Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:32:42 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/36302/1218660249.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/36302 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1231169 JoAnn and Arlene are outside their nursing home, having a drink and asmoke, when it starts to rain. JoAnn pulls out a condom, cuts off the end,puts it over her cigarette, and continues smoking. Arlene: What in the hell is that? JoAnn: A condom. This way my cigarette doesn't get wet. Arlene: Wher... Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:40:33 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1227375 She started as nothingShe was born nowhere, filled with nothing. As empty as a cup full of air. No one tried to fill her with anything more than she was already. She was a ghost of a little girl. There was no love, no hate, nothing. She was just there. She was left to her own devices even from a you... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:16:41 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1173820 I Believe...That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other.And just because they don't argue,it doesn't mean they do love each other.I Believe...That we don't have to change friends ifwe understand that friends change.I Believe...That no matter how... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:47:29 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1151448  To: YOU Date: TODAY From: GOD Subject: YOURSELF Reference: LIFE This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day. I love you.  P.S. And, remember... If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:47:55 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1151395 Adding a little more self-discipline to your life can be somewhat painful at first. Yet it can quickly make you feel a lot better about yourself and your situation. Putting a lot more discipline in your life requires vigilance and commitment. And it also guarantees long-term success. What area of yo... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:22:43 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1117944 Get up and get going. If you feel lousy, it will make you feel much better,  and if you already feel good, it will make you feel great.  You know all those things you've been meaning to get done for the past six months? Pick one right now and make it happen today. Life is much more rew... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:22:46 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1111334 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:29:36 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1096523    If I cannot forgive myself for all the blundersThat I have made over the years,Then how can I proceed?How can I ever dream perfection-dreams?Move, I must, forward.Fly, I must, upward.Dive, I must, inward,To be once moreWhat I truly amAnd shall forever remain.- Sri Chinmoy Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:27:11 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1089514 "In moods of discouragement or despair,never forget that the sunshine will ultimately come back,that it's absence never is permanent.Hang onto your faith, knowing that soonyou will rise into the sunshine again."~Norman Vincent Peale~"Our suffering is not worthy the name ofsufferin... Sat, 31 May 2008 00:29:02 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1074429 A family that my family is friends with in passing, our kids go to school together, lost their son on May 20th. He was 12 years old and had been battling Crohns Disease for a year. He was actually doing good the day he passed. He was hungry all day and was able to eat. He asked to ride his bike, whi... Sat, 24 May 2008 02:37:00 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1071222 LEMONS and SUGAR This should probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it every day. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.  1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.  2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way. ... Thu, 22 May 2008 17:08:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1062753 Today's Daily InspirationStrengthen your character by knowing which things in life are nonnegotiable to you. Lord, I pray for the strength to say no when saying yes would go against that in which I believe.  Random Daily InspirationThose who forgive will be the ones forgiven. Lord, help me ... Mon, 19 May 2008 09:24:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1054125 Today's Daily InspirationChange first from the inside and the other things will follow. Lord, bless me the desire to become a better person and the firmness of will to succeed because I know that together we have the power to change my life.  Random Daily InspirationIt is the optimist that ... Thu, 15 May 2008 12:33:20 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/1040738 YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but your waiter may know! YOUR AGE BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH  DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read. Be sure you don... Fri, 09 May 2008 17:02:46 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/970373 This is my absolute favorite time of year. The trees are turning green, the smell of freshly mown grass is in the air on the weekends...Flowers are blooming...the world seems so full of promise and hope as it awakens from the long hibernation of winter...Even on days like today when it's raining... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:49:27 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/837602 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:41:14 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/837432 The Birdcage    There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak...... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:41:15 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/36302/journal/825012 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:21:52 +0100