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Thinking Out loud ~ Happiness is Contagious

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Let Your Shine Brighten the World

James Allen in his book, As a Man Thinketh, writes, “There is no physician like cheerful thought for dissipating the ills of the body; there is no comforter to compare with goodwill for dispersing the shadows of grief and sorrow. To live continually in thoughts of ill will, cynicism, suspicion, and envy, is to be confined in a self-made prison-hole. But to think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all—such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor.” Pps. 32-33

As a Man Thinketh is available online at gutenberg.org under the Harvard Classics.

NOTE: I’ve read if you’re in a poor mood and force yourself to smile and continue to smile your mood changes. You can’t be in a bad mood if you’re smiling. There is a lot of truth to that saying. Turn on TV. Watch any of the news programs and count how many people you see smiling and happy. They all look unhappy to me. It could be because of the news they’re reporting, the stress they’re under, or the people they work with. Unhappiness is as contagious as COVID. I also believe that happiness is equally contagious. One of the best ways to remain in an upbeat, optimistic, and happy mood is to surround ourselves with like people. Sunshine suddenly flows into our lives.

Poem for Today ~ Afternoon on a Hill

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Afternoon on a Hill

Edna St.Vincent Millay

I will be the gladdest thing
    Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
    And not pick one.

I will look at cliffs and clouds
    With quiet eyes,
Watch the wind bow down the grass,
    And the grass rise.

And when lights begin to show
    Up from the town,
I will mark which must be mine,
    And then start down!

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Photo of the Day ~ Stay Strong

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Feel Good Tip ~ Acting Moderately

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Acquiring Wisdom

I know a guy who always does things to the extremes whether it’s exercise, working, eating, or other endeavors. He’s frequently telling me about his aches and pains. He is unable to link his actions to the consequences he experiences in his body. There’s something to be said for moderation. It takes wisdom to know when it’s time to push the plate away. It takes wisdom to know when to stop exercising and enter a recovery period. It takes wisdom to know when to set work aside and relax. Acquiring the wisdom to act moderately is a giant step toward feeling good.

Poem for Today ~ I Have a Rendezvous With Life

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I Have a Rendezvous With Life

Countee Cullen

I have a rendezvous with Life,
In days I hope will come,
Ere youth has sped, and strength of mind,
Ere voices sweet grow dumb.
I have a rendezvous with Life,
When Spring’s first heralds hum.
Sure some would cry it’s better far
To crown their days with sleep
Than face the road, the wind and rain,
To heed the calling deep.
Though wet nor blow nor space I fear,
Yet fear I deeply, too,
Lest Death should meet and claim me ere
I keep Life’s rendezvous.

Photo for Today ~ Dare to Wonder

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Feel Good Tip ~ Watch Happiness Happen

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I liked this quote from a novel I’m reading by David Baldacci, “You take life as it comes to you, and it’s really perfect.” It made a lot of sense to me. I know I’d like life to be the way I want it to be, that is seldom the case. When I allow myself to be disappointed because life isn’t the way I want it to be I become the creator of my unhappiness. When I take life as it is and do my best to make the most of it, happiness happens. Make the best of it in any moment and watch happiness happen.

Poem for Today ~ Swans

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Swans

Sara Teasdale

Night is over the park, and a few brave stars
   Look on the lights that link it with chains of gold,
The lake bears up their reflection in broken bars
   That seem to heavy for tremulous water to hold.

We watch the swans that sleep in a shadowy place,
   And now and again one wakes and uplifts its head;
How still you are—your gaze is on my face—
   We watch the swans and never a word is said.

Daily Inspirational Quotes ~ A Reason to be Grateful

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Let us be grateful to people who make us happy,

they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Marcel Proust

Thinking Out Loud ~ No Whiners Need Apply

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Stand Up!

James Allen in his book, “A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And as he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his condition, and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts; ceases to kick against circumstances, but begins to use them as aids to his more rapid progress, and as a means of discovering the hidden powers and possibilities within himself.” P. 25

As a Man Thinketh is available online at gutenberg.org under the Harvard Classics.

NOTE: those of us who have raised children may have asked them when they did something wrong, “Tell me what you did.” The child may blame sibling or denied doing it. Then it is the parents work to help guide the child to take responsibility. Do you know adults who act the same way? They blame others, they blame the circumstances, but they never take responsibility for what happened and blame themselves. It is difficult to trust people who don’t take responsibility and who whine and blame others for their situation. When we take responsibility and act accordingly we grow with integrity.

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