ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Friday, January 11th, 2013

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

Friday, January 11, 2013

For Friday, January 11th, 2013

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JANUARY 11th, 2013

68 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

It's Friday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR PRETTY LADY TODAY!

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

Our Pretty Lady is one of DS#2's daughters and I do miss her a lot, but she does live far away and it's been awhile since I've seen her. I don't have any updated pictures of her to show you but I did find a few older ones to share. She is sitting on her dad's lap in the picture above.

And here she is on the end in the blue dress. I took these pictures when DS#2 retired from the military summer before last and we all went for the celebration.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Most of us can remember a time when a birthday—especially if it was one’s own—brightened the world as if a second sun had risen.

Robert Lynd

Traditions are wonderful and almost everybody, today, celebrates birthdays. Around the world, friends and relatives hold birthday parties, give gifts to the one being honored, and wish Happy Birthday to the one whose birthday is being celebrated.

So today I'll be celebrating another long distance birthday and although I can't hand a gift to this special granddaughter, a card is in the mail. Though I can't be with her, she is in my thoughts and prayers.

I hope you all have a fantastic Friday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive the week.

If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank or in your wallet, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

Author Unknown

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.

I’ll be sharing them and giving thanks to God for these gifts each day,

173. warmer weather giving the snow a chance to melt a bit

174. smelling a vanilla bean candle that I got for a Christmas gift

175. a few dollars left in my pocket

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

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 !

Grandchildren have a special way of bringing joy to every day!

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,

5 comments:

linda m said...: Happy Birthday to your granddaughter. I know how much you must miss your granddaughter as my only grandchild lives far away from me and I only get to see him twice year. Blessings to you.; January 11, 2013 at 8:58 AM
Linda :) said...: Happy Birthday!! :); January 11, 2013 at 1:33 PM
Mary Ann said...: I am so blessed to have all my grandkids within 75 miles... I now you are missing this pretty young woman! Your blog cheers me every time.; January 11, 2013 at 4:36 PM
betty said...: Happy Birthday to your Pretty Lady! I hope she had a great day! I can't believe its been that long since your son retired from the military, Ma; I remember you writing about being there. Time does fly!

I bet that vanilla bean candle does smell good. I got a cookie smelling candle for my son for Christmas. Whenever I go by his room and he has it lit, I'm wanting to have a sugar cookie!

betty; January 11, 2013 at 6:13 PM
Barbara said...: Must be hard when grand children and children live so far away. My Grands are not as close as I would like and with the London Orbital motorway (car park) some say between us and them I don't get to see them much in term time but certainly much easier than your situation. Still I know that you always look on the bright side!; January 12, 2013 at 11:26 AM

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