BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JANUARY 3rd, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

To feel rich, count all the things you have that money can't buy.

Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Reflect upon the choices you have made

TODAY’S QUOTE

Let us rise up and be thankful;

for if we didn't learn a lot today,

at least we learned a little,

and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick,

and if we got sick, at least we didn't die;

so, let us all be thankful.

Buddha

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

This week is quickly coming to an end. I had a cold start to the day yesterday and it will be even colder today. We probably got only a few inches of snow on the ground, but lots of folks here in Ohio got much more, so I’m thankful.

Work was almost overwhelming yesterday, so I put everything else aside and did what I usually do on Wednesdays, that is paying the company bills. Now I have the rest of the pile to go through today, and by Friday my desk should neat and tidy once more.

Next week will be the first full week of work – 5 days- and all should be back to normal there. I just really am not sure what normal is right now, but at least it won’t be as hectic as it was through Christmas and New Year’s.

Keep warm everybody and take good care if the roads are snow covered!

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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

TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God, and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…SILLY PUTTY DAY

During WWII, General Electric tried to make a cheap substitute for rubber. A company engineer came up with a compound he called "nutty putty", but nobody know what to do with it. In 1949, Paul Hodgson saw some "nuttyputty" at a party. He bought some putty, separated it into half-ounce balls, and sold it inside colored plastic eggs as Silly Putty. When it outsold every other item in his toy store, he mass produced Silly Puttyas "the toy with one moving part".

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

Today is Apple Day, marking incorporation of Apple Computer on this date in 1977

Today is Alaska Admission Day. Alaska became the 49th U.S. state on this date in 1959. Capital: Juneau; bird: willow ptarmigan; flower: forget-me-not; nickname: The Last Frontier

1938: The "March of Dimes" campaign to fight polio was organized.

2003: NASA's rover, Spirit, touched down on Mars

TODAY’S SMILE

Sam and Ruth from Maine had just bought a new car when winter hit with all its fury.

"I wonder if the car has seat warmers," Ruth wondered.

"It sure does," said Sam, looking through the owner's manual.

"Here it is.............rear defrosters."

TODAY’S WORD

faineant \fay-nay-AWN\, adjective:

1. Doing nothing or given to doing nothing; idle; lazy.

noun:

1. A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.

Faineant is from French, from Middle French fait, "does" + néant, "nothing

TODAY’S REFLECTION

This is what the Lord says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.

Jeremiah 6:16

Perhaps it would beneficial to find a time today to think of ways you can give yourself more time to rest during the coming year. Eliminate unnecessary activity. Learn to say "no."

You don't have to volunteer for every task. Learn to delegate. Are there tasks that others can do? Find a short rest time during the day.

It is said that Edison would take a 10 minute nap each day.

Look to God to guide your day.

Is God forgotten in your busy life? Praise him and share your joys and problems with him. When we take the time to give our bodies needed rest both day and night, we are more able to live a fruitful and happy life.

Relax, trust God, and move at a slower pace, which will bring better physical and mental health. Isn't this something to consider for the New Year?

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

If birds begin to whistle in January, frosts to come.

77 DAYS UNTIL SPRING !

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 !!!

MA MY HOMEPAGE

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