Kenneth Davis

WELCOME TO 
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Kenneth Davis

Traveling to attend funeral services...will return next week...until then you're in great hands....

Estella Wright (Mayhue-Greer)

Estella Wright (Mayhue-Greer)

Joycelyn Lacy (Somerville)

Estella Wright (Mayhue-Greer)

Joycelyn Lacy (Somerville)

Estella Wright (Mayhue-Greer)

How about a nice visit with Maxine.

Joycelyn Lacy (Somerville)

Joycelyn Lacy (Somerville)

Estella Wright (Mayhue-Greer)

Wellness vs Well-Being

Wellness and well-being are often used interchangeably. While they both speak to health, there are differences between wellness and well-being that set them apart. For instance, wellness is often used to refer to someone’s pursuit of overall health. Well-being is also used in reference to pursuit of overall health but it goes beyond the typical idea of health to include your mental, physical, spiritual, and social health. It is also used in connection with elements of your life that fall outside of health, such as workplace well-being and financial well-being.

What is the Definition of Wellness?

There are many variations for the definition of wellness but typically, it refers to the pursuit of activities, choices, and lifestyles that create health. While it sounds very similar to well-being, the key difference is that wellness is an element of well-being.

What is the Definition of Well-Being?

While there is no single definition for “well-being,” it encompasses living a fulfilling life in which you feel content, that you have a purpose, and can cope with life’s challenges. The World Health Organization defines it as “A positive state experienced by individuals and societies.” It is an important aspect of health that can be applied to various areas of a person’s life, such as their mental well-being, physical well-being, spiritual well-being, social well-being, and emotional well-being.

Why is Well-Being Important to Health?

Too often we think of health as only something physical. For many years, health has been qualified as the absence of disease; but it is more than that. It includes the mental, physical, spiritual, and social needs of a person – also known as a person’s Whole Health. Pursuing health and well-being in these four areas can lead to a more fulfilling life.

Researchers have studied the impact of well-being for years and have found that greater well-being decreases your risk for some chronic diseases.

How Can I Improve My Well-Being?

There are many ways that you can improve your Whole Health and well-being. Your path to Whole Health is unique to you and depends on your own reasons for wanting health and well-being. We recommend starting with these three questions:

• WHY do you really want health and well-being?
• WHAT are the obstacles in your way?
• HOW can you overcome them?

Answering these questions can help you discover the power within to start making small changes to improve your sense of well-being.

Kenneth Davis

      T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N  
TODAY'S WORDS - EXERCISE COMPASSION

     You think you're prepared. You think you've done everything you're supposed to, study hard, work hard, keep yourself out of trouble, and then-whoosh! Something arrives out of the blue that you never saw coming. Something you never even imagined. Something that'll knock your little world off its axis. Something that'll either change your life for the better or end it forever. Chaos. 
     Love is found when you don't have to give it. It is the emotion of generosity and kindness that is compelled by no one. It is performed on the battlefield, in our daily tasks, in the marketplace, the factories, at school, in the offices, and in the halls and corridors of government.... But only when one truly gives of himself and without compulsion.
     Once in a while, our thoughts drift and fade, back into the recessed hiding places where our memories are stored. At times we recall them - the memories of our loves, our youths, our life experiences. These dreams appear to us, and for seconds, minutes, or hours we are there once again. So it is with life. Those thorns, the prickly problems of life, cause us to strive to rise above them and then, as we do, we learn. We learn to exercise true compassion, true kindness - or the thorns, if we let them, cause us to brood, to mourn over our trials. Then we plant the seeds of bitterness, hate, and ruin - weeds. We may reach up for the rose or down to the weeds...the weeds in life that tangle us, strangle us, and cause us to lose hope. We live in a crowded space of lights and shadows, and when left to oursleves, we all too often fail to see the brightest light of all. 

     James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, sound engineer, mixer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.

Kenneth Davis

 TIME FOR ANOTHER 

Estella Wright (Mayhue-Greer)

Kenneth Davis

   T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N   
TODAY'S WORDS - INTENTIONS AND PROMISES 

     Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you. The 3 C's of Life: Choices, Chances and Changes.You must make a choice to take a chance, or you will never change. You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be proud, but not arrogant. Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice. Miserable people focus on what they hate about their life. Happy people focus on what they love about their life.
     Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. Worst people give you a lesson. And best people give you memories. Most of the problems in life are because of two reasons, we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting. There will always be people in your life who treat you wrong. Be sure to thank them for making you strong.
     Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you. Live in such a way that if someone should speak badly of you, no one would believe it. Far too many people make promises they can never keep. They may have the best intentions in the world to keep their promise-but if they have not made a plan to keep it, they will not be able to do it. God will take care of what you go through. You take care of how you go through it.
     Take one cup of love, two cups of loyalty, three cups of forgiveness, four quarts of faith and one barrel of laughter. Take love and loyalty and mix them thoroughly with faith; blend with tenderness, kindness and understanding. Add friendship and hope. Sprinkle abundantly with laughter. Bake it with sunshine. Wrap it regularly with lots of hugs. Serve generous helpings daily.

 
Zig Ziglar

Kenneth Davis

WELCOME TO 
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Kenneth Davis

   
     T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N    
TODAY'S WORDS - INFORMED DECISIONS

     Chess is mental torture. Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment. Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful. It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess. I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces. I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
     I may play some exhibition games, so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore. I organize a chess festival in Hungary. I support chess in schools, and I have my own chess foundation. And I started writing books. I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world. I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals, so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay. It is better to have a bad plan than no plan.
     To play chess on a truly high level requires a constant stream of exact, informed decisions, made in real time and under pressure from your opponent. What's more, it requires a synthesis of some very different virtues, all of which are necessary to good decisions: calculation, creativity and a desire for results. If you ask a Grandmaster, an artist and a computer scientist what makes a good chess player, you'll get a glimpse of these different strengths in action. Losing can persuade you to change what doesn't need to be changed, and winning can convince you everything is fine even if you are on the brink of disaster.

Garry Kasparov

Estella Wright (Mayhue-Greer)

This is a some real ole school blues for you!

Kenneth Davis

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns

     September 1, 2024: When things become too difficult, take the time to see how you can streamline your activities to make things easier on yourself and still fulfill your obligations. It is not good for you to live your life being overwhelmed. You need to find ways to release the stress and get your necessary rest. Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

   T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N   
TODAY'S WORD - STRESS

      Make sure you pay attention to what's right with your life, not just what's wrong. The tests of life are not to break you but to make you. Think positively about yourself.... ask God who made you to keep on remaking you. If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself. Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds. Change your thoughts and you change your world. Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.
     Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only the best, be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.
     The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised. God never made anyone else exactly like you, and he never will again. Thank him for yourself and then for all the rest of his glorious handiwork.
     The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence. Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you'll be surprised how often things will turn out that way. Faith is the one power against which fear cannot stand. Day by day, as you fill your mind with faith, there will ultimately be no more room left for fear. This is the one great fact that no one should forget. Master faith and you will automatically master fear. I place this day, my life, my loved ones, my work in the Lord's hands. There is no harm in the Lord's hands, only good. Whatever happens, whatever results, if I am in the Lord's hands it is the Lord's will and it is good.

Norman Vincent Peale

James Stone

Kenneth Davis

  T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N   
TODAY'S WORDS - LAUGHTER HEALS ALL WOUNDS

     Life is too short to worry about what others say about you. Have fun and give them something to talk about. My goals are so high that I don't have time to relax, in any way shape or form. A reputation as a hard worker is a good reputation to have. The best feeling in the world is seeing the benefits and rewards of hard work. Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to do the work. I live by that. You grind hard so you can play hard. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it'll pay off. It could be in a year; it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off. I want to reach the status of becoming a mogul. And the only way you get there is by work.
     I don't look at obstacles as obstacles. I look at them as things that were put there for a reason. You can approach these things negatively or positively. I think those that approach it with a negative mindset only get a negative outcome. Relationships are like farting, If you push too hard, things could get messy real fast. I DON'T have EX's! I have Y's. Like 'Y the hell did I date you?! There's a difference between who we love, who we settle for, and who we're meant for.
     The relationship we have with God is not the same over a life; sometimes, as with human relationships, it goes through bad patches and sometimes it becomes very intense. It is a terrifying thing to have a relationship with one's creator, to spend one's life so that one is trying to converge with one's creator seems an extraordinarily difficult and sublime thing. But at the same time it's extremely simple. One of the things which perpetually amazes me is that at any moment or any day, anyone who is alive can talk with the creator of the cosmos. You get one life. I'm going to embrace mine. Laughter heals all wounds, and that's one thing that everybody shares. No matter what you're going through, it makes you forget about your problems. I think the world should keep laughing.

Kevin Hart

Kenneth Davis

IT'S TIME FOR 
JUST JOKING MONDAYS

⦁ Today I decided to go visit my childhood home. I asked the residents if I could come inside because I was feeling nostalgic, but they refused and slammed the door on my face. My parents are the worst.

⦁ I tried to explain to my 4-year-old son that it’s perfectly normal to accidentally poop your pants. But he’s still making fun of me.

⦁ A son tells his father, “I have an imaginary girlfriend.” The father sighs and says, “You know, you could do better.” “Thanks Dad,” the son says. “That means a lot.” The father shakes his head and goes, “I was talking to your girlfriend.”

Alberdeen Clayborn

Website Team , "Happy Labor Day" celebrate the fruits of your hard work with your family and friends. 

Kenneth, your many years of service to our country; Joycelyn, your significant contributions to the education of our children; and Estella, your years of dedicated charity work are all deeply appreciated. 

I sincerely thank each of you for your daily efforts in sending inspiring messages to your classmates—they are equally valued.

Joycelyn Lacy (Somerville)

Kenneth Davis

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns

     September 3, 2024: Many of you, My people, feel worn out and exhausted. You must rest to be rejuvenated and take the time to come into My presence for spiritual restoration. You have given of yourself, and now it is time to receive and be refreshed and renewed, says the Lord. Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.   

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TODAY'S WORD - REJUVENATED

     In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now. No matter who or where we are, or what our capabilities, we are called to do the best we can. We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The global challenge of climate change requires that we ask no less of our leaders, or ourselves. We can love ourselves by loving the earth.
     Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever we are, we can make a contribution. Sometimes I tell myself, I may only be planting a tree here, but just imagine what's happening if there are billions of people out there doing something. Just imagine the power of what we can do. When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope. You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it water, and make it survive. That's what makes the difference. What a friend we have in a tree, the tree is the symbol of hope, self-improvement and what people can do for themselves.
     I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me. All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet. It must be this voice that is telling me to do something, and I am sure it's the same voice that is speaking to everybody on this planet - at least everybody who seems to be concerned about the fate of the world, the fate of this planet. We all share one planet and are one hummanity, there is no escaping this reality.
     We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and, in the process, heal our own - indeed, to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder. This will happen if we see the need to revive our sense of belonging to a larger family of life, with which we have shared our evolutionary process. I want to do the right things - I want to plant trees, I want to make sure that the indigenous forests are protected because I know, whatever happens, these are the forests that contain biodiversity, these are the forests that help us retain water when it rains and keep our rivers flowing, these are the forests that many future generations will need. I definitely hope to relax when I get back hope. I will disappear into the forest and be rejuvenated by the beauty of the mountains.

     Wangarĩ Muta Maathai (/wænˈɡɑːri mɑːˈðaɪ/; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.