ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Monday, October 28, 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

Monday, October 28, 2024

For Monday, October 28, 2024

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 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

56 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

In TEXAS

Sunrise: 7;42 am

Sunset: 6:49
pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is is National Chocolate Day which is a reason to eat more chocolate. Americans consume an average of 12 pounds per person a year.

Valentine’s Day and Easter two of the top food holidays for buying chocolate, but you can’t forget about Christmas or Halloween. Many argue that chocolate is best enjoyed year round.

Celebrate today and enjoy some chocolate with each meal today. Try hot chocolate or chocolate donuts for breakfast. A fun lunch idea is to pair your favorite dish with a tall glass of Chocolate milk. For dinner try a traditional mole sauce, made with cocoa powder. Top it all off with a decadent chocolate dessert. Enjoy !

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people, it does for me.

Audrey Hepburn

I do eat chocolate about every day of the year. I think it is good for you and makes you feel good too! I do however, eat sugar free chocolate now. It’s better for me to stay away from sugar, so splurge now and then, but for me, it’s better stay sugar free most of the time.

With trick or treat almost here, there will be a bunch of chocolate around in our house. Sadly it will be full of sugar, but I’m the only one here that trys to stay away from it. Thankfully, I have the sugar free option.

Today, I’ll be going to the doctor office for the report on the scan I had. Hopefully, everything is ok. I need him to give me a different blood pressure pill to take now that the coughing has stopped. That was an easy fix. Turns out that was a side effect of one of the pills I was taking.

I hope you all have a GREAT start to this new week! Happy Monday!

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS

Every meal should end with something sweet. Maybe it’s jelly on toast at breakfast, or a small piece of chocolate at dinner - but it always helps my brain bring a close to the meal.

Robert Irvine

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

12,820. for chocolate, good and good for you too!

12,821. for a new week

12,823. for a holiday to get chocolate treats, Halloween is almost here.

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 ALL!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.

Charles M. Schultz

a smile, a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

3 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Celebrate with me today and enjoy some chocolate ! It is good for you and tastes good too!; October 28, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Chatty Crone said...: YOU HAD ME AT CHOCOLATE! Boy I wish I could have a piece of chocolate cake! lol
I was on the same blood pressure pill - got the same cough - and had to change too.
Let us know how your scan went.; October 28, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Mevely317 said...: What a blessing to have these sugar-free options that don't taste like chalk! Praying for great results of your scan.; October 28, 2024 at 2:58 PM

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