BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2O05

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry Ford

TODAY'S ACTION

Blossom into the best that you can be

TODAY'S QUOTE

If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it. Anthony J. D'Angelo

HAPPY SUNDAY

I'm off to church and then to the Family Camp #3. It'll take about an hour to get there, so I should arrive in time for lunch. It should be a great day at the beach! I'll have lots of pictures tomorrow!

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way!

TODAY IS...National Newspaper Carrier Day

Today is the anniversary of the first "newscarrier" being hired - 10 year old Barney Flaherty in 1833. There was only one job requirement. He had to prove he could throw a newspaper into the bushes. Newspaper carriers everywhere have been following his example ever since

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1609: Navigator Henry Hudson discovered the island of Manhattan

1682: English astronomer Edmund Halley discovers his namesake comet

1781: Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers (in the Valley of Smokes as called by the Native Americans

1807: Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat

1881: The Edison electric lighting system goes into operation as a generator serving 85 paying customers is switched on

1888: George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film camera, and registered his trademark: "Kodak.

1957: Ford Motor Company began selling its ill-fated Edsel, which proved so unpopular, it was taken off the market in 1959

1964: The TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island" premiered on CBS

TODAY'S SMILE

ON THE NINTH DAY...

On the 6th day, God created men & women.

On the 7th day, he rested.

Not so much to recuperate, but rather to prepare himself for the work he was going to do the next day. For it was on the 8th day that God created the teacher.

This teacher though, taken from among men and women had several significant modifications. In general, God made the teacher more durable than other men and women.

The teacher was made to arise at a very early hour and to go to bed no earlier than 11:30 PM. With no rest in between. The teacher had to be able to withstand being locked up in an air-tight room with 35 little monsters on a rainy Monday. And the teacher had to be fit to correct 103 term papers over Easter vacation.

Yes, God made the teacher tough - but gentle too. The teacher was equipped with soft hands to wipe away the tears of the neglected and lonely student... of the 16 year old girl who was not asked to the prom.

And into the teacher God poured a generous amount of patience. Patience when a student asks to repeat the directions the teacher hasjust repeated for someone else.

Patience when the kids forget their lunch money for the 4th day in a row. Patience when 1/3 of the class fails the test. Patience when the text books haven't arrived yet, and the semester starts tomorrow.

And God gave the teacher a heart slightly bigger than the average human heart. For the teacher's heart had to be big enough to love the kid who screams, "I hate this class-it's boring!" and to love the kid who runs out of the class at the end of the period without so much as a good bye or a thank you.

And lastly, God gave the teacher an abundant supply of hope. For God knew that the teacher would always be hoping. Hoping that the students would one day learn to spell... Hoping not to have lunchroom duty...hoping that Friday would come... hoping for a free day... hoping for deliverance.

When God finished creating the teacher, he stepped back and admired the work of his hands. And God saw that the teacher was good. Very Good. And God smiled, for when he looked at the teacher, he saw into the future. He knew that the future is in the hands of the teachers.

And because God loves teachers so much, on the 9th day God created . . . .

SNOW DAYS

TODAY'S WORD

resplendent
Pronunciation: /ri-SPLEN-dunt/
adj : brilliantly shining; dazzling
"Her resplendent personality filled the room with cheer

TODAY'S REFLECTION

He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. John 13:5

Jesus was teaching that even the most commonplace work, if done in a spirit of service to others, is important ministry. When you care for your family, you can rejoice in even the most insignificant work. When you study hard in school, you are bringing honor to your parents and to God. When you do your best at your job, no matter how routine it may seem, you are following Jesus' example, if you do it cheerfully