Sam: “My girlfriend claims that she can wax my chest hair without me feeling any pain at all.”
Joe: “How do you feel about it?”
Sam: “I’m worried she won’t be able to pull it off.”
Day: April 14, 2020
COVID-19 Is a Bummer – It Can’t Stop Good Things From Happening
COVID-19 Is a Bummer – It Can’t Stop Good Things From Happening
Here are a few of the good things I witnessed or experienced today:
- Strong winds whipped through yesterday afternoon and knocked shingles off my roof. My insurance company was right on it. Everything is better when we work together.
I went for a walk this morning (can’t wait for the gym to open), and saw this beautiful yellow wild flower standing alone, waiting for you and me.- I have a large rosemary plant in the yard. I put rosemary on tofu and baked it to go with my dinner. What a great fragrance. I’m already salivating. LOL
What I share are seemingly small and inconsequential things, but they are priceless to me.
Grateful for all the above.
If you’d like to share the good things you’ve witnessed on my blog, Email me (ray.brese@gmail.com) a short list (1 to 5 things. I’ll post and attribute them to you in the way you choose to be acknowledged (e.g., anonymous, name, Word Press blog (etc.).
Today’s Poem ~ Just Be Glad
Just Be Glad
James Whitcomb Riley
O heart of mine, we shouldn’t
Worry so!
What we’ve missed of calm we couldn’t
Have, you know!
What we’ve met of stormy pain,
And of sorrow’s driving rain,
We can better meet again,
If it blow!
We have erred in that dark hour
We have known,
When our tears fell with the shower,
All alone!—
Were not shine and shower blent
As the gracious Master meant?—
Let us temper our content
With His own.
For, we know, not every morrow
Can be sad;
So, forgetting all the sorrow
We have had,
Let us fold away our fears,
And put by our foolish tears,
And through all the coming years
Just be glad.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ It’s All Good
I may be alone, but I’m not lonely. I’ve got the sun and moon, the birds and blue sky. It’s all good.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Twist & Turns
“Stories twist and turn and grow and meet and give birth to other stories. Here and there, one story touches another, and a familiar character, sometimes the hero, walks over the bridge from one story into another.” ~ Marcus Sedgwick
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Keep Moving
“The ability to continue moving when you are feeling scared, fearful or lazy is the sign of true mental strength.” ~ Matthew Donnelly
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ 5th of 5 Better Sleep Tips
Limit Caffeine Intake.
Be watchful of increasing caffeine consumption when you’re tired. It can lead to fragmented sleep later that night–and that’s harmful to your cognition and productivity. The worse time for caffeine consumption occurs in the afternoons and evenings. People who think caffeine “doesn’t affect them” often experience lesser-quality sleep after consuming too much.
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Make Friends With Yourself
“So be gentle with yourself; show yourself the same kindness and patience you might show a young child – the child you once were. If you won’t be your own friend, who will be?” ~ Dan Millman
