Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. ~ James Russell Lowell
Month: May 2024
Today’s Poem: Sacrifice by Rainer Maria Rilke
Sacrifice
Rainer Maria Rilke
How my body blooms from every vein
more fragrantly, since you appeared to me;
look, I walk slimmer now and straighter,
and all you do is wait-:who are you then?
Look: I feel how I’m moving away,
how I’m shedding my old life, leaf by leaf.
Only your smile spreads like sheer stars
over you and, soon now, over me.
Whatever shines through my childhood years
still nameless and gleaming like water,
I will name after you at the altar,
which is blazing brightly from your hair
and braided gently with your breasts.
Health Quiz – Test Your Health and Fitness Knowledge
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It’s Time to Exercise Your Brain – Take the Anagram Challenge
Is Your Brain Up to the Challenge? Unscramble today’s anagram. It’s time to exercise your brain!
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Today’s Joke: Joe is Afraid of Speed Bumps
Joe: “I’ve got a huge fear of driving over speed bumps.”
Pete: “Is that causing a problem, Joe?”
Joe: “I’m slowly getting over it.”
It’s Time to Exercise Your Brain – Take the Anagram Challenge
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Today’s Thought: It’s Time for the Adventure
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
It feels safe to stay within the confines of what one knows and has experience. The irony is that staying within one’s perceived safety zone is no more safe than stepping out of the safety zone on a risk taking adventure. At one point in my career I was working in a community situated near a large military base. The government announced it was closing the base. Many of the civilian workers on the base refused to believe it would happen. They did not want to move out of their community. They did not want to look for a new job. When the base closed they were left scrambling for work or relocating. When we forego the notion that staying is safer than leaving we open ourselves to a world of wonderful adventures. The adventure may take you to a place you recognize as your destiny.
Inspiring Quote: Each Day A New Dawn
There is a day of sunny rest
For every dark and troubled night;
And grief may hide an evening guest,
But joy shall come with early light. William C. Bryant
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Today’s Joke: Joe Gets Advice from a Tarot Reader
Joe: “I went to a tarot reader and she told me someone was going to cheat me out of some cash.”
Pete: “Do you think it’s true?”
Joe: “That was the best $200 I’ve spent.”
