ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Sunday, January 15th, 2012

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

Sunday, January 15, 2012

For Sunday, January 15th, 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JANUARY 15TH, 2012

If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side

It's SUNDAY!

National Hat Day!

Cold head? A great solution might be to wear a hat; and what better opportunity than Hat Day?

National Hat Day is set aside to wear and enjoy a hat of your choice and style. Hats come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and styles. There's one to fit every size head and personality. Often, hats are used to make a statement, or to promote a cause or a product.

Hats have logical uses, too. Some hats offer safety protection. Some hats keep your head warm....
National Hat Day is not intended to just keep you warm. Its a chance to make a statement and to display you favorite headgear. Wear a number of different hats over the course of the day.
Did you know: More body heat is lost from your head than other parts of the body. So, wearing a hat goes a long way towards staying warm on a cold winter's day

Put on your dream hat and dance all the way to success!

Terri Guillemets

NEWS FROM HOME

As I sit here and sip my good warm coffee this morning, I've decided that I won't be off to church as usual today. I think it's best not to try and see how the little Red Hen handles in snow and leave her in the garage till a warmer day.

Sooner or later I will go out and probably clear a little of that white stuff that fell over night but I can take my time at that. One thing I've learned, maybe two, is that I'm moving slower than I used to, and there really is no reason I have too.

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday filled with some of that great R and R

Keep warm!

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 ALL!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Born on this date in Atlanta, Georgia, Baptist minister Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lead the American civil rights movement in the name of freedom and equality.

In 1986, the third Monday of January became a national holiday in the USA, celebrating King's birthday and his accomplishments

COUNTING THE DAYS

I have a dream today,

I have a dream that one day

this nation will rise up and live out

the true meaning of it's creed:

We hold these truths to be self evident

that all men are created equal.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

65 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

97 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:

Kath said...: Sorry I havn't been round the last couple of days Ma.I was having sickness feeling again.Now I am feeling OK.I am sorry to learn you have had some snow Brrrrrr.It's bitter here in England.Thick heavy frosts and so so cold.I will certainly be wearing my hat if I have needs to leave the house.Yes I agree I would leave The Little Red Hen inside too.Take it easy clearing that snow.It takes me much longer do things than it used to.I will say a prayer your good neightbour might help withthe clearing,if I remember rightly he did one time bless him.Take Care God Bless.Have a Blessed Sunday.Love Kath xxxx; January 15, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Diann said...: Okay, I have my "thinking cap" on. Does that count towards "National Hat day"? LOL Wow, only 65 days until Spring! That is not too long. I think I can handle it. I hope you are staying warm and enjoying your day!; January 15, 2012 at 12:04 PM

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