ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Thursday, March 5th, 2026

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, March 5, 2026

For Thursday, March 5th, 2026

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2026

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: 6:53 am

Sunset: 6:34
pm

Life is a special occasion !

Hallmark

Today is National Cheese Doodle Day which celebrates a snack food that is made with cornmeal that has been puffed, baked and coated with cheddar cheese. Morrie Yohai invented them in the 1940’s. After serving as a Marines in WWII, he returned home to the Bronx and took over the family business, a snack food company called Old London Foods. During the 1960’s, Wise Foods Inc. acquired the company and cheese doodles became part of their potato chip division. Today, cheese doodles are one of Wise’s strongest brands. The company produces over 15 million pounds of cheese doodles each year.

Celebrate today and pick up a bag of cheese doodles to enjoy at Home!

If you cannot see the bright side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Just Say Cheese!

Cheese Doodles are something I love but don’t eat much of. They have too much salt in them. And once you eat one you can’t stop at just one either. They really are delicious. I found a great snack mixture of cheesy crunches at the store one time and it included cheese doodles along with corn chips and pretzels. Yum!

I forgot to tell you that yesterday evening we went to another track meet for my grandson. Once again it was very exciting as we cheered him on! He does such a great job! He ran the 100 meter dash as well as jumped hurdles. He is fast and he is a winner! Never in my life was I ever an athlete like him, but I’m always a good cheerleader!

The weather forecast is predicting some rain coming our way for the weekend and not just for one day, but several. We do need it badly, so this is a good thing for us.

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

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Relax. Just take it Cheesy.

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

14,095. for cheese doodles to snack on

14,096. for exciting athletic events

14,097. for rain coming our way! Yay!

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 secret ingredient is always cheese.

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 enjoy some cheese doodles!; March 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Chatty Crone said...: Congrats to your grandson. That is a good sport!
We are supposed to get a little rain this weekend too.
Do you know the stuff they put on the cheese doodles - I hear is going to change to be safer? Apparently, there is something not so good in them.; March 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM

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