The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, February 14th – Friday, February 18th, 2022.
WORD OF THE DAY: ZEN
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 2022
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Rest and be kind, you don’t have to prove anything.” -Jack Kerouac
MEDITATE ON THIS:
We are not meant to work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our worth is not rooted in our productivity, and our importance is not measured in dollar signs. There will always be people who will view other people as valuable according to what they can get from them. Luckily, we don’t have to let those people determine how we feel about ourselves.
The Daily Llama Fun Fact of the Day:
Today is Valentine’s Day, but it is also National Impotence Day, National Pet Theft Awareness Day, Read to Your Child Day, Library Lovers’ Day, National Ferris Wheel Day, National Donor Day, National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day, National Clean Out Your Computer Day, and International Book Giving Day.
WORD OF THE DAY: AMPLIFY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2022
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.” – Will Smith
MEDITATE ON THIS:
The better version of ourselves does not exist somewhere in the distant future after certain goals have been met or dreams achieved. It exists right here in the present, when we focus on the good we can do right now regardless of how much we have.
The Daily Llama Fun Fact of the Day:
Today is Singles Awareness Day, St. Skeletor’s Day, World Hippo Day, Tourism Day, Susan B. Anthony Day, National Wisconsin Day, Lantern Festival, Annoy Squidward Day, National I Want Butterscotch, Liberation Day Afghanistan, and National Gumdrop Day.
WORD OF THE DAY: BACKBONE
FEBRUARY 16TH, 2022
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The wishbone will never replace the backbone.” – Will Henry
MEDITATE ON THIS:
Today we focus on the strength of our commitments to ourselves. As the saying goes, wishing will not make it so. We must have the courage to follow through on what we promised to do. Even when it’s hard. Especially when it’s hard. We don’t have to follow through perfectly. Good enough is better than not at all.
The Daily Llama Fun Fact of the Day:
Today is Do a Grouch a Favor Day, Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, Innovation Day, National Almond Day, Tim Tam Day, and Makha Bucha (Magha Puja).
WORD OF THE DAY: CELEBRATE
FEBRUARY 17TH, 2022
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don’t celebrate those, they can pass you by.” – Alek Wek
MEDITATE ON THIS:
Today, take some time to celebrate and cherish the small successes or the moments of beauty that happen in your day. It can be tempting to allow what is negative to rob us of joy. Don’t let it. You can start your day over at any time.
The Daily Llama Fun Fact of the Day:
Today is My Way Day, National Cabbage Day, National Café au Lait Day, Random Act of Kindness Day, and World Human Spirit Day.
WORD OF THE DAY: DREAM
FEBRUARY 18TH, 2022
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes
MEDITATE ON THIS:
Give yourself permission to dream. You may think that you can protect yourself from being hurt again by being cynical or realistic. But being cynical does not prevent us from experiencing future pain. It keeps us living in the pain of our past.
The Daily Llama Fun Fact of the Day:
Today is Pluto Day, Thumbs Appreciation Day, National Caregivers Day, National Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day, and National Battery Day.
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