ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Sunday, June 2nd, 2024

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

Sunday, June 2, 2024

For Sunday, June 2nd, 2024

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2024

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

21 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

In TEXAS

Sunrise: 6:32 am

Sunset : 8:29 pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is Rocky Road Day which celebrates ice cream that is a delicious dessert with an interesting culinary history. In 1929, after the stock market crashed, a man named William Dreyer, the founder of Dreyer Ice Cream, calmed his Black Thursday nerves by creating the original rocky road. He mixed chunky almonds, mini marshmallows, and delicious milk chocolate ice cream to create a new flavor that would make people smile despite the rough economic times. It instantly became a favorite and soon became popular all over the world.

In Australia they add jam to their rocky road ice cream and in the United Kingdom they add cherios and raisins.

Celebrate today and enjoy a delicious rocky road ice cream sundae! Yum!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

My love for ice cream emerged at an early age - and has never left!

Ginger Rogers

Ice Cream used to be a favorite of mine. But with my no sugar diet, I haven’t found one to enjoy that is sugar free. Good thing I can remember how good it tastes in the summertime.

The temps are going up to the 100’s again this week, so it’s a good thing we have a pool now to cool off in.

We all had a great time yesterday at my granddaughters party. There were lots of people there and lots of delicious food too. I never got my feet in the pool, but did enjoy watching all the kids swimming and splashing around. Every now and then, one of this splashes would come my way and it felt good!

I was so tired when we got home, because it was past my bedtime, that I went straight to bed and thankfully, woke up this morning nice and refreshed.

Today is going to be a quiet day, no doubt I’ll be floating in the pool for a while if it finishes filling up. It’s about 3/4 the way right now.

And DD has some cream sickles in the freezer so maybe I’ll splurge and have one of those instead of a bowl of ice cream.

I hope you all have a RELAXING Sunday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Ice cream brings people together.

Doug Ducey

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

12,386. for an ice cream to make people smile

12,387. for a pool to cool off in

12,388. for a quieter day to rest and relax

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

MAY GOD BLESS YOU !

ADVICE FOR TODAY

My advise to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream whiles it’s on your plate.

Thorton Wilder

a smile, a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

5 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Enjoy some delicious rocky road today and smile knowing it's history!; June 2, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Susan Kane said...: I never understood rocky road ice cream. too many flavors at all once! You have some beautiful g-kids!; June 2, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Chatty Crone said...: I agree with Susan - a bit too many for me.
I am so glad you have a pool - that is awesome.; June 2, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Mevely317 said...: As a child, Rocky Road was my favorite flavor. Maybe because I was so (physically) active. Nowadays the heaviest ice cream I can handle is butter pecan ... or coconut.; June 2, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Buttercup said...: I'm an ice cream fan, too, and agree about sugar-free. I almost never buy it, but do indulge on vacation.; June 3, 2024 at 10:25 AM

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