BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.

Charlotte Bronte

TODAY’S ACTION

Don't underestimate your power to change yourself.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Before we open our mouths to speak, we should make our words pass through three gates: Is it true, is it kind, and is it necessary?

Author Unknown

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

Brrrrchill ! It did get cooler yesterday. I tried sitting out a bit last evening, but was too chilly to stay there for very long. Today we are supposed to be up in the Mid 70’s which is just about perfect weather.

I’ve been working more overtime hours and of course I’m always grateful for the extra pay, but those long 10 hour days just wear me to a frazzle. I’ll be hoping today is a regular 8 hour day for sure.

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.

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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…DEFY SUPERSTITION DAY

There are lots of theories surrounding the number "13" - and why people think it's unlucky. The most popular idea is that there were 13 guests at the Last Supper of Christ - and the 13th was Judas. But, "13" was considered unlucky as far back as five thousand years ago. Whatever the real reason, hotels still skip from the 12th to the 14th floor and never have a room numbered 13.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Muppet Day, marking the TV premier of "The Muppet Show" on this date in 1976. Hosted by Kermit the Frog of "Sesame Street," Jim Henson puppet characters included Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and The Great Gonzo. The show lasted five seasons in 100 countries. "Muppet Babies," a Saturday morning cartoon show followed for eight years.

Today is International Chocolate Day

Today is USA Today Day, marking the first issue of the "Nation's Newspaper" on this date in 1982.

Today is Fortune Cookie Day in San Francisco, birthplace of the fortune cookie

Today is National Peanut Day.

Today is Scooby Doo Day, marking the premier of the popular Saturday cartoon series, "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?"

1788: New York City became the capital of the United States

1845: The New York Observer was first to publish a hymn by a blind lay preacher from Coleshill, England, named William Walford. It was called "Sweet Hour of Prayer."

1969: Elvis’s "Suspicious Minds" reached #1 in the U.S., his last #1 song.

Sun rise: 7:05 AM, set: 7:41 PM

103 shopping days until Christmas

TODAY’S SMILE

An Arabian chief left 17 camels to his 3 sons. The eldest was to get half, the middle son a third and the youngest one ninth. Try as they might they were unable to divide the camels. They went to one of the village elders for help.

She thought for a moment and came up with an imaginative solution. She knew you couldn't divide in half an odd number of camels. She offered as a gift her own camel and that when they were all divided she could have what was left over.

They agreed. So they divided the 18 camels. The eldest son got 9. The middle who was to get one third, got 6 and the youngest who was to get one ninth got 2. Now 9+6+2=17 the same number that they were given in the first place.

When they had all finished laughing at how simple it all was, they returned the extra camel to the village elder and went off home.

It is easy to get completely immersed in a problem and become blind to other possibilities. We may see no option when in fact with the help of others there may be many options open to us

Thought For Today by Fr.James McSweeney http://www.todayismygifttoyou.ie/

TODAY’S LINK

While You Can

http://www.whileyoucanmovie.com/?SRC=DREC&ref=64

TODAY’S WORD

impassible \im-PASS-uh-buhl\, adjective:

1. Incapable of suffering; not subject to harm or pain.

2. Unfeeling or not showing feeling.

As he was a man of much dignity, with an impassible face, it was impossible to say whether he felt inwardly glad that the end had finally come, or felt sad over the result, and was too manly to show it

Ulysses S. Grant

TODAY’S REFLECTION

It is truly wonderful when relatives live together in peace.

Psalm 133:1

We laugh at sitcoms like "Everybody Loves Raymond", with all the problems the in—laws cause, but none of us desires to live like that.

I have a friend who always said she would never live with her children, but circumstances have caused her to do so. She says that she has discovered the secret of "living together in peace."

It is summed up by Jesus, as he taught the multitudes, for he said, "Treat others as you want them to treat you. This is what the Law and the Prophets are all about" (Matthew 7:12).

She feels that she lives peacefully because:

•She has chosen to be happy rather than grieving, saying, "Christ gives me the strength to face anything" (Philippians 4:13). •She doesn't give advice unless asked.

•She considers the needs of her family and tries to adapt, so that she fits in smoothly.

•She trusts the Lord to guide her life and she says that he has never failed her.

Prayerful living keeps us close to the Lord. When Christ is the head of the family, the members of that family will live together in peace and love.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Rub a slice of cucumber on an ant bite.

9 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 !!!