For Monday, February 2nd, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FEBRUARY 2nd, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires,

and a touch that never hurts

Charles Dickens



TODAY’S ACTION

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment

Benjamin Franklin


TODAY’S QUOTE

If we make our goal to live a life of compassion and unconditional love, then the world will indeed become a garden where all kinds of flowers can bloom and grow

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

IT’S MONDAY !!

AND HAPPY GROUND HOGS’ DAY!

We had such a grand day yesterday with warm sunshine and melting ice and snow. It was so nice to step out the door and not be freezing !
What a blessing !

For many of you the SUPER BOWL took top credit yesterday and I think it may have been a late night, but I didn’t watch it, but held to my usual schedule of doing a few things to get ready for the new work week. I’m not a great sports fan of any kind. So I’m hoping that whatever team you were rooting for won and that if you have to go to work like me, you are able to get up and off to work today with a SMILE.

It’ll be a little warmer start to the week here than usual and I think the later part of the week will be warmer too. Maybe February will be kinder to us than January was.

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

As art is a journey of discovery, Lord,

so may I grow more aware this dayof your life-giving presence
Amen

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’S TRIVIA

Today is Groundhog Day. Legend says, if the groundhog comes out today and sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter. The most famous U.S. groundhog is Punxsutawney Phil of Pennsylvania

Here is the link to the official site:
http://www.groundhog.org/

Today is National Wear Red Day, kicking off the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" cardiovascular disease campaign

Today is Kiwifruit Day in California

Today is Self-Renewal Day, a time to commit to personal growth

Today is National Heavenly Hash Day

February 2 is a cross-quarter day, about halfway between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox in March. Many groundhogs end their hibernation a week or so later than this

1653: New Amsterdam was incorporated. Today it's called New York City

1863 - Samuel Langhorne Clemens decided to use a pseudonym for the first time on this very day. Now he is better remembered by the name, Mark Twain

1886: Punxutawney, Pennsylvania, observed its first Groundhog Day. The annual trek to Gobbler's Knob started in 1887

1956: Atlantic Records signed the LA doo-wop group the Coasters. The group went on to have a string of top hits, including Searchin, Yakety Yak, and Charlie Brown, all written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

1998: President Bill Clinton introduced the first U.S. balanced budget in 30 years

TODAY’S SMILE

TREASURES OF LIFE

Author Unknown

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends, and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air.You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends, and spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same.

You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.

Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.

It is because we are different that each of us is special.

Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.

Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart.

Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.

By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.

Don't give up when you still have something to give.

Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.

Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way

TODAY’S WORD

victuals \VIT-uhlz\, noun:food or provisions, esp. for humans

from Anglo-French and Old French vitaille, from Late Latin victualia "provisions," noun use of plural of victualis "of nourishment," from victus "livelihood, food, sustenance



TODAY’S REFLECTION

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it is received with thanksgiving. 1 Timothy 4.4

Sometimes we are like the dog in the children's story who found a bone. He was so proud of it. He picked it up and started home. On his way home he crossed a bridge over a river. As he crossed the bridge he stopped, as usual, to bark at the other dog that he always saw down in the water. This time as he looked down, he not only saw the same dog, but that dog had a bone in his mouth, too. What made him mad was that the dog in the water had a bone that appeared to be bigger than the one he had in his mouth. Therefore, he opened his mouth to bark at the other dog and lost his bone.
It is ok to better ourselves if we are not satisfied with where we are at in life. In fact, we should always be growing in our journey with Christ. But, we shouldn’t be measuring ourselves against others. God made you special and you cannot be compared to anyone else
Today’s Devotion

TODAY’S ADVICE

When two play, one must lose.


46 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!
AND 60 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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