ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Sunday, February 12th, 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, February 12, 2012

For Sunday, February 12th, 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FEBRUARY 12TH, 2012

Celebrate the happiness
that friends are always giving,
make every day a holiday,
and celebrate just living!

Amanda Bradley

It's SUNDAY!

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. Honest Abe, as he was commonly known as, was born in the wilderness country of Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809.
Abraham Lincoln became president in 1861. Although he hated war, he was drawn into it as he believed it was the only was to save the nation after the southern states declared their secession to the Union.
In addition to serving as president during the civil war and saving the Union, Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery in the U.S. forever. He also wrote and gave The Gettysburg Address, memorializing the bloodiest and most important battle of the Civil War. Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war.
Shortly after the war ended, Abraham Lincoln became the first U.S. President to be assassinated. He was shot and mortally wounded on Good Friday, April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre. His birthday was declared a holiday in 1892. Now it is included in President's Day.

I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms

until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal.

Abraham Lincoln

NEWS FROM HOME

We all can't be famous like President Lincoln was for the choices he made in life, but we all do have choices to make.

We can stay where we are at or move forward...it is our choice. We are free to pursue our dreams and live the life we choose. All our lives and in all things attitude plays an important part. Even getting older can be fun when you don't let your age in the way. I don't do it by myself though, I live one day at a time with the good Lord's wisdom and strength to guide me.

I've my good cup of hot coffee here and I'm slowly waking up this morning. Depending on the weather today, I may or may not make it off to church as usual. I think its just better to stay in when it's cold and nasty outdoors. Hopefully it'll get nicer out and I'll make it...we'll see.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time,

but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

Abraham Lincoln

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

1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God,

and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

I love cinnamon. I love cinnamon rolls, cinnamon graham crackers, cinnamon candies, cinnamon toast, cinnamon apples, and cinnamon pretzels. Cinnamon is one of those spices that makes other things taste better. However, it never crossed my mind to think about where cinnamon comes from. God has blessed me with wonderful children, and grandchildren who are more fun than a barrel of monkeys. In the midst of my enjoyment of them, however just like not knowing where cinnamon comes from, I sometimes fail to consider the source of those blessings

I must never forget that the source of all my blessings is God. I would be very ungrateful indeed, if I didn't remember to thank Him every day. Each and every one of us is a gift from our heavenly Father.

All life is a blessing.

There are in the end three things that last: faith, hope and love and the greatest of these is love.

Make Every Day Matter

COUNTING THE DAYS

Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us to the end,

dare to do our duty as we understand it.

Abraham Lincoln

37 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

69 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

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

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

Love,

2 comments:

Kath said...: At times inside is the best place to be Ma.It is a slow peroid when we first wake,I find that too as I've got older.I am having Coffee right now,but it's T/Time here.I do hope you can make it to church,in that your weather is a fine day for you.Have Blessed Sunday Ma.Take Care God Bless kath xx; February 12, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Unknown said...: I love waking up early in the morning, having my one cup of coffee alone, before Johnny stirs or the phone starts ringing. It is sunny here today, which pleasures me, Ma. This time of the year is usually cold, rainy and oftentimes windy. But today? A slight breeze, temps in the mid 60's and sunshine. Hooray! Have an awesome day. Love you.; February 12, 2012 at 4:13 PM

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