... You've Gotta find the Silver Lining
I've discovered a talent of mine recently - one of many, as i'm sure you know :P - and it's turned out to be rather valuable of late. I've decided to share my talent with the likes of you, in hopes of cheering you all up... should you be needing cheering up... or if you need it anytime in the future, anyway.
My talent is this;
I have the ability to find the silver lining in every situation imaginable. You give me a situation, i'll find the lining for you. Trust me, i'm good. Even if the lining is absolutely ridiculous, it is still going to make you smile, and, let's face it, most of the time that's all you need to feel a little bit better (for awhile at least).
So. You don't believe me? Here's an example;
There's this guy (depending on how smart you are, you may or may not have picked up on him from earlier blogs). This guy, who, for the sake of the remainder of my dignity, shall remain nameless, is definately not interested. However, for some unknown reason, my brain seems unwilling to accept this fact and so i continue to like the boy, with no good reason to do so (cos he's not even that nice to me, so goodness know's what's up with my brain at the moment, but i'll discuss that in a later post i'm sure). Now, that in itself could be seen as a cloud. But we'll add to it the fact that he's hooked up with some of my mates, the fact that he is really not all that tnice to me but is like bloody Prince William to everyone else, the fact that he never talks to me unless it is about his girl problems, the fact that he flirts with all of my mates (and i mean reaaaally flirt) and the fact that he apparently has a large number of girls on the go - but i'm not one of them. Which turns the cloud into a rather large one, wouldn't you say?
Now, for some of you who don't know me so well, i realise that, in print (type?), i may seem slightly... uh... stupid? Psychotic? Unusual at least, over that particular issue. However, i can assure you that i'm fine with it - because i found the silver lining. Take the issue of his hooking up with my mates and only talking to me about his girl problems (which is unusual, i know). I could view this as a terrible thing, but, in fact, it has not one, but TWO silver linings! I know. Fantastic, right?! Exactly. See, not only is my friend happy because she got the gorgeous, older guy - and i'm happy when my friends are happy - but his constant problems handling so many girls at once, which could be distressing to someone less abled to see the linings, has meant that he talks to me! A definate bonus. So, you see, in my (deluded) mind, i'm coming out ok!
However, should you be looking for a better, less demented, example of how the silver lining workd in any situation, take this; your parents appear to like your brother/sister better. Who cares?! Their devotion to this other child means that they have less time to focus on you, you can do what you want! You're failing in school? Who cares?! five months from now it won't even matter! You're friend is being a moron? No worries! Be glad you found out sooner, rather than later, so you can cut them loose now! With a moronic guy and sad because it's going to end? Definately a huge silver lining there; now you can be free for someone 100x better.
See? It's easy. Lol, and it can be pretty fun sometimes. So, give it a shot next time you feel like you've managed to find yourself in the crappest situation ever, it'll, at the very least, bring a smile to your face! Good luck to you! It can take some practice, so don't worry if you don't quite manage it at first, i'm always here to help you out :P
the finder-of-silver-linings,
Annie
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