BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 23rd, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 23RD, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

William Feather

TODAY’S ACTION

Strive to do better than yesterday.

TODAY’S QUOTE

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Dolly Parton

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY

Yesterday was a day of more thunder storms. The sun did peep out part of the day and made it very steamy. I haven’t turned on the a/c yet this week, but may have to today.

As usual there are no big plans for the weekend here. It will be the ‘ordinary’ stuff…which is always a good thing.

Take good care all !

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

TODAY IS…SOAP OPERA DAY

Daytime tv came from radio serials - along with the advertisers who targeted housewives. Soaps never begin and never end. They are slow paced so you can miss episodes. But, the biggest reason they are so popular is their reliance on dialogue. This is done so people can can listen to the audio portion without even watching the television set and still understand the story. Just like radio!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Pecan Sandy Day

1868 - Christopher L. Sholes of Wisconsin patented his type-writer. A Mr. Remington later turned it into a more practical typewriter. Christopher’s version was a little cumbersome. It was about as big as a desk.

1992: Actress Susan Lucci of TV’s "All My Children" received a standing ovation at the Daytime Emmy Awards when she did not win an Emmy after being nominated for the 13th straight year

1995: Walt Disney’s "Pocahontas" opened in movie theaters throughout the U.S

TODAY’S SMILE

father took his little seven-year-old boy fishing with him one day. They put out the trotline and then went up to the cabin. After an hour they went back down to the river to see if they had caught anything. Sure enough, there were several fish on the line.

"I knew there would be, daddy," said the boy. "How did you know?" asked the father. "Because I prayed about it," said the child. So they baited the hooks again and put out the line and went back to the cabin for supper.

Afterward they went back to the river; again, there were fish on the line.

"I knew it," said the boy. "And how?" asked his father. "I prayed again."

So they put the line back out into the river and went to the cabin. Before bedtime they went down again. This time there were no fish.

"I knew there wouldn't be," said the child. "How did you know?" asked the father. "Because," said the boy, "I didn't pray about it this time."

"And why didn't you?" asked his father. "Because," said the boy, "I remembered that we forgot to bait the hooks."

Life's Tug of War!

Life can seem ungrateful ~ and not always kind.

Life can pull at your heartstrings ~ and play with your mind.

Life can be blissful ~ and happy and free.

Life can put beauty ~ in the things that you see.

Life can place challenges ~ right at your feet.

Life can make good ~ of the hardships that we meet.

Life can overwhelm you ~ and make your head spin.

Life can reward those ~ determined to win.

Life can be hurtful ~ and not always fair.

Life can surround you ~ with people who care.

Life clearly does offer ~ its ups and its downs.

Life's days can bring you ~ both smiles and frowns.

Life teaches us to take ~ the good with the bad.

Life is a mixture ~ of happy and sad.

So.....

Take the life that you have ~ and give it your best.

Think positive, be happy ~ let God do the rest.

Take the challenges ~ that life has laid at your feet.

Take pride and be thankful ~ for each one you meet.

To yourself give forgiveness ~ if you stumble and fall.

Take each day that is dealt you ~ and give it your all.

Take the love that you're given ~ and return it with care.

Have faith that when needed ~ it will always be there.

Take time to find the beauty ~ in the things that you see.

Take life's simple pleasures ~ let them set your heart free.

The idea here is simply ~ to even the score.

As you are met and faced with ~ Life's Tug Of War.

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

smorgasbord • \SMOR-gus-bord\

noun 1 : a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes 2 : an often large heterogeneous mixture : mélange

With several new stores recently opening, the town's main street now offers a smorgasbord of shopping options

TODAY’S LINK

RAISE THE FLAG http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=1075917528

TODAY’S REFLECTION

For God so love the world that he gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16

God's love is so unforgettable that when trials come up we forget how He can help us through our trials. When we think back on how he has helped us completely we need to know and think on that HE can help us everyday in the future

YOUR..

YOUR SMILE MAKES ME SMILE

YOUR LOVE MAKES ME LOVE

YOUR PEACE GIVES ME COMFORT

YOUR STRENGTH HELPS ME OUT

BUT MOST OF ALL

YOUR SMILE AND DEDICATION AND LOVE HELPS ME TO REALIZE HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME UNCONDITIONALLY

YOUR SO LOVABLE ON EVERYDAY YOU LOVE ME I'M READY TO LOVE YOU AND THERE'S NO UNMADE DECISIONS TO BE MADE ABOUT YOUR LOVE LORD JESUS.

All from the Zondervan

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper

91 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN