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16 Quotes That Inspire Hope
 Depression isn't the opposite of happiness, rather the absence of hope. Every morning I remind myself of that by reading some of my favorite quotes about hope. Among them are these.
Buddhist Proverb
The lotus flower blooms most beautifully from the deepest and thickest mud.
Maori Proverb Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
The Talmud Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow, grow."
John 14:27 My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.
Guillaume Apollinaire Come to the edge He said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge He said. They came. He pushed them, and they flew ...
Chester W. Nimitz God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
Anne Lamott Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don't give up.
D. Morgenstern Without hope, there is no despair. There is only meaningless suffering.
Mary Kay Ash Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Only in the darkness can you see the stars.
John Green We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken.
Samuel Johnson The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.
Emily Dickinson Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.
Jean de la Bruyère Out of difficulties grow miracles.
Terrie M. Williams If we can get to the place where we show up as our genuine selves and let each other see who we really are, the awe-inspiring ripple effect will change the world
Václav Havel [Hope] is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
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DID YOU KNOW???
Apples
 Sweet but with a lemony finish. Crisp, tangy to the point of tartness. Spicy and fragrant. No, we're not discussing the merits of fine wines. We're talking apples!
Domesticated some four thousand years ago in the fruity forests of what is now Kazakhstan, apples became a part of the human diet a long time ago. With flavors shaped by their respective climates - the shorter the growing season the tarter the fruit - apples have been grown across the United States for centuries. But not until the last few decades, starting in the 1980s, have apple breeders offered such a variety and explosion of flavors: Fuji, Gala, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, SweeTango, and many more. Remember when there were only a few like Red Delicious or Golden Delicious or McIntosh to be found in grocery stores?
But the history and diversity of apples is not the only thing to celebrate. Apples also can be credited with delivering an amazing number of health benefits, such as:
1. Fighting bad breath. Apples contain pectin, which helps control food odors. Pectin also promotes saliva, which cleanses breath.
2. Preventing asthma attacks. Asthma sufferers often have low levels of antioxidants. Apples are high in vitamin C and flavonoids (beneficial, water-soluble plant pigments). Both are antioxidant. One study found that vitamin C supplements helped protect against exercise-induced asthma.
3. Reducing the risk of stroke. A study involving 9,208 men and women showed that those who ate the most apples over a 28-year period had the lowest risk for stroke. Researchers concluded that the results suggest the intake of apples is related to a decreased risk of thrombotic stroke.
4. Preventing constipation. Fresh apples are high in fiber, which adds bulk to the stool. Apples contain both soluble and insoluble fiber, or roughage.
5. Combating fatigue. The high vitamin C and antioxidant content in apples counter the free radicals leading to oxidative stress, which has been linked to fatigue.
6. Reducing the risk of diabetes. The phytonutrients (beneficial substances found in various plants) in apples help regulate blood sugar.These compounds help prevent spikes in blood sugar in a variety of ways: by inhibiting enzymes involved in the breakdown of carbohydrates into simple sugars; by stimulating pancreatic cells to produce insulin; by decreasing the absorption of sugars into the bloodstream.
Compared to other commonly consumed fruits in the U.S, these nutritional powerhouses ranked second for highest antioxidant activity. However, they ranked highest in the proportion of free phenolic compounds-substances not bound to other compounds in the fruit and thus more easily absorbed into the bloodstream. So stock up on a good supply of apples for this season. And don't cut off the peels. They contain much of apples' fiber and antioxidant power.
SOURCE: Barbara H. Seeber |
Here's your "QuoteAction" for this issue:
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."
Philosopher, Seneca
Your action for today is to do something daring!
Have an extraordinary day!
SOURCE: Betty Jo Waxman
Productive Learning & Leisure, LLC |
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