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Decide to be happy today, to live with what is yours – your family, your business, your job, your luck. If you can’t have what you like, maybe you can like what you have.

Just for today, be kind, cheerful, agreeable, responsive, caring, and understanding. Be your best, dress your best, talk softly, and look for the bright side of things. Praise people for what they do and do not criticize them for what they cannot do. If someone does something stupid, forgive and forget. After all, it’s just for one day.

Who knows, it might turn out to be a nice day.

THE BRIGHT SIDE

I'm looking out the window
and the day is drab and dreary,
And I'm trying to console myself
by thinking something cheery
I know it's simply horrible
to get in such a slump
And I also know it's up to me
to get across the hump
And I realize I'm selfish
to mention this to you
For, gee, you might be feeling
a little 'low-down' too
but often when I feel like this
I tell myself it's true
That I am not the only one
who feels 'low-down and blue'
And just knowing there are others
who feel the way I do
Renews my sinking spirit
and keeps me smiling through
and know that it's natural
to take a 'spirit-dive'
Provides the spunk and courage
to hang on and survive
And while there are a lot of moods
that we can drive away
by looking on the BRIGHT SIDE
in all we do and say,
There also is a loneliness
that God meant us to feel
But, gee, it sure is mighty hard
to know which one is real
And I'd hate to be a 'sad sack'
who never saw the sun
And just complained that every day
was such a dreary one.
But I know that all the dark days
are just part of God's plan
We should accept them graciously
and do the best we can...
So I'll just keep on trying
for I know it's 'Gospel true'
there never was a cloud so dark
the sun could not shine through!

by Helen Steiner Rice

On the Bright Side Newsletter

I send this little letter out each morning to all my family and friends and even to a few people that I've never met. Many of them send it on to others too. So in order to make it available to more people I post the 'brighter side' of the news here each day in this journal.

The letter began as an effort to keep in touch with my family as they are spread out in all directions. My family, friends and God are the most important things in my life.

You'll find quotes, poems and stories and even a few recipes included in this newsletter. I try to find something new each day to share.

In a world that very often publishes only the dark side of things I felt that others would be encouraged to hear about
'the bright side'.

'On Ya'-ma

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 15TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer;
it sings because it has a song

Maya Angelou

TODAY’S ACTION

Don't underestimate your power to change yourself

TODAY’S QUOTE

Make one person happy each day and in 40 years you will have made 14,600 human beings happy for a little time at least.

Charley Willey

HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

Our cool down begins today. I’ve been very spoiled by the warm weather we’ve had the past few days, but today we will only have a high of 68 degrees with some rain. It only gets cooler each day as the week progresses.

I talked to the people that are fixing the recalled camper refrigerators on Tuesday and they are supposed to fix mine on Thursday. They said they should be able to fix it from the outside. I told them I’d be there all day on Friday if they needed to get inside the camper. I’ll be glad to have it repaired and not have to worry about it not working. This comes just in the nick of time as it’s the last full weekend of camping.

The Hunter Moon was beautiful on my way to work yesterday morning, I probably won’t be able to see it this morning due to cloud cover. I think it was one of the brightest I’ve ever seen. Just absolutely awesome!

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL !

25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me,
and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name

TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God,
and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…SEWING LOVERS DAY

We honor everyone everywhere who has ever picked up a needle for fun or profit - or even just in an emergency.

And for all of you out there who think a stapler works...
buy some thread!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Grouch Day, a day to be grumpy, ungrateful, and cantankerous

Today is National Mushroom Day

Tonight is Dine with TV Dinners on the Floor Night

Today is National Roast Pheasant Day

The Grand Ole Opry started on radio in Nashville, Tennessee (where it still originates) in 1925. It was first heard on network radio in 1939. The show finally made it to TV on this day in 1955.

1520: King Henry the 8th of England ordered that bowling lanes be built at Whitehall in London

1951: I Love Lucy, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, premiered on CBS-TV. New episodes were produced for six years, CBS re-ran episodes through 1961, and syndicated reruns still play every day somewhere

TODAY’S SMILE

Heart Thoughts . . .

When you meet someone with an icy smile, you can expect a few well-frozen words.

Never look down on someone unless you're helping them up.

Punctuality is a virtue, but only if combined with patience.

The person who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

The person who blows their horn the loudest is probably in the deepest fog.

Whether circumstances makes one bitter or better depends entirely upon the I.

A true friend laughs at your stories even when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your troubles even when they're not so bad.

TODAY’S WORD

otiose \OH-shee-ohs; OH-tee-\, adjective:
1. Ineffective; futile.2. Being at leisure; lazy; indolent; idle.3. Of no use

Otiose is from Latin otiosus, "idle, at leisure," from otium, leisure

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God.

Luke 11

In today’s gospel, addressing his message to the Pharisees, the teachers – and to us – he tries to grab our attention: “Woe to you!” His message to the Pharisees is not about paying the prescribed tithes under the Law of Moses but about ignoring those things which Jesus considers more important, including the love of God and of other people

He chastises Pharisees for accepting honors and recognition in their relatively easy life while their unbending adherence to the law made life so much more difficult for everyone else. When the scholars protest, feeling they might have been insulted by his words, he makes clear that they have, telling them, “You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”

In our lives today, Jesus’ message is as powerful as ever. Often, our critical eye doesn't miss a thing done incorrectly by our enemies, our politicians, those who are not our friends and sometimes those we simply don't want to understand. We are quick with our criticism and sharp with our judgment. And too often, we are also quick to absolve ourselves of the sins we can see so clearly in others.

Today's gospel might inspire us to take a one-day moratorium from criticizing anyone. It's a small start that could make us more aware of how we really see things. We can begin by asking Jesus for his help.

It is when we are more aware of how deeply we are loved by God that we can be moved by the gratitude that will ease the judgmental burden we carry with us so often.

Daily Reflections from Creighton.edu

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Sprinkle a teaspoon of baking soda on the bottom of your toaster oven to eliminate the burned smell from drippings and crumbs

67 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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2 comments:

Joan said...: We have had a very bright moon too last night I was up during the night for a bathrrom visit and had alook out the window I'm sure if I had been in the garden I could have read the paper it was so bright.Have a good hump day. Love Joan.; October 15, 2008 at 7:04 AM
Kath said...: I have realy enjoyed reading this tonight.Lovely quotes.Great work your son does.How talented he is.I hope the fridge is soon repaired.Yes the moon was bright It lit my bedroom even through the curtains and blinds.67 days to winter Brrrrrr.You will soon be getting out all those lovely sweaters you showed us last yr.Thankyou for this lovely posting.Have a lovely evening.Take Care God Bless Kath xx; October 15, 2008 at 3:33 PM

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