Sometimes, I find it hard to decide what type of luck I have,
am I lucky or unlucky.
There has been events in my life that are
glass half full, or glass half empty moments.

You probably have these moments yourself,
I just seem to get lots of them,
and I do mean lots!

The latest was a few days ago,
I had to have a scope down into my
as I like to call them inners.

Anyway, as I was going to be out of it,
I needed a lift home, so of course my earth angel sister
was there for me.
I swear she is the best human being I have
ever met, and I thank God that she is my sister,
my friend, my strength.

So, we are driving to the hospital, and we were just there,
I thought I could smell burning,
'whats that smell', I says, 'its
like something is burning'?
Now my sis has severe sinusitis, and
was not impressed with the question.
"Fecks sake, I can't smell anything,
I wish people would stop saying they smell something in this car",
(not very angelic, that bit).

So I was good (for once) and said nothing,
we came to a corner, and she went to turn, suddenly there was smoke
everywhere, the car was billowing smoke,
we jumped out and she flagged down
a passing car.

He was a really helpful taxi driver!, he popped the bonnet, and was ready with
his fire extinguisher, but the fire died, and it was just smoke,
the gearbox had burnt out, so between us we pushed it to the side, and then
we had to sort out what to do next.

I was only a few minutes walk from the hospital,
so I had to leave her
my appointment was ten minutes away,
I felt so bad leaving, she felt so bad staying,
the car had to be looked after, and so did I,
so in I went and out she stayed.

She got to come in after she spoke to the insurance company, and
they were going to send a recovery truck out, she would have to go
with it, or she would not get it home that day, so she stayed with me
until the truck came and by then we had sorted my friend out to come pick
me up later after the procedure, so it all worked out in the end.
(it was much more dramatic than it reads by the way)

Hence, the half full half empty, lucky unlucky, question.

1a lucky we had just reached the hospital when the car went on fire
1b unlucky the car went on fire.
2a lucky the car had breakdown recovery
2b unlucky she had to go with the car
3a lucky my friend was on a day off and could pick me up
3b unlucky my stomach is giving me enough jif, to have to be scoped.

So do I breathe a sigh of relief, that worse doesnt happen,
or do I inhale a sharp breath that things do happen.

The truth, I want to be positive and go with the half full,
lucky it wasnt worse idea,
but sometimes,
I am sick of the half empty moments,
which I really could do without.

The end of this is even after writing it down, I'm no wiser,
So between the sigh of relief, and the intake of breath.

I am just going to keep breathing,
and carry on regardless...

M