ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Monday, March 24th, 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

Monday, March 24, 2025

For Monday, March 24th, 2025

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MONDAY, MARCH 24TH, 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: 7:30 am

Sunset: 7:46
pm

Life is a special
o
ccasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day which celebrates a popular movie goer candy, Nestle Raisenets. People love the delicious fruit and dark chocolate combination..

Culinary historians believe that humans first discovered raisins when they came across grapes drying on a vine. These sundried morsels soon became popular food sweatners second only to honey.

Raisins are an excellent source of fiber, potassium, iron, calcium and certain B vitamins. Add some dark chocolate to the mix and you’ll also get a heathy dose of antioxidants and important minerals.

Celebrate today and enjoy some chocolate covered raisins!

If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Chocolate covered peanuts, chocolate covered raisins, chocolate covered pretzels. . . Chocolate so afraid to be alone.

Dana Gould

Chocolate covered raisins are a treat that is good for us and tastes good too. I used to get them for special occasions, but they would be good to have anytime.

Today I’m back to rehab classes. I hope they start to get easier soon. I’m always worn out after I go there. Tomorrow I go to my appointment with my general practitioner for my annual check up. I don’t expect he’ll find anything new as I’ve had plenty of other check ups by the kidney doctor and the cardiologist. My blood pressure remains steady and I’m maintaining a healthy weight. I’d still like to lose about 15 more pounds but that would be really pushing it. I’ve already lost 30 lbs just from cutting out sugar and salt from diet. It took me a while to do it, almost 2 years now. With some increased exercise, I just may be able to do it!

We are in the upper 80’s close to 90 degrees for a couple of days and then on the bright side we are to get some rain and cool off a little bit.

I only have the one picture of Chocolate covered raisins to show today, sorry.

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

COUNTING MY GIFTS

You can never go wrong with raisins that are covered with chocolate because they always taste so good!

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

13,239. for nurtricious chocolate covered raisins

13,240. for another doctor appointment

13,241. for a rainy day 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

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

The wrinklier the raisin, the sweeter the fruit.

Alan Tuydk

a smile,a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

3 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Enjoy a handful of chocolate covered raisins today and celebrate!; March 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Mevely317 said...: Congratulations on the 30# weight loss, Ma. That's really significant ... and smart, too, doing a little at a time.
We don't keep chocolate on hand -- or raisins, but I appreciate the offer!; March 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Chatty Crone said...: That is WONDERFUL you have lost 30 pounds. That is fantastic. You will keep that off losing so slow. I love the dark chocolate raisens.; March 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM

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