ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Monday, March 18th, 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

Monday, March 18, 2013

For Monday, March 18th, 2013

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

March 18th, 2013

2 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

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

It's MONDAY

AWKWARD MOMENTS DAY

National Awkward Moments Day is the day to celebrate the fact that we all have those moments when things just don't seem to go right and you just want to crawl under the table and hide.

Today is the day to find humor, laughter and fun to cope with these most uncomfortable situations. Life is really too short to take things so seriously. Instead of feeling uncomfortable or uneasy, laugh off those awkward moments.

If things go wrong, don't go with them.

Roger Babson

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.

Pat Schroeder

We all have to deal with awkward moments in our lives. They are a fact of life. For me those awkward moments are best handled by laughing at myself. I'd rather be the one laughing than to have others laughing at me first. One thing I've learned is that you have to let go of those moments and move on and laughter is often the best medicine.

If you fall down, you just have to get up, dust yourself off and start all over again. Embarrassing moments are going to happen, accept them and begin again. None of us are perfect.

The pictures today are of my birthday party at DD's house. DD's living room, now playroom, is one big playground and the kids all enjoy it!

I hope your week is off to a great start with no awkward moments to get you down. If they happen remember that you are only human like the rest of us.

PRIORITY FOR TODAY:

PEACE

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.

2 Thessalonians 3:16

In this last half of Lent we are being increasingly challenged by Jesus to have faith in His words

My birthday dinner, coconut shrimp, shrimp pasta and cheesy biscuits Red Lobster style!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night.

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,

369. for Scripture which is like a whisper played through my thoughts, filtering down to my heart

370. for life, for love, for acceptance, for things that really matter.

371. for a rainy day in March, it could have been snow

If you want to be happy — give thanks.

Waiting till you’re happy before you give thanks, is like waiting to be healthy before you take your vitamins. Vitamins are whatmake you healthy. Giving thanks is what makes you happy.

Anne Voskamp, 1000 Gifts

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 !

Love what you do. Believe in your instincts. And you'd better be able to pick yourself up and brush yourself off every day.

Mario Andretti

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

Love,

3 comments:

linda m said...: Happy Birthday to you. Love todays topic - "Awkward Moments Day". Boy, that one fits me to a tee. I seem to have a lot more of those as I grow older. Guess I'll just have to keep picking myself up and dusting off the rear. Blessings; March 18, 2013 at 8:55 AM
betty said...: What a great birthday menu you had, Ma, and delightful company to share it with! I'm glad there is a day for awkward moments, LOL, I seem to have a lot of them; had one today dealing with something at work, LOL :) (but it all worked out in the end :)

betty; March 18, 2013 at 10:23 PM
Jean said...: Happy Birthday MA! Your birthday dinner look so good. Thank you so much for keeping my son Ron in your prayers. I heard from him tonight and he isn't doing to well. It just breaks my heart. Take care. Jean; March 19, 2013 at 12:03 AM

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