail,
Unless he conquer and prevail?
What all the goods thy pride which lift,
If thou pine for another’s gift?
Alas! that one is born in blight,
Victim of perpetual slight;—
When thou lookest in his face,
Thy heart saith, Brother! go thy ways!
None shall ask thee what thou doest,
Or care a rush for what thou knowest,
Or listen when thou repliest,
Or remember where thou liest,
Or how thy supper is sodden,—
And another is born
To make the sun forgotten.
Surely he carries a talisman
Under his tongue;
Broad are his shoulders, and strong,
And his eye is scornful,
Threatening, and young.
I hold it of little matter,
Whether your jewel be of pure water,
A rose diamond or a white,—
But whether it dazzle me with light.
I care not how you are drest,
In the coarsest, or in the best,
Nor whether your name is base or brave,
Nor tor the fashion of your behavior,—
But whether you charm me,
Bid my bread feed, and my fire warm me,
And dress up nature in your favor.
One thing is forever good,
That one thing is success,—
Dear to the Eumenides,
And to all the heavenly brood.
Who bides at home, nor looks abroad,
Carries the eagles, and masters the sword.
