ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Tuesday, July 26th, 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

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

For Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 26th, 2011

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

It's TUESDAY!

ALL OR NOTHING DAY

All or Nothing Day is certainly as day of extremes. If you're a gambler, it's a day to go for broke. A little drastic day, perhaps. There's definitely no grey area in how you spend this day.

Stop letting things hold you back. Go for it if you're gonna go for it and quit making excuses. We hope you have it all on All or Nothing Day, and every day.

There is nothing that cannot happen today.

Mark Twain

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

July 26th is BAGELFEST DAY!

Bagelfest started back in 1986 with Murray Lender, owner of Lender's Bagels. It was created as a way to celebrate the bagel and encourage people to honor this breakfast staple.

Harry Lender opened a bagel bakery on the east coast in 1962. This first bakery was only 800 square feet in size. Eventually, Lender moved his operations to a location in Montoon, Illinois and the company expanded, eventually popularizing the frozen bagel around the country.

If you live near or are planning to travel to Montoon, Illinois, you can attend the Bagelfest celebration at the Lender's bagel factory. Each year over 40,000 people show up to receive free bagels and listen to live music

Ham and Cheese Bagel

2 Bagels
4 slices American cheese
2 ounces Shaved Ham

Preheat George Foreman grill for 5 minutes.

Place bagel tops on the grill. Close the lid and heat for 3 minutes. Remove bagel tops from the grill and keep warm.

Place 2 slices of cheese on each bagel bottom. Top with the ham.

Place on the grill and close the cover. Allow to cook for 3 minutes.

Remove from the grill and top with the bagel top.

Makes 2 servings

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

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

I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days or great days.
Lance Armstrong

They say that whatever we focus on, we become. Wherever we put our energies or our attention, those things will develop. Another way I like to say it is, Where the mind goes, the man follows!

If we focus only on the negative things in our lives, we become negative people.

Everything, including our conversation, becomes negative. We soon lose our joy and live miserable lives and it all starts with our own thinking.

Our thoughts largely determine our destiny. Our thoughts also determine our happiness.

Our thoughts, our focus, is what determines where we end up.

Being happy can be hard work sometimes. It is like maintaining a nice home - you've got to hang on to your treasures and throw out the garbage.

Andrew Matthews

COUNTING THE DAYS

Nothing should be prized more highly

than the value of each day.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

59 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,

3 comments:

Glenda said...: Ummm . . . I love bagels with strawberry-flavored creme cheese!

Thanks for the reminder that we become what we think; it's so easy to lose sight of that truth.

Hope your day is going well!; July 26, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Glenda said...: Ummm . . . I love bagels with strawberry-flavored creme cheese!

Thanks for the reminder that we become what we think; it's so easy to lose sight of that truth.

Hope your day is going well!; July 26, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Marie Rayner said...: mmm.... I love bagels, especially the cinnamon raisin ones. My sil in Toronto used to pick up huge bags of fresh ones from the Jewish baker around the corner from where she lived. They were soooooo good! I love your thoughts as always. xxoo; July 27, 2011 at 3:13 AM

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

For Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Nothing should be prized more highly

Nothing should be prized more highly

than the value of each day.

than the value of each day.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

59 DAYS UNTIL FALL

59 DAYS UNTIL FALL

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