ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Friday, January 31st, 2025

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

Friday, January 31, 2025

For Friday, January 31st, 2025

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 2025

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

In TEXAS

Sunrise: 7;23 am

Sunset: 6:08
pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Hot Chocolate Day which is a day devoted to celebrating our favorite chocolate beverage. Few beverages are as deeply rooted in culture of Americans’ collective childhood quite like hot chocolate. The drink reminds us of raining day, skiing, sledding, or even a quiet day watching the snow fall. It is thick, silky, toasty and usually smothered in whipped cream. No other drink brings warmth to our lives and tastebuds quite like it does.

The ancient Mayans drank chocolate made from crushed cocoa seeds mixed with water and chili peppers.

Explorer Cortez carried cocoa beans and tools for making hot chocolate with him to Europe.

Swiss Chocolatier, Daniel Peter. created the first milk chocolate by combining powdered milk with chocolate

The popular manufacturer Swiss Miss started selling its first powdered hot chocolate that could be mixed with water instead of milk in 1961 .

Today there is an endless array of chocolate concoctions, Mexican hot chocolate, white hot chocolate, and gingerbread flavored hot chocolate.

Celebrate today and make the happy hour a sweet sensation with family or friends and make some hot chocolate. Enjoy it with some marshmallows on top or with some whipped cream! Delicious!

If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off, it takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm a long time.

Henri Frederic Amiel

I have been enjoying hot chocolate here ever since it got cold. It’s especially good with a candy cane in it. I really shouldn’t drink it, so it’s a splurge for me. Truthfully, I’ve had way too many spurge days ever since Christmas. I try to avoid sweets but I am weak. And now I even have Girl Scouts cookies to eat, more sugar than I’ve had in a couple of years. But who could say no to a granddaughter who is selling them. I like to support the Scouting organizations whenever I can.

Finally, we are going to have a sunny day here in the 70’s and they say we’ll be in the 80’s next week, but will also have more rain coming our way!

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

The superiority of chocolate, hot chocolate, both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in American which it has in Spain.

Thomas Jefferson

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

13.089. for delicious hot chocolate!

13,090. for warmer days with some sunshine and some rain

13,091. for Spring, it comes earlier in Texas!

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

Hot chocolate makes all your troubles melt away.

a smile,a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

2 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Celebrate today and make the happy hour a sweet sensation and enjoy so delicious hot chocolate!; January 31, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Mevely317 said...: Those mugs look so tasty!
We're supposed to be warming up to the 70's before long, but today's so damp and dreary (that) a hot chocolate sounds perfect. Happy Friday!; January 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM

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