If you’re like many people, the answer is yes.

Definition: (Worry)- ALLOW one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles.

The key word here is ALLOW.

We ALLOW our mind to entertain worry and we push our “peace of mind” aside.

So, because we are creatures of our habits, we give ourselves permission to worry.

You are ALLOWING worry to remove any chance of peace.

You deserve better than that!

If you can solve something that worries you, fix it.

If you can’t solve something, don’t ALLOW your mind to worry about it!

If not today, when?

(John Lithgow, The actor who played Winston Churchill)

I’m 82 now.

If I didn’t attend doctor appointments, I don’t know how I would entertain myself.

The two places you find a preponderance of old people are hospitals and churches.

They are trying to take care of the HERE & the HEREAFTER!

I love to make people laugh.

I’m married to the most wonderful woman in the world.

When I tell her something that is supposed to make her laugh, however, she gets a puzzled look on her face, and asks was that a joke?

I think maybe I should announce a joke in advance in order to give her fair warning.

I went to my high school class reunion a few years ago.

It featured a bunch of old men sitting around a table with nothing to say.

Don’t do that! Not now! Not ever!

The tiny, remote Italian island of Alicudi is home to only around 100 residents and, ideally, about 100 wild goats.

This year, however, the ratio of humans to animals has become wildly unbalanced.

The goats have reproduced at an astonishing rate.

The island has been overrun by six times its desired number of goat inhabitants and has more of the animals per capita than anywhere else that counts such things.

Mayor Riccardo Gullo is calling on anyone who can help to pitch in to solve the issue.

If not today, when?

How did Taiwan’s tallest building survive the largest earthquake in 25 years?

Taipei 101 (name of the building) has a 660-tonne pendulum that transfers energy into giant shock absorbers.

They help the 1,670ft high skyscraper to sway rather than topple.

Photo above shows the moment 508-metre high Taipei 101 building sways as earthquake hits Taiwan.

The force of the quake was such that it could be felt in Shanghai, around 500 miles to the north of the epicentre, as per intitial reports. (CNN)

She has the great quality of persistency.

If she could talk, she would have a great career in sales.

She just won’t take “no” for an answer.

I could make a lot of money off that dog.

She’s also very opinionated.

Sometimes she looks at me as if to say, “You’re not too smart, are you?”

If she had her way, I would toss the rubber ball all day.

When I want to stop she has the look, “don’t be a quitter!”

Well, maybe I’m glad she doesn’t say everything on her mind.

(Dalai Lama)

What does HAPPINESS mean to you?

Lots of money?

Popularity?

Good health?

Someone who loves you?

Personal safety?

Freedom?

Loved ones’ happiness?

Peace of mind?

For me, I’m happiest when my loved ones have peace of mind!

It’s a rare thing and worth pursuing!

If not today, when?

We were in a hospital yesterday on Easter morning.

Emergency was fully staffed as usual.

A CTscan was ordered and the results were back so decisions could be made.

Who are these people who keep these hospitals running day and night?

I know you might say, “They make good money. That’s who they are.”

Sorry, there’s more to it than money.

They see fellow human beings in their worst moment.

And yet they put on a smile and come to the assistance of a complete stranger.

That’s who they are.

Even on Easter!

Have the difficulties of your life left you with a hardened heart?

It could happen to any of us.

It probably depends upon the severity of your setbacks.

As naive as it sounds, we must try to put the past in the past.

The only way we can improve the quality of our life is to thank GOD for today!

Every morning offers us an opportunity to start anew.

This approach gives us a chance to find some peace with the past.

And hope for the future!

If not today, when?

I’ve always had tremendous admiration for WOMEN!

Frankly, I’ve been surrounded by great women all my life.

To begin with, they have to live with such complicated bodies.

Men’s bodies are so simple when compared with the ladies’.

And how about PREGNANCY???

Why does such a MIRACLE have to begin with MORNING SICKNESS?

That’s why SALTINE CRACKERS were invented!

The physical adjustments a woman’s body endures to produce the MIRACLE is major!

And then the moment of DELIVERY is the unique contribution to the continuation of the human race.

And that moment is painful.

And a mom’s life has only just begun.

The hard part lies ahead.

To any man reading today’s blog:

BE GRATEFUL!

Yes, the great American pasttime has returned.

And so has the hot dog in all its glory!

Of course, I’m a Detroit Tigers fan.

If you’re a sports fanatic, baseball is the game to watch.

Why?

Because they play another ball game almost everyday.

So, you get constant entertainment.

Another nice improvement is a rule that the pitcher must throw the ball based on the clock.

Go out to a ball game!

The hot dogs are just as good as ever!

If not today, when?