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Making Lemonade: Every Negative Event Can Have Some Positive Effect

6/1/2019

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"Life handed him a lemon,
As Life sometimes will do.
His friends looked on in pity,
Assuming he was through.
They came upon him later,
Reclining in the shade
In calm contentment, drinking
A glass of lemonade."

The above poetic rendition of the phrase entitled The Optimist appeared in a 1940 edition of The Rotarian:
       I'm no Pollyanna, but I truly do believe most negative events in our lives can have a surprising positive effect.  Call me crazy, but even you calling me crazy might cause me to stop and think about what I'm doing in a different light. Maybe looking on the bright side of life isn't always possible as they sing in Monty Python's Life of Brian.  But I would like to think every cloud really does has a silver lining.  (The sun is up there no matter what).

Anyway, it is the first of the new month.  As with every new month, I always think now is the time to start new things, clean out closets, work on establishing new habits.  Of late I have been thinking I really should review my subscriptions and auto payments taken from my debit card.  But of course I procrastinated.  I would do it one day soon, just not today.  

Well, the Universe was listening and decided to take matters into its own hands.  At 3am this morning a mysterious debit was attempted to a strange "customer service" organization in Boca Raton Florida.  $44.14.  Odd amount.  Odd charge.  I was concerned...and so was my credit union.  

Today being Saturday, I was surprised to hear from them at 9am.  A recorded voice asked about that charge: 
Do you recognize it?  
No.  
Okay, we will block your card from further charges.  You will need to come to the branch to get a new card issued.


And so I did.  It was the only strange charge thank goodness.  New card.  New PIN.  Set to go.  Then I realized I would need to review and update any regular withdrawals from my debit card.  Aha!   The Universe had forced me to do what I have been putting off.  Lemonade from lemons.  Cleaning up my accounts.  Yay.

But there is one thing in all of this that I have to wonder.  When did the Universe move to Boca Raton?  Isn't that where the Golden Girls lived?

Okay then.  June is off to a good start.  First blog of this month, second in two days.  Things are looking up.  And as I am now canceling several unwanted/unneeded/unused subscriptions, I will save a bit of money to boot.

​Happy June!

2 Comments
Bridget
6/1/2019 08:48:13 pm

How could I have mislaid the Pythons?! Thanks for finding them for me. And welcome back to the jogg-y blogg-y

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Bridget Tucker
6/1/2019 08:50:39 pm

How could I have mislaid Monty Python?! Thanks for finding them for me. And welcome back to the jogg-y blogg-y

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