ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Saturday, May 10th, 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, May 10, 2025

For Saturday, May 10th, 2025

SATURDAY, MAY 10TH, 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: 6:42 am

Sunset: 8:15
pm

Life is a special
o
ccasion!

Hallmark

Today is a Happy Birthday to DDIL#5l!

Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you♥ ♥ ♥

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

Happy Birthday to you♥

Today is also Clean Up Your Room Day which is a time to get motivated and time to start your Spring cleaning. Whether you tackle a messy closet, a pile of laundry, a whole room, or even entire house, it will be time well spent.

The tradition of Spring cleaning dates back to the days when people relied on a fire to light and heat their home. After months of being shut us with no fresh air, everything in the house would be covered in soot and ash. Cleaning would usually begin on the first warm day of the season.

The entire family would pitch in and move all the furniture outdoors. They would then clean the house from top to bottom, scrubbing down walls, beating dirt out of the carpets, and dusting everything in sight.

Celebrate today and begin cleaning by putting things away in their proper place. When that is done don’t forget to give yourself an reward for all your hard work. It will feel great when you are done!

If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Spring into cleaning. You’ ve got this!

This DIL lives back in Ohio so I won’t be seeing her today, however, eventually a card will be going out in the mail with wishes for another trip around the sun and lots of love !

I’ve got the card, now I just have to get it in the mail along with a lot of others.

Thankfully there is no need to take everything out of the house to clean anymore. The only thing that needs cleaning in my room is my desk top. And I plan to get that done today. It is very cluttered with old mail, prescriptions, receipts and cards that haven’t been mailed yet.

I’ve put this off for over a week now. I did get out my summer clothing and the closet is done, but oh my, my poor desk is a mess. Time to just get it done and today’s the day.

I hope you all have a SUPER Saturday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Cleaning your closet is like a treasure trove of wonders you forgot you even had.

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

13,383. for a day to get some cleaning done.

13,384. for fresh air and sunshine that smell so good!

13,385. for DDIL#5, her birthday is today.

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!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Spring forward to a renewed lifestyle by rocking your spring cleaning !

a smile,a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

5 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Celebrate today and begin cleaning by putting things away in their proper place. When that is done don’t forget to give yourself an reward for all your hard work!; May 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Chatty Crone said...: Happy birthday to your DDIL#5l! What does the 51 stand for?
I cleaned not only my closet today - I cleaned the entire house.
Happy Mother's Day tomorrow.; May 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Mevely317 said...: Happy Birthday to DDIL #5! ...
and Happy Mother's Day eve to you!

PS - I've a new-found respect for the hard work my ancestors did to keep their homes clean. Wow.; May 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Susan Kane said...: Mom believed in purging, not just spring cleaning. We scrubbed everything that had a surface, vacuumed until there wasn't a speck of dirt on the floor...; May 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Linda :) said...: Happy 😀 Birthday 🥳 🎈; May 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM

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