A silver lining is when a good thing comes out of a bad thing. I’ve heard the saying “when it’s bad, it’s not all bad”. The problem is, many people have a negative mindset with most things in life. So, if something bad happens in their life they immediately think “what could go wrong next?” when really, there is plenty of goodness in our lives that we should be thankful for. For some reason, we as humans, seem to have minds that highlight and remember everything bad that has ever happened in our lives. We do this with big things and small things.
If we hit every single red light in a one mile trip, we will remember that and complain about it as it happens. But if we hit every green light in that same trip, we won’t think anything about it. We certainly won’t give thanks and appreciation that we were able to hit all green lights. I think there are silver linings in most bad things that happen if you look for them.
For instance, we have been trying to get the school district and boosters club to purchase a shooting machine for our basketball team. We have requested and requested but have been denied and denied. All of a sudden, we ended the season with three straight losses and shot a combined 23% from the field while doing so. The superintendent happened to be at the last game where we made 9 total field goals for 26 points in the game and shot eighteen percent. After the game, he sent a text to the athletic director saying “we are getting these guys that shooting machine, they really need it”.
So, even though we ended the season on a three game losing streak, and shot the ball terrible in that stretch, the silver lining is that we are going to be getting that shooting machine we’ve been desperately requesting.
Another silver lining that I have seen in my own life is when I had to have an ostomy procedure done.
Because of the ostomy supplies that are out there, I was not left with a hole in the side of my abdomen, I actually had equipment that almost simplified the process of passing stool. I no longer have to get up in the middle of the night to pee, my Hollister ostomy supplies keep my stool safe and in the bag that was provided for me after my ostomy procedure.
