ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
APRIL 23RD, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

To reach for another is to risk involvement.

To expose your feelings is to risk exposing your true self.

To place your ideas,
your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.

To love is to risk not being loved in return.

To live is to risk dying.To believe is to risk despair.

To try is to risk failure.But risks must be taken,
because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

The person who risks nothing does nothing,
has nothing, is nothing.

They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live.

Chained by their attitudes they are slaves;
they have forfeited their freedom.

Only a person who risks is free

Anonymous

JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives


Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise

Author Unknown





TODAY’S QUOTE


Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out

James Bryant Conant


IT’S THURSDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

It was a difficult climb for me to get over the middle of this work week. Thankfully I did make it and if you’re reading this I would say you did too.

I’ve noticed that there are more and more things blooming here. Even with the cold spell we’ve been having, it is looking like spring. Soon we’ll even have leaves on the trees and everything will be green again. After our long dreary winter that will be a welcome sight.

I got my things all packed last night for camping this weekend. I have Bible study tonight so I knew there wouldn’t be time then. Friday after work I’ll be heading out to the campground once more.

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


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Lord, shine on all who dwell in darkness and guide us into the way of peace
Amen


And please pray for one of my grandsons, our ‘little ray of Sunshine’, as he is having an endoscopy done…. He’s been showing signs of having reflux again and hoping this will give some answers. Please keep him in your thoughts… The procedure is at 2 o’clock this afternoon


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 National Cherry Cheesecake Day

Today is World Book and Copyright Day, sponsored by the United Nations

Saint George Feast Day - Patron saint of boy scouts, soldiers, butchers, and saddlers. He is also solicited for protection against skin diseases

William Shakespeare's Day - Born April 23, 1564 and died April 23, 1616

If you are a gambler, you will just love this day. Today is Take a Chance Day. This sounds pretty risky (but fun) to me........
Life is filled with risks. To get what you want, sometimes you have to take a chance. And, today is created to do just that. Today is the day to take a chance on virtually any object or goal. Will it be love? will it be luck? Or, just lollipops? We hope you fully participate in this day, and that you attain everything you seek. So go ahead and take a chance. As they say Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Note: If you are going to take a chance at winning the lottery, we suggest you only buy one ticket. After all, everyone is going to take a chance today, so the odds are really low


TODAY’S SMILE

Deficient Noun Disease

Do you commonly find yourself calling your children by the wrong name, and feel like kicking yourself for spending so much time selecting just the right name for each child?
Do you find yourself saying to your child, "Sure, I know where you left your cookie." It's on the long white horizontal surface in the kitchen... you know, the one with the thing we cook with on one end and the thing we put stuff into keep it cold on the other end? Um... there's a sink in it?"
Do you tell people on the phone that you'll be happy to take a message, just as soon as you find a "message-writing-down thingamabob?"

In fact, do all the nouns in your vocabulary, nouns which have been your friends and companions since you were two years old, suddenly become "thingies" when you are under pressure? You may be suffering from deficient noun disease.

Deficient noun disease, or DND, is a common affliction among mothers of small children (older children too). While not a dangerous illness, DND is an exasperating and frustrating one which increases in severity in direct proportion to the number of children in the household.
Common symptoms of DND include the following: Calling children by each other's names, forgetting the proper names for common household objects, and casually referring to other adults not as "John and Jane" but as "those people with the pool who barbecue every Friday." Another common symptom is the frequent use of the WRONG noun in a given situation, rather like mild aphasia. Someone with this particular type of DND might say, "Put your plate on the stove...I mean on the counter... I mean ON THE TABLE!"

A less common symptom displayed by some DND sufferers is an ailment also referred to as the Crossword Syndrome. With this particular type of DND-related illness, the affected person might declare, "Oh, yes, I know her name. Let's see... it starts with an "S", has five letters...."
DND, although virtually untreatable and incurable, can still be endured with a minimum of pain and embarrassment if the afflicted person makes use of the following handy coping mechanisms:

One method of coping with the disease involves the clever use of nicknames, which can easily apply to any individual in the family, like "Dear" or "Sweetheart". This method breaks down when the DND sufferer is faced with the necessity of differentiating between individuals, or when she is talking to several people at one time, so the use of group nicknames, like referring to everyone in the room as "Y'all", a common Southern coping mechanism, is recommended.

Another good way to conceal DND from your friends and family members is to develop the habit of pausing in your sentences when reaching a crucial noun. If the pause is long enough, the other individual will attempt to guess the noun for you, and you need only respond in the affirmative when the correct noun is reached. Although this method may take time, it certainly adds suspense to an otherwise ordinary conversation.

The information available on DND is still patchy and incomplete, due to the unnecessary shame felt by many mothers who do not realize that this illness is widespread and quite common. Very few mothers are able to call their children by name, and it is difficult for them to believe that the time invested in picking out those names was, to put it bluntly, wasted. When education has removed the stigma from the minds of all women, this disease might very well be shown to be the most common affliction in human history.

The cause of DND is not yet known; some scientists believe that using a word over 100,000 times in the course of a lifetime may simply fade that word from long-term memory; mothers simply reach the lifetime limit earlier because they must repeat themselves so often. Other scientists hold up the two-year old child as proof positive that the repetition of a word more than 100,000 times (in this case, the word Mommy) does not cause selective noun amnesia.

Although modern science may never be able to cure DND or discover what exactly causes it, we as mothers and fellow sufferers can still help one another to recognize the illness and learn to live in harmony with it. The next time you hear yourself shouting, "CLAUDIA-CODY-BETSY-LOGAN-JILL .... YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! GET IN HERE!", you can comfort yourself with the knowledge that mothers all over the world are doing the same thing.

Author Unknown

TODAY’S REFLECTION

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life

John 3:16

God revealed the full measure of his love for us when his only Son took on human flesh. In an immense outpouring of grace and mercy, a gift far beyond our imaginations, Jesus became man so that he could rescue us from sin and death.

God’s Will is an invitation to love despite the cost. Remember the promise whoever believes in the Son has life eternal.Eternal life begins here, loving one another.

TODAY’S ADVICE

Of oil, wine, and friends, oldest is best

59 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER!

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