ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Monday, March 14th, 2011

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

Monday, March 14, 2011

For Monday, March 14th, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

March 14TH, 2011

If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side

It's MONDAY!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to DDIL#6 today!

May the dear Lord Bless You today and always!

Enjoy your special day!

THINKING

He loves righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

Psalm 33:5

Today: PRAY for conservation of the earth’s natural beauty and refrain from littering or throwing recyclable material into the regular garbage

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

It's National Potato Chip Day

Potato chips were an American invention, after all, dating way back to the 1850s. Today, they account for more than a third of the salty snack market.

Baked Potato Chips

2 large russet potatoes, unpeeled, sliced into 1/8-inch-thick rounds
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Combine potatoes, oil and thyme in large bowl. Toss to coat with oil. Arrange potatoes in single layer on 2 nonstick baking sheets. Bake until potatoes begin to brown on bottom, about 15 minutes.

Turn potatoes over, continue to bake until brown and crisp, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with salt

Makes 4 servings

PRAYERS

Thank you, God, for your amazing love and for sending people to encourage us when we need it. Help us to be channels of support and encouragement for those around us

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 ALL!

AROUND HOME

I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.

Arthur Rubinstein

I do love my life, and today we start a new week full of wonderful possibilities. Today and Tuesday I'm to have Mr. Wonderful here at my house. Then Tuesday evening I get my every six week hair cut. This time it was extended to 7 weeks as last Tuesday was my birthday and I didn't want to go for it then. Thursday we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Wearing of the Green and Saturday is the day we will be painting. It'll be a very fast week here.

I hope your week is off to a great start!

COUNTING THE DAYS

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted

Albert Einstein

6 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

35 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

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

Love,

2 comments:

Joyful Days said...: Both posts were so encouraging today!!; March 14, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Marie Rayner said...: Happy Birthday to your Daughter in Law. Oh, how horrible, National Potato Chip Day! I guess I'll just have to eat some potato chips to celebrate! xxoo; March 15, 2011 at 4:18 AM

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