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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

Saturday, November 15, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOVEMBER 15TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

No matter how sad you are today, happiness and laughter and even joy are distinct possibilities for tomorrow, or if not tomorrow, the day after that.

Linda Richman

TODAY’S ACTION

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

Kahlil Gibran

TODAY’S QUOTE

You grow up the day you have the first real laugh -- at yourself.

Ethel Barrymore

HAPPY SATURDAY !!

I’m up and slowly sipping the good hot coffee. It’s so great to not have to rush around this morning. I have to have the silver streak in for it’s winterizing at 9:30 this morning, but I still have plenty of time to be lazy for awhile yet.

DS#6 called yesterday evening to let me know they were going to be in town as his wife was doing a project with her sister today so he will probably come over here for a visit later on today. It’s a sister kind of thing so he would not be needed there. That’s ok by me I always enjoy the company of any one of my babes.

The weather man keeps saying we’ll get some snow. If not tonight it’ll be tomorrow. The whole of next week is going to be freezing and several days snow is in the forecast. BRRRCHILL!

I’m so not ready for winter to be here.

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!

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…CLEAN OUT THE FRIDGE DAY

It's not The Blob -

It's not Ghostbuster's Slime -

It's the leftovers in your refrigerator and now...

they have a life of their own!

Get them before they get you!

TIP: An open box of baking soda will getrid of that smell!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Sing in Your Car Day

Today is Don't Try to Do Everything at Once Day

1806: Explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as "Pikes Peak

1939: President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC

1939: The Social Security Administration approved the first unemployment check

1956: The movie Love Me Tender starring Elvis Presley opened in New York

TODAY’S SMILE

My face in the mirror

Isn't wrinkled or drawn.

My house isn't dirty.

The cobwebs are gone.

My garden looks lovely,

And so does my lawn.

I think I might never

Put my glasses back on

VIRUS ALERT

Heads up here. This is a real alert. UPS Virus---also applies to FedEx!

With Christmas fast approaching, watch out for this...be alert.. Please read the following. It applies to FedEx as well,

The newest virus circulating is the UPS Delivery Failure. You will receive an email from UPS Packet Service along with a packet number.

NOTE: The word packet is misspelled on this line. It will say that they were unable to deliver a package sent to you on such and such a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached.

DON'T OPEN OR TRY TO PRINT THIS.

IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS!

Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home.

This virus has caused millions of dollars in damage in the past few days. Snopes & Urban Legends confirm confirm that it is real: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp

TODAY’S WORD

ensconced \en-SKONST\, adjective:

1. sheltered comfortably and firmly

2. sheltered safely; hidden

by 1590, "to cover with a fort," from en- "make, put in" + sconce "small fortification, shelter," probably from Dutch schans ,earthwork

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said:

"Never will I leave you;never will I forsake you."So we can say with confidence,"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Hebrews 13:5-60

Be content with what you have. Don't get wrapped up in desires for more and more. God is sufficient for our needs. Trust Him to give you all that you need. To want more and more is to say that God is unable to take care of you. He can! He will supply all you needs

The poorest man in the world is the one who is always wanting more than what he has.

Anonymous

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Experience teaches you to recognize a mistake
when you've made it again

36 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !
12 DAYS UNTIL THANKSGIVING
40 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
AND 155 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

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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1 comment:

Robin said...: I love today's thought! And...I think I will clean out the fridge today, gotta make room for all the turkey day fixings anyway. Have a wonderful day!; November 15, 2008 at 11:16 AM

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