For Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2010

It's TUESDAY!

Today is World Gratitude Day

Acknowledge your gifts and be grateful for everything.

To look at life with gratitude is to clearly see opportunities. Even at those times of the greatest challenges, with gratitude, any difficulty can be transformed into a blessing, into a meaningful lesson of growth.

Begin and end today with a Thank You!

THINKING

Peace starts with a smile

They will hammer their swords into plowblades

and their spears into pruning shears.

Nations will never fight against each other,

and they will never train for war again

Isaiah 2:4

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

A recent bride called her mother one evening in tears.

Oh, Mom, I tried to make Grandma's meat loaf for dinner tonight, and it's just awful! I followed the recipe exactly, and I know I have the recipe right because it's the one you gave me. But it just didn't come out right, and I'm so upset. I wanted this to be so special for George because he loves meat loaf. What could have gone wrong?

Her mother replied soothingly, Well, dear, let's go through the recipe. You read it out loud and tell me exactly what you did at each step, and together we'll figure it out.

Okay, the bride sniffled. Well, it starts out, Take fifty cents worth of ground beef………….

This month marks National Cholesterol Education Month, so what better time to take preventive steps to reduce your heart-disease risk. Lowering your cholesterol levels is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of developing heart disease

Be sure to regularly include these 7 superfoods in your diet.

Cold-water fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as wild salmon, herring, mackerel, light tuna, anchovies, and sardines, can help lower bad LDL cholesterol

Cruciferous veggies like broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and kale are packed with antioxidants that can help reduce cholesterol

All beans and legumes, including black, red, navy, kidney, pinto, and garbanzos, are loaded with filling protein and soluble and insoluble fiber. Beans help lower bad LDL cholesterol and improve digestion.

All whole grains, including wheat, wild rice, barley, quinoa, oats, millet, and barley, contain soluble fiber, which helps block the body’s absorption of cholesterol.

Walnuts, almonds, pistachios, flaxseeds, pumpkin seeds, and other nuts and seeds are excellent sources of protein, heart-healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, vitamins, minerals, and fiber

Powerful antioxidants (called polyphenols) found in black, white, green, and oolong tea can help lower bad LDL cholesterol.

Red wine Resveratrol, a plant-based chemical found in red grapes, may help lower LDL cholesterol and appears to protect against coronary artery disease

PRAYERS

TODAY IS THE U.N. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

People of different faiths from all over the world will stop at noon (local time) and pray for peace for one minute, each in their own way

Charge our lives and our churches with the power of your peace,

O God. Overcome our fears and self-deceptions with the promise of your presence. In this time of diminishing resources for families and nations, make us signs of your generosity and justice. Light us each day with hope, we pray, so that we may walk in yo

ur truth a

nd be love in Your Name

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

Peace is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it

Thomas Merton

Just wanted to warn you all about the STRANDED TRAVELERS SCAM today.

Some unlucky Facebook users have found their accounts hacked by scammers who send messages to their friends saying that they are stranded while travelling and ask for money to help them get home.

I have a friend that actually got one of these from some

one she knows. It was a scam. They hacked into her friends Facebook and Yahoo accounts and stole her identity

Protect your passwords on e-mail and social media accounts. This should also be a warning to everyone about leaving any personal info like your birthdate on the internet too.

I love the internet but you do have to be aware and safe.

COUNTING THE DAYS

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

Thomas Jefferson

1 DAY 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,

ma