Best + Worse = Day

Every night, Lynnette asks Lindley what were the best and worse parts of her day.  It's usually entertaining to hear some of the things that Lindley comes up with.  Tonight, in order to get Lindley to take a bath and let me wash her hair, I had to bribe her with chocolate pudding after her bath.  So naturally, when I asked Lindley about the best and worse parts of her day, the best part was the chocolate pudding.  The worst?  The bath.

It dawned on me that usually, that's how each day works.  There's always something good to find in each day (and it's made my days better when I make myself find that good thing).  It's easy to find that worse thing in each day (and easier to dwell on it).  Together, the good and the worse make up a day.  It's not that they cancel each other out.  But in each instance, we learn something about our day and our life by thinking about both.  And if we really think about it, we will find that not only does the worse part of our day make the good part so much better, but the good part of our day helps us weather the worse part of our day.

Hope all the parts of your day were great - both the best and the worse!!

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The Good Stuff From Today:  Lots of Lindley time; picking up Marilyn from the airport; Marilyn picking up Burger Up for dinner