SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2015
Sunrise: 6:31 am
Sunset: 8:39 pm
Life is a Special Occasion!
Hallmark
August 8th is Happiness Happens Day, a day to celebrate all things happy.
Happiness Happens Day aims to spread the joy of being happy, and to persuade people to look on the brighter side of life. Happiness is contagious, so if you’re happy, tell someone! If someone else is happy, listen to them!
If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.
William Ewart Gladstone
It’s a good idea to spend a few minutes each day focusing on some of the good things that happen to us. I do that by counting my gifts each day. The little blessings that come my way that I’m thankful for. I started making the list a couple of years ago and now it’s become a habit for me. Every day I write down 3 things I’m thankful for.
When you focus on what makes you happy, you can’t help but be anything but happy. I’ve learned that while every day may not be a good one, there is always something good to be found in every day. I call it Looking on the Bright Side of life.
No one is going to be happy all of the time, because that’s not realistic. But people can be happy most of the time. Much of our happiness is about our perspective. We can either let challenges rain on our parade or we can embrace them and grow. We really can’t have too much happy. Happy moments take place around us all of the time but we often take them for granted.
Everyday is one to celebrate and I take the time to share with you all a little piece of that trivia each day just in case you can’t find anything else to be happy about.
To me sunflowers radiate happiness so I’m sharing some pictures of them today from last year. So far this year there have been none growing here. Usually we have several that pop up around the yard from remnants of the bird feeders.
I hope you all have a SUPER Saturday !
COUNTING MY GIFTS
The real secret of happiness is not what you have or what you receive; it's what you share
Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for. There is truly is always something to be thankful for.
3016. for a happiness, it is a gift we can all have
3017.for choices, we all have a choice
3018.for my Bright Side logo, a gift from DS#6 a few years ago now
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.
Almighty and eternal God,
Protect our military
as they discharge their duties
with the shield of your strength,
may the power of your love
enable them to return home in safety
that with all who love them
they may ever praise you for your loving care.
AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters
and Paramedics and EMT’s
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
GOD BLESS YOU !
ADVICE FOR TODAY
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…
Love,
ma
2 comments:
So true about happiness being contagious; I think that's why we enjoy hearing little ones laughing :)
betty
... and I've shared your bits of trivia more often than you might imagine with my office mates! You know, I'm not especially fond of most flowers - but the sunflower is real special.
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