ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Thursday, February 27th, 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

Thursday, February 27, 2025

For Thursday, February 27th, 2025

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 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: 6:59 am

Sunset: 6:30
pm

Life is a special
o
ccasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Chili Day which is a fabulous comfort food for the winter season,

Despite popular belief, chili doesn’t come from Mexico. The recipe has been influenced by Mexican culture, but it also incorporates elements from Native American and Spanish culture. Many historians believe chili originated in Texas where all three of these cultures intersected.

According to legend, Spanish priests called the first chili, soup of the Devil, because they believed chili peppers were an aphrodisiac.

To celebrate today indulge yourself to a delicious bowl of this historical spicy stew!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Chili is one of the great peasant foods, It is one of the few contributions America has made to world cuisine. Eaten with corn bread, sweet onion, sour cream, it contains all five elements deemed essential by the sages of the Orient: sweet, sour, salty, pungent and bitter.

Rex Stout

We love a bowl of chili here. DSIL makes it and it’s really good. It’s not the way I make it, but it is tasty. Although it’s on the warm side for chili right now with 70+ degree days, I have to remind myself it is still winter. We still have 20 days until Spring, even though the temperatures are like the ones we’d have in summer back in Ohio where I used to live.

I don’t miss Ohio winters which were very cold and long, they seemed to last forever. We were usually into May before we got many warm days.

Yesterday went to a track meet to see how well my grandson is doing. He is good at most sports and also wanted to join the school golf team but didn’t make it. Meanwhile he is enjoying track. He won the first two races he was in. A job well done!

I hope you all have a GREAT day! Happy Thursday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Next to jazz music, there is nothing that lifts the spirit an strengthens the soul more than a good bowl of chili.

Henry James

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

13,167. for a good bowl of warm chili

13,168. for springlike days in Texas

13,169. for a track meet to see my grandson preform.

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

Spice up your life with a chili.

a smile,a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

2 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: To celebrate today indulge yourself to a delicious bowl of chili!; February 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Mevely317 said...: How I love that chili bowl, Ma. Not just the contents, but the design. If you've a moment, would you share the 'manufacturer' at the bottom?
Already our weather's warming so this weekend may be my last chance to make a crock-pot full.; February 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM

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