Hello
and
Welcome
to
"Happy
Thoughts"
and a good day to you, as well.
Here is hoping your day
is full
of wonderful surprises and lots
of friendly faces. Hope you get
to share smiles and happy thoughts
with someone today. You know, that
is the only way we will ever get the
entire world convinced in being
"Happy Thought" people.
Word of mouth is how we are growing
and I thank you for that.
You are a wonderful family of
which to be a part.
I like that!!!
Now extended here is a great big
"WELCOME"
to all new people who have joined
our family this day.
We are all excited to have you on
board and I sincerely hope you
enjoy this newsletter.
NOTE
UPDATE ON REV. SMITH OF WHOM WE PRAYED THAT HAD BOTH KNEE
REPLACEMENTS LAST WEEK.
To: Jsattele
Hi this is Wayne just a note to let you know how my father is
doing. He is doing real well with his therapy they said. He is
bending his knee up to 75% and they are real pleased with that.
The doctor said today that if he continues as good as he is doing
now that he may be able to come home by the middle of next week.
Thanks for all of your prayers and concern i truly appreciate it.
God Bless you in your work. Your friend always Wayne
Thank you guys for all your prayers!
You are a great bunch!
And one more before we go any further: This one touched my heart
tremendously and when you read you will understand why. All the
mail I receive blesses me in many, many ways but there are some
that just stand out and need to be shared, especially when there
is a "life" involved.
To: Jsattele
HI,
I just wanted to tell you thank you for the great Happy Thoughts
email again. I want to tell you what you have done.....I have a
friend who was very suicidal ... he was very very close to doing
something crazy. I sent him one of your little sayings and he
absolutely loved it. It made him stop and think....he is now
getting the help he needs. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know
this.....thank you so much for the beautiful work that
you do. You are an angel.
Janice...of course you may use this....it is amazing how one
person can affect another person's entire life without ever
knowing it. That is why I told you. You should be proud.... Jenna
TOFU
A well-dressed man approached a woman at a Gotham health food
store
and in a clipped British accent asked her exactly what she did
with
the tofu in her basket. She said she normally puts it in the
refrigerator, looks at it for several weeks and then throws it
away.
The man replied: "That's exactly what my wife does with it.
I was
hoping you had a better recipe."
ENDINGS
The end of love
Only arrives
If there is no beginning
An end of a circle
Can only be broken
By a break
One made by fate
The end of a kiss
Can not be felt
Only remembered
Only missed
The end of a heartbreak
Only mends
When the pain
Is overlaid
by the hands of love
interlaced again
The end of a legend
Can only be erased
Through the eyes
Of one star
The words sung at
The end of a song
Can not be heard
Only surrounded
With the echo
Of sweet words
unknown
After being with her all evening, the man couldn't take
another minute with his blind date. Earlier, he had secretly
arranged to have a friend call him to the phone so he would
have an excuse to leave if something like this happened.
When he returned to the table, he lowered his eyes,
put on a grim expression and said, "I have some bad news.
My grandfather just died."
"Thank goodness," his date replied. "If yours
hadn't, mine would
have had to."
RECIPE
FOR TODAY
ALMOND POPPY SEED MUFFINS
1½ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 tsp. almond extract
2 tbsp. poppy seeds
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1. Preheat oven to 350º. Grease muffin cups or line with
paper-liners.
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In
another bowl whisk oil, milk, egg and extract until smooth. Add
dry ingredients mixing just until moistened. Gently stir in poppy
seeds.
3. Fill prepared muffin cups; sprinkle almonds over top.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins test done. Yield:
one dozen.
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TOUCH
ME TENDER!
A
rose4arose
The
Treasures In You
Encouragement
CRUISING IT UP!
The children and grand children of an elderly Jewish woman
decided to
send grandma on a cruise. Grandma boarded the ship and showed her
ticket
to the purser. He looked at it and said, "Oh, I see you have
U.D." She
replied, "U.D.? Voos is U.D.? He said, "U.D. is Upper
Deck." She then
went to the upper deck and showed her ticket to the purser there
and he
said, "I see, that in addition to U.D., you also have
O.C." Grandma
replied, "O.C.? Voos is O.C.?" The purser said,
"O.C. is Outside
Cabin." Grandma, needless to say, was delighted. She then
showed her
ticket to the cabin boy and he said, "Oh, I see that you
also have
B.I.B." "B.I.B.? Voos is B.I.B.?" asked grandma.
The cabin boy answered,
"B.I.B. is Breakfast In Bed." "Oh" she said;
"Mine children and
grandchildren are vonderful." Well, the next morning, bright
and early,
the staff came right into her room with trays of food for her
Breakfast
In Bed and she said, "F.Y.C.K" Shocked, they said,
"F.Y.C.K? What do you
mean F.Y.C.K.?", to which she replied, "Yes, F.Y.C.K.
First You Could
Knock!"
THOUGHTS
In universal terms.....
we are here on this earth
for only a second....
and the quality of our lives
during that second
will be determined
by how we treat each other.
Some choose to spend their
lives making money.
Some choose to spend their
time fighting.....
while others merely
waste it away.
I have chosen to live my life
loving you.....
and loving you..
is the easiest...
and the smartest thing...
I have ever done.
James Bruce Joseph Sievers
[
QUOTE
OF THE DAY
'Tis not enough to help the feeble up,
but to support them after.
-William Shakespeare
WORDS OF WISDOM
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that
they
were meant to be there; they serve some sort of purpose, teach
you a lesson
or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You
never know
who these people may be; your roommate, neighbor, professor,
long-lost
friend, lover or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes
with
them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life
in some
profound way.
Sometimes things happen to you and at the time they may seem
horrible,
painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without
overcoming
those obstacles you would have never realized your potential,
strength,
willpower or heart. Everything happens for a reason. Nothing
happens by
chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love,
lost
moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test
the limits
of your soul. Without these small tests - whether they are
events,
illnesses or relationships - life would be like a smoothly paved,
straight,
flat road to nowhere. Safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly
pointless. The people you meet who affect your life, and the
successes and
downfalls you experience, create who you are; even the bad
experiences can
be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and
important ones.
If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive
them, for
they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of
being cautious
to whom you open your heart to. If someone loves you, love them
back
unconditionally; not only because they love you, but because they
are
teaching you to love, and they are opening your heart and eyes to
things
you would have never seen or felt without them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it
everything
that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it
again.
Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually
listen. Let
yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold
your head
up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great
individual and believe in yourself; for if you don't believe in
yourself,
no one else will believe in you, either. You can make of your
life
anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live
it.
Unknown
PUTER TIPS
This was in the newsletter about a month ago but having request
for it so
thought I would put it in again for all to see . . . we have a
lot of new people
and maybe some beginners who aren't aware of these things.
Because this is long, I put it in small print but if it is hard
for you to read, simply
copy and paste into a new email and enlarge the print there.
SUGGESTED WEEKLY PUTER MAINTENCE...
If not weekly....MONTHLY...AT LEAST...
First goal is to rid your computer of all unnecessary files that
have collected since your last maintence...They slow down your
computer and AOL radically, and take up space that
you want for other purposes....
1. AOL has a cache for graphics...emptying it is a simply
process.Its slightly different on 3.0 and 4.0 ...but the general
idea is the same...So if you can't adapt these 4.0 instructions
...let me know.
On 4.0 you go to MY AOL...on 3.0 you go to Members.then click on
Preferences, and then Graphics...
You will see a setting that says maximum disc space to be used
store graphics..usually its set at 20 or 30. Change the setting
to 1. Then Sign off...After signing off you must totally close
down your AOL screen by clicking on the little X on the top right
of the screen. You will notice that AOL then does a two second
procedure....that in effect is emptying all the graphics from
that file. Sign back on
and reset that number. I keep it at 9 and I find that its
sufficient and leaves me more space on my computerfor other
things.
2. Everytime you go to the internet your computer stores some of
the files...and you don't need them. Sooooo at least once a week
I purge them from my puter..There are several ways to accomplish
this..but the one I personally prefer, happens to work for 3.0
and 4.0.
Click on Start (bottom left) and then Programs and then click on
Windows Explorer. When it opens
you are looking at the files and folders that your entire
computer maintains.
If you read down the folders...near the end is one marked
Windows...Click on Windows, and work your way down first open the
folder marked cookies. Cookies are stored in your computer by
various sites to gather information about your computer use that
is NONE of their business. GO to EDIT..on the top of the tool
bar. Choose SELECT ALL which will highlight all the cookies in
your file. THen click on
FILE(top left of your tool bar) and choose delete. This will send
all of these cookies to your recycle bin.
Now continue to work your way down the windows files and you will
find one marked History. It holds the history for every site you
have visited. Click on it...and then follow the same procedure
as above. Go to EDIT ...choose SELECT ALL, then go to FILE and
choose DELETE. This will send them all to your recycle bin. Some
things can simply delete through your computer, without showing
up in your recycle bin....but most will arrive there.
Now continue to work your way down the windows file and you will
find one marked Temporary Internet Files. This folder, for some
odd reason, saves bits and pieces of every site you have visited.
Follow the same procedure. Go to Edit...choose SELECT ALL, then
go to FILE and choose DELETE.
Almost immediately above this file, is something simply called
temp. or temp files in some computers...Many functions you
perform on your computer save files here temporarily.
You don't need them and they waste valuable space and slow up
your computer. I delete EVERYTHING in this folder. Some people
ONLY delete files that begin with ~*temp.
I have used this computer for six years...and nothing has ever
happened by deleting
everything in that folder...other than creating more space and
speed....
Now you can click on the icon that shows your recycle bin....and
empty your recycle bin.
Until you do that...all of these files are still taking up space
in your computer. Some people find it reassuring to wait a day or
do and be sure that their computer is operating well, without
all the stuff they deleted, at least for the first few times you
go thru this
process it probably isn't a bad idea....
Now you are ready to cleanse your AOL folders..
Open your PFC, Personal File Cabinet. Check to see if you have
files that say Mail You've Sent and Mail you've Recieved. People
are often shocked to find MONTHS worth of mail clogging and
slowing their aol functions in these files. I have my mail set up
so it doesn;t even store them there.
But ....if you do have them..delete them all.unless there is
something special you are saving. These files take up loads of
space on AOL and seriously slow down your AOL usage.
Next Clean out your favorite places of things you don't use or
want anymore...You know....that cute site that you never go to
anymore. . .delete it..
Go to your Mail center and click on Old Mail..or Mail you have
read. These files also seriously slow down your AOL usage.. I
delete them daily...but weekly should do it.....the same is true
for
Mail you've sent...DELETE DELETE DELETE.
If you store MANY MANY Favorite Places...try putting them all
into ONE email..and mailing it to yourself...Then save that ONE
email in your favorite places..THAT saves an enormous amount of
space and also speeds up your computer use.
When you have cleaned out your PFC look on the bottom tool bar of
that file and click on Compact PFC. This maximizes the space you
have in that file...and makes it less likely that you will
lose your favorite places or flash mail....always a huge pain!!!!
When all of this is completed...and although it sounds time
consuming, after doing it several times you will find it takes
less than 10 min.. Sign off AOL, and close down all the programs
you have open.
Its time now to do the Major Maintenance for your Puter.
SCANDISK
Before running this process...disable your screensaver or it will
continually interrupt the process. THEN... Click on Start, then
Run, then Run SCANDISK. or.....Start, Programs, Accessories,
System Tools, Scandisk. Click to run it..It will give you a
prompt to choose which drive.
First I do drive C...and when that's complete I do drive D.
THIs process takes about 20 minutes for each drive...So grab a
cup of coffee. What this does is check your disk from end to
end..and look for errors on your disk...and
AUTOMATICALLY FIXES THEM!!!! WHAT COULD BE BETTER.
DEFRAGMENTER
When that is complete.....you have ONE step left. Each time you
use a file your computer doesn';t always put it back where it got
it...lol..I know..sounds wierd,,but its true...
So the inner file system on the disk gets cluttered and slows
down your computer.
GO to Start, Programs, Accessories, System TOOLS, DISK
DEFRAGMENTER. when you Click on it.....it will give you a prompt
to choose which drive you want to defragment.
I choose C and when its done...D.
Each drive takes about 10 minutes....and is actually interesting
to watch the process ....soooooo once it gets started it will
give you an option to watch the process, or follow the details,
choose it once, and
watch what happens....you can see the files being read, and
reordered to maximize your disc space and create both more space
and more speed.
When this is completed for both drives...You have successfully
"tuned up" your computer to maximize its space and
speed. I do this once a week...I do some of the processes that
take time,
while i'm showering...or eating breakfast..LOL....so its not as
if I feel the time is a waste ....
You'll be amazed at the difference in the performance of your
computer and of the speed of AOL after you've done this..
BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT...you will have minimized the risk for
future problems with your computer if you do this on a regular
basis.
AGAIN...I AM NOT A TECHIE....I LEARNED THIS THROUGH The kindness
of others on online who gave me this information piecemeal.....I
suggest you print out this sheet and save it..
so that you can read it as you're doing it for the first few
times.
This guy loved living in Staten Island, but he wasn't crazy about
the
ferry. If you missed a ferry late at night, you had to spend the
next hour
or so wandering the deserted streets of lower Manhattan.
So, when he spotted a ferry no more than fifteen feet from the
dock, he
decided he wouldn't subject himself to an hour's wait. He made a
running
leap and landed on his hands and knees, a little bruised maybe,
but safe on
deck.
He got up, brushed himself off, and announced proudly to a
bystander,
"Well, I made that one, didn't I?"
"Sure did," the bystander said. "But you should
have waited a minute or
two. The ferry is just about to dock."
Time was short but the visit was lovely,
thanks for your time today . . . see you back here again tomorrow
about this same time.
Go forth now and make this day count. Make every second a
blessing to someone and be good to yourself, too.
Be happy and tell your face!
Keep a smile on your face at all times and if you should see
someone without
a smile . . . give them yours.
Love like you've never loved before,
and let yourself be loved, as well.
Dance the dance!
We are discovering that happy people live longer and are
healthier.
So . . . let's stay happy, healthy and alive!
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DISCLAIMER:
Disclaimer: The tips and information,
suggestions or recipe's that I provide to you are strictly for
your information. I am in no way (nor do I claim to be) a
Computer Expert, a Therapist or Dietitian. I am in no way an
authority on any of these subjects just simply passing along
tips, tricks, suggestions and recipes that I have picked up or
information that has been useful/helpful to me in the past. In
using any of these, you are at your own risk and agree not to
hold me responsible, in any way, for the outcome. This site is
done in fun and in my love of people and is not meant to hurt,
upset or offend anyone, at any time.
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