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Finding a balance in what we eat can be an asset. Too much of anything or too little of something may hold back our good health.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated March 21)
Music is a universal art; anybody’s music belongs to everybody; you can’t limit it to race or country.
The final measure of the greatness of all peoples is the amount and standard of the literature and art they have produced.
James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was actively involved in the leadership of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). He wrote lyrics for the hymn, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which later became known as the national anthem for African-Americans.
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Bone-chilling winds turn life upside down today
Delivering frigid, Arctic storms to every town
Thickening ice, spreading across the lake’s bay
People running straight into gusts, heads down
Wind chimes endlessly sing a winter-filled blast
Watching the thermometer effortlessly dive
Wondering, how long will this deep freeze last?
Somehow, everyone remains warm and thrives
The townsfolk cope, accepting winter’s greed
Facing long, harsh winters, most every year
Helping others to survive, when one’s in need
Winter’s severity never brings about fear
Finally one day, the wind changes its sound
Pitching warmer air, by way of a chinook
Lightening the load for everyone around
Smiles arrive, from every cranny and nook
Spring will soon send out her welcoming band
Replacing life’s burdens, with warmer wishes
Surviving winter’s struggles across the land
Winter to spring, life crosses familiar bridges
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Originally published February, 2020.
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Perhaps some of us want to experience the life we’ve read about from our literary travels, but then the reality of life writes an entirely unexpected chapter.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated March 20)
Often it isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you out, it’s the little pebble in your shoe.
What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming.
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Faith alone opens each heart to receive God’s grace.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated March 19)
We aren’t just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose.
From Ecclesiastes 3:1: “For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.”
From creation’s seed
Everything begins
Breathing to succeed
Swimming without fins
Morning sunrise greets
Another new day
Counting each receipt
Smelling fresh bouquets
River’s constant flow
Life’s boldest highway
Playing sweet banjo
Sketching without gray
Life’s destination
Over one more ridge
Bringing elation
Crossing final bridge
Harmony sings out
Verses sharing more
Changing today’s route
Reaching distant shore
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Updating anything in our lives will prove to be refreshing.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated March 18)
Don’t let one cloud obliterate the whole sky.
It takes courage to push yourself to places you have never been before . . . to test your limits . . . to break through barriers.
Anais Nin (1903-1977) was a French-born American writer of novels and short stories. Much of her published works came from her diaries.
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