ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Sunday, May 27th, 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, May 27, 2012

For Sunday, May 27th, 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 27TH, 2012

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

It's SUNDAY!

SUNSCREEN PROTECTION DAY

Sun Screen Day educates and brings awareness to the importance of using sunscreens to protect yourself and your children from harmful UV rays from the sun. This day is held on May 27th, just in advance of the summer and vacation season.
Ultraviolet rays from the sun is a serious risk to your health. With the steady depletion of the ozone layer above the earth, more and stronger UV rays get through.
Overexposure to the sun can cause a number of health problems. It can cause skin cancer, and sunspots. It can also result in premature aging of your skin.

And yes, sun screens should be used on cloudy days. UV rays can penetrate through the clouds.
Now get out and celebrate Sun Screen Day in the sun...with your sun screen protection!

Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.

Jeffrey Glassberg

NEWS FROM HOME

I do love the sunshine, but as the days heat up here this weekend, I'm finding the shady and cool spots to be in. Temps in the 70's I can take but when they approach 90 it's time to keep cool.

Thankfully we did get a good rain on Friday evening that thoroughly drenched everything. With the unusually hot weather everything was beginning to look really dry and parched around here.

I've spent a lot of time at the hospital visiting with DD and the new baby and of course it is air conditioned there. I hope to be off to early church this morning and then stop by and see them all again. They may be going home sometime today but will probably wait until tomorrow. We'll see...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Just living is not enough, said the butterfly,

one must have sunshine, freedom

and a little flower.

Hans Christian Andersen

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!

COUNTING THE DAYS

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on,
To bring you luck, happiness and riches
Today, tomorrow and beyond.

Irish Blessing

24 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:

Hollie said...: I know you enjoy your visits with the new mom and babe!! We are trying to keep cool here also!; May 27, 2012 at 7:06 AM
Marie Rayner said...: Pam congrats on the new grandbaby! I know how wonderful that feels! You are over the moon, and quite rightly so! Life is great! I have never been a sun worshipper. My mother always warned us about the dangers of sun bathing and so I just never did. As a result, I am almost 57 and have hardly any wrinkles! Yay mom! xxoo; May 27, 2012 at 9:59 AM

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