ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Saturday, February 22nd, 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

Saturday, February 22, 2025

For Saturday, February 22nd, 2025

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 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;04 am

Sunset: 6:26
pm

Life is a special
o
ccasion!

Hallmark!

Today is World Thinking Day which has been celebrated every year since 1926, and has been an important fund raising day since 1932. It’s a day about friendship, advocacy, and fundraising, all to support over 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all around the world.

Girl Guides and Girl Scouts spend today learning about their sisters around the world. They participate in entertaining, educational activities based on the advocacy theme. Past themes have included education, hunger, poverty, and environmental sustainability.

Money that is donated today will help girls learn new skills, take action on important issues and help them develop as global citizens.

Celebrate today and support your local Girl Scout Troop. Girl Scouts use this day to earn their World Thinking Day badge.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Mark Twain

I always support the Scouts when I can. Recently I helped my granddaughter’s troop by buying Girl Scout cookies. That was not a hardship at all, because I love their cookies.

Hard to believe the weekend is finally here and tomorrow we’ll start to warm up again. Yay! Today it is going to be in the 40’s which is already better than the 30’s we’ve had. I’m so ready for sunshine and warmth.

It’s not a good day to be out and about so it looks like another day inside reading for me. Hopefully I’ll be able to get outside tomorrow.

I hope you all have a SUPER Saturday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.

Mahatma Gandhi

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

13,152. for our wonderful Scouting organizations

13,153. for a quiet day spent with a book

13,154. for better weather coming our way

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

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it, If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.

Warren Buffet

a smile,a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

4 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Celebrate today and support your local Girl Scout Troop.; February 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Susan Kane said...: time to get more lemon and mint cookies.; February 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Chatty Crone said...: World Thinking Day - I like that. I also like the mint cookies.; February 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Buttercup said...: I was a Scout for years and this is a new one for me. It's always a good day for a Thin Mint, but I don't trust myself with a box of them at hand.; February 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM

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