Ray’s Daily
February 19, 2020
“May you actually live every day of your life.”
Jonathan Swift
I told a friend at lunch yesterday that I worry abou8t folks who let their days manage them rather than them managing their days. What I meant was that it seems taht many people are locked into their ritual and routine that they seldom spend time outside of the rut they have dug for themselves.
I find my life to be pretty interesting because of how much I get to do other than the routine. One of the highlights is putting the Daily together each day. It is a time that I get to reflect and discover things I might have missed otherwise.
What will make today special for me will be lunch with an author friend who is always ready to share his perspective on the world we live in, I hope you too step of the beaten path once in a while as there is a lot to see out there.
Recently Angel Chernoff wrote a piece about how we can enrich her days, here is an abridged version of what she wrote.
4 “Notes to Self” that Will Stop You from Taking Today for Granted
- 1. Keep your mind open to new possibilities and experiences. – As they say, a ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. Accepting some level of risk in life is important. You cannot be both close-minded and moving forward. You have to open up to the unknown. You have to keep an open mind.
Remind yourself that life leads us on many journeys we would never go on if it were up to us. And oftentimes what we never wanted or expected turns out to be what we need. So, don’t be afraid. Have faith. Trust the journey, even when you do not understand it, yet.
- Put your whole heart and soul into this day.- Learn to believe in your heart that you’re meant to live each moment full of passion and purpose — that each and every moment is worthy in its own way.:Passion is not something you find in life; it’s something you do. When you want to find the passion and inner strength needed to change your situation, you have to force yourself to step forward. If you’re tired of waiting, and you’d rather live more passionately starting today and experience small positive changes, it’s time to proactively inject passion into the very next thing you do. Think about it:
- Love, respect, and care for yourself. – Remind yourself that you don’t need anyone else to complete you. There’s far more to life than finding someone who will want you, or getting upset over someone who won’t. There’s a lot of important time to be spent discovering yourself without begging someone to fall in love with you along the way, and this journey doesn’t need to be empty or painful. YOU need to fill yourself up with love, respect, and care — self-love, self-respect, and self-care — every single day.
- Give yourself another chance today, and another.- Sometimes you have to die a little on the inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself again. Call it growth. Call it finding yourself. Call it whatever you want. The key is to live moment to moment when times are tough, and push forward, until moments become minutes… minutes become hours… hours become days… days become weeks… weeks turn to months… time again has meaning, and life itself becomes a reason to smile. The process is almost like learning to walk or speak for the very first time. It isn’t easy, but in the process we grow and we find ourselves, stronger, wiser, and possessing talents we didn’t know we had. When we refuse to give up on ourselves, the toughest of times can lead us to the best.
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All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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After she woke up, a woman told her husband, “I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine’s day. What do you think it means?”
“You’ll know on Valentine’s Day.” he said.
On Valentine’s Day, the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, she opened it – to find a book entitled….
“The Meaning Of Dreams.”
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“The two best times to keep your mouth shut are when you’re swimming and when you’re angry.”
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“Send someone over quickly!” the old woman screamed into the phone. “Two naked bikers are climbing up toward my bedroom window!” This is the Fire Department, lady,” the voice replied. “I’ll have to transfer you to the Police Department.” “No, it’s YOU I want!” she yelled. “They need a longer ladder!”
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“When you are down and out, something always turns up — and it is usually the noses of your friends.”
Orson Welles
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Morris has a business appointment, and he arrives a little early. The receptionist points to a comfortable easy chair, and asks him to be seated for a short while. Morris settles down, picks up a glossy magazine from the glass-topped table, opens it, and tries to read. However, he finds that he cannot concentrate because he is distracted due to a rumpus coming from behind one of the doors leading off the reception area. Morris goes over to the receptionist and asks: “What’s going on in there?”
She replies: “It’s a partners’ meeting.”
“But why are they shouting at each other?” Morris asks.
“It’s a battle of wits,” she replies.
Morris asks: “Who is in there?”, and she answers: “Horowits, Lebowits, Rabinowits and Abramowits.”
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“Wise man talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.”
Plato
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Jane had a system for labeling homemade freezer meals. She would carefully note in large clear letters, “Meatloaf” or “Pot Roast” or “Steak and Vegetables” or “Chicken and Dumplings” or “Beef Pot Pie.”
Everyday when she asked her husband what he wanted for dinner, he never asked for any of those meals. She decided to stock the freezer with his various requests. What he really likes.
In Jane’s freezer you’ll see a whole new set of labels. You’ll find dinners with neat little tags that say: “Whatever,” “Anything,” “I Don’t Know,” “I Don’t Care,” “Something Good,” or “Food.”
No more frustration for Jane because no matter what her husband replies when she asks him what he wants for dinner, it’s there waiting.
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She said “I got rid of my husband. The cat was allergic.”
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A well respected surgeon was relaxing on his sofa one evening just after arriving home from work. As he was tuning into the evening news, the phone rang. The doctor calmly answered it and heard the familiar voice of a colleague on the other end of the line.
“We need a fourth for poker,” said the friend.
“I’ll be right over,” whispered the doctor.
As he was putting on his coat, his wife asked, “Is it serious?”
“Oh yes, quite serious,” said the doctor gravely. “In fact, three doctors are there already!”
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“We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?”
Jean Cocteau
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She said:
At the company where I work, the other operators and I share a coffeepot. One morning I took it into the ladies room to fill it with water. Then I began preening in the mirror, brushing my hair and reapplying some makeup.
I didn’t realize how long I’d been until someone slid a note under the door.
“You win,” it read. Any ransom demand will be met. Just release the coffeepot.”
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The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.
Louis E. Boone
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Ray Mitchell
Indianapolis, Indiana
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