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Men’s Health Awareness Month

June is Men’s Health Awareness Month

Take a moment to think about where you are in your health journey.

🏥 Medical- Has it been over a year since your check up? Need to schedule a physical? Take time out to schedule that appointment.
Remind men in your family and your friends to get a check up as well.

🍲 Diet- this is a good time to think about the foods you eat. Are there things that you can remove from your diet and substitute for a healthier choice?

⛹🏾 Exercise- are you getting enough? Small steps can be the start of making better choices for longevity and a better quality of life.

❤️‍🩹 Mental Health- Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? If so, try to remove those stressful things or delegate those overwhelming tasks.

Don’t forget to do something that you like and makes you smile.

As always, thank you for reading. 🙏🏼
Stay well and be blessed! 💕

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Caption The Photo

Caption The Photo

Two Geese Together

Caption the photo. Can you come up with a caption for this picture?

The photo shows two geese together and 1 of them is on the grass, eating. The other standing by, waiting so patiently.

My caption is below:

Would you hurry up. You just had to come back for seconds, my feet hurt. Let’s go. 😉

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Try Something New for The Brain

Try something new

Trying new things does wonders for the brain. It helps us to grow and challenges us to break out of the comfort zone. Adding new skills helps to keep our brain sharp. Also, it can be scary to try something new.

All kinds of thoughts go through your mind. You question,
can I really do this? Why do I even think I can do this? Am I crazy, I can’t do this. Be careful not to talk yourself out of it. If you are thinking about changing your mind about trying something new. Just ask yourself, what is the worst that can happen?

If you succeed, great! If you fail, at least you know and can say that you at least tried. The failure is only when we do not try. Discovering whether or not we can do something is valuable information.

What happens when you learn something new

  • A feeling of accomplishment that you were able to do something you thought that you could not
  • You gain knowledge that you can use for the future
  • It opens new opportunities and sparks new interests
  • You can overcome fear and release that doubt in yourself
  • It helps our mental health by boosting your brainpower
  • Improves self-esteem

Things to try to give your brain that work

  • Drive a new way to and/or from work. Change your route so that you don’t have the same route home. If you know where all the potholes are and it is second nature, it numbs the brain right?! It requires no brainpower, where is the fun in that. A new route will require the brain to be more alert, and it will require you to think about where you are going
  • Learn a new language. This is fun and your brain will thank you. You get to have new conversations and make new connections. Even if you do not become fluent in a new language you have learned a new skill
  • Like to dance? Try to learn a new dance. It makes you smile, it is exercise and improves mood. Join a dance class if there are any in your area. Also, check out the many videos on the internet and try these at home too.
  • Try crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles as well. These give the brain practice too. Playing cards is another way to help boost memory.

Conclusion

As you can see, you don’t have to try something that is outrageous or outlandish. Start with something on a small scale then expand it to as big as you want. The important thing is to enjoy yourself and expand your brainpower.

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He Can Take It Away

He Can Take It Away

The video message is about showing humility when blessings come our way. Be humble and grateful for all your blessings. Boasting and bragging is not the way. Just as quickly as God blesses us, he can taketh away. Celebrate and be happy for others the same as you would want them to be happy for you in return.

If this message resonates with you, please share with someone who you think may like the message as well. If it is on your heart, please leave a comment on how this message has changed you in some way or given a new perspective.

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Thank you for watching! Stay well and be blessed! 🙏💖

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Morphing for Mind, Body and Soul

Transformation
Taking those pieces and
Remnants from life's experiences
And using it for 
New purpose in life's journey
Shapes the way
Forward and forges 
Opportunities for growth
Rebirth of the mind and soul
Makes room for the body to
Adhere to its natural order
To fall in line with the trio
In which all alignment 
Originates and keeps everything
Nice and smooth

The acrostic poem, Morphing for Mind, Body and Soul, is written in response to the W3 Prompt #156: Wea’ve Written Weekly – The Skeptic’s Kaddish 🇮🇱. Thank you, David and Carol Anne.

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Dark Wooded Night

Dark Wooded Night

A Tanka

So calm and serene
Only the sounds of nature
Leaves rustling beneath
Twigs snapping under my weight
Ambient, soft, like cashmere

Dark Wooded Night is written in response to Sadje’s prompt. As always, thank you for reading 🙏💕😊

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Funny Thought of The Day

I was going to stop all my bad habits then I remembered- no one likes a quitter.☺️

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Doses of Happiness

Doses of Happiness

How do you get your doses of happiness? Whatever brings a smile to your face and puts some joy in your heart; do that! Life is hard enough.

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Canopy of Protection. Where Do You Find Peace?

Thank you for watching! I have attached a previous article titled, Canopy of Protection. Where Do You Find Peace? Hopefully, you can find something that will help you if you need calmness in your life. As always, thank you for reading🙏💕😊

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True Self

How do you connect to your true self?

Do you get back to an old hobby? Maybe do the things that once made you feel most alive. The list below are some things that come to mind. Can you relate to any of these?

Saying no and not being a people pleaser

Taking time out for self care

Checking in on how you are feeling, really

Being intentional about nurturing relationships

We have to be connected with ourselves before we can begin to connect with others in a meaningful way. ☺️

Stay well and be blessed🙏💖
Thank you for reading!

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Thought Of The Day

Thought of the Day

“Hate is too great a burden to bear. Hate injures the hater more than the hated. “-Coretta Scott King

Life is so precious. Why live with hatred in your heart?!

💕 Stay well and be blessed🙏

 

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Being Stumped By Change

—Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will. —

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Change is upon us every day. Whether we are ready for it or not. It happens. Sometimes in that changing, we get stumped. We may not know what direction to take or what exactly we need to do.

It is not easy to change things about ourselves. The uncertainty and not knowing what will happen next. I just implore you to follow your heart. Love yourself and others.

Stay well and be blessed. 🙏❤️

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Delicate Flower, She Be

Delicate Dandelion

Delicate Flower, She Be

You see her walking down the street
Purpose in her eyes
Meaning in her walk
Strut like you have never seen
Delicate flower, she be

Wearing her armor of protection
The look in her eyes lets you know
Back up or I will cut you
A face that tells you she means business
She ain't here for the games
Delicate flower, she be

Like the weeds that grow in your garden
The dandelions that grow in the empty lot on the corner
Growing in between the cracks in the ground
She rises up
Delicate flower, she be

Having the nerve to go where you wouldn't expect
She stands tall and firm
There are years that ask questions and years that answer
Looking at her reveals both; question and answer
Delicate flower, she be

Hard pavement of the concrete
Matches the hard look on her face
Meeting your gaze she stares back
Not a smile anywhere to be found
Delicate flower, she be

Inside she is just waiting for someone 
Someone that sees her and brings out the smile
Simultaneously holding her delicately and firmly
In full bloom as delicate as can be
Delicate flower, she be

Delicate Flower, She Be is written in response to the W3 Prompt #148: Wea’ve Written Weekly. Violet Lentz asks us to write about elements of the human condition and include at least 1 of 3 quotes in her guidelines.

Human condition elements I wrote about are emotions, social interaction, resilience and growth. How people can look so hardened on the outside but are really loving and kind on the inside. A smile is just bursting, waiting to come out at the right circumstance.

The quote I chose is by Zora Neale Hurston, “there are years that ask questions and years that answer.”

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As always, thank you for reading! 😊💖🙌

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Near and Dear to My Heart

Near and Dear to My Heart

Near and Dear 
beautiful to see
love, warmth, kindness, protection
only moms possess
keeping offspring safe, happy
indeed, the eyes tell it all

Near and Dear to My Heart is in response to Sadje’s prompt.

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The Salon Chair

The salon chair

In the salon chair 
Close your eyes let your cares fly 
Fly far away and down the drain 

Tears chasing thoughts 
Thoughts undealt with for years 
So relaxed in the salon chair 
Not caring who hears 

Hears you release pain, regret, disappointment, 
Hurt, dreams unfulfilled 
Like water, let it flow freely down your cheek 
After all who will notice 

In the salon chair, scalp being massaged 
Forgetting where you are you begin confessional 
Spilling details most dear to your heart 
In hopes that those hands can relate 

The hands of the person in your proximity 
Letting you be free with your truths 
She or he listens with understanding 
Empathy, caring and non-judgement 

They know this is your time 
Time to let your hair down 
Relax, talk, cry, listen 

In the salon chair 
Where best kept secrets are kept 
Never revealing the tears that wept 

The smiles, the laughs, the shared tea 
Moments at the salon that involve three 
The chair the stylist and me 
No other entity compares

In the salon chair 
Like therapy in many ways 
Going in one way and leaving another 
Altered both emotionally and physically 

Hair looking fresh to death 
Feeling and looking your best
You smile and your strut beams confidence
Suddenly you remember to keep your head up

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Keep It to Yourself or Share?

Keep It to Yourself or Share?

Come with me for some tips about sharing. Also, things that we should not share. Enjoy these everyday reminders about why we should be mindful about sharing certain personal care items.

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