BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR F R I D A Y , AUGUST 18, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

AUGUST 18th, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Life isn't about the breaths we take, it's about the moments that take our breath away.

Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Never forget the things you learned as a child.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by others.

Charles Caleb Colton

HAPPY FRIDAY !

Here we are – the end of another work week. From the weather forecast it looks like a chance of rain today and tomorrow…we do need it – it’s very dry here.

I know the campers in our family won’t appreciate the rain though. It’s been a wet camping season for them.

Have a great day all ! 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 the word 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

Today is National Ice Cream Pie Day

Today is Mail Order Catalog Day. Montgomery Ward published the first catalog on this date in 1872. By 1904 the Montgomery Ward catalog weighed four pounds. The company closed its catalog operations in 1985 and starting closing its retail stores in 2000.

1916: Abraham Lincoln's birthplace in Kentucky was given to the U.S. government as a national shrine to the 16th president

1930: Pluto the dog debuted in the Walt Disney cartoon "The Chain Gang."

TODAY’S SMILE

Start your day off with a great big smile because every day should be a GREAT DAY.

A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. When she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The child replied, 'I'm drawing God.'

The teacher paused and said, 'But no one knows what God looks like.' Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the little girl replied, 'they will in a minute.'

RULES KIDS WON’T LEARN IN SCHOOL

Rule No. 1: Life is not fair. Get used to it. The average teen-ager uses the phrase "It's not fair" 8.6 times a day. You got it from your parents, who said it so often you decided they must be the most idealistic generation ever. When they started hearing it from their own kids, they realized Rule No. 1.

Rule No. 2: The real world won't care as much about your self-esteem as much as your school does. It'll expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. This may come as a shock. Usually, when inflated self-esteem meets reality, kids complain that it's not fair. (See Rule No. 1)

Rule No. 3: Sorry, you won't make $40,000 a year right out of high school. And you won't be a vice president or have a car phone either. You may even have to wear a uniform that doesn't have a Gap label.

Rule No. 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait 'til you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure, so he tends to be a bit edgier. When you screw up, he's not going to ask you how you feel about it.

Rule No. 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping. They called it opportunity. They weren't embarrassed making minimum wage either.

. Rule No. 6: It's not your parents' fault. If you screw up, you are responsible. This is the flip side of "It's my life," and "You're not the boss of me," and other eloquent proclamations of your generation. When you turn 18, it's on your dime. Don't whine about it, or you'll sound like a baby boomer.

Rule No. 7: Before you were born your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way paying your bills, cleaning up your room and listening to you tell them how idealistic you are. And by the way, before you save the rain forest from the blood-sucking parasites of your parents' generation, try delousing the closet in your bedroom.

Rule No. 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers. Life hasn't. In some schools, they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. Failing grades have been abolished and class valedictorians scrapped, lest anyone's feelings be hurt. Effort is as important as results. This, of course, bears not the slightest resemblance to anything in real life. (See Rule No. 1, Rule No. 2 and Rule No. 4.)

Rule No. 9: Life is not divided into semesters, and you don't get summers off. Not even Easter break. They expect you to show up every day. For eight hours. And you don't get a new life every 10 weeks. It just goes on and on. While we're at it, very few jobs are interested in fostering your self-expression or helping you find yourself. Fewer still lead to self-realization. (See Rule No. 1 and Rule No. 2.)

Rule No. 10: Television is not real life. Your life is not a sitcom. Your problems will not all be solved in 30 minutes, minus time for commercials. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop to go to jobs.

Rule No. 11: Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.

TODAY’S WORD

vestment (noun) [VEST-mahnt]

1. a robe or gown worn as an indication of office: "Seeing his son in the vestment of his own profession inspired, in Herman, a wave of conflicting emotions."

2. (as in religion) a ceremonial robe worn by members of the clergy, acolytes, or assistants, especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist

adjective form: vestmental

TODAY’S REFLECTION

I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.

Luke 18:17

Children believe without the obstacles that clutter our minds: doubt, anxiety, and fear of the future, guilt from the past. They live for today.

It is when we accept the Lord with childlike faith, going to him for comfort and trusting him completely with our future, that simple living becomes peaceful and fruitful.

From Daily Guideposts

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Talk does not cook rice.

35 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

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