ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Monday, December 3rd., 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

Monday, December 3, 2012

For Monday, December 3rd., 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

DECEMBER 3rd, 2012

18 DAYS UNTIL WINTER
22 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS !

It's MONDAY

NATIONAL ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD DAY

Today is National Roof Over Your Head Day. It is a day of appreciation for the things we have, starting with the roof over our heads.

For most of us, a roof over our head signifies living in a house that protects us from the elements, keeping us warm, dry, and cozy. Unfortunately, not everyone is as lucky as you and I. There are many homeless people right here in our country. Some people live in a cardboard box on the street...... literally. There are millions of people around the world who live in poverty or disaster areas, and do not have a home to keep them comfortable and safe.

Spend a few minutes appreciating your roof and home today, along with the many thins you have. And, also make a contribution to a homeless shelter, so others can come in out of the rain.

Happy National Roof Over Your Head Day!

Be it ever so humble there is no place like home...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home.

Author Unknown

No, we don't have snow here. The pictures are from last year.

Last week was a busy one here as I packed away all the Fall stuff and have been getting out my Christmas decorations. I did find my Advent wreath and it now sits on the table in the dining room. I will be lighting the 1st purple candle each day this week and saying a little Advent prayer. I got the Nativity set up on the top of my computer station and some of my snowmen are sitting on top of the entertainment center. Reindeer adorn the old sideboard and the Christmas village is in the process of occupying the corner hutch and my shelf above the side board. Other odds and ends will decorate the bedrooms upstairs and the stockings are yet to be hung from the stair railing.

As there is absolutely no room for any tree to be set up here at my house, the only Christmas tree I will have will set on a table top. I am thinking that when Santa comes he could place any gifts right by the table where the tree sits.

We'll be celebrating our family Christmas on Saturday the 22nd. and although my home is small I'm sure we'll all fit in and make do with the space allowed. I am just thrilled that my family will be home for the holidays, here at my home this year.

The week ahead will be another busy one as I'll be finishing off the gifts I've been making for my family. I'll turn on the Christmas music and paint away! Maybe you could locate your Christmas music and embrace the Christmas spirit today too.

Have a 'Merry' Monday everyone!

Come, Lord Jesus! Come and visit your people.
We await your coming. Come, O Lord.

As we begin Advent, we light one candle in the midst of all the darkness in our lives and in the world. It symbolizes our longing, our desire, our hope.

Lord, the light I choose to let into my life today is based on my trust in you. It is a weak flame, but I so much desire that it dispel a bit more darkness today. Today, as I carry out the responsibilities of my work, let this candle be my reminder of my hope in your coming.

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Melody Beattie

I am trying to count at least 3 things I'm thankful for each day and then in 1 year's time I'll have counted 1000 gifts.

4. A home that is paid for
5. A home that shelters me from the cold, the heat, and the rain
6. A place where I can rest and relax

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 !

May the roof above us never fall in
And may we good companions beneath it never fall out.

Irish Blessing

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:

linda m said...: Your house sounds like mine - too full and no room for a tree. We have a little table top tree and trust me Santa doesn't have trouble finding it. God's richest blessings to you.; December 3, 2012 at 8:59 AM
betty said...: Good to hear no snow yet Ma! I bet it is cheery in your home with Christmas music as you are doing the "final" preparations with gifts being made, decorations being put up, etc. So glad to hear all will be gathering at your house in just a few short weeks to celebrate Christmas together!

I am so grateful for a home indeed! We'll be going down to feed the homeless tomorrow night; I'm sure I'll definitely appreciate my home when we come back to it.

betty; December 3, 2012 at 9:51 AM
Barb said...: Hi Pam,

I do hope you have been well. Lovely post as always.

I'm back with a new blog and much less pressure....hope to have you visit soon.

Blessings always,
Barb; December 3, 2012 at 11:51 AM

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