BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

DECEMBER 26TH,2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ACTION

Cherish your purpose in life.

TODAY’S QUOTE

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.

Roy L. Smith

HAPPY TUESDAY

LAST DAY OF MY CHRISTMAS BREAK

Tomorrow I go back to work and I am really going to make the most of this day! The house and the laundry need a bit of TLC

It won’t be all work and no play the Newlyweds are spending the day with us and DD is supposed to have dinner for us. Her hubby cooks up a special Puerto Rican Dish that we all love. It’s always a nice treat to have someone else fix dinner.

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

Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

TODAY IS…BAH HUMBUG DAY

Whether you are sick of the holidays or sorry they are almost over, today is officially Whiner's Day. And nobody was a bigger whiner than Ebenezer Scrooge, so here he is to say...

BAH HUMBUG!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Second Day of Christmas, observed as a holiday in many countries.

Today is National Whiners' Day, a day dedicated to people who return Christmas gifts.

Kwanzaa, a week-long American black family observance, begins today. "Kwanzaa" means "first fruit" in Swahili.

Today is Boxing Day, a legal holiday in Canada and Great Britain, a day to give Christmas boxes to sanitation workers, mail carriers, and others who serve the public during the year.

Today is National Candy Cane Day

1519: Tapestries, designed by Raphael, first hung in the Sistine Chapel

1931: George Gershwin’s musical, "Of Thee I Sing", opened at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. The show became the first American musical to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize

1963: Capitol Records rushed to release its first single by the Fab Four, otherwise known as The Beatles. "I Want to Hold Your Hand", backed with "I Saw Her Standing There." The record reached #1 on February 1, 1964.

Q: Assuming this is an average year, how many American pet owners bought their pets clothing for Christmas: (a) 9%; (b) 19%; or (c) 29%?

A: 9%.

TODAY’S SMILE

What do you say when you get a gift you *Really Don't Like*. (And does this work for Fruitcake too?)

10. "Well, well, well, now, there's a gift!"

9. . Would you just look at that! What will they think of next?!"

8. "Hey, as long as I don't have to feed it, or clean up after it, or put batteries in it, I'm happy!"

7. "No, really, I didn't know that there was a Chia Pet tie! Oh, wow! It's a clip-on too!"

6. "You know, I always wanted one of these! Jog my memory -- what's it called again?"

5. "You know what? -- I'm going to find a special place to put this!"

4. "Boy, you don't see craftsmanship like that every day!"

3. "And it's such an interesting color too!"

2. "You say that was the last one? Am I ever glad that you snapped that baby up!"

And the number one thing to say about the Christmas gifts you didn't like is: "You shouldn't have! I mean it -- you really shouldn't have!"

You Know You Overdid Christmas Dinner

When . . . Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of the EZ-Boy.

The "Gravy Boat" your wife set out was a real 12' boat!

You receive a Sumo Wrestler application in your e-mail.

Pricking your finger for cholesterol screening only yielded gravy.

A guest quotes a Biblical passage from "The Feeding of the 5000."

That rash on your stomach turns out to be steering wheel burn.

Representatives from the Butterball Hall of Fame called twice.

Your arms are too short to reach the keyboard & delete this

TODAY’S LINK

CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/2006/index.html

BUILD A SNOWMAN

http://www.xmasfun.dk/christmasgames/playonline/snowmansalvage/snowmansalvagegame.php

THE SINGING CHRISTMAS TREE

http://wilstar.com/xmas/xmasjuke.htm

TODAY’S WORD

lu·mi·nar·i·a noun

1. Southwestern U.S. A votive candle set into a small, decorative paper bag weighted with sand and placed in a row with others along a walkway, driveway, or rooftop as a holiday decoration. Also called Regional: farolito.

2. New Mexico. A bonfire built in front of each house in a pueblo to celebrate Christmas Eve.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy

Job 8:21

Laughter may indeed be the best medicine after all. In his Anatomy of an Illness, published in 1979, Norman Cousins recounts how ten minutes of solid belly laughter would give him two hours of pain-free sleep.

Laugh-ter stimulates heart and blood circulation and promotes respiration; it produces deep relaxation, thereby breaking up our tension. Just putting on a happy face can be rewarding. "if we just assume facial expressions of happiness, we can increase blood flow to the brain and stimulate release of favorable neurotransmitters."

So when I smile I am releasing neurotransmitters, and giving others–and myself–a better day in the process!

So let's rattle those funny bones today and praise our heavenly Father for the wonderful gift of laughter. One more bit of advice: Don't stick around negative people. These are what one writer calls "energy suckers."

Do yourself a huge favor and find some-one positive and funny, and enjoy life.

God won't get us for laughing with Him and His!

From Daily Miscellany

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Thunder during Christmas week indicates that there will be much snow during winter.

84 DAYS UNTIL SPRING !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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