ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Friday, July 16th, 2010

THE BRIGHT SIDE

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

Friday, July 16, 2010

For Friday, July 16th, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 16TH, 2010

It's FRIDAY!

They say we are in for another hot day. I've been keeping cool. I do have a/c in the camper and as much as I love the outdoors, there have been a few times I've just had to stay in and keep cool awhile.

I'm hoping to make it to the pool later today. It's about the only place you can enjoy soaking up some sunshine. If I get hot, I just jump in and float around awhile. One thing I have to remember when I go is my sun hat. It's a wide brim

med floppy straw hat and it keeps my head from burning.

THINKING

Every day is a miracle, filled with opportunities to

give and to receive

If you abide in me, and my words abide in

you, ask for

whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

John 15:7

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

Need a refreshing treat to cool off in the summer time heat, but don’t want all of the fat in ice cream? Try a delicious Fruit Smoothie!

Just Peachy Smoothie

1 fresh peach

1/3 cup milk

1/4 cup of frozen apple juice concentrate

Directions:

Peel the peach and cut it into thin slices. Place the peace slices into a freezer bag, laying flat, and freeze for 1-2 hours. Mix the frozen peach slices in a blender with milk and frozen apple juice concentrate. Cover and blend until smooth.

PRAYERS

Lord, thank You for being my provider each day. Help me not to fear these times of hardship. Rather, help me to trust in You and Your ways more each day.

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.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU!

AROUND HOME

There were a few people camping when I arrived here on Thursday. But my part of the hill is quiet. You can see that it is very hazy here. That's part of summer when it is hot and humid. I walked around and took some pictures for you to see yesterday evening.

FAMILY

I think DD and her hubby will be camping this weekend but DS#1 and family will be going to a graduation party! DDIL#1's sister is celebrating and they are going to help her do just that!

COUNTING THE DAYS

more on SLOW DOWN THERAPY...
Take a day off alone; make a retreat. You can learn from monks and hermits without becoming one.
Pet a furry friend. You will give and get the gift of now.
Work with your hands. It frees the mind.
Take time to wonder. Without wonder, life is merely existence.
Sit in the dark. It will teach you to see and hear, taste and smell.
Once in a while, turn down the lights, the volume, the throttle, the invitations. Less really can be more.
Let go. Nothing is usually the hardest thing to do but often it is the best.
Take a walk but don't go anywhere. If you walk just to get somewhere, you sacrifice the walking.
Count your friends. If you have one, you are lucky. If you have more, you are blessed. Bless them in return.
Count your blessings one at a time and slowly.

69 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…

Love,

4 comments:

peggy said...: The pictures are beautiful, you must have a nice place for camping. Michigan is hot too and rain two days in a row made it even more humid but the garden loves it. Thank you for the prayers and have a nice weekend.; July 16, 2010 at 9:25 AM
Barb said...: Hi Ma, I love soothies and yes, it is hot, isn't it?! Mercy me. Ha.

Your pictures are lovely.

Have a blessed weekend.

Hugs, Barb ♥; July 16, 2010 at 11:42 AM
Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) said...: It's hot here and the air is so humid one just might drown tryin' to breath! Praise God for air conditioners and backyard pools!

Mmmmm, a smoothie might be just want the Dr. ordered. Gotta run...my blender's callin'!

Ya'll have yourself a delightfully blessed weekend!!!; July 16, 2010 at 4:33 PM
Joan said...: Lovely photographs today it is a lovely spot you have your camper hope it does not get too hot for you. I too wear a hat my hair is not as thick as it used to be and you do feel your head burning. take care Love Joan; July 17, 2010 at 7:49 AM

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For Friday, July 16th, 2010

Lord, thank You for being my provider each day. Help me not to fear these times of hardship. Rather, help me to trust in You and Your ways more each day.

Amen

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