ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Wednesday, April 18th, 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, April 18, 2012

For Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

APRIL 18TH, 2012

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

It's WEDNESDAY!

Today is Smile Big and Say Hi for No Particular Reason Day.

There's nothing better than knowing you've made someone happy, especially if you can do so in some simple, thoughtful way. Here's a few easy ways to make someone smile today: I guarantee you'll be smiling too! And not only that you make them smile, but you can brighten their whole day, too. Make these small acts that have big effects and you'll be happier!

The easiest and possibly the most effective way to get someone to smile is to smile at them first

Write a note today to say thank you to someone who has helped you or done something for you. It could be to a parent, a child, a colleague, a friend, or even the helpful assistant in your local store. If possible, post or hand-deliver your note - don't just send it by email.

Have you ever brought flowers home for someone special because it was a Wednesday? Not Valentine's Day that fell on a Wednesday, just because it was Wednesday? Surprising someone for no particular reason other than to make the person smile is a fantastic way to brighten someone's day.

Compliments are a sure-fire way to make someone smile but quite often they are hard to deliver.

Making someone smile and brightening their day is one of the most generous things you can do. It has a ripple effect that touches the whole community; if you are nice to someone it is likely they will be nice to someone as well. When you smile at someone or brighten their day you give something of yourself. You are putting aside your own selfish needs and wants for a moment to make someone else feel good

NEWS FROM HOME

After 30 million years of human evolution, here is a list of smiles that you can currently wear – for all ocassions.

Sweet Smile: This is the smile that melts hearts. One look and you know you are done for!

I'm in love Smile: You can’t mistake this smile from the rest.

Most Beautiful Smile: This is a smile that is Simply Breathtaking! It is a smile that causes others to skip a heartbeat!

Happy Smile: This is a smile that reflects a happy and joyful heart.

Thoughtful Smile: There is no eye contact in this smile because you are thinking about sometime faraway

I know it all Smile: You have the hint of a smile. It is also one that you cultivate as you get older, your mind filled with wonderful stories from your past. It is a smile that speaks volumes about the wisdom you’ve gained about life.

The Sparkle in the eye Smile: The eyes say it all. Sparkling with excitement and sheer joy over an important discovery. No words need to be communicated

Contented Smile: This is a smile that needs to be distinguished from the satisfied smile. A satisfied smile is one for having felt joy derived from an external factor, whereas a contented smile comes from within

Proud smile: There is the hint of a smile that speaks of pride. A job well done. A Smile of Achievement.

I'm sure there are many other kinds of SMILES that we all give and receive too. I hope that something on this list made you SMILE today.

SMILE! It's Wednesday! Over the hump day! Now we'll be sliding right into the weekend!

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

Do what makes you happy. Be with who makes you smile. Laugh as much as you breathe.

Love as long as you live.

***BIG SMILE***

COUNTING THE DAYS

If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine.

Author Unknown

63 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

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

Amanda Bradley

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

Love,

2 comments:

Kath said...: Your "Smile and the world smiles with you" graphic, made me smile today Ma.Thankyou.I have already had 2 comments today online saying thankyou for making them smile.I try my best.One lady had said she felt bankrupt and poor as a church mouse this week after paying all her service bills.I told her I felt the same way.So I was going to buy a tent,and It wouldn't be a Church Mouse I was as poor as,but a field mouse haaa.LOL!!I hope you get plenty smiles today Ma.Take Care God Bless Kath xx; April 18, 2012 at 7:40 AM
Marie Rayner said...: Once again loved your post Pam. Smiles are wonderful things. They cost nothing and mean the world. You can not help but smile yourself when greeted with such a warm gift from someone else! Have a wonderful Thursday! xxoo; April 19, 2012 at 3:00 AM

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