TotD: Compliment Sandwich

Yes, that's right, you heard it on Family Guy when Stewie gave Brian a performance review. Stewie describes the "compliment sandwich" saying: 'First, I'll start off with something you're doing well, then I'll touch on an area of improvement, and I'll conclude with another high point.' (Or something of the sort) He goes on to say some pretty hilarious comments, but what I was thinking about today is how life kind of tends to give you a 'compliment sandwich' or even a double-decker. 

People always say that bad things happen in threes. Not that I'm terribly superstitious, but often I do find that to be true. I also believe that as humans, we have the desire to find patterns in everyday life- meaning that when two things go wrong, we become convinced that one more thing will happen (and tend to count things that are on a much more minor scale). For example: Last summer, all in the same week, my husband was in a car accident, our fridge started leaking freon, and... I spilled coffee in my car. Are these three a pattern? Or is it just that I was looking for something to count for number three?

Recently, however, I've been noticing that things seem to balance each other out. One day it's terrible news and the next, it's fantastic.  Of course this is to a greater or lesser degree. I believe that this is the world's way of keeping everything on an even keel; nothing can go right all the time. My personal belief is that God gives us the rain with the sunshine, and if I never see the rain, I'll never appreciate the sun. But whatever you want to believe- karma, God, a combination or some other force of nature- it's hard to deny that the good and the bad always come back around in a never ending chain... or sandwich stack. 

So, I'm going to "hope for the best and plan for the worst." I'm gonna find today's "compliment sandwich"and eat it too.

You can find your compliment sandwich too, because you're awesome! I mean, you could use a little work, but, everything will turn out right, don't worry! ;)