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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, February 25, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FEBRUARY 25TH, 2009

TODAY'S THOUGHT

If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer

Frank Bianco

TODAY’S ACTION

Do not seek God in outer space-

Your heart is the only place

in which to meet Him
face to face

TODAY’S QUOTE

We receive His peace when we ask Him for it. We keep His peace by extending it to others. Those are the keys and there are no others

Marianne Williamson

IT’S WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

Lent begins today!

I made my dozen or so pancakes last night and turned on the TV in the kitchen while I was doing that. Dr Phil happened to be on. I don’t watch his show as a rule, but he had some important things to say about scammers. They are getting worse and worse. Please never give any personal information over the phone or online.

If an offer sounds too good to be true it probably is. One man even talked about how his face book account had been hacked into and thieves were using it to their advantage. I think I’m going to close my face book account after hearing that one. I really don’t use it anyway.

After work this evening, DD will pick me up so we can go to church together. Other than that all is quiet here.

Take good care all !

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

The Prayer of St. Theresa

May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones,
and allow your soul the freedom to sing, Dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.
Amen

Saint Theresa is known as the Saint of the Little Ways, meaning she believed in doing the little things in life well and with great love.... She is represented by roses.

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!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
By observing the forty days of Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus’ withdrawal into the wilderness for forty days

Today is Inconvenience Yourself Day, time to think about how your actions affect others and to look for ways to help make the lives of others better and easier

Today is National Don't Utter a Word Day. You see, the world is made up of talkers and listeners. And the listeners need a rest

1966: Nancy Sinatra received a gold record award for the hit, These Boots Are Made For Walkin

1998: Pope John Paul ushered the world's 980 million Roman Catholics into the pre-Easter Lent season, urging them to repent for their sins and reopen dialogue with God. Return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with tears and cries, the pope said, reading from the scriptures during his homily at a traditional Ash Wednesday service in the church of Santa Sabina on Rome's Aventine Hill

2004: The Mel Gibson film The Passion of the Christ opened in 3,000 U.S. theaters on Ash Wednesday

SOMETHING TO DO FOR LENT

Fill a shallow tray with potting soil and grass seed. Place this in a basket. Throughout Lent watch the grass begin to grow, and reflect on the journey from death to new life

TODAY’S LENTEN REFLECTION

But take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them

Matthew 6: 1
Today I will anonymously do something kind for someone

TODAY’S ADVICE

Check all produce--apples, carrots, onions, potatoes, and winter squash--stored in the root cellar and remove any soft or rotting items. One rotten apple really will spoil the whole barrel

23 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!
AND 37 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS
11 DAYS TIL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME 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

2 comments:

Marie Rayner said...: I love, Love, LOVE your thought for today!! I adore the idea of every day being a prayer! Thanks so much for sharing this thought with us! You made my day!; February 25, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Kath said...: I don't have a fcaebook account Ma,and don't intend joining facebook.I have heard many tales about facebook,which I do not like.Hackers can get info so easy from anything on the internet.I hope you enjoyed your pancakes.Thankyou for the prayer.Take Care God Bless Kath xx; February 25, 2009 at 4:24 PM

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