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“Worrying is thinking negative thoughts about things that are outside of your control.”
-Mel Robbin
The title of today’s post may seem oxymoronic or counterintuitive. Worrying by definition is a negative trait so how can it be optimistic?
Let me elaborate.
Today, i celebrate with those who fought tumor and overcame it. I also give hope to those still in the fight with tumor. Like my friends would say IT WILL BE WELL. I still remember how devastated my uncle and hi family were when he had his own fair share of this ailment; i also remember how Reenie O’Dea, our podcast host, felt when this ailment affected her daughter but we thank the ALMIGHTY GOD for liberty and good health right now.
Neel Trivedi is also part of this success story. Let’s talk about tumor and being free from it today on Daily Wisdom Words Picture Prompt. I am Abuh Monday Eneojo. I will be your host.
Remember, it does not count if you do not invite someone to join the prompt. Inspire someone today! Let’s do this!
“It is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
Everyone wants to be happy, right?
You’re constantly wishing and/or praying that whatever problems you have in life go away, right? And yet, there’s a feeling, an emotion, that what if you achieve what you want and you fail at maintaining or preserving it?
OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD IS “UNKNOWNS”. I CHOSE THIS WORD BECAUSE IT IS THE ONE THING WE CAN’T OR DON’T CALCULATE WHEN WE PLAN FOR LIFE STRATEGIES. THERE ARE MANY UNKNOWNS, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT WE AREN’T IN CONTROL OF AS MUCH AS WE LIKE TO THINK. THERE IS PLANNING THAT LAYS OUT MANY VARIABLES ACCOUNTING FOR THE UNKNOWN.
HOWEVER, WE SIMPLY CAN’T PLAN OUR LIFE DOWN TO EVERY ANGLE. IF WE TAKE UNKNOWNS A STEP FURTHER, WITHOUT THEM, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO GROW AS INDIVIDUALS. BEING PREPARED FOR CURVEBALLS IS PARTLY WHAT MAKES LIFE INTERESTING. THESE CURVEBALLS OR UNKNOWNS IN LIFE ARE WHAT WE HAVE TO BE EMOTIONALLY PREPARED FOR. THERE IS NOT ONLY THE UNSEEN, BUT THE UNFORESEEN.
MANY THINGS GO ON AROUND US WE COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE AWARE OF. THERE ARE SIMPLY TOO MANY MOVING PARTS IN LIFE INCLUDING WHAT DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY INVOLVED IN EVENTS IN LIFE. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I USED TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING.
I THINK WE ALL SHOULD PLAN FOR LIFE, AND ANY GOAL WE WISH TO ACHIEVE. I WAS FORCED HOWEVER, WHEN I WAS 30 YEARS OLD, TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT MY SUMMATIONS ON LIFE WHEN A CAR HIT ME AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT 50 MILES PER HOUR.
THIS EVENT SHOWED ME WE AREN’T IN CONTROL OF ALL OF LIFE’S EVENTS. BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER, LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THE MEANING OF THE WORD, UNKNOWN IN OUR WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND THE DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION.
WEBSTER DEFINITION FOR THE MEANING OF UNKNOWN-AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OR VARIABLE. THAT WHICH IS UNKNOWN.
DAILY WISDOM WORD MEANING-THE THINGS WE CANNOT PLAN FOR THAT SIMPLY HAPPEN IN LIFE.
I KNOW WHEN I THINK OF THE WORD “UNKNOWNS”, I AM DEALING WITH THAT PART OF REALITY THAT IS PART OF IT THAT WE CAN’T ANTICIPATE. WHAT HAVE YOU HAD HAPPEN TO YOU THAT WAS AN UNKNOWN? HOW DID YOU COPE OR HANDLE IT? UNKNOWNS ARE OFTEN THE ONE THING THAT CREATES A SIDE OF US WHICH BELIEVE IN FATE OR DESTINY AND YES, GOD.
I DO BELIEVE THAT GOD HOLDS AND HANDLES THE “MASTER PLAN”. THE MASTER PLAN TO ME IS THE PLAN THAT IS PLAYING OUT IN ALL THE UNSEEN THINGS WE CAN’T ANTICIPATE. THERE ARE GOOD AND BAD THINGS THAT WHEN WE THINK OF THE UNKNOWNS. PERHAPS WE GET MONEY WE WERE NOT EXPECTING WE ARE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF.
PERHAPS WE LOSE SOMEONE TO DEATH WE WERE NOT EXPECTING AND MUST LIVE WITH THIS GRIEF. THERE IS ONE THING POSITIVE THAT COMES OVER A LIFETIME FROM UNKNOWNS. WE GROW EMOTIONALLY. DESPITE THIS, IT CAN BE PAINFUL, JOYFUL, SURPRISING, EMOTIONAL, SAD, HAPPY, EXCITING, AND OVERWHELMING WHEN AN UNKNOWN HAPPENS.
WITHOUT THE UNKNOWN, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GROW EMOTIONALLY AS HUMAN BEINGS. THIS WOULD BE THE SADDEST PLAN OF ALL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU FOR READING TODAY. WANT TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION? BELOW THIS POST IS JUST THE PLACE TO START OR JOIN IN A DISCUSSION.
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“Before you ‘assume’, try this crazy method called asking.”
-Unknown
The year is 2000. I’m in high school. The bell has rung and I’m about to go from choir class to Spanish class. Spanish class has two textbooks which my teacher, Mr. Brown, uses interchangeably. Unfortunately, I’m not sure which one is needed for that particular day. Perhaps Mr. Brown had mentioned it the day before and perhaps he hadn’t. I can’t remember.
“Patience is not passive, on the contrary, it is concentrated strength.”
-Bruce Lee
How hard or easy is it to have patience?
For me personally, it’s one of the most difficult acts to do. Whether it’s waiting for a package delivery or sitting at the airport, I always find myself getting antsy, especially if things get delayed.
I’ve written about this topic before on a handful of occasions. I feel it deserves to be revisited once again because never has it been more timely than the last year and a half.
During the said time, we’ve all found our levels of patience being tested more than ever for a number of reasons.
Firstly, one thing the whole world has been antsy about is the desire of normalcy.
Since late 2019, we’ve all had to combat COVID-19 in various ways. All the while, one thought has been playing in our minds like a broken record: when we things be normal again?
And let’s not forget the entire mess of the last presidential election. Plagued with controversies, the events January 6, constant debates about veracity of voting systems, etc all fried our brains no matter which side we were on politically.
Regardless of who anyone voted for, everyone had to wait longer than usual for a clear definitive winner. (Some argue about it even till today but that’s another topic for another day).
With all that in mind, allow me to collect all the tips I shared in my previous articles about being patient and present them cumulatively here:
Before we get to any exercises, it’s worth pointing out how being patient benefits us.
According to a study published in the Psychological Science journal, when we’re patient, the end result always seems more gratifying. The more we wait for something (or someone) the less granted we take it and begin to value it more.
Now of course that doesn’t eliminate the unpleasant process of waiting. Telling someone that if they climb Mount Everest, they’ll have a huge feeling of accomplishment won’t make the actual climb any easier.
But perhaps it makes us feel that the journey of getting there is worth it, no matter how arduous.
In that study, most participants, even in the midst of irritation and frustration, had increased levels of mindfulness and were reportedly a but more calm the next time.
According to Ye Li, an assistant professor at the University of California who conducted a portion of the study said exercises in patience are advantageous for self-control in many areas including, diet, sleep, smoking and mental health.
Clearly, the virtues of patience are worth imbibing.
But how do we get to that point of even thinking that way?
The following tips are taken from an article in Huffington Post as well as from my personal counselor for depression.
Are you a patient person or impatient? If the latter, do you have tips of your own to combat impatience? Do you agree with the points made in this article? Why or why not? Share your thoughts and experiences by commenting below on our secure servers.
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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
OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD TODAY IS “WOUNDS”. I AM NOT REFERRING TO A PHYSICAL WOUND, BUT THE SAME STEPS TO HEAL ONE, DO APPLY TO OUR EMOTIONAL WOUNDS. IF A WOUND IS BLEEDING, AND THE BLEEDING DOESN’T STOP, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS WE NEED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO GET THAT BLEEDING TO STOP SUCH AS STITCHES AT AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IT IS NO DIFFERENT WHEN WE HAVE PSYCHOLOGICAL WOUNDS. IF THEY ARE NOT TREATED FIRST BY ACKNOWLEDGING THEM, THEN TAKING STEPS TO HEAL THEM THEY WILL TAINT OUR PERCEPTION OF OTHERS, LEVEL OF TRUST, AND ABILITY TO HAVE SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS OF ANY KIND.
LET ME WALK THIS THROUGH. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED AS A CHILD. I NEVER TELL ANYONE MY SECRET BECAUSE OF SHAME AND HUMILIATION. I ACTUALLY PUSH IT OUT OF MY MIND EVERY TIME IT SURFACES IN MY MIND. I CAN’T BRING MYSELF TO THINK ABOUT IT, MUST LESS GET HELP TO HEAL THIS WOUND. IT LITERALLY BEGINS TO BLEED INTO OTHER AREAS OF MY LIFE. I AM NOW IN MY FIRST SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP. HOWEVER, SOME PART OF ME “HOLDS BACK”, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUAL INTIMACY.
I HAD HELD INSIDE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AND BURIED IT, AND YEARS LATER, BECAUSE I DIDN’T TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO HEAL THE WOUNDS THAT REMAINED, THEY WERE STILL RAW AND OPEN.
WHAT STEPS SHOULD I HAVE TAKEN? THE FIRST STEP WOULD HAVE BEEN TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME ALTHOUGH I DIDN’T FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED AT THE TIME. THE NEXT STEP WOULD HAVE BEEN TO TELL A PARENT OR ADULT I TRUSTED. THE NEXT STEP WOULD HAVE BEEN TO TALK ABOUT IT WITH A TRUSTED ADULT AND THEN GET TO A PROFESSIONAL EQUIPPED TO GIVE ME THE PROPER HELP I NEEDED. WOUNDS THAT ARE DEEP AND EMOTIONAL END UP BEING “REPRESSED MEMORIES” OFTEN WHEN NOT ADDRESSED ESPECIALLY AS A CHILD. DO YOU SEE THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDS WE GET? WE CAN’T LEAVE EMOTIONAL WOUNDS TO FESTER IN OUR MINDS EVEN WHEN WE PUSH THEM BACK TO OUR SUBCONSCIOUS BECAUSE THEY DON’T EVER JUST “GO AWAY”.
I FINALLY SAW A THERAPIST AS AN ADULT FOR SOMETHING THAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME AS A CHILD, IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO DRAG THE MEMORIES UP. MANY DETAILS OF THIS SEXUAL ABUSE CAME OUT I HAD BLOCKED OUT OR FORGOTTEN OVER THE YEARS. I LEARNED BECAUSE I HAD TOLD NO ONE AND THE EMOTIONAL WOUND CONTINUED TO FESTER, I WAS EMOTIONALLY UNAVAILABLE FOR ANY RELATIONSHIP. THE SEXUAL ABUSE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO ME “HOLDING BACK” EMOTIONALLY. IF YOU KEEP A SECRET TO YOURSELF, BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH WHATEVER IT IS AT YOUR OWN CONSEQUENCES. THE SECRETS WE KEEP ARE EVENTUALLY THE DETRIMENTS WE EXPERIENCE OFTEN WITHOUT CORRELATING THE TWO. THAT IS WHY EMOTIONAL WOUNDS AS DEEP AS THE EXAMPLE I GAVE, NEED TO BE DEALT WITH BEST WITH A PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST OR THERAPIST.
IN TIME, WE DO HEAL. WE RECOGNIZE DANGEROUS PATTERNS BEFORE THEY AFFECT OUR RELATIONSHIPS. WE THEN FIND STRENGTH WITHIN BECAUSE WE ARE GIVEN TOOLS AND SKILLS TO COPE WITH OUR EMOTIONAL WOUNDS.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER EXAMPLES I COULD USE, BUT I THINK YOU ALL GET THE GIST OF THIS. WE MUST NOT STUFF IN OUR EMOTIONAL ABUSES OR PSYCHOLOGICAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE. ONCE WE DEAL WITH THESE TRAGEDIES THROUGH WHATEVER STEPS NECESSARY TO LEARN COPING SKILLS, UNHEALTHY PATTERN RECOGNITION, AND WORK TOWARDS HEALING, WE GO FROM “VICTIM TO SURVIVOR”! IN THE END, WE WIN. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING. SAMANTHA/DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM.
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“Future endeavors with superstitions attached to them have the same probability of coming to fruition that anything else does. Either they’ll come to fruition or they won’t. Had they been anything more or less, the world would be a much different place.”
-Excerpt from upcoming short story “Howl of Freedom” by Angie Verhoeven
Are you superstitious?
TODAY’S DAILY WISDOM WORD IS RESPONSIBILITY. AT WHAT POINT DO WE AS MATURE ADULTS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS? AT WHAT POINT DO WE BECOME THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS WRONG?
YOU MAY FIND IT FASCINATING TO LEARN THAT THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE INCAPABLE OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS. THESE INDIVIDUALS SIMPLY CAN’T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRONGDOING.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE WAY THEY VIEW WHO THEY ARE. TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING, WOULD ALSO MEAN TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR OURSELVES AND USING OUR INTERNAL “TRUTH CHECKER”. THESE INDIVIDUALS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OR RESPONSIBILITY AND BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACTIONS THEY SIMPLY CAN’T ACCEPT THEMSELVES CAPABLE OF BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR. THEY DO NOT WANT TO SEE THIS TRUTH AS THEY VIEW IT AS A REFLECTION UPON WHO THEY ARE INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING OUR HUMAN SIDE AND OUR CAPABILITY TO MAKE A MISTAKE.
TO SEE THEMSELVES IN THE KIND OF LIGHT TRUTH WOULD REVEAL IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH FOR THEIR EGO AND PRIDE. SADLY, TAKING RESPONSIBILITY WHEN WE ARE IN THE WRONG IS PART OF BEING AN ADULT. TAKING RESPONSIBILITY MEANS THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE TO SEE THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR FLAWS AS HUMAN BEINGS AND THEY SIMPLY ARE NOT CAPABLE OF DOING THIS. WHY? FIRST, IT REQUIRES RIGOROUS HONESTY ABOUT WHO WE ARE AS INDIVIDUALS AND THESE PERSONALITIES ARE INCAPABLE OF LOOKING AT THE TRUTH REGARDING THEIR CHARACTER WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO LIE TO THEMSELVES ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AND OTHERS AS WELL. WHO THEY ARE IS NOT WHO THEY SEE THEMSELVES AS AND THE IMAGE THEY DO SEE, IS DISTORTED. BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER, LET US TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE WORD RESPONSIBILITY ACTUALLY MEANS IN OUR WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION.
WEBSTER DEFINITION OF RESPONSIBILITY-1. THE STATE OR FACT OF BEING ACCOUNTABLE OR TO BLAME FOR SOMETHING. 2. A THING THAT ONE IS REQUIRED TO DO AS PART OF A JOB, ROLE, OR LEGAL OBLIGATION. 3. A MORAL OBLIGATION TO BEHAVE CORRECTLY TOWARD OR IN RESPECT OF.
DAILY WISDOM WORD MEANING OF RESPONSIBILITY-1. BEING ABLE TO HAVE ENOUGH MATURITY NO MATTER HOW BAD FACING THE TRUTH ABOUT THEMSELVES IS IF THEY ARE CAPABLE OF ACCOUNTABILITY DOING SO AND HAVING ENOUGH RESPECT FOR ANOTHER TO ACCEPT AND FACE THE TRUTH ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY HAD FOR SOMETHING GONE WRONG. WHEN ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A WRONGDOING TO OTHERS OR WRONGDOING HURTING THEMSELVES. NOONE HAS EVER SAID TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND OWNERSHIP FOR WHAT HAS GONE WRONG IF YOU CREATED THIS PROBLEM INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY WOULD BE EASY. PART OF BEING AN ADULT IS BEING ABLE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WRONGDOING WHEN THEY ARE AT FAULT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO THIS. IT IS SO DIFFICULT IN FACT, PEOPLE GO TO MANY LENGTHS TO COVER UP THEIR PART IN WHATEVER THE WRONGDOING WAS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ROLE THEY PLAYED MADE THEM FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE. THEY WILL LIE, CREATE STORIES OF FALSEHOOD, CHEAT, STEAL, LIE TO THEMSELVES, DECEIVE, AND GO TO EXTREME LENGTHS TO AVOID THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AS PEOPLE.
WHAT THEY DO NOT REALIZE IS THEY MAKE THEMSELVES LOOK WORSE TO OTHERS AS THE TRUTH IS USUALLY REVEALED. THEY END UP THINKING EVEN LESS OF THEMSELVES WITH THE LIES THEY TELL TO AVOID THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE ISSUE THEY CAUSED COME TO LIGHT. THEY LOOK WORSE THAN THEY WOULD HAVE IF THEY HAD ASSUMED RIGHTFUL OWNERSHIP OF WHAT THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR AT THE ONSET OF THEIR MISTAKE WHICH BECOMES INTENTIONAL WHEN THEY LIE ABOUT IT.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY TODAY AND WHAT IT REALLY MEANS. ONE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IS IF A PERSON IS WILLING TO LIE INTENTIONALLY TO THEMSELVES THIS MEANS THEY ARE CAPABLE OF MANY OTHER THINGS THAT CAN BE FAR WORSE THAN DENIABILITY. DON’T BE ANGRY WITH THEM IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF THEIR LIES. PRAY THEY GET HELP. SAMANTHA LEBOEUF/DWW
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Happy New year to you 🎄
Hi,
How are you doing today? I know 2020 may have been rough and tough. We all had our own fair share of it’s excesses.
I may be tempted to bring one or two things from @slleboeuf previous post, Rippling, but I will not- atleast not yet.
If you take a good look at the picture above, the man is searching from a distance, a star. My question is why wait for a star to make a wish when you can create one?
Guys, make a wish with a poem. The star is on Daily Wisdom Words Picture prompt today.
Let’s talk about it.
– See picture
-Compose a poem inspired by picture with words in title.
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THIS YEAR, 2020, HAS BEEN FULL OF ISOLATION DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SADLY, MANY OF US ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE CURFEW, AND RESTRICTIONS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE A NECESSITY. SINCE WE ARE USED TO THIS, WE TEND TO THROW AWAY THE IDEA OF GOING OUT ALL TOGETHER EVEN WITH A MASK AND SOCIAL DISTANCING allowing us the opportunity TO FEEL SOMEWHAT SAFE.
I LIVE IN DENVER, COLORADO, AND WE HAVE RECENTLY WATCHED OUR STATE GO FROM A LOW AMOUNT OF COVID CASES TO A HIGHER DEGREE, MEASURED BY OUR STATE. HOW THIS IS DESIGNATED IS BY COLOR. DARK RED INDICATES A HIGH AMOUNT OF CASES FROM APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO WHEN WE WERE RATED AS LOW. MANY RESTAURANTS ARE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT AREN’T NOT CHAIN RESTAURANTS AND THESE PLACES ESPECIALLY WITH LACK OF GOVERNMENT HELP, HAVE SIMPLY SHUT THEIR DOORS. IT IS NOW THE HOLIDAY SEASON, A TIME WE NORMALLY WOULD BRING OUR NEIGHBORS COOKIES GIVING THEM A HUG, BUT NOW THIS IS NOT ADVISED. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PERSON WHO HUGS PEOPLE WHEN I MEET THEM. HUMAN BEINGS NEED “TOUCH”. NOW OF COURSE, THIS IS DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE NEED TO ABIDE BY WHAT THE CDC AND WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION RECOMMENDS. THIS HOWEVER, DOES NOT MAKE IT EASIER AVOIDING TOUCH OR PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER. BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ARE PREGNANT. MY DAUGHTER WILL BE FLYING HERE FROM IDAHO FOR CHRISTMAS DESPITE WARNINGS THAT RECOMMEND TRAVELING BE SUSPENDED THIS YEAR WITH MY GRANDSON AND SON-IN-LAW. THEY WILL BE AS CAREFUL AS POSSIBLE I KNOW, BUT I CAN’T HELP BUT FEEL CONCERNED.
MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WE TEND TO ISOLATE OUT OF FEAR OF THIS EXTREMELY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. I AM SO RELIEVED WE FINALLY HAVE A VACCINE THAT IS GOING TO INOCULATE THOSE WHO GET IT. THIS MAKES ME FEEL VERY HOPEFUL AS I HAVE NOTICED I AM IN A CONSTANT STATE OF DEPRESSION TO A CERTAIN DEGREE COPING WITH THE ISOLATION AVOIDING THIS VIRUS. I COULD NOT TELL YOU THE LAST TIME I DROVE MY CAR TO GO ANYWHERE. I DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE DUE TO UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS I HAVE. RESEARCH IS SHOWING I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO FEELS THIS ISOLATION AND DEPRESSION RESULTING FROM THE VIRUS AND FEAR OF GETTING IT. MANY OF US FEEL THIS WAY. I KNOW HOWEVER, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE WITH THIS. AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, THIS VIRUS HAS BEEN CREATED WITH A NEW MEDICAL APPROACH UNLIKE ANIY PREVIOUS VACCINE SUCH AS MEASLES OR CHICKEN POX VACCINES. The new technology is fascinating to me.
This vaccine literally gives instructions to one of our cells to get rid of the “spike protein injected” and creates its own immunity. This is called mRNA and is introduced to the cells causing them to create antibodies . This immune response protects us against Covid. Due to the unknown timeline of efficacy for this vaccine, two shots are given approximately three weeks apart to be sure immunity and cells have created the immune response from the mRNA injected to cause spike protein to be created. No other vaccine has ever used this kind of technology before.
In fact, the way vaccines have always worked is we are injected with a dead portion of the virus like Chicken Pox for example, and the immune system creates antibodies from these tiny amounts of dead virus injected. This procedure does not work with Covid-19 Patients. Messengers created telling our cells by mRNA’s is new and we can’t be sure how long we will have immunity from it. I personally will be getting this vaccine as soon as I am able to. I find it amazing we have been successful so quickly and the FDA has given it approval under EUA or emergency use authorization. This approval is hope for our future.
Should we still wear a mask after getting this vaccine? For the time being, yes, to protect those who haven’t had the vaccine. However, I firmly believe our world will no longer be isolated a year from now and we will be able to return to an “active” lifestyle!
This to me, is the best Christmas gift I could hope for and some of the depression many of us feel will be resolving itself as this pandemic will finally be under control.
Thanks so much for reading! Samantha Leboeuf/Dailywisdomwords.com
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“Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude.”
-Joyce Meyer
In a previous post I had talked about the importance of being patient and how what’s meant to be yours will eventually come to you even if it’s later than expected.
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“Faith is taking the first step when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
Is faith a term that can only be used in the context of religion? Can you have faith without being religious?
“Be careful what you wish for, lest it comes true.”
-Unknown
While origins of this quote are sketchy, popular opinion suggests that it’s a translation of an old Chinese proverb.
Do you have self-discipline? This article will cover the meaning of self-discipline that can apply to all areas of your life. I am going through a stage where self discipline is lacking inside me. Self-discipline is about routine. The only way self-discipline works for us is if we establish a routine. It takes 21 days of doing something consistently to develop a routine. Self-discipline is at the heart of this. We need to strengthen self-discipline with baby steps. It takes just one small step to begin a series of steps to reach a goal but you must develop self-discipline or tap into it to get to a place to take those steps.
Let’s take a look at the meaning of self-discipline in our Webster Dictionary and daily wisdom words meaning.
Self-discipline-Correction or regulation of oneself for the sake of improvement.
Daily Wisdom Words Definition-acceptance of our faults and who we are and working off positive affirmation to develop self-discipline.
It is quite simple. When we “hate” ourselves for eating too much or putting things off, we need to accept this is just as much a part of yourself as loving yourself and making positive changes. Not only do you need to believe in yourself, you need to center yourself to be around people that support what it is you are trying to achieve. Many people believe self-discipline starts with will power. This may work for a few of us, but that will-power must come from somewhere. If we cannot think well of ourselves, will-power is hard to develop. How do we change?
1. we must start change with our own self-talk. Shaming ourselves may work to begin with but ultimately leads to failure. If we don’t feel good about ourselves bad self-talk leads to poor self-discipline.
2. accept yourself for who you are. This includes our weaknesses and our strengths. This takes time and change of self-talk, and small steps leading to ultimately winning the race.
3. Do written affirmations. Sit down and write over and over again what makes you unique and special. Then write over and over again, visualizing success of the goal or change you seek to achieve.
4. Start with getting on a schedule of some kind. I believe those people that develop a schedule, starts the beginning of self-discipline.
5. always surround yourself with people who correlate positive self-talk and encouragement.
Thanks so much for reading about self-discipline today. Start with this: YOU CAN DO IT. YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL AND YOU DO LOVE YOURSELF, STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AS WELL. Last but not least, if you do fall, get back up, dust yourself off and keep moving towards your goals through your positive self-discipline.
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Hello again, Dear Reader. For this week’s installment, I am trying something quite different. With the desire to offer you inspiration in dark days, I have selected some poetry for your perusal.
Being a novice at writing poetry, I have been trying my hand at Japanese-style poetry. Many are likely familiar with the Haiku. This style of poetry consists of three lines containing 5, 7 and 5 syllables to equal a total of 17 syllables. Some may not be familiar with the Japanese Tanka. This poetry consists of 31 syllables containing five lines with 5, 7, 5, 7 and 7 syllables, respectively.
It is my intention that in reading some of this poetry, a sense of hope may overtake confusion and frustration even if for only a little while. So without further explanation, I present for your enjoyment a bit of poetry to soothe the soul. I will begin by presenting one of my favorite poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and a poem that has inspired me since my early teen years, A Psalm Of Life…
Now I will share part of my heart with you, Dear Reader, and humbly offer you my words…
Haiku:
As the seasons pass
The mystery of life smiles
Trusting the future
An open heart gives
Joyfully sharing its light
Revealing brilliance
Colors bursting forth
All possibilities near
The future reclaimed
December in bloom
Sunshine warms this desert land
Winter upon us
No guards at the keep
All battlements are removed
Moments now are safe
Paths not clearly seen
A perilous journey made
Traversing forward
Just left of center
Here to offer up a smile
Misfit but standing
Although the sky laughed
And the cold did steal within
Warmth returned again
Tanka:
The rains wash the land
Lady bugs bees and birds know
Comforts such as these
Shoots of green still holding on
Nature’s embrace wild and free
Eyes fixed on a star
We embrace this mystery
Unknowns accepted
Clinging to one another
Knowing we possess true wealth
Marking off time
I watched the threads unravel
My soul was exposed
Quickly moving for cover
Here I saved myself at last
Watching from above
Whilst painting a stand of trees
Willows pines and firs
Whispering sweet songs to me
Awaiting something sacred
Pastures of yellow
Mountains cling tight to fog
Biting winds whip past
Gray overcast skies above
The grip of Winter tightens
Faithfulness as guide
Resilience rewarded
Suffering relieved
On these shores I rest my head
Amid the foam and moonlight
After the deluge
When hope dangled like a twig
At the twelfth hour
The voice of fate softly spoke
Lending kindness to lost souls
In closing, Dear Reader, I remind you to please endeavor to keep your love and hope alive. I wish for you endless inspiration as you face your daily challenges. Be not disheartened. The winds of change always blow.
As always, please feel free to comment below in “Join The Discussion”…I do check back throughout the week for your questions, thoughts and comments. Until next time, Dear Reader, please stay strong, safe and healthy! Cheers!
“There is no failure except in no longer trying.”
-Elbert Hubbard
Imagine this scenario: You’re working on a specific project or endeavor and nothing seems to be going right. Every plan, no matter how analytical when conceived, falls apart. You try and try and try and there’s no hope in sight. In short, you feel you have no option left but to give up.