BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

AUGUST 2nd, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I accomplish.

Michelangelo

TODAY’S ACTION

Perform the little acts that give form and continuity to love

TODAY’S QUOTE

What we say is important for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Jim Beggs

HAPPY WEDNESDAY

OVER THE HUMP DAY

AND OVER THE HEAT I HOPE

After today we should be much cooler. I heard that it may just be in the low 80’s through the weekend. I also heard that it’s going to heat back up next week.

I spent another evening indoors – the only place to be in this heat

Take good care all !

HAVE A GREAT DAY !

ANOTHER WONDERFUL ONE ON THE WAY !

TODAY IS…WATERMELON DAY !

Watermelon is part of the pumpkin, squash and gourd family. They originated in Africa - then spread to Egypt, India and China. When the French colonized America, they found Indians growing them in the Mississippi Valley. How they got the seeds is a mystery! The good news... only 40 calories per cup and lots of vitamin C!

WATERMELON PIE

9-inch crumb pie shell

1 container (12 ounces) Cool Whip, thawed

1 box (3 ounces) watermelon-flavored jello

1/4 cup water

2 cups watermelon balls

1. In a large bowl, fold the Cool Whip, jello and water together. 2. Fold in the watermelon balls, then spoon it into the pie shell. 3. Chill for 2 hours before serving. Makes a very sweet pie!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Make Some Old-Fashioned Lemonade Day, squeezing real lemons and using real sugar and real water.

Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day.

1776: The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4th, was actually signed by members of the Continental Congress.

1824: Fifth Avenue was opened in New York City on this day. It became one of the most famous thoroughfares in the world, the home of many beautiful, fashionable stores.

1984: Charles Schultz' award-winning comic strip was picked up by the Daily Times in Portsmouth, OH on this day.

1987: The 50-year-old Walt Disney movie classic, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," was re-released. The film was the most popular animated film in motion picture history. It grossed almost $20 million in its first 2 weeks.

TODAY’S SMILE

Forgive me if you have seen this before........

Dog Philosophies

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. -Anonymous

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. -Ann Landers

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. -Ben Williams

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. -Josh Billings

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. -Andy Rooney

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made. --M. Acklam

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate. -Sigmund Freud

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. -Rita Rudner

A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. -Robert Benchley

Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. -Franklin P. Jones

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons. -James Thurber

If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise. -Unknown

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money. -Joe Weinstein

Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! -Anne Tyler

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. -Mark Twain

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!' - Dave Barry

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. -Roger Caras

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and only giving two of them to him. -Phil Pastoret

My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.

Praise does wonders for the sense of hearing.

TODAY’S WORD

ob·se·qui·ous adjective

Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The Lord put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.

Psalm 40:3

We look for the perfect prayer or study formula, instead of simply spending time meditating on God's word and listening with our hearts.

But now I "get it": All that we do is meant to help us abandon ourselves to God's will and sing God's song.