Still Positive after Fender Benders and Mosquitoes?

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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Has this ever happened to you? You receive a
compliment and you reply with something like,
Thanks, I always do that, or I always believe
that . . . and within a short time, something
happens to test if what you declare is really
true?
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
When we returned from our road trip this week,
after driving in the downtown Atlanta traffic
with no problems at all, we crossed into Missouri
and hit a traffic jam in St. Louis that had us
crawling at a snails pace. I posted a picture
of the traffic snarl on Facebook along with the
message of frustration as we crept along at 5
miles an hour.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Then, the Gateway to the West appeared out my
window the beautiful, magnificent Arch and
because we were moving so very slowly, I easily
snapped several pictures of my favorite monument.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
I posted one of the pics on Facebook with the
comment that something good always comes out of
something not so good.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Someone responded saying I had such a positive
attitude and I replied the glass is ALWAYS half
full for me!
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
We got home that night and in the busyness of
hooking up the camper and moving all our travel
junk from the cab of the truck to the camper, we
kinda forgot about the mosquitoes at the river
that start their feeding frenzy at dusk we just
got busy and tromped up and down the steps to
the camper, leaving the door wide open.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
You can guess what happened . . . the camper was
suddenly home to a swarm of mosquitoes. Now,
Bruce doesnt get annoyed by these pesky little
critters because THEY NEVER BITE HIM!
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
But, me they bite like theyve come to a banquet
. . . I spent the next hour lying in bed, a fly
swatter in one hand, my book in the other,
keeping a vigilant watch for them to land so I
could swat them.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
As tired as I was from traveling for 10 hours
that day, I knew I couldnt sleep with mosquitoes
buzzing in my ear. Sigh. . . Finally, I closed
my eyes to sleep, grateful for the safe trip of
1400 miles.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Well, the mosquito test for keeping a positive
attitude was nothing compared to my first day
back to work.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
After working at catching up on all the emails
and phone messages and piles of new tasks, I left
at 500 to head home to relax by the river with
Bruce. The first song on the radio as I drove
out of the parking lot was Talking Heads singing
Take Me to the River. How perfect is that for
someone who lives right on the banks of the
Missouri River?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
So, Im driving along and enjoying the unwinding
feeling and just getting ready to ease my way
into traffic when all of a sudden my car is
jolted and shaken and I hear nasty crunching
scraping sounds.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
A huge delivery van didnt see me in my little
white Mustang convertible and . . . well, my
peaceful easy feeling suddenly disappears and
anxiety and confusion replace it. So hows the
glass now, Trisha? Whatcha gonna say now?
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
I couldnt get the car started to move it out of
the way and I thought the big ol van had really
knocked something out of place underneath the car
causing major problems. (of course, I dont
know a thing about cars except how to refuel, add
oil, and fill the windshield wiper fluid.)
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
My thoughts instantly switched to questions about
towing and mechanics and needing a car to get to
work . . . and how would I even get home tonight.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Funny thing is, I just wrote a blog post that
morning about facing fears . . . turning the
what ifs into Hell YES! And now, there were
tons of what ifs pouring through my mind.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
But then, the policeman showed up, popped my
trunk and found the button to reset the fuel
shut-off that I didnt even know existed!
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
So, in spite of the damage to my sweet baby,
there were plenty of things to be thankful for
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Blessing 1 the car was still
driveable. Blessing 2 no one was
hurt. Blessing 3 the driver was in a Dr.
Pepper van you know they have
good insurance! Blessing 4 I learned about
the fuel shut-off.
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Blessing 5 I got home to Bruces strong arms
that wrapped around me and said, its all good.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
My glass is STILL half full! Always!
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Driving home, I thought about this test of
keeping a positive attitude . . . and wished the
radio had played Tom Petty singing I Wont Back
Down, I would have cranked it up and sung at the
top of my voice
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Well I wont back down No I wont back down You
can stand me up at the gates of Hell But I wont
back down No Ill stand my ground Wont be
turned around And Ill keep this world from
dragging me down Gonna stand my ground And I
wont back down
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Now what? Well see what insurance and the
body shop have to say. She is getting near the
end. I got her six years ago replaced a
minivan with this stunning convertible that was a
symbol of freedom and fun for me. Miles and
miles of adventures! Therapeutic driving with
the top down for many years.
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Whatever happens, happens . . . and it will be
all good.
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
And no matter what, I still say something good
comes from something not so good . . .
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
ALWAYS
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Still Positive after Fender Benders and
Mosquitoes?
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
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