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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY “THE PRICELESS GIFT”

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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL MOTHER’S OUT THERE……………

5/9/2027

Nothing more priceless than a Mother.  I think of my Mom and always my heart warms.  I am a very analytical person, and watch for examples subconsciously I am still learning from my mother.  She is an example her daughters and her son Carl wish to see.  She lost her daughter and yes, my sister this past year.  There is a first for everything, and sadly, this will be her first Mother’s Day without Jenny.  Jenny and my mother talked daily and remained so close despite the distance.  During 2019 and 2020, my mom visited her while my baby sister suffered with head and neck cancer, called squeamish cell carcinoma.  I hate that name and wish I could wipe it away but life and reality doesn’t work like that. 

Jenny was a beautiful mother herself, and she left behind two beautiful girls, my nieces, Luma and Isabella.  Today should be joyful, and my sister should still be here well and happy spending Mother’s Day with her daughters. 

I think of how many mothers are gone due to Covid-19, yet am still overwhelmed with grief and tears when I think of Jenny.  My mother I am sure, is having a very hard time today, but she is so strong, and will put a smile on her face and celebrate it with me, my son and daughter-in-law and Jay, my children’s dad and yes, her beautiful new great grandson, Logan James. 

Just to update you all, two baby boys arrived within 24 hours over the past week.  Technically Easton, my daughter’s beautiful boy she is a mother to, was born early evening and 10-12 hours passed when I received the news of my son and daughter-in-laws  bundle of joy having been born, Logan James.  Their birthday’s are officially one day apart but it all blurred together for me.  I knew my daughter would be okay along with baby, but couldn’t help but worry about my daughter-in-law who ended up with a medical  issue and baby one month early.  She is fine and home now with baby as of today, thank God.   

My mother would want me to o dedicate this first Mother’s Day without Jen to her and that is what I want to do.  I want everyone out there to know just how special she was in so many ways especially as a mother.  Jen had such wisdom and basically raised her girls alone.  She did it all.  She was a mother, daughter, sister, and friend to so many.  My heart bleeds for her girls today.  They don’t have a dad there to help them through.  My sister was one efficient individual.  She did it all.  I look back and wonder how she did what she did which was a miracle in itself and she did it all so well.

Her first child, a beautiful girl, Hillary, died six days prior to her third birthday.  My sister just about lost it for good, but was strong enough to love again and gave birth to two beautiful girls who she worried sick about 24-7 and loved so very much.  I won’t pretend to be able to feel my mother’s sadness or grief.  I won’t pretend to be able to feel how my nieces feel.  I can only hope with faith, love and time, we will  be close and in some way I can give to them some comfort as their Aunt. 

I think it very important to acknowledge Mother’s Day from both angles.  This would be how I feel about my own mother who I love and completely treasure and honor.  The loss still hurts too much for me, so I won’t pretend to get how she feels or my nieces pain.  I do know how sad they must feel this first Mother’s Day without her.  The loss is still too great for us all.   I wrote a poem I shared on facebook and instead of anger and blame, I choose to see this differently.  God does give us choices and I choose to remember how bright her blue eyes were and how she lives on in both my nieces in their beauty and grace.

I want to wish every mother in the world a Happy Mother’s Day and remember what is, and the good in what was.  I hope my children know my love for them.  They both amaze me is so many ways.  I want you, Mom, to make a choice to remember the happiness we all shared from very different perspectives. 

Happy Mother’s Day Mom.  There simply are NO words that can express my love for you and I am so very sorry I am short on the phone and I will do my best to try harder because life is just “too short”.  YOU are so loved MOM and still are by your baby girl.  The things in Life we can’t see hold the most beauty.  Love is my first choice.  I love you with all my heart.  Thank you so very very much, Mom.You truly make life worth living and set an example as the kind of mother I can only hope to be.  I appreciate you and treasure you and the times together we share. 

Your daughter, Samantha.  “We will remember you forever Jen and all the beauty and love you brought each of us”. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY             “THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GIFTS YOU GIVE WE CAN’T SEE “

“Mom, thank you for showing us what being a wonderful Mother means by examples you set for us over the years”   

2027   “Happy Mothers Day Mom….I find myself wordless when I think of how much I love you”

“The examples set through actions, kindness and traditions I thank you for, though love and selflessness are devotion, you show us what it means to be a wonderful Mom, I am thankful and will always will be.  Remember, the most “beautiful things in this world are the things we can’t see” I love you so very very much to the moon and back.  Your daughter,  Samantha

 

 

THANKFUL BY DJ KHALED FT LIL WAYNE AND JEREMIH

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Being thankful for all that God has done and will still do is necessary. You may not know how it faces degradation everyday but it does.

The song you will listen to today may be the kind you immediately discard. Try to atleast listen to the lyrics of the song. I assure you, you will love it and probably be thankful.

You are welcome to Daily Wisdom Words Music Prompt. I am Abuh Monday Eneojo. I will be your host.

  • Listen to song

  • Compose a poem inspired by song
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GRATITUDE FOR THE EXPECTED

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“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”
-Aesop

In several of my previous articles, I’ve talked about expressing gratitude for both big and little things in life. But have you ever considered being thankful for what you want or need but don’t have?

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ABOVE AND SKY

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The word for today’s prompt is above and sky. A big warm gorgeous and adorable welcome goes out to you. I’m glad you’re reading this. This is Daily Wisdom Words, a community for writers. SIGN UP today if you find our community of writers wonderful.

Big thanks to Donna Marie, our newest member, for providing this amazing picture for Daily Wisdom Words Picture Poetry Prompt. Isn’t it lovely? As writers we have many muse but a common one is Nature. It is broad. Yes! It truly is broad. Well that’s not what I want us to talk about today. Today is solely about above and sky.

I feel Inspired. How about you? Let’s talk about the picture above using above and sky in our poems. To join the prompt,

– See the picture

– Compose a poem inspired by picture with words in title ‘above and sky’

– Tag a friend

– Share with us

It’s that easy. Remember, above and sky is the word. Let’s do this!

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CHRISTMAS EVE AND JENNY

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MERRY CHRISTMAS-EVE!  BECAUSE OF FAMILY IN TOWN, I WON’T BE POSTING TOMORROW!  CHRISTMAS-EVE IS SO SPECIAL TO ME STARTING WITH MY OWN CHILDHOOD.  MY MOTHER, ALTHOUGH WE WERE CERTAINLY NOT RICH, ALWAYS MADE CHRISTMAS SO SPECIAL FOR US.  I WAS VERY VERY CLOSE WITH MY LITTLE SISTER, WHO MANY OF YOU KNOW DIED THIS YEAR FROM ORAL CANCER PASSING AWAY ON JUNE 27TH, 2020.  

AS KIDS, WE CONSTANTLY PLAYED TOGETHER.  WE WERE QUITE CREATIVE!  WE WOULD WRITE PLAYS ACTING THEM OUT, AS EARLY AS 6 AND 9 YEARS OF AGE, MAYBE EVEN EARLIER.  WHAT SEPARATED JENNY AND I AS I CALLED HER, WAS AN AGE DIFFERENCE OF JUST OVER 3 YEARS, 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, TO BE EXACT.  IT DIDN’T MATTER.  WE GOT ALONG SO WELL AND THE MEMORIES MADE ARE FOREVER IN MY HEART.  I WILL HOLD EVEN TIGHTER TO THESE MEMORIES WITHOUT HER THIS FIRST CHRISTMAS.  WE PLAYED SCHOOL, AND I WAS THE TEACHER!  WE HAD GIRLS THAT LIVED NEXT STORE TO US THAT OFTEN CAME OVER TO PLAY AS WELL, MAKING OUR CLASSROOMS AND PLAYS EVEN LARGER.  IT IS SO FUNNY HOW WE COULD CREATE SO MUCH..EVEN THOUGH WE WERE HALF-SISTERS, (WHICH I DIDN’T KNOW UNTIL I WAS 11 YEARS OF AGE), WE WERE SO CLOSE.  AS WE GREW UP, WE WOULD HAVE PERIODS OF SEPARATE INTERESTS STARTING WITH ME IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. 

AT THAT TIME, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE WAS HELD AT A SEPARATE SCHOOL.  AT THE END OF YOUR SIXTH GRADE, YOU WERE MOVED FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR TWO YEARS.  THIS ENCOMPASSED SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE FOR ME, AND THIS WOULD BE WHEN JENNY AND I TEMPORARILY HAD DIFFERENT INTERESTS.  HONESTLY, I ALWAYS FELT DIFFERENT FROM EVERYONE ELSE.  I FELT INSECURE, AND AWKWARD, BEING TALL AND CHUBBY OR SO I THOUGHT.  THE FRIENDS I HAD WERE THE GIRLS NEXT STORE WHO WERE SISTERS THEMSELVES.  ONE OF THEM WAS A BULLY AND WEEKLY, SHE WOULD BEAT ME UP, ABUSE ME AND I LIVED IN FEAR OF HER.  THE OTHER SISTER WAS MY BEST FRIEND, AND MY SAME AGE.  THEY ALSO WERE HALF-SISTERS IRONICALLY.  

OUR HOME IN PHOENIX WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO WALK TO SCHOOL ALL OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.  MANY ISSUES I HAD DID HAVE TO DO WITH SHELLY, THE OLDER SISTER NEXT STORE.  ON THE WAY HOME, SHE WOULD OFTEN BEAT ME UP.  KAREN, WHO WAS MY BEST FRIEND, REALLY DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS.  SHELLY WAS OLDER, AND KIND OF RULED THE ROOST THROUGH INTIMIDATION.  SHELLY WOULD TAKE MY LUNCH OUT OF MY HANDS, AND IF I HAD ANYTHING SHE WANTED, SHE WOULD TAKE IT.  THEY WERE FINANCIALLY BETTER OFF THAN US, SO OFTENTIMES I WOULD FIND MYSELF SCRAPPING UP LOOSE CHANGE AROUND THE HOUSE.  ONE YEAR WHEN I WAS ELEVEN, I SAVED ALL YEAR THROUGH FOR CHRISTMAS.  JENNY AND I WERE BOTH SAVING EVERY PENNY WE COULD DOING ANYTHING WE WERE ABLE TO EARN MONEY.  I WANTED EVERYONE THAT YEAR IN MY FAMILY TO HAVE NICE CHRISTMAS GIFTS.  I MENTIONED TO KAREN, SHELLY’S LITTLE SISTER, I HAD SAVED $90 ROUGHLY AND SOMEHOW SHELLY FOUND OUT.  WE HAD AN OPEN DOOR POLICY WITH SHELLY AND KAREN.  ONE DAY, WHEN THE FAMILY WAS GONE, RIGHT AFTER SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH KAREN, MY MONEY WENT MISSING ONE DAY WHEN WE WERE NOT HOME.  I KNEW SHELLY HAD TAKEN IT, BUT WAS AFRAID TO SPEAK UP FOR MYSELF.  WHAT I DID NOT KNOW IS YEARS OF THIS, STUFFING MY FEELINGS HAD BUILT UP INSIDE ME.  ONE DAY IN EIGHTH GRADE, SHELLY BEGAN THE USUAL BULLYING.  I FINALLY STOOD UP TO HER, AND INSTEAD OF HER BEATING ME UP, I BEAT HER UP AND SHE NEVER TOUCHED OR ABUSED ME AGAIN. THIS GAVE ME LONG OVERDUE CONFIDENCE AND BY THE TIME I WAS A FRESHMAN STARTING HIGH SCHOOL I WAS STRONGER WITHIN.  I WAS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER KIDS, ESPECIALLY BEING A VERY SENSITIVE CHILD.  I STARTED TO EMBRACE MY UNIQUENESS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BECAME FRIENDS WITH SOME VERY POPULAR PEOPLE.  THEY ALWAYS SAID HI TO ME AND I WOULD BE SO HAPPY I WAS MAKING NEW FRIENDS, ALTHOUGH KAREN AND I REMAINED CLOSE.  I WAS PRETTY WELL LIKED IN MY JUNIOR-SENIOR YEAR AND MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS A “HUMOROUS” PERSON.  I LOVED IT AND BECAME QUITE THE HAM.

EVERY YEAR AT CHRISTMAS TIME, JENNY AND I WOULD REBOND.  WHEN I WAS 15, I MET MY FIRST SERIOUS BOYFRIEND, ROD.  MY FAMILY DID NOT CARE FOR HIM.  MY MOTHER WENT SO FAR AS TO RESTRICT ME FROM SEEING HIM.  JENNY KNEW EVERY SINGLE PERSONAL DETAIL ABOUT ME, AND NEVER ONCE SHARED THEM WITH ANYONE ELSE.  I DEVELOPED AN UNDYING TRUST WITH HER.  WHEN I WAS A SENIOR, JENNY WAS A FRESHMAN AT THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL.  SHE HAD A MATURITY ABOUT HER AND LIKE TO HANG WITH MY FRIENDS RATHER THAN OTHERS HER OWN AGE.  THEY LOVED HER.  MY BEST FREIND IN HIGH SCHOOL OTHER THAN JENNY WAS SHELLY.  SHELLY ALSO BECAME CLOSE WITH JENNY, BUT EVERY CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY SEASON, DESPITE ANY IRRITATION WITH FROSH JENNY, WE BONDED ONCE AGAIN.  WE HAD TIME OFF FROM SCHOOL FOR THE HOLIDAYS, AND I WOULD TELL HER EVERY SORDID DETAIL ABOUT ROD, THE BOY I WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SEEING! 

WE HAD A WINDOW AND SHARED A BEDROOM WITH A BIG WINDOW LOCATED RIGHT OUTSIDE TO OUR BACKYARD DIRECTLY BY A FENCE WE BOTH COULD CLIMB.  I BEGAN LYING TO SEE ROD.  JENNY NEVER LET ME DOWN.  SHE NEVER SHARED EVEN ONE SECRET WITH MY MOM. WHEN SHE WAS 13, SHE HAD HER FIRST SERIOUS BOYFRIEND, AND BEGAN SNEAKING OUT THE SAME WINDOW TO SEE HIM, CLIMBING THE FENCE, AND I RETURNED THE FAVOR ALTHOUGH I TOLD HER, “STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOW. JENNY!  IT WILL LEAD TO TROUBLE. SHE WAS OBSTINATE JUST LIKE ME AND  NOTHING I SAID OR DID, MADE ANY DIFFERENCE.  WE BOTH BROUGHT PLENTY OF TROUBLE TO HOME DURING THOSE YEARS.  ALTHOUGH I APPEARED IRRITATED SHE’D HANG WITH MY OLDER CROWD, I LOVED IT INSIDE.  JENNY WAS FULL OF LIFE AND DIVERSITY, MUCH MORE SECURE WITH HERSELF THAN I WAS, AND EVERYONE LOVED HER THEN AND NOW, UNTIL THE DAY SHE DIED IN JUNE THIS YEAR.  

MY SISTER AND I TOOK DIFFERENT PATHS AFTER MY LAST YEAR AT HIGH SCHOOL AS I CHOSE TO GO TO COLLEGE TWO AND A HALF HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND SHE STAYED IN PHOENIX ATTEND ARIZONA STATE FOR A WHILE.  HER PASSION FOR ACTING, SINGING, AND FAMILY REMAINED.  SHE MADE FRIENDS SO FAST AND HAD SO MANY THEN UP TO HER DEATH.  HOWEVER, WE ALWAYS BONDED AT CHRISTMAS TIME WHEN WE BOTH CAME HOME OVER CHRISTMAS.  WE WOULD SIT AND TELL SECRETS IN OUR OLD ROOM MY MOTHER LEFT EMPTY AND BOND.  STILL MY MOTHER MADE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOR ALL OF US.  I PROMISED MYSELF WHEN I HAD MY OWN FAMILY I WOULD DO THE SAME.  I DID.  JENNY ULTIMATELY MOVED TO LOS ANGELES AFTER HER FIRST MARRIAGE AND DEATH OF HER BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL, HILLARY.  HILLARY WAS THREE WHEN SHE DIED OF SIDS AND UP UNTIL HER FINAL DAY OF LIFE, HILLARY WAS TAKEN WITH HER IN MEMORY AND HEART.  JENNY BEGAN STAYING IN LOS ANGELES OVER CHRISTMAS, BUT TWICE OR MORE A YEAR WE WOULD HAVE A SISTER’S VISIT.  

IF I HAD AN ISSUE, JENNY WAS THE ONE I TURNED TO.  SHE WAS AN “OLD SOUL” AND VERY WISE.  I ALWAYS KNEW IN MY HEART SHE COULD BE TRUSTED.  NEVER ONCE DID SHE LET ME DOWN WITH ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND TRUST.  LIFE HAS EVOLVED, HER HAVING TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS, MY NIECES, AND MY CHILDREN GROWN WITH MY DAUGHTER LIVING OUT OF STATE IN IDAHO.  MY BEST MEMORIES WERE OF CHRISTMAS EVE, AND I AM EMBARRASSED TO SHARE I STILL SORTA BELIEVED IN SANTA UNTIL I WAS ELEVEN.  WISE “JENNY” FIGURED THE TRUTH OUT LONG BEFORE THAT BUT THE HOLIDAYS BROUGHT US CLOSE ONCE AGAIN.  I DIDN’T MEAN TO WRITE A NOVEL, BUT MY HEART TOOK ME TO THESE MEMORIES.  I MISS AND LOVE HER SO VERY MUCH.  THANK YOU MOM FOR ALL YOU DID TO GIVE US THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES WE HAVE OF CHRISTMAS AND ALWAYS HAVING TRADITIONS AND FOLLOWING THEM.  YOU TRULY ARE BEYOND AMAZING, AND I LOVE YOU SO SO SO MUCH.  YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO IS NOT ONLY A MOTHER, BUT A BEST FRIEND.  GOD BLESS YOU FOR ALL YOU GIVE AND HAVE GIVEN OF YOURSELF.  I WILL FOREVER BE IN GRATITUDE YOU GAVE US ONE ANOTHER, AND PUT A FAMILY TOGETHER LIKE GLUE.  YOU ARE STILL HERE AND FOR THIS I COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL.  

FROM MY HEART TO YOURS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND REMEMBER WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT.  FIRST, THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST.  BUT SECOND, THE MOMENTS IN TIME THAT WILL REMAIN FROZEN IN TIME IN A CAPSULE OF LOVE WITH FAMILY INCLUDING YOU.  THIS LOSS HAS AFFECTED ALL OF US IS SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.  JENNY, I WILL LIGHT A CANDLE IN HONOR OF YOU TODAY.  MAY YOU REST WITH THE ANGELS AND WATCH OVER ALL OF US.  YOU BROUGHT LOVE, LIFE, HAPPINESS, JOY AND HUMOR BUT MOSTLY YOU BROUGHT ENDLESS LOVE FOR ALL OF US.  I THANK YOU MY LITTLE SISTER FOR ALL WE HAD.  MAY YOU REST IN PEACE AND TRADITIONS CONTINUE ON WITHIN OUR FAMILY.  GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND I DO LOVE MY MEMBERS AND TEAM WHO DESERVE AN EXTA SPECIAL THANK YOU AND LOVE ALL AROUND.  THANK YOU TWITTER, FACEBOOK WRITERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OR WHO ARE NOT.  MUCH LOVE AND MANY BLESSINGS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU…SAMANTHA

CARPE SECONDUS

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“Carpe Diem”
-Horace

For centuries now, we’ve all heard the term “carpe diem.” But is that enough to live life to the fullest in the 21st century?

The term first originated in Roman poet Horace’s poetry collection, The Odes sometime in 23 BC. In context, the full line in which it appeared has been translated as “Seize the day; trust tomorrow e’en as little as you may.”

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HELLO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF DAILY WISDOM WORDS! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 2020

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GRATITUDE AND THANKS

DEAR DAILY WISDOM WORDS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS,

OUR TEAM WHICH INCLUDES MONDAY ABUH, @MONDAYPOET, WHO HOSTS OUR WEEKEND MUSIC PROMPTS, DESERVES A HUGE SHOUTOUT FOR HIS AMAZING WORK NOT ONLY WITH THE MUSIC PROMPT, BUT ALSO OUR DAILY POETRY PROMPTS.  I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THANKSGIVING AS A SPECIAL TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD.  MONDAY IS ONE OF THESE GIFTS WE AS A WRITING COMMUNITY HAVE GOTTEN THE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.  

I AM THANKFUL FOR EACH WRITER WHO HOSTS A LIVE PROMPT, BUT NO PERSON REFLECTS THIS AS WELL AS MONDAY!  MONDAY IS 20 YEARS OLD, AND. SUCH AN INSPIRATION!  NOT ONLY DOES HE GO TO COLLEGE BUT HE JUST FINISHED UP DOING VOLUNTEER WORK FOR HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE, NIGERIA!  HE ALSO PUBLISHES THE AWESOME PODCAST, THE POETRY CAPSULE AND HAS SELF PUBLISHED HIS OWN BOOK.  HE IS THOUGHTFUL, CARING AND SO VERY GIFTED AS A WRITER AND POET!  MONDAY, YOU ARE LIKE A SON TO ME AND I THANK YOU ON THIS DAY OF THANKSGIVING FOR ALL YOU ADD TO DAILY WISDOM WORDS, BUT FOR BEING THE CARING, KIND PERSON WE ALL IN THIS WRITING COMMUNITY HAVE THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING.  

NOT ONLY DOES MONDAY VOLUNTEER HIS TIME, SHIRLEY MANDEL SATTERFIELD, AN AWARD WINNING POET AND AUTHOR DOES AS WELL.  SHIRLEY, HAS THE WISDOM OF JOBE AND WE SEE IN IN EVERY WORD OF WRITING SHE SHARES.  SHIRLEY NOT ONLY HOSTS OUR YOUTUBE DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM CHANNEL, BUT PUBLISHES OUR “WISE POET AND AUTHORS, PRESENT AND PAST” PAGE.  WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU, SHIRLEY AND EVERY GIFT YOU ADD TO THIS WRITING COMMUNITY INCLUDING YOUR POSITIVITY AND INSPIRATION.  YOU ARE FAMILY TO ALL OF US!  I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR MEMBERS AND MYSELF AS THE FOUNDER OF DAILY WISDOM WORDS.  YOU ARE SO DEAR TO MY HEART.  I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU VOLUNTEER 

LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I WISH TO THANK NEEL TRIVEDI, MY CFO, CEO AND RIGHT HAND MAN.  NOT ONLY HAS HE GIVEN SO MUCH OF HIMSELF WITH HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO DAILY WISDOM WORDS, HE HOSTS THE FANTASTIC PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, “WISDOMOLOGY”.  I AM SURE YOU’VE READ HIS POSTS AND EXCELLENT ADVICE FILLED WRITING, QUOTES OF MEANING AND AWESOME POEMS!  HE IS ALSO AN AWARD WINNING POET!  HE GIVES HIS TIME, KNOWLEDGE, KINDNESS AND LOVE TO ALL WHO ARE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM IN THEIR LIFE.  NEEL HANDLES TOO MANY DETAILS TO LIST! 

WE RECENTLY STARTED A NEW PAGE ON FACEBOOK CALLED, “WISDOM’S WORDS”.  THIS ALLOWS OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO VISIT OUR ONLINE STORE AND ORDER A CUSTOM POEM WRITTEN FOR  THEIR LOVED ONES WHERE ORDERS ARE FULFILLED WITH FRAMING OPTIONS THROUGH “CHATTERBOX WALLS”.  THERE IS NOT GREATER GIFT THAN THE WORDS OF MEANING WE GIVE TO YOU FOR YOUR LOVED ONE’S, WHICH IS PRICELESS.  THIS ITEM CAN ORDERED ON  OUR NEWLY REVISED DAILY WISDOM WORDS STORE CREATED. DESIGNED AND UPDATED BY NEEL.  HAPPY THANKSGIVING MY DEAR FRIEND…YOU ARE AMAZING, AND SO MANY WORDS OF THANKS GO YOUR WAY TODAY, ALONG WITH MY LOVE AND THANKFULNESS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND ALL YOU DO!

I NOW WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE JOINED OUR WRITING COMMUNITY , DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM, OR PARTICIPATE IN OUR WRITING CONTESTS OR BOTH!  YOU ALL AS  OUR MEMBERS ARE ALSO OUR FRIENDS!  WE WISH ALL OF YOU THE WARMEST AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR, 2020.  WE KNOW WHAT A CHALLENGE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN WITH THE WORLD PANDEMIC, AND ARE SO VERY THANKFUL FOR YOU AND THOSE WHO DONATE AND POST ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND OUR WEBSITE ADDING SO MUCH WITH THEIR WRITTEN WORDS! THANK YOU TO OUR AUTHOR’S  WHOSE WORDS IN BOOKS WE’VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO READ OR POST BOOK REVIEWS FOR.  YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND LOYALTY IS SO APPRECIATED.

WE’VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO READ THE MEANINGFUL AND TALENTED WORDS FROM OUR AMAZING POETS, SONGWRITERS, AND EVERYONE WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY AND SHARES THIS MESSAGE WITH ALL OF US ON OUR WEBSITE, DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR WRITING COMMUNITY.  WE HOPE THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR YOU TO SHARE AND WILL ONLY ADD MORE IN THE YEAR 2027 FOR YOU ALL TO ENJOY AS GIFTED WRITERS!  WE ARE ALL BLESSED AND THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AND THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND WRITING THE POEMS THAT TOUCH OUR HEART!  WE WILL ONLY BE ADDING MORE WRITING AND POETRY CONTESTS FOR YOU, PROMPTS TO PARTICIPATE IN, AND MUCH MORE IN THE YEAR 2027.  WE LOVE YOU ALL, AND HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR MEMBERSHIPS.  

I ALSO WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE DR. SHANNI DOVER, RETIRED PSYCHOLOGIST AND ADD HER TO THOSE WE ARE THANKFUL FOR.  WE CAN’T WAIT UNTIL SHE IS ABLE TO WRITE FOR US AGAIN ON SUNDAY’S.  THANK YOU  SHANNI,  FOR YOUR WISE, KNOWLEDGEABLE ARTICLES FILLED WITH VALUABLE ADVICE AND YOUR TIME THIS YEAR. 

I PERSONALLY WISH TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT ARE A PART OF OUR FACEBOOK PAGES AND TWITTER MEMBERS AND FOLLOWERS.  AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I LOST MY LITTLE SISTER TO CANCER THIS YEAR.  THERE ARE NO WORDS I CAN FIND TO EXPRESS MY THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, CONDOLENCES, AND WISDOM.  EACH OF YOU TOUCH MY HEART DAILY, AND AGAIN I WISH TO THANK ALL OF THE MEMBERS, FRIENDS, CONTEST WINNERS AND WONDERFUL WRITING VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE DAILY WISDOM WORDS POSSIBLE.  YOU ALL ARE EACH A PIECE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND IMPORTANT IN YOUR OWN WAY.  MUCH LOVE, GRATITUDE, AND HOPE THAT NEXT YEAR WILL BE A YEAR WE CAN SHARE WITH OUR LOVED ONES WITH VACCINES ON THE WAY IN HOPES FOR YOUR HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND FUTURE.  THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A PART OF OUR WRITING COMMUNITY.  WITHOUT EACH OF YOU, THERE WOULD NOT BE A DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM!  GOD BLESS YOU ALL WITH MY GRATITUDE AND LOVE THAT ALL OF US FEEL WHO ARE A PART OF DAILY WISDOM WORDS FROM OUR HOSTS TO OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.  

SAMANTHA LEBOEUF, FOUNDER-DAILY WISDOM WORDS LLC.  

Are We There Yet?

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Accomplishments will prove to be a journey, not a destination.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower

Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

Usually, the aforementioned phrase is associated with a bunch of impatient kids squished together in a car with irritation laden in their voices.

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TEMPERATURE DO YOU TAKE YOURS?

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Have you taken your temperature today?  When I ask if we’ve taken our temperature, I am referring to how we measure our moods and emotions.  I don’t think we do enough temperature taking to know where we stand emotionally and physically.  We are not internal enough to know whether we will react or respond.  It is very important to take our temperature many times a day.  This will reduce impulsive comments based on feelings we have inside that may conflict with others we interact with.  This includes our children.

We should always be measuring our patience levels, our internal mood, and emotions.  I am the first to admit that I don’t always take my temperature for mood, emotions, or internal peace.  Peace requires us to be taking our temperature and if it is over normal, to do something about this.  When we are sick, we take our temperature.  Once we do, if we have one, we take aspirin or Tylenol. If we don’t do this, and our temperature continues to rise, we could potentially end up in the hospital.  There are consequences when we don’t feel well if nothing is done to help us with the symptoms. 

The same is true when we are not aware of our temperature emotionally.  For example, we wake up late.  We miss the bus and see it as it is driving away just as we get there.  We call an Uber we can’t afford to make it to work and are still late.  How much has our temperature mentally risen from the stress?  Let us take a look at the definition of temperature.

Webster Definition of temperature-1.  The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and show though a thermometer or through touch, it is higher than the comparative normal temperature.  

Daily Wisdom Word Definition of temperature-a method of taking enough time to internally register our moods, positive or negative thoughts and emotions.  

Our temperature mentally, physically and emotionally should be something we are aware of.  There are consequences with reactions to another, and it is easy to sense someone’s mood, oftentimes prior to the person being self-aware.  This causes us to make poor judgement calls and interactions that could have been avoided by a five minute walk, making a quick gratitude list or removing ourself from the situation until we adjust our mood and emotional temperature.  Thanks so much for reading.  Samantha LeBoeuf/Daily Wisdom Words

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GIVE AND THANKS

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Do you say thank you to your child when he helps you with your car keys when you are set for work? Do you say thank you when your pet, maybe a dog, helps you out? Yes! It is funny. How do i say thank you to an animal? If you can not say it, then, act it. How often do you say thank you when helped out of a situation in life?

If i were to answer that question, mine would undoubtedly be often. You see, i was showered with love and care yesterday by an angel. Truth be told, the help was timely. I was already ready to accept defeat.

She kept on asking me Monday, what’s wrong with you. You don’t sound okay. Now, that is someone who cares about you. Long story short, this angel that i speak of helped me as soon as i uttered the reason for my sad state.

Well, i gave thanks for the shower of love and i am still going to give thanks because i appreciate the act of love and i know that when you give thanks you create room for unconditional love. How often do you say thank you when helped out of a situation in life? Let’s talk about it here on DWW PICTURE POETRY.

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ZOOM BY LIONEL RICHIE & THE COMMODORES

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LYRICS

Whoa, I like to greet the sun each mornin’
And walk amongst the stars at night
I’d like to know the taste of honey in my life
In my life
Well, I’ve shared so many pains
And I played so many games
Ah, but everyone finds the right way
Somehow, some way, some day
Whoa, zoom, I’d like to fly far away from here
Where my mind can see fresh and clear
And I’ll find the love that I long to see
People can be what they wanna be
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Whoa, ho, I wish the world were truly happy
Living as one
I wish the world they call Freedom
Someday would come, some day would come
Whoa, zoom, I’d like to fly far away from here
Where my mind can see fresh and clear
And I’ll find the love that I long to see
Everybody can be what they wanna be
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey, baby
Woo
I’d like to away (Well, I’d like to fly away)
Zoom-zoom (Well, I’d like to fly away)
Zoom-zoom (Baby)
I’d like to away (Well, I’d like to fly away)
Zoom-zoom (Well, I’d like to fly away)
Zoom-zoom (Baby)
I’d like to away (Well, I’d like to fly away)
Zoom-zoom (Well, I’d like to fly away)
Zoom-zoom (Baby)
Zoom (I-I-I-I-I)
(Ey) Zoom-zoom (Baby, yeah)
Zoom (You and me, baby)
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Hello amazing writers,
I greet you with sincerity and with love this very day. Before I go any further, I’d like to state that I appreciate all the effort you put in place to make DWW a better place for writers.  On this note, I want to say a big thank you to you all.
This song was recommended by our very own Samantha Lebeouf who is currently under the weather during to her own sheer will to make this writing community a conducive place for you and I.
She actually said that she loves the song and that it is one of her favorite songs. If she loves it, then, it sure is a nice song.
So,
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-Compose a poem inspired by song
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APPRECIATION VS LOSS

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“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”
-Gilbert K. Chesterton

Never take __________ for granted. How many times have we heard that in our lives? The blank can be filled with anything be it family, friends, money, etc.

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PAY IT FORWARD – 5

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“If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward and it comes back to you twelve-fold.”
-Mariska Hargitay

Welcome to the fifth installment of the #PayItForward series. This one is a special edition of online publications that have not only inspired me but have set new standards for contemporary literature, especially by independent writers.

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THANK YOU

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“The struggle ends where the gratitude begins.”
-Neale Donald Walsh

The following scenario is pretty much universal: Most hours of the day are spent at home, writing, reading, watching TV and/or chatting on Zoom with friends and family. If you’re fortunate enough in which your career requires a lot of online work, you’re still working. When you step out for essential needs, you may or may not have some kind of mask on.

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PRAYER VS. HOPE

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“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is THANK YOU, it will be enough.”
-Meister Eckhart

In a previous post, I had explored whether having faith has to equate to being religious. In it, I came away with the conclusion that while the two are often correlated, the correlation is not mandatory.

To expand on the same topic, can you apply the same philosophy to praying? When saying a prayer, is it always to a religious entity? In order to explore that question, we have to ask, what exactly is praying?

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GRATIFICATION

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Why is it so important to be grateful for the things we do have including those who love us, our health, having a roof over our head, clean water, and food to eat as well as good things that happen along the way?  Before going any further, let us take a look at the meaning of gratification.

Gratification-1.  Pleasure, especially when gained from satisfaction or desire.  2.  a source of pleasure

Daily Wisdom Words Meaning of  Gratification-Appreciation for the good things we have in our lives.  Changing our thinking and focus to focus on those things, people we appreciate, and God.  

In a world full of pain and suffering, all available on our nightly news, it is so easy to focus on the tragedies of life.  Unless we plan on doing something positive about the things that we feel the worst about, especially for others, it is best to focus on what we can change.  We have loved ones in our own lives calling out for help, and we need to be focused on others needs to see these things.  A loved one can be hurting right now that your close to, and you may not be aware of it.  

One way we can help others experience gratification, is to be the example we wish to set.  A living example of advice is the best form of it.  We are all leaders to others, but may not be acknowledged for it.  Being grateful for everything in life, will change your thinking is so many ways.  You will find, if you retrain yourself not to focus on the negative things in life we all experience in one form or another, to see these things as lessons we can learn from.  

One way to do this, is to trace a problem back to its roots.  I promise you, if your in some form of predicament, somewhere along the way, a choice you made affected the outcome of that situation.  By being grateful for those things we do have in our lives, we change our thinking;  therefore changing our choices.  

Everything I share with you, are all things I have had to learn along the way.  I am far from perfect, and need to do more thanking and doing, instead of moaning and feeling helpless.  Change is not always easy, however.  Making changes in our lives to focus on the positive and also to be grateful even with wonderful intentions fall on the back burner sometimes.  Listed below, are some ways we can make a change to show and be happy in our own gratification.

1.  create a gratitude list.  Your mind is most receptive to change and new input when you first wake up.  The first thing one can do is to create a list of appreciation for those things in your life, more importantly loved ones in your life your grateful for.

2.  Use words like thank you, please, (kindness words) and you will begin to notice the small things such as a smile from your child to you, which can be a great mindset in creating gratitude in your life.  

3.  Be careful with those you associate with.  Have you ever listened to someone who is constantly negative?  Even by simply listening to them, you feel drained after talking to them.  Gratitude is the opposite.  We do acknowledge bad things that have happened in our life, but we look for the good in them.  There are always lessons we can learn from Mistakes.

4.  Say prayers of thankfulness.  Perhaps you don’t believe in God.  All I ask is you make the effort to thank someone for something good that has happened in your life.  You may open up a whole new connection to a God you thought you did not believe in.  

Gratification and pleasure can be found in the smallest of things.  I have always found, when I have been financially, emotionally, or socially short, something has come my way to change things for the better.  Fewer of these good things happen if I don’t have some form of FAITH.  

Thanks so much for reading about gratification and appreciation today.  Have a beautiful and blessed day.  I am now learning to add links to my posts to articles you may find helpful and other daily wisdom words that may also help you.  Don’t forget, we have added a new page to our website called, Wise Advice.  This is a page where you can seek advice anonymously or choose to get advice from other daily wisdom words members.  go to:  https://www.dailywisdomwords/wise-advice to take advantage of this.  Because we are not licensed counselors, but Mental Health Advocates, you must be a member to take advantage of this latest service.  

With deep gratitude for you reading these words, Samantha One last thing:  when you are done reading this post, please scroll down to the join the discussion area at the bottom of the page and leave a comment about how this post affected/did not affect you, or advice you suggest for achieving a gracious form of thinking.

other links you may find useful: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_gratitude_changes_you_and_your_brain+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

other daily wisdom words which may be helpful:  http://dailywisdomwords.com/choices-2/

Counting Your Blessings

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“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

-Wille Nelson

Yesterday, I talked about understanding the value of grief. Today, I thought I’d discuss giving the same prevalence to the good things in life.

I don’t just mean major accomplishments, I mean the small, everyday occurrences in life that we otherwise, may not even realize.

One of the things I started doing in the last year or so is being thankful for the tiniest good things in a day. It changed my outlook of things in ways I couldn’t have fathomed.

If I wake up in the morning and it’s sunny, I’ll say to myself, “Thank you God” or “Thank you universe for this pleasant weather today.”

And I’ll carry on like that for everything throughout the day even if it seems insignificant.

As crazy as this may sound, just yesterday there was a movie I particularly wanted to see that randomly aired on TV. And I was grateful for it even though in the long run, it hardly meant anything.

Even if you’re not a spiritual person, scientists have argued that such behavior has the potential to produce more endorphins which give you a feeling of euphoria.

So whether you thank a higher power, the universe or just the aura around you, just acknowledge anything and everything good. In time, your entire outlook on life could change.

Being Thankful

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As human beings, we should never stop striving to be the best at what we do.

Simultaneously, we must also remember to acknowledge and be thankful for what we already have.

Yesterday, there was tornado and a massive power outage in the area where I live in Dallas, TX.

I was complaining like anyone else would in my place until I saw a homeless person who didn’t even have a roof over his head to stay safe let alone electricity. (Note: He was eventually taken inside by some of my neighbors till the tornado subsided).

The incident made be thankful that I was at least able to stay dry and safe even though I didn’t have power for the next eight hours or so.

Never stop dreaming and/or having ambitions. But never dismiss what you have either.

THANKLESSNESS

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What does it mean to exhibit thanklessness?  Having an attitude of gratitude can make your life much happier.  Being thankless is just the opposite.   Before we go any further, let us take a look at what thankless means in our Webster Dictionary.

Thanklessness-difficult or unpleasant and not likely to bring one pleasure or appreciation of others.  2 . not expressing or feeling gratitude

Daily Wisdom Words Definition of thanklessness-unable to appreciate or show gratitude for all the things in life one should be grateful for, including life itself.

Being thankless cheats us.  When we feel sorry for ourselves, more often than not, it puts us in a place that is darker than where we were at before.  Happiness can truly be found in having an “attitude of gratitude” and making a gratitude list of all the things your grateful for daily can help you get there.

Being thankless comes from taking for granted those positive things in life, given, even life itself.  Sometimes, it is important in life to simply step outside and smell the air that we breathe and be thankful we can breathe it in.  That is part of being healthy which is another thing to be grateful for for.

I have been through an experience recently, where I have given and given to another, my time, my resources, and energy and had it all taken for granted.  When we are generous with others, ideally we should do it without expectations.  Otherwise, we get hurt when those expectations aren’t met.  We should be careful not to give to much of ourselves on wasted causes.  There are too many things out there to give to that could really use our help.

Being thankless, leads us away from all the good we can do in this world and the wonderful feeling we do get when doing these things.   It is very important for our soul to give back to others and to important causes we believe in, especially when we have been blessed with more than our neighbor.

When we begin to be thankless, we start a journey down a never ending descension into darkness.  Be thankful for today, and the moment your in.  You will never get that moment back, and there are no do overs in life.

Thanks so much for reading about being thankless today.  When your finished reading this article, please scroll down beneath it, and leave a comment, poem or quote in the “join the discussion” box.  This would be greatly appreciated!

Samantha Leboeuf/DWW