Finding the Silver Lining

I like to think of myself as a largely positive person. 


But yesterday when I found myself with things that weren't my fault but made me feel terrible piling up one after the other, I was finding it difficult to stay positive.

Firstly, I came home to a huge family argument between my Dad's mum and my Mum. My sister was distraught and the whole incident was hugely upsetting for everybody involved. Our family has been so close-knit for a long time and there have never been any issues or arguments like this. It's completley changed the family dynamic.


Secondly, I was supposed to go to a friend's house for dinner with my other best friend. I'd spent all day cooking for them, only to discover they'd had a huge argument and the whole thing had been called off. All the food, therefore, had gone to waste. 


Thirdly, my two friends decided they wanted to see eachother in person to sort out their issues so I played the role of mediator. After it had been sorted and I was driving my friend home, a car pulled out and clipped my wing mirror causing it to fall off. 

It's fair to say I was pretty much an emotional wreck by bed time!

I was struggling because normally whenever things go wrong I try to see the good; find the cloud's silver lining. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't find it. I could see nothing good in what had happened; my mum's, sister's and nan's happiness had been ruined, although my friends' argument had been resolved there was still animosity and I was going to have to shell out for a new wing mirror even though it wasn't my fault.


I went to bed feeling low, emotional and very teary.




This morning I woke up and called my garage to tell them what had happened and took the car down for an inspection. Despite all my fears about it costing loads and taking a long long time (particularly with the impending Bank Holidays here in the UK) I will have my car back this evening with a brand new wing mirror and it will cost less than £100. 


There it is. The Silver Lining.

The point of this blog post is to reinforce that although there may not be a positive straight away - it will come. Things will always get better. Just like you're being patient in striving for your dream body, be patient in waiting for the good. Make sure you seek the good in all bad situaitons, but be patient in waiting for its appearance.


We know that life doesn't always go our way. There are bumps in the road, rain on our fireworks and lorries that pull out from junctions without looking that take off your wing mirror. Sometimes these things all pile up on one day and we feel helpless, alone and overwhelmed.


Stay positive and use the positive energy to mitigate the negative thoughts. Believe in your power of thought and the execution of your dreams; your brain is the most powerful tool you could ever own. Find your silver lining.




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Georgie ♥