Category: 31days2016

Words are important to me. I give them careful consideration. I mull them over, looking for just the right one to fully express my purest intention. I appreciate a beautiful or clever turn of phrase. I make note of words that inspire me or challenge me, writing them in my journal so I don’t lose them. Words are valuable. I especially enjoy poetry. My father deserves all of the credit. He loved words, too, and had committed countless poems to memory. No matter what the occasion, he had just the right one. In his latter years, he wrote many beautiful

There are a lot of ways that we can waste our time, but worrying just might be the biggest waste of them all. Worrying never changes our circumstances. In fact, most of the things we spend time worrying about NEVER HAPPEN. Are you a worrywart?  You might want to consider the following: Worrying is bad for our health. While worrying doesn’t change our situations, it does change our body chemistry. Whenever we think negative thoughts, our brains release chemicals that negatively impact our bodies and can actually make us physically ill. We really can be “worried sick.” Worry steals our peace and our rest.

Choices. Life is made up of choices. Sometimes we choose wisely and everything works out great. Sometimes we make a choice that results in an undesirable consequence for ourselves and possibly others. Maybe we didn’t anticipate what the consequence would be, or maybe we did, but we didn’t want to face reality. In any case, we often find ourselves filled with regret following a bad decision. Yes, it is important to take responsibility for our actions. Yes, it is important to learn from our mistakes so that we, hopefully, won’t repeat them. However, regret keeps us from moving on. Regret