ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Wednesday, February 22nd, 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

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

For Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FEBRUARY 22nd, 2012

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

Amanda Bradley

It's WEDNESDAY!

BE HUMBLE DAY

Today is not a day to brag or to boast. Its not a time to talk about your success or accomplishments. Why!? Because today is ...... Be Humble Day!
Be Humble Day can be a humbling experience. That's exactly the intent of today. Humbleness is a good thing, a virtue. People much prefer a humble person to a braggart. Practice humbleness today, and everyday. It will serve you well in life.
Important Exception: While you can't brag about yourself today, it is very appropriate to brag about your kids today, or any day.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.

William Temple

NEWS FROM HOME

If any day will make you feel humble, Ash Wednesday will. Today we receive ashes on our foreheads to humble our hearts and remind us that life passes away on Earth as we are told : Remember, Man is dust, and unto dust you shall return. Lent officially begins today. It is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebration of Easter. By observing the 40 days of Lent we replicate Jesus' sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for 40 days.

Not many like the season of Lent, but for me Lent is a positive and strengthening experience. None of us will do all we want to do during Lent. That's the human condition. The point is not to get a good grade, the point is to increase your capacity to love God and others. After all Lent is to learn how to love, God's way, once again. That is the whole point of the season.

May God get all the Glory as this 40 day journey begins!

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

Tune Up Time

Every car or truck carries in the glove compartment a maintenance schedule. Having your oil changed, your tires rotated and balanced, and the rest of the engine checked keeps your vehicle in excellent shape.

This Wednesday, we begin one of the most practical times of year. Lent provides us an opportunity to open our personal maintenance schedule and take a close look at ourselves as we journey towards eternal life.

If my body were a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model. I've got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull ... But that's not the worst of it.

My headlights are out of focus and it's especially hard to see things up close

My traction is not as graceful as it once was. I slip and slide and skid and bump into things even in the best of weather.

My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins.

It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed. My fuel rate burns inefficiently.

But here's the worst of it --

Almost every time I sneeze, cough or sputter ... either my radiator leaks or my exhaust backfires!

I don't know who wrote this but it could have very easily been me

PRAYER REQUEST

A friend has written asking for prayers for her uncle and his family. She says that her uncle has decided to not continue with chemo treatments and is going downhill quickly. She wrote to ask that he, her aunt and their entire family be kept in prayers that the Dear Lord comforts them and provides the strength they need to get through this difficult time.

Lord, we pray to you on their behalf. May they know the comfort of your presence, the power of your love to give life even in the face of death, and the hope of your salvation. May they be blessed with the love and presence of family and friends to banish their fears.

All this we ask through the one who died for us that we might live, Jesus Christ, our Savior.

Amen

COUNTING THE DAYS

Swallow your pride occasionally, it's non-fattening!

Author Unknown

27 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

59 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,

3 comments:

Barb said...: Hi Pam, your posts always give me something to think on.

Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Barb; February 22, 2012 at 4:21 PM
Helen said...: Prayers for your friend's uncle and family.; February 22, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Marie Rayner said...: Pam, I always loved that song about the rose. I believe Bette Midler sang it. I am a real fan of hers. You may add my prayers to the others for your friend's uncle and family. As always your post has been a wonder and I have enjoyed every word. xxoo; February 23, 2012 at 3:08 AM

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