Finding The Silver Lining

Today was just one of those days. Nothing huge went wrong, but for some reason the view from where I stood looked rather gray. The fact that I forgot one of my chores that was supposed to be done this morning, and that math class may as well have been in Greek probably didn't help much! As I was making dinner and realizing that I had forgotten my chore, my little brother and I got in a small fight over something meaningless. At this point, I was wondering if anything was going to go right.

A few minutes later I walked outside to complete my forgotten chore and looked up at the sky, glittering with stars and a silvery moon. It was so breathtaking! As I walked back to the house, I realized that I had been looking at my day from the totally wrong view point!  Instead of looking at all of the good things about today, I was focusing on the bad things.
But really, there are so many good things about every day! If you're having a bad day too, you might be thinking "Good things? Really? I dont' think so."  If, dear reader, this statement describes your mood, there really are so many great things about today! First of all, you're reading this aren't you? So that means that you woke up, you're breathing, and healthy enough to get onto the internet. Second, you have the electricity and technology to actually get onto the internet. Third, you can read. That means you're educated, and that you have the ability to go on adventures of all different kinds. I could go on, but hopefully you get the picture.

Anyway, my point is that when having a rotten day, look for the silver lining! Today, mine was literally silver-the silvery moon! Sometimes the silver lining is difficult to find, but if it seems impossible, make the fact that you're alive today your silver lining. Don't waste one second more being ungrateful and grumpy-get out there and find that silver lining, even if you have to dump all of your emotions to a friend first! No day is perfect, but never forget to distinguish the silver sparkle of joy from the dull gray of life's problems.