The Ugly, The Bad and the GOOD

[Doolhof]

We all have days where we wonder why we even decided to get out of bed!

This is your opportunity to share the bad and the ugly...but you also have to write down what was GOOD about that day or event!

I will give you an example:

 Recently I was doing 110 k.m. (As allowed in S.A.) on a highway when my front right tyre blew out. I was able to control the car and pull off the road. I was not far from home so called my husband to help me change the tyre.

He said "Looks like you are having a really bad day!" I thought about it and yes, it was not a pleasant event and it was 42 degrees and I was exhausted after work and just wanted to get home.

The bad news is the tyre was totally shredded, the good news is I did not run into any of the oncoming trucks and the car behind me had slowed down enough for me to dart off the road in an erratic manner.

The bad news was it was extremely hot, the good news is it didn't take long to change the tyre and we were soon back in air conditioned cars.

The bad news is that it cost money to repair the slight damage to the car and replace the tyre, the good news is my pay covered the repairs.

The point is I could have allowed this event to totally destroy my mood for the day, but I tried to look on the bright side of things.

Please share your stories here and remember to try and come up with a positive at the end! It is not always easy to see the sunshine through the storm clouds, but if we look hard enough we can find a ray of positivity and hope!

[Lost_Girl]

Hey Mrs. Dools,

 You're right, that is bad 😞

I can relate to your relationship with your Dad. My Dad was 50 when I was born and although he retired when I was 12 (Good), he was very reclusive (bad) and spent a lot of time in his shed making wooden toys and flowers (good). When I would call home and he would answer it would be "hi Dad is Mum home?" (bad).  He got terminal cancer when I was 21 (ugly, bad) but I spent every night with him in hospital and after a while of awkward silences he started to open up and told me a lot about his life that I never knew. I got to know him better in those 3 months than in the other nearly 21 years (Good). 

Cheers,

Carol

[Doolhof]

Hi Carol and Everyone else who is reading this,

It can be very sad that we don't get to know someone until they are very ill or dying. I have just found out that a cousin whom I was very close to as a child and teenager is now dying from cancer. We never kept in touch. The hospital he is in is about 2 hours away so I am not sure if I will go to see him or not. I know I really should make the effort to do so.

It is wonderful you had the time to talk with your Dad. My Dad is going to be 80 next month. I'm returning home for his party, but my husband is not joining me.

I'm staying with my parents, I am not sure if that is a good or a bad thing! Ha. Ha. I will be sleeping in a tent with a fold out bed as there is no room in the house for me.

It will be good if the weather is okay, but bad if it is raining that weekend...hopefully the tent is waterproof.

Sometimes it really is so easy to look at the bad and miss the good! My parents live close to a beach, as I will be in a tent I will be able to go for a midnight walk without worrying about waking anyone up.

As a child I used to climb through the bedroom window and go walking all hours of the night.

Ah! Time is moving on and I need to head off to work soon.

Cheerio form Mrs. Dools