You already have all you need for this moment. It’s your moment. Be confident. The moment is not too much for you. You’re ready for it.
Day: August 16, 2021
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Trusting the Story to Lead You
“The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don’t really know what you will end up with until you have created it.” ~ Emily Haines
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Be an Original
“Don’t keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone and following one after the other like a flock of sheep. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods.”
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “Last night the Internet went down so I spent time with my family.”
Pete: “That’s nice.”
Joe: “They seem like such nice people.”
🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Ever Hear of Lignans?
Lignans are Your Heart’s Friend
A new study finds a link between eating plant-based foods rich in certain nutrients and a lower risk of heart disease. The study, which observed more than 200,000 men and women over 30 years, shows that those who regularly ate more plant-based foods rich in what are known as lignans had a much lower risk of developing coronary heart disease than those who did not. Plant-based foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, red wine, and coffee contain lignans, molecules that have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, explains Yang Hu, a research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Turn Toward Tomorrow
We all take hits. No one is immune. Learn their lessons, turn toward tomorrow, smile, and start walking. Good things are waiting for you.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Safety
Safety
Rupert Brooke
Dear! of all happy in the hour, most blest
He who has found our hid security,
Assured in the dark tides of the world that rest,
And heard our word, `Who is so safe as we?’
We have found safety with all things undying,
The winds, and morning, tears of men and mirth,
The deep night, and birds singing, and clouds flying,
And sleep, and freedom, and the autumnal earth.
We have built a house that is not for Time’s throwing.
We have gained a peace unshaken by pain for ever.
War knows no power. Safe shall be my going,
Secretly armed against all death’s endeavour;
Safe though all safety’s lost; safe where men fall;
And if these poor limbs die, safest of all.
He who has found our hid security,
Assured in the dark tides of the world that rest,
And heard our word, `Who is so safe as we?’
We have found safety with all things undying,
The winds, and morning, tears of men and mirth,
The deep night, and birds singing, and clouds flying,
And sleep, and freedom, and the autumnal earth.
We have built a house that is not for Time’s throwing.
We have gained a peace unshaken by pain for ever.
War knows no power. Safe shall be my going,
Secretly armed against all death’s endeavour;
Safe though all safety’s lost; safe where men fall;
And if these poor limbs die, safest of all.
💡 Something to Think About
Bad things happen, but good things happen too. I think I’ll focus on the good things that are happening. Try it, you’ll feel better.
