August 2005

Week One

"Autumn--O, it sets my heart a clickin' like the tickin' of a clock, when the frost is on the pumpkin and the fodder's in the shock."
~ James Whitcomb Riley

Week Two

Happiness Cake Recipe

~ Author Unknown

First, the ingredients:

1 c. Good Thoughts
1 c. Kind Deeds
1 c. Consideration for Others
2 c. Sacrifice
2 c. Well-Beaten Faults
3 c. Forgiveness

Mix thoroughly. Add Tears of Joy, Sorrow, and Sympathy. Flavor with Love and Kindly Service. Fold in 4 cups of Prayer and Faith. After pouring all this into your daily life, bake well with the Heat of Human Kindness.

Serve with a Smile any time, and it will satisfy the hunger of starved souls.

Week Three

"Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have not time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble."
~ Christian D. Larson

Week Four

"There are two ways of spreading the light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
~ Edith Wharton

Week Five

"It is not charity to any man to give him what he needs. Offer him an opportunity to earn what he needs and you are his benefactor."
~ Author Unknown

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