BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

AUGUST 7th, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.

Carl Jung

TODAY’S ACTION

If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there.

Then never, never, never give up.

TODAY’S QUOTE

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

Desmond Tutu

HAPPY MONDAY!

BACK TO WORK !

It seems that we’ll be having some nice weather all week, temperature wise anyway. Lower 80’s is wonderful! We should be able to get out for lots of walks.

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

TODAY IS…SEA SERPENT DAY

The legend of the Loch Ness monster dates back to 565 AD, but are there really sea serpents? The area of water on our planet is vast and mostly unexplored, so who knows? Zoologists find new species of animals every year - and there are animals they thought were extinct for millions of years that turn up again. It's possible that the water creatures called sea serpents are just waiting their turn to be found and named.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is "Say Cheese" Day.

Today is National Raspberries 'n Cream Day.

Today is National Take Last Winter's Snowballs out of the Freezer and Have a Fight Day.

Don't Wait - Celebrate! Week begins today, a time dedicated to spontaneous celebrations of non-milestone events.

1782: The Order of the Purple Heart was established by Gen. George Washington to honor Americans who fought in the Revolutionary War. The Badge of Military Merit was only awarded to three Revolutionary War soldiers. It was re-instituted in 1932 to recognize those wounded in action

1963: The first beach movie starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello opened nationwide. "Beach Party" also starred Morey Amsterdam, Bob Cummings, and Dick Dale and the Del Tones. Ten other films in the beach series followed in the next three years.

TODAY’S SMILE

A WASHINGTON POST columnist runs a column each summer listing interesting "WOMEN'S T-shirts" observed at the Ocean City, Maryland beach.

1. I CHILDPROOFED MY HOUSE, BUT THEY STILL GET IN.

2. (On the front) 60 IS NOT OLD. (On the back) IF YOU'RE A TREE.

3. I'M STILL HOT... IT JUST COMES IN FLASHES.

4. MY REALITY CHECK JUST BOUNCED.

5. LIFE IS SHORT. MAKE FUN OF IT.

6. I'M NOT 50. I'M $49.95 PLUS TAX.

7. ANNAPOLIS--A DRINKING TOWN WITH A SAILOR PROBLEM.

8. PHYSICALLY PFFFFFT!

9. BUCKLE UP. IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR THE ALIENS TO SNATCH YOU FROM YOUR CAR.

10. I'M NOT A SNOB. I'M JUST BETTER THAN YOU ARE.

11. IT'S MY CAT'S WORLD. I'M JUST HERE TO OPEN CANS.

12. EARTH IS THE INSANE ASYLUM OF THE UNIVERSE. 1

3. KEEP STARING; I MAY DO A TRICK.

14. WE GOT RID OF THE KIDS. THE CAT WAS ALLERGIC. 1

5. DANGEROUSLY UNDER-MEDICATED.

16. MY MIND WORKS LIKE LIGHTNING. ONE BRILLIANT FLASH, AND IT'S GONE.

17. EVERY TIME I HEAR THE DIRTY WORD "EXERCISE," I WASH MY MOUTH OUT WITH CHOCOLATE.

18. CATS REGARD PEOPLE AS WARM-BLOODED FURNITURE.

19. LIVE YOUR LIFE SO THAT WHEN YOU DIE, THE PREACHER WILL NOT HAVE TO TELL LIES AT YOUR FUNERAL.

Author Unknown

Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7 of your life.

TODAY’S WORD

aph·o·rism noun

1. A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage. Synonym saying.

2. A brief statement of a principle.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

You are the light of the world, glowing in the night for all to see. Don't hide your light under a basket! Instead, put it on a stand and let it shine for all.

Matthew 5:14-15

Someone suggested, "If we're going to be a light to guide others safely home we must learn to actually live the light." "Live the L.I.G.H.T."

"L"ove our Lord as we,

"I"nvite,

"G"row and

"H"elp others,

"T"o live like Christ.

http://www.sowingseedsoffaith.com

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

Greek proverb

46 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN !