BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

THURSDAY , AUGUST 18, 2005

TODAY'S THOUGHT

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

TODAY'S ACTION

Forget a wrong, remember a kindness

TODAY'S QUOTE

Things turn out best for those that make the best of the way things turn out
Art Linkletter

HAPPY 'THANKFULLY' THURSDAY

and HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO DDIL#3

May the dear Lord Bless You !

My DDIL#3's birthday was the 16th and I forgot to post it on Tuesday !

I'm thankful today for the many blessings our dear Lord has given me...so many I can hardly count them !!! When you try to count the blessings all else looks quite good too! I always try to look on the 'bright' side of things no matter what - I know there is one.

I hope you all have a great day !

Another wonderful one on the Way !

TODAY IS...MOOT POINT DAY

During the Middle Ages, people argued with battle axes instead of words. If they could agree to discuss something at a meeting, the meeting was called a "mod". Moot is just an updated version of that old English word. A moot (meeting) point was a question that was open to debate. In the 1800s, people started to use theword to mean “of no significance or relevance.” Today, a moot point, no matter how long you discuss it, is considered something that has no practical value

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1872 - 1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward
1894: Congress established the Bureau of Immigration

1916: Abraham Lincoln's birthplace in Kentucky was given to the U.S. government as a national shrine to the 16th president 1920: Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of all American women to vote 1930 - Eastern Airlines begins passenger service

1930: Pluto the dog debuted in the Walt Disney cartoon "The Chain Gang
1962 - Peter, Paul & Mary release their 1st hit "If I Had a Hammer

TODAY'S SMILE

A man had been driving all night and by morning was still far from his destination. He decided to stop at the next city he came to, and park somewhere quiet so he could get an hour or two of sleep.

As luck would have it, the quiet place he chose happened to be on one of the city's major jogging routes. No sooner had he settled back to snooze when there came a knocking on his window. He looked out and saw a jogger running in place.

"Yes?"

"Excuse me, sir," the jogger said, "do you have the time?"

The man looked at the car clock and answered, "8:15".

The jogger said thanks and left. The man settled back again, and was just dozing off when there was another knock on the windowand another jogger.

"Excuse me, sir, do you have the time?"

"8:25!"

The jogger said thanks and left. Now the man could see other joggers passing by and he knew it was only a matter of time before another one disturbed him. To avoid the problem, he got out a pen and paper and put a sign in his window saying, "I do not know the time!"

Once again he settled back to sleep. He was just dozing off when there was another knock on the window.

"Sir, sir? It's 8:45

TODAY'S WORD

quixotic
Pronunciation: /kwik-SOT-ik/
adj : excessively chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; impractical

TODAY'S REFLECTION

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits; who forgives all your iniquities... Psalm 103:2-3

The psalmist listed so many reasons to be thankful and bless the Lord. And the first one mentioned is important, for we weak humans make mistakes . It is a blessing to know that we have a loving, forgiving Lord. Don't let your mistake cause you to give up and quit trying. Remember that God forgives you and gives you a second chance.

Accept his forgiveness