Thinks I find along the way
…every problem is a nail. While my wife is away in Italy, I’m making her a ‘love blog’ [no, you can’t read it — it’s private!] using WordPress. I can ‘press this’ with any good content I find and email or call the blog to create posts. I love WordPress. I love my wife more!
“If you don’t take care of yourself, then you can’t take as good care of others either, so taking care of yourself is the best selfish thing to do!” Go to the source: 5 Steps to Taking Care of YOU [BLOG] « Positively Positive.
“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.” Albert Schweitzer. 19 more here: 20 Quotes For Getting Through Tough Times : All SWAGGA.com.
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing and reminding me to watch out for triggers today…
It happens to all of us, you may not even know it is occurring when it does. Your heart rate increases, your face may flush, maybe your palms get sweaty, if you have a nervous twitch it may show itself, and likely you get defensive, that is if you are like me. It is that moment when someone says something that irritates you, sets off an alarm, or otherwise triggers a reaction in you that likely stems from some set of experiences from growing up.
If there was ever a trigger in my life it is my mother. She has been visiting my wife, son and I for the last two weeks. What that means for me is I have been in my version of hell for two weeks. Culminating in last night’s conversation that started with:
“I feel like you constantly have a wall up with me. I thought…
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Thank you, Kristin! I have cherished The Road Less Traveled for almost 30 years…
The number one British album today in 1977 was the soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever” via Presty the DJ for May 6 | The Presteblog.
How can I tell you that I love you, I love you
But I can’t think of right words to say
I long to tell you that I’m always thinking of you
I’m always thinking of you, but my words
Just blow away, just blow away
It always ends up to one thing, honey
And I can’t think of right words to say Continue reading “How can I tell you that I love you?”
“Make yourself feel good. It’s our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good. Recovery is not only about stopping painful feelings; it is about creating a good life for ourselves. We don’t have to deny ourselves activities that help us feel good. Going to meetings, basking in the sun, exercising, taking a walk, or spending time with a friend are activities that may help us feel good. We each have our list. If we don’t, we’re now free to explore, experiment, and develop that list. When we find a behavior or activity that produces a good feeling, put it on the list. Then, do it frequently. Let’s stop denying ourselves good feelings and start doing things that make us feel good. Today, I will do one activity or behavior that I know will create a good feeling for me. If I’m uncertain about what I like, I will experiment with one behavior today.” via Beattie, Melody (2009-12-15). The Language of Letting Go (Hazelden Meditation Series) (p. 126). Hazelden. Kindle
Edition.
How will I last 12 more days?
One of my favorite rides at Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek, WI…
The Daily Love via Visual Inspiration: Be Grateful For It All!.
I hope my friend David Kanigan will not be upset that I made an example of his content here…
“Maybe strong is what’s left over when you’ve used up all your weak?”
Saturday Morning Work-Out Inspiration: What is Strong? – Lead.Learn.Live..
“Action: Ask God to bless your enemies, people you’re envious of people you’re angry with, people you’re concerned about, people you love. Use their names when you say the blessing. Ask God to bless each person’s health, finances, all areas of his or her hie. Ask God to pour down blessings on that person. Say it until you mean it, until you feel the blessing in your heart. If you’re praying for someone you resent, say the blessing each time that person’s name pops into your mind. Whenever a friend or a loved one comes to mind, say a special blessing far that person too. In your prayer time, take a moment to ask God to bless you. Whenever you start a project, your day at work, a meeting, or even a night of fun with friends, you can say a silent little prayer asking God to bless that too. Ask God to bless the people you’re giving to and serving. While you’re at it, ask God to bless our country and the world.” via May 5.
One of the supreme joys of living in rural Wisconsin is eating warm eggs that have been laid minutes before by your own chickens. Reading this I’m even more grateful…
“Eggs are quite possibly the world’s perfect protein source. The six grams of protein in each egg has the highest biological value—a measure of how well it supports your body’s protein needs—of any food, including beef. The yolks contain vitamin B12, deficiencies of which can cause attention, mood, and thinking problems.
Depending on where you’re getting your eggs, though, you could be getting a lot more of stuff you don’t want. First you’ll get some arsenic, added to feed to promote growth in hens but linked to various forms of cancer in people, and an extra dose of antibiotics, also used to promote growth but linked to antibiotic resistance and even obesity in people. Then add a heaping helping of salmonella. A 2010 study published in the journal Veterinary Record found that the eggs from hens confined to cages, as they often are in factory farms, had 7.77-times greater odds of harboring salmonella bacteria than eggs from non-caged hens.
You wouldn’t know that based on what’s starting to appear on egg cartons. Labels like “natural” and “cage-free” make eggs seem like they came from down on the farm, from chickens living happy lives and eating bugs. But that’s not always the case. If all you want is healthy protein, it’s time to start scrutinizing egg cartons. Following are nine of the most common egg-carton claims and what they mean for your health.” Go to the source to learn more: free range eggs | The Truth About Your Eggs | Rodale News.
Melody Beattie has a good reminder I needed to hear this morning…
“Control is an illusion, especially the kind of control we’ve been trying to exert. In fact, controlling gives other people, events, and diseases, such as alcoholism, control over us. Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life. I have given this control to many things and people in my life. I have never gotten the results I wanted from controlling or trying to control people. What I received for my efforts is an unmanageable life, whether that unmanageability was inside me or in external events. In recovery, we make a trade-off. We trade a life that we have tried to control, and we receive in return something better—a life that is manageable. Today, I will exchange a controlled life for one that is manageable.
Beattie, Melody (2009-12-15). The Language of Letting Go (Hazelden Meditation Series) (pp. 125-126). Hazelden. Kindle Edition.”
And I wonder sometimes and I know I’m unkind
But I need you to turn to when I act so blind
And I need you to turn to when I lose control
You’re my guardian angel who keeps out the cold…
Thanks. I’m taking my own inventory this morning and this is really helpful…
A informational chart about how to make one of my favourite things… Coffee. via A informational chart about how to make one of my favourite….
How could I NOT reblog this? Happy Friday, David…
Bright, shiny objects! 
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