However, on the bright side...

It's Friday, and time for another Thought Tale Hour at the Henderson's.  All week I've been thinking about how important it is to try and look on the bright side and help others to see their bright side.  So much that  I woke up this morning with a song on my mind that I hadn't heard for awhile.  It's called, "Keep On The Sunny Side of Life".  I found out it was written in 1899 by a guy named Ada Blenkhorn.  The chorus was all I could remember - 'Keep on the sunny side... Always on the sunny side...Keep on the sunny side of life.  It will help us every day; it will brighten all the way if we just keep on the sunny side of life.'.  I was suddenly craving Sunny Up eggs, with the yokes perfect and unbroken.  

Ah, that life could always be like that.  But the reality is that we find ourselves being served 'over hard' or 'scrambled' all too often. But, on the bright side, we've still got eggs...

Whenever I've walked in an unusually dark and challenging time of life, I've always tried to find the bright side.  A counselor once told me it's a survival skill.  The older I get, the more I realize that it's not a question of finding it, but just of choosing to recognize that it's there.  The bright side is sort of like the stars, always there but just not always seen.  That inner realization that it's there, unseen, can often get us through the dark days. Like a glorious sunrise that you expectantly wait to burst forth.  

No matter the heaviness of your heart or the pain of your bones, you just know that the bright side will lighten your spirit and soothe your aches.

I see this reality every day as I work with individuals and families who also are dealing with being served with something unexpected and less than perfect.  But these people press on and choose to see the bright side no matter what the world tells them.  They remind me every day that this view isn't just important, it's everything when it comes to finding the bright side. They see sunny side up in every smile and every achievement, no matter how small.  I get to deliver the hope they need to keep walking on the sunny side of the street.  

It's both humbling and inspiring all at once.

So tonight, be reminded that if you don't like what you see, change your point of view. Find the sunny side, and give it a chance to shine through.   So here's to the bright side of whatever situation you might be thinking about right now.  May you allow the sunny side always to be on top!  Cheers Friends!






Sunny Side Up Cocktail

• 1 part Absolut Vodka®
• 3 parts Advocaat
• 7-up
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• pinch of Nutmeg

Mix the Vodka with the Advocaat, pour into a highball glass and fill up with 7-up, add about 3 ice cubes.
Garnish with a Cinnamon stick and a pinch of Nutmeg.