23 Things You Would Never Wish For

Do you have a "wish list"?

And I guess if we took a survey most people's wish lists might include items like: a new car, a new house, a new swimming pool, a new Plasma TV, a new Wii game system, a new job as the President of the United Nations (okay, maybe not that one), more money, and so on and so forth. (What would be on your list?)

The neat thing about wishes is they sometimes come true. (Can you point to any in your own life?)

But then there's the other side of the coin. Sometimes things happen that you would never have wished for. Right?

I came up with a list of these. (If you've been following my writing lately you know about me and "lists.") This list includes some silly "non-wishes" (to lighten the load) along with some very serious ones.

And I guess the thing I gain from this list is that sometimes what we wouldn't wish for (just like the things we would wish for) ~ they happen to us (because they can and do happen to anybody). The question is: How will we respond?

Some people become paralyzed while other people prevail and are the better for it.

Here's the list (what would you add?)...

23 Things You Would Never Wish For:

1. Soggy cheerios.
2. Burn toast.
3. Toilet paper rationing.
4. Everyone forgetting your birthday (maybe you would wish for this?).
5. The other team scoring the winning touchdown.
6. Best friend stealing your girl (/guy).
7. To die before your time (btw, no one really does).
8. A disease.
9. Bad debt.
10. Children gone astray.
11. Broken relationships.
12. Being in the President's shoes.
13. Spouse having an affair.
14. A loved one passing away.
15. House burning down.
16. Another person's failure.
17. No weekends / Mon-Fri work week perpetually.
18. Having to lick one hundred and fifty-three stamps.
19. Evil to prevail.
20. A child dying before a parent.
21. Mom and Dad to get a divorce.
22. A job loss.
23. Drug/alcohol addiction.