BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

AUGUST 27TH, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ACTION

Forgive those who have crossed you, because your forgiveness is your most important contribution to the healing of the world.

TODAY’S QUOTE

If you are willing to admit you are wrong when you are wrong, you are all right.

Author Unknown

HAPPY MONDAY !!

This is moving day for DD and her hubby. They have worked really hard to get everything ready and I know they’ll be so happy to be in their new home. Yesterday evening they took a break and picked me up and we went out to the county fair for some good fair food. The weather turned out to be really nice and we visited briefly with DS#5

After work today I have to go back to the dentist for a re-make appointment. I don’t know why they have to see me again for this as I would think they could use the same info they had for the first time, who knows???

The ‘Newlyweds’ have their house inspection tomorrow for the new home they are trying to buy so we’ll be praying everything goes ok for them.

Busy back to school day for lots of my family today too. I hope everyone has a good school year !

Take good care all !

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.

25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me, and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name

TODAY IS…BANANA LOVERS DAY

Banana plants are grown in just about every tropical place - and make up the 4th largest fruit crop in the world. A plant needs 10 - 15 months of frost-free conditions to produce a flower stalk. Most varieties will stop growing when the temperature drops below 60° F of above 100°. High in potassium, bananas are easy to eat and are a great additional to any meal.

BANANA PIZZA

8 frozen dinner rolls, thawed

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/3 cup chopped pecans

2 cups banana cream pudding

4-6 bananas, sliced

1 cup whipped topping (optional)

1. Spray a 12" pizza pan with non-stick cooking spray. Press the rolls together and form the dough into a crust in the pan. Turn up the edges to make a ridge. Let the dough rise for 10 minutes. 2. Cream the butter and brown sugar together in a mixing bowl. Stir in the pecans. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over your pizza dough. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. 3. Arrange the sliced bananas on top of the crust. Spoon the banana pudding over the sliced bananas. Top with the whipped topping.

(Although I haven’t tried this recipe, it does sound delicious and I’ll have to try it out soon)

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Petroleum Day, marking the first commercial oil well that began pumping on August 27, 1859 in Titusville, Pennsylvania

Today is Mother Teresa Day, marking her birth on August 27, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia. The Catholic nun founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, which cared for the destitute in Calcutta. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and died in Calcutta in 1997. Her birth name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.

1912 - Tarzan was born, or rather, came to life on this day. Tarzan of the Apes was published by writer Edgar Rice Burroughs.

1984 - A new face joined the group of journalists on CBS-TV’s 60 Minutes. Diane Sawyer became the fifth reporter on the top-rated TV newsmagazine. Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner and Ed Bradley welcomed Sawyer to the show.

The bathtub was invented in 1850.

The telephone was invented in 1875.

This might not seem like much, but if you had lived back then, you could have sat in the bathtub for 25 years without being bothered by the phone

TODAY’S SMILE

Let me tell you a story I once heard speaker Les Brown relate. A particular man played piano in a bar. He was a good piano player. People came out just to hear him play. But one night, a patron told him he didn't want to hear him just play anymore. He wanted him to sing a song.

The man said, "I don't sing." But the customer was persistent. He told the bartender, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want that guy to sing!" The bartender shouted across the room, "Hey buddy! If you want to get paid, sing a song.

The patrons are asking you to sing!" So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And nobody had ever heard the song, "Mona Lisa" sung the way it was sung that night by Nat King Cole!

He had talent he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he HAD to sing, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel as if your "talent" is particularly great, but it may be better than you think! And with persistence, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you possess!

The better question is not, "What ability do I have that is useful?" It is rather, "How will I use whatever ability I have?"

By Steve Goodier

TODAY’S LINK

Countries Of The World

A wealth of information is available for many countries of the world. The items included are: geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

http://www.maps4free.com/

TODAY’S WORD

gravitas \GRAV-uh-tahs\, noun:

High seriousness (as in a person's bearing or in the treatment of a subject).

Gravitas is from the Latin gravitas, "heaviness, seriousness," from gravis, "heavy, serious."

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Fix your eyes on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we acknowledge in faith, who was faithful to him who appointed him.

Heb 3:1-2

When I fix my eyes on a goal, I am automatically drawn in that direction and become less aware of the many distracting and disturbing objects cluttering my path.

Likewise, when I reflect on the faithfulness of Jesus, who never waivered in his total commitment, I am drawn into greater generosity. Keeping my gaze on Jesus also helps me bridge those discouraging moments and strengthens my resolve to persevere as he did.

Follow Me by Msgr. David E. Rosage

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

A dream of gardens foretells great joy.

26 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!

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

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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