Half-Empty Days

I was IMing with a friend today and it didn't take long to get the feeling he was not his usual chipper self, though he was valiantly trying to be.  

"So," I asked, "are you having a half-empty day?"

It made him laugh, but it got me thinking.  There are some people in the world who manage to have mostly "the glass is half full" days all the time.  It's wonderful, and in fact, I am one of those people.

But - those are the people who fall the hardest when something happens to change their perspective to "the glass is half empty."   I know if worries bring me to that outlook, it's a tough climb out of the hole, so I empathized with him, and we laughed together.  He's still having a half-empty day as of half an hour ago, but the laughter was good to hear when I told him I see a big ol'  pitcher in his future that will fill up his glass - to at least a little over half full -  very soon.   And he said, "As long as it pours into the glass instead of over my head!"

I like that visual.  I hope I remember it when I have my next half-empty day.