THE LIGHTER SIDE

Reasons to Smile...

Just some cute things to make you smile..

I've learned...that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it...Age 39
I've learned that just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up...Age 13
I've learned that children and grandparents are natural allies...Age 46
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one...Age 82
I've learned that silent company is often more healing than words of advice...Age 24
I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you... Age 65
I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone...Age 50
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die...Age 53
I've learned that you can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk...Age 7
I've learned that the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his need to cast blame on others...Age 46
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance...Age 62
I've learned that it pays to believe in miracles. And to tell the truth, I've seen several...Age 73
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back...Age 64
I've learned that brushing my child's hair is one of life's great pleasures...Age 29
I've learned that wherever I go, the worlds worst drivers have followed me there...Age 29
I've learned that singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours...Age 49
I've learned that you can make someone's day by simply sending them a little card...Age 44
I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering someone else up... Age 13
I've learned that when I wave to people in the country, they stop what they are doing and wave back...Age 9
I've learned that although it's hard to admit it, I'm secretly glad my parents are strict with me...Age 15
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights...Age 52
I've learned that whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision...Age 66
I've learned that if you want to do something positive for your children, try to improve your marriage...Age 61
I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life...Age 58
I've learned that everyone can use a prayer...Age 72
I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing "Silent Night"...Age 7
I've learned that there are people who love you dearly but just don't know how to show it...Age 41
I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch-holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back...Age 85
I've learned that I still have a lot to learn...Age 92

Please pass this on to someone you care about. Sometimes they just need a little something to make them smile.
                (Author unknown)

Overheard....

An economist is an individual whose job is to determine whether something that works in practice works in theory.

From OMNI magazine wackiest scientific theories: If an infinite number of rednecks riding in an infinite number of pickup trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite number of highway signs, they will eventually produce all the worlds great literary works in Braille.

Also from OMNI magazine: Why yawning is contagious: You yawn to equalize the pressure on your eardrums. This pressure change outside your eardrums unbalances other people's ear pressures, so they must yawn to even it out.

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