1. Something I re-read this week…
We change the articles and postings we hang on our office bulletin boards every week. This week, one of the rooms had the Paradoxical Commandments of Leadership, which I will post below (It’s SO good!). A patient, after reading it, asked me if I had heard the song Anyway, by Tina McBride. She said the lyrics were along the same lines as the Paradoxical Commandments of Leadership. I pulled up those lyrics, then listened to the song. I’ll post those lyrics below as well (Also SO good!). I also recommend listening to it (you’ll likely recognize the song, as I did, when you hear it). Both those Paradoxical Commandments and the song remind us that trying hard, loving others, thinking big, helping others, being honest, and chasing dreams all have the risk of ending poorly… but we NEED to act in those ways ANYWAY!!! (Thanks Denise D., for telling me about that song!)
Anyway, by Tina McBride
You can spend your whole life buildin’
Somethin’ from nothin’
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
God is great, but sometimes life ain’t good
And when I pray
It doesn’t always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway, I do it anyway
This world’s gone crazy
And it’s hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
And in a moment they can choose to walk away
Love ’em anyway
God is great
But sometimes life ain’t good
And when I pray
It doesn’t always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
Yeah, I do it anyway
You can pour your soul out singin’
A song you believe in
That tomorrow they’ll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yeah, sing it anyway, yeah yeah
I sing, I dream, I love anyway, yeah
2. Wellness tip…
It’s super hot in the Midwest. But we still need to GET IN THE SUN. Even a little bit of sun exposure will boost your health and give you something your body requires. Even if it is super hot and humid, small doses of sun can be gotten. If outside for longer periods, stay hydrated and take breaks. And know that getting in the sun boosts your much-needed vitamin D… but does SO MUCH MORE. I saw a post this week from organiclivefood.com about sunlight, and it was a great reminder of what it does beyond just boosting your immunity through vitamin D production. See that post below…
3. Funny story from this week…
The new Superman movie has a scene where Superman saves a squirrel. After shooting the film, they gave that squirrel away (I guess that’s what they do with some animals after they are used in movies). Meghan (at our office) knows the new owner of that squirrel and was told the story of how she acquired it. Pretty interesting. Then she told her the squirrel’s name… which is “Lana.” We found that quite amusing (at least I did. Haha!). So… I felt compelled to change my contact photo for Lana in my phone, which is the image that pops up when Lana calls me or I call her. I’d like to say that we both found this also quite amusing, but I’m pretty sure I was the only one amused. 😬😂 You can see that image below…
