ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

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

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

For Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2023

The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sadness, or even plain everyday gray, but God's glory never fades. May God's glory shine into the exciting lights, upsetting darks, and boring grays of your every day.

Slightly adapted from one of my morning devotionals

38 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

In Ohio

Sunrise: 7:32 am

Sunset: 5:53
pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is Boy Scout Day which celebrates the date that goes back to the founding of the Boy Scouts of America by William Dickson Boyce in 1910. In Great Britain Lord Baden Powell is the so called father of the Boy Scouts. There are Scout organizations all over the world.

On this day Boy Scouts celebrate themselves. They go to church together on Scout Sunday and have breakfast. Scout Sunday is the Sunday next to Boy Scout Day. Scouts learn a lot about nature, sports, animals and have the claim to be helpful and friendly. They do sports together and have a wonderful confraternity.

To celebrate today, honor a Scout that you might know!

If you cannot see the bright side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Be Prepared…the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.

Robert Baden Powell

I was involved in the Scouting organization for lots of years. It all began when my oldest wanted to join and they said that if I wanted that, I’d have to become a leader as they didn’t have any. So I started it and all of my boys went through Scouts and I was right along with them. DDH was a Troop Leader and enjoyed all the time he got to spend with the boys. I can’t say enough good about the organization.

Two of my boys went on to be leaders themselves. My oldest son and my youngest son and the youngest is who my pictures are of today.

Wednesdays are my day to make a grocery list from the menu I planned for next week and do my shopping.

On the menu for today is another healthy alternative, this time to rice:

Cauliflower Fried Rice

1 small head cauliflower, or 2to 3 cups cauliflower rice

2 Tbsp soy sauce

2 Tbsp. olive oil

1 carrot chopped

2 eggs

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 scallions, thinly chopped

sesame oil, optional

Grate the cauliflower or put it in the food processor to make your rice. Chop the onion and carrot, mince garlic.

In a large skillet heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil and lightly scramble two eggs. Once they are almost done, add garlic and saute until fragrant.

Mix in your cauliflower rice, combine well. Let cook about 2 minutes. Add the other Tbsp. olive oil and the soy sauce. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring well.

Then add carrots and scallions and cook 3 minutes. Add a tsp. of sesame oil.

Serve hot and enjoy!

I have also made up a new menu for next week to do my shopping from:

Monday - Savory Beef and Cabbage Supper

Wednesday - Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Friday - Cheddar Cheese and Broccoli Soup

Weekend - Braised Pork Loin Chops

It’s to be a cloudy day with a chance of sunshine coming our way to it’s going to be a great day to get out shopping!

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct.

Baden Powell

Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for. There is truly is always something to be thankful for.

11,037. for the Boy Scouts a wonderful organization

11,038.for lots of healthy recipes to share

11,039. for a great day to get out and shop

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 EMT’s.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

GOD BLESS YOU!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster’s own personal example.

Robert Baden Powell

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

Love,
ma

4 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Scouting is a wonderful organization!; February 8, 2023 at 6:41 AM
Mevely317 said...: I so enjoyed my years in the Scouting program!
Cauliflower's become so versatile, hasn't it? I served it mashed at Thanksgiving and it looked just like potatoes. With a little help from One-on-One Flavor liquid concentrate, it tasted like the real thing, too.
I'll definitely be trying this fried rice!; February 8, 2023 at 10:24 AM
Chatty Crone said...: I know you are proud of your scouts. My brother God rest his soul was an Eagle Scout. So i see everything cauliflower show up lately - is it really good?; February 8, 2023 at 11:02 AM
jack69 said...: I certainly admire the Boy Scouts. I nor my boys were never Scouts, but I have learned to respect them over the years. Funny, I am late reading but wrote of different foods I have never heard of and here you come up with a recipe of things we know little about!
Love from here.
Sherry & jack; February 8, 2023 at 7:47 PM

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