Sunny Tidbits

**Have you smiled or laughed today? Humor does a body good!
** Ever felt like turning back, giving up, throwing in the towel? You can’t turn back now!
** Got garlic? Here are 7 amazing ways that you may benefit from adding garlic to your diet.

*** Tidbit 1   Humor Time

A woman goes to the Doctor, worried about her husband’s temper.

The Doctor asks: “What’s the problem?”

The woman says: “Doctor, I don’t know what to do. Every day my husband seems to lose his temper for no reason. It scares me.”

The Doctor says: “I have a cure for that. When it seems that your husband is getting angry, just take a glass of water and start swishing it in your mouth. Just swish and swish but don’t swallow it until he either leaves the room or calms down.”

Two weeks later the woman comes back to the doctor looking fresh and reborn.

The woman says: “Doctor that was a brilliant idea! Every time my husband started losing it, I swished with water. I swished and swished, and he calmed right down! How does a glass of water do that?” The Doctor says: “The water itself does nothing. It’s keeping your mouth shut that does the trick.”

PEARLS OF WISDOM

  1. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
  2. A balanced diet is a biscuit in each hand.
  3. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.

What would you like them say?

Three buddies die in a car crash, and they go to heaven to an
orientation.

They are all asked, “When you are in your casket and friends and
family are mourning upon you, what would you like to hear them say about you? The first guy says, “I would like to hear them say that I was a great doctor of my time, and a great family man.”

The second guy says, “I would like to hear that I was a wonderful
husband and school teacher which made a huge difference in our children of tomorrow.”

The last guy replies, “I would like to hear them say, “Look! He’s
moving!”


*** Tidbit  2   Can’t Turn Back

Ever felt like turning back, giving up, throwing in the towel? We all have at some point in our lives. Life can be difficult. We experience hurts, disappointments, setbacks, problems, negative situations, etc. We may become tired, lazy, and/or impatient.

We may ask the question, “Why me?”  We may get to the point where we feel we just cannot take another step forward and turning back seems easier. Turning back may seem to be the only option. It’s during these times that we can’t turn back. It’s during these times that we must run to God, not from Him.

We may even begin to wonder where God is during these times. If you’re a born-again believer, you don’t have to wonder where He is. He’s in you: (John 14:23). He’s with you: Emmanuel (God is with us.). He sees you: El Roi (The God who sees me). He loves you so much. He will never leave you nor forsake you.

Don’t turn back. Don’t turn back on your dreams, your goals, your walk with God. Don’t turn back on your healthy living quest. Keep going. Keep trying. Keep believing. Keep trusting God. Know that everything is working out for your good (Romans 8:28).

The next time you are tempted to turn back, I encourage you to click on this link
Charles Jenkins, Fellowship Chicago – Can’t Turn Back (Live …
If the link doesn’t work go on YouTube and in the search box, type: Can’t Turn Back, Charles Jenkins.
Get your praise on and your dance on and don’t turn back.

I rose this morning in my right mind.
Brand new mercy came right on time.
Claiming right now “victory is mine.”
Hand me a stick so I can draw the line.
I can’t let it bring me down.
I can’t let you turn me around.
‘Cos I’ve got God on my side
… And I can’t turn back.

Lyrics by Charles Jenkins


*** Tidbit  3   Benefits of Garlic

Garlic is often used to flavor numerous meals. It is also used as a home remedy. Here are 7 amazing ways that you may benefit from adding garlic to your diet.

Garlic may:

  • Reduce the risk of diseases such as cancer.
  • Improve digestive health.
  • Help fight a broad spectrum of viruses, bacteria, and fungi due to its antibiotic properties.
  • Help prevent diabetes by reducing the blood glucose levels of the body.
  • Help prevent or treat coughs and colds.
  • Help reduce several risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
  • Help improve eye health due to its anti-microbial properties.

Garlic is available in several forms including, garlic powder, garlic capsules, minced garlic, & fresh garlic. Have you tried garlic water? It’s easy to make.

When preparing it, remember to:
—  Use raw, fresh garlic.
—  Peel the skin of the clove before you add it to the water. Only peel the cloves that you are using. Store the rest for later.
—  Boil until the clove soften and is easy to pierce using a fork.

Here is a garlic water recipe.

1.   Add two or three fresh cloves to your cup of water.
2.   Bring the mixture to a boil.
3.   Turn off the heat when it boils.
4.   Let it cool and serve it in a glass container.

You can add some lemon juice, parsley, or honey for more flavor. The servings will vary depending on the number of cups you are using.

My garlic water recipe.
I like to take a few peeled, raw, garlic cloves and put them in a mason jar. I let them marinate in the fridge and drink a cup for 3 to 4 days. I don’t add anything else to it.

You may experience bad breath because the bulb causes a strong stench. Be aware that your sweat and pee may also smell of garlic. Citrus fruits like oranges or milk may help. Drink garlic water in moderation; don’t overdo it with the cloves. If you’re in doubt, maybe stick with 1 clove per day.


The information that I share is for information only. Conduct your own research. Consult your doctor or healthcare provider about every change you make in your diet, especially if you are on medication or have an underlying health condition.

Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior?  If not, what are you waiting on? In crazy times like these, we need a Savior. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.”   ~John 3:16

If you have already accepted Him, He wants you to get to know Him even better.

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you were blessed.


Resources

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/funny-jokes/146/A-Woman-Goes-To-The-Doctor-Worried-About-Her-Husband-s-Temper#l5iRs5DdM0om7zmr.99
http://www.inspire21.com/stories/humorstories/25PearlsOfWisdom
http://www.christian-jokes.net/Jokes/Heaven-and-Hell-Jokes/31-What-would-you-like-them-say.aspx

Let it go and be happy.

Letting Go

A man named Jack was walking along a steep cliff one day, when he accidentally got too close to the edge and fell. On the way down he grabbed a branch, which temporarily stopped his fall.  He looked down and to his horror saw that the canyon fell straight down for more than a thousand feet.

He couldn’t hang onto the branch forever, and there was no way for him to climb up the steep wall of the cliff. So Jack began yelling for help, hoping that someone passing by would hear him and lower a rope or something.

HELP! HELP! Is anyone up there? “HELP!”

He yelled for a long time, but no one heard him. He was about to give up when he heard a voice. Jack, Jack. Can you hear me?”

“Yes, yes! I can hear you. I’m down here!”

“I can see you, Jack. Are you all right?”

Yes, but who are you, and where are you?

“I am the Lord, Jack. I’m everywhere.”

“The Lord? You mean, GOD?”

“That’s Me.”

“God, please help me! I promise if, you’ll get me down from here, I’ll stop sinning. I’ll be a really good person. I’ll serve You for the rest of my life.”

“Easy on the promises, Jack.  Let’s get you off from there; then we can talk.”

“Now, here’s what I want you to do. Listen carefully.”

“I’ll do anything, God. Just tell me what to do.”

“Okay. Let go of the branch.””What?” “I said, let go of the branch. Just trust Me. Let go.”

There was a long silence.

Flaughing faceinally Jack yelled, “HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE ELSE UP THERE?”

 

 

 

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        We all have or will experience “letting it go.”  We have to make a choice to do it, just like we have to make a choice to be happy, grateful and laugh.  Letting go of situations, people, bad habits, hurts, relationships, unhealthy food, etc., etc., can be very painful.  It’s not always easy to do.

“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.”

Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience                                                       http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/letting-go

Ecclesiastes

3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+3%3A5&version=KJV

“If you let go a little you will have a little happiness. If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.” –Ajahn Chah

http://findinghappinessmovie.com/find-happiness/happiness-quotes/

        I shared in my first blog: I was on my way to work in August of 2013.  I went through the green light.  A driver didn’t stop at her red light and ran into my car. My car was totaled.  I have replayed that incident over and over in my mind.  What if I would have waited a few minutes longer before going through that green light?  What if this, and what if that?  Coulda, shoulda, and woulda haven’t helped anyone that I know of.  The fact is, it happened, it’s over and I must let it go.

        Some bad situations can actually be  blessings in disguise.   We block those blessings because we choose to not let go.  I believe some people enjoy holding onto things. Some people want to let go, but just don’t have the strength, or know how to do it.

Here are 8 things that I do or say to myself to help me let it go and be happy:

1.) What does the Bible say about your situation? Find out, and then meditate on those scriptures.

2.) Instead of focusing on what you have lost, focus on positive things.

3.) Look at your actions and see if you can do things differently the next time.

4.) What’s done is done.  You can’t put spilled milk back into the glass.

5.) Concentrate on today, this hour, this minute.

6.) Be grateful.

7.) Laugh.

8.) God loves you and He caCarry your books pictureres.  He’ll help you “let it go and be happy.”

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What will you say or do to help you let it go and be happy today?

 

 

 

 

Bye for now.