Silver linings

[Minibit]

have you ever had a situation which you expected to fully suck, but which you ended up finding some good points in?

Tell us about it.

For me, I recently had to start taking busses to work again, which means getting up about two hours earlier than usual.

Not being a morning person, I was bummed

... But it's summer, and the mornings here are kinda gorgeous, and I live in a place with lots of wildlife so I often see deer and geese and herons on my way to the bus stop O_O

That and I'm so terrified of oversleeping and missing my alarm that I get up earlier than I really need to and so I pretty consistently have time to drink a cup of tea and put on my face

 

[LogicfromLogic]

Oh yeah.

One time I had to get surgery on my feet, and because I have this condition that rejects the numbing medicines that surgeons use, and so there's a lot that i actually feel that the solution was supposed to numb. I went in terrified and expected the worst to come out of the surgery, but for once my body didn't reject most of the knock out stuff. I mean yeah I felt the incision but thanks to the medication I didn't freak.


Another time I was heading into a party (I am not a social person to say the least) and I was really convinced that I'd be miserable, that some asshole was going to make fun of me. People actually left me be and I ended up chatting with someone like me who didn't want to be there either. It was a win win for both of us because we had so many common interests.

 

[foodforpigs]

"I must tell you I'm disappointed at hearing you mouth the usual platitudes of peace and friendship regarding an implacable foe like the Romulans. But I live in hope that you may one day see the universe for what it truly is, rather than what you'd wish it to be."
"'Well, I shall endeavor to become more cynical with each passing day, look gift horses squarely in the mouth, and find clouds in every silver lining."
"If only you meant it."
- Elim Garak and Julian Bashir

Just to keep in mind the other direction. :)
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It was my prom night. It was a cataclysmic failure. I had no date. It was a bore fest. I stayed up all night. Fueled with negative emotion, I cranked out a short story that was on my mind all year, no stop. I ended the story just before dawn, satisfied.

 

[Windsong]

Too many to count and remember them all. Most of the time people roll their eyes or groan when I point out a silver lining.

• Least the kid didn't throw up on carpet this time.
• Bloods easy to wash off concrete!
• Not so bad considering they're closing other schools down entirely.
• Better he be a bumbling idiot than a malicious asshole.
• He may not speak much english but he makes up for it in work ethic, even if it is detrimental to his own agenda.

 

[Brovo]

Almost fell to death. Gained my greatest love for life. There is always hope.

 

[Pahn]

Me, everyday on my way to work:

>Walk to subway station
>Escalators are down again
>Started wearing my workout sneakers
>Damn dat cardio and thigh muscle

 

[Gwazi Magnum]

I failed a placement when I was still in college.

Allowed me to divide the last semester into two, meaning a much easier course load.

 

[Greenie]

I've moved a lot throughout my whole life, enough that I'm kinda, no, I'm really tired of it.

But I guess that's the silver lining as well, being able to see different places, gain new experiences, learn more about different people and cultures. It's given me an open mind.

 

[Diana]

So last week my dad got a DUI and fired. He and mom are kinda fucked halfway across the country until his court date in July. I gotta send them some money soon so they don't starve to death. >>;

On the bright side, that's FINALLY pushed him to move out here like I have been trying to get them to do for the past year and a half. >:[ So once they get that cleared up, I can put my old decrepit parents on a leash somewhere I can keep an eye on them.

 

[Brovo]

So last week my dad got a DUI and fired. He and mom are kinda fucked halfway across the country until his court date in July. I gotta send them some money soon so they don't starve to death. >>;

On the bright side, that's FINALLY pushed him to move out here like I have been trying to get them to do for the past year and a half. >:[ So once they get that cleared up, I can put my old decrepit parents on a leash somewhere I can keep an eye on them.

I both know this feeling and congratulate you on this finally allowing you to help your family. Hopefully they'll listen in the future.