Opportunities rather than Misfortune

Recently, I came across what I thought was quite a wise thought - 'Misfortune? What misfortune. Opportunity!'

Since then, whenever something unpleasant happens to or around me I remember these words. There is so much truth there. So much wisdom. There is no point to dwell in negativism. On the contrary, if one reprograms his of her way of thinking one can be surprised with the outcome... (saving a lot of time and energy along the way :-)

There is a tree past which I walk quite a lot. One branch is dead yet nobody seems to address the problem. But is this a problem? Just look at the dead leaves bathing in the sunlight. I cannot help but admire the shape and structure of the leaves, the texture and the contrast enhanced by the sun. The juxtaposition of the brown/sad next to the green/alive of one unit.

And there is more. Within the frame of my lens there are cheerful tones of blue, white, orange, red, brown and more. The sharp detailed subject sitting in the soft background. Suddenly a sad subject is not so sad anymore...

 Depends on how you look at it, how you read it.

And so the moral of my post is - even when something does not go according to our plans, there is probably something else hiding nearby too. So look for the opportunities rather than dwell in negativism blaming it on misfortune. K-)