ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Sunday, September 15, 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, September 15, 2024

For Sunday, September 15, 2024

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 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
6 DAYS UNTIL FALL

In TEXAS

Sunrise: 7:13 am
Sunset :   7:40 pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark

Today is Linguine Day which is a long flat, narrow type of pasta. It is most commonly used in seafood or pesto dishes such as linguine all vongole , linguine with clams.

Linguine, which means little tongues is Italian, originated in the Liguria region of Italy.

Celebrate today and make a favorite linquine dish and serve it for dinner tonight,

To see the bright side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

There is always room for pasta.

Author Unknown

Thanks to a pasta made by Barrila I’ve been able to enjoy pasta again. It’s called Protein+ pasta which is plant based. I cannot tell the difference but my one of my granddaughters didn’t like it when I made macaroni salad for dinner one time. My daughter won’t try it either, even so I do eat what she fixes. I just try not to overdo it.

I forgot to tell you my grandson, our X Factor, had his first basketball game of the fall season yesterday. He is still on the same league as before but with a different team of players. They played a very competitive game and won!

This morning is a little cloudy but no rain is expected until later in the week. It will be cooler this coming week in the 80’s and 70’s.

I could only find the one picture of linguine, which is the first one, the rest are different kinds of pasta.

I hope you all have a RELAXING Sunday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Life is a combination of magic and pasta.

Federico Felini

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

12,680. for carb free pasta
12,681. for an exciting basketball game to watch
12,682. for cooler but not cold days ahead

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 ALL!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Pasta don’t make you fat. How much pasta you eat makes you fat.

Giada De Laurentiis

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

Love,
ma

3 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: CELEBRATE and enjoy some pasta for dinner tonight !; September 15, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Sue said...: I leave "smiling" such a refreshing post!
blessings,
Sue; September 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Chatty Crone said...: I am not a big fan of noodles or linguine. It seemed that was all my daughter would eat growing up - mac and cheese, and I just got sick of it. LOL; September 15, 2024 at 3:57 PM

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