What does "two sides of the same coin" mean? While there are many answers, like the question itself, this is a definitive answer - it means that everything has two different ways that you can view it or think about it.
I am finding that more and more every day of my life.
I have run across it personally three times over the last several weeks and this is the story of each encounter - the thoughts of each person. Two sides of the same coin.
Story One -
Her side. She is getting her hair done. The stylist is a friend. The stylist states that the cut looks good and asks the customer's husband what he thinks. He says it looks good - but that she should not forget that other than him, she can only attract someone who is in their 70's or 80's. She is devastated, to feel that she is not good enough for others.
His side. He says he said that - he owns up to it. But he says he only made the statement after his wife says she can get anyone - male, female, old or young. He says he only wants her and never wants to share her, which is why he stated she can only have him or those who are significantly older.
Two sides of the same coin - what is the truth? Maybe somewhere in between. She has felt unattractive for awhile, that the husband had become very complacent and takes her for granted. He feels that he provides for her and loves her and that should be enough. But is it?
A sad side of the coin for both people.
Story Two -
Friends talking at dinner. One asks the other why she no longer associates with a mutual friend. It is explored and discussed.
Is it because the mutual friend has a significant other who is the same sex? No she states - it is because the mutual friend was never a close friend and they have little in common. She says that she has other things going on in her life - and while the associates with that mutual friend, she just does not feel the need to pursue a close friendship with that person.
Another friend brings a different perspective to it - she states that the friend who asked the question likes to stir trouble, that she does not like to be proven incorrect in anything, that she has her own agenda. That could be, but is it an acceptable answer?
The four meet for an outing - and the one who brought up the original question states that she has "unfriended" the other. It appears that the friend who offered her own opinion was correct - that the one who asked the question has her own agenda. This is the opposite side of the same coin - a controlling side
Story Three -
Two friends talking. One mentions a dream that she has had. It is a recurring dream that she has not had in awhile. She is concerned because she can not find her significant other in her dream - only those from past relationships. She is concerned - is there a mistake? Does this mean that the others are more important than the one?
Her friend says no - to look at it this way. That she is focusing on the old, the past, the insignificant and bad portions of her life and that the other relationships show up, because they do not want her to know that she has made the right decisions. The friend says she should focus on the good and all that is good in her life now and her significant other will come to the forefront of her dreams. Making the positive the focus of her life.
Yes a different way of looking at it - a positive side.
All three stories have two sides, a different side of the same coin. Each brings their own tale to be told. Which is the actual story or is it a combination of both to bring forth both sides of the coin - the truth?
Love,
Forever and a Day
I am finding that more and more every day of my life.
I have run across it personally three times over the last several weeks and this is the story of each encounter - the thoughts of each person. Two sides of the same coin.
Story One -
Her side. She is getting her hair done. The stylist is a friend. The stylist states that the cut looks good and asks the customer's husband what he thinks. He says it looks good - but that she should not forget that other than him, she can only attract someone who is in their 70's or 80's. She is devastated, to feel that she is not good enough for others.
His side. He says he said that - he owns up to it. But he says he only made the statement after his wife says she can get anyone - male, female, old or young. He says he only wants her and never wants to share her, which is why he stated she can only have him or those who are significantly older.
Two sides of the same coin - what is the truth? Maybe somewhere in between. She has felt unattractive for awhile, that the husband had become very complacent and takes her for granted. He feels that he provides for her and loves her and that should be enough. But is it?
A sad side of the coin for both people.
Story Two -
Friends talking at dinner. One asks the other why she no longer associates with a mutual friend. It is explored and discussed.
Is it because the mutual friend has a significant other who is the same sex? No she states - it is because the mutual friend was never a close friend and they have little in common. She says that she has other things going on in her life - and while the associates with that mutual friend, she just does not feel the need to pursue a close friendship with that person.
Another friend brings a different perspective to it - she states that the friend who asked the question likes to stir trouble, that she does not like to be proven incorrect in anything, that she has her own agenda. That could be, but is it an acceptable answer?
The four meet for an outing - and the one who brought up the original question states that she has "unfriended" the other. It appears that the friend who offered her own opinion was correct - that the one who asked the question has her own agenda. This is the opposite side of the same coin - a controlling side
Story Three -
Two friends talking. One mentions a dream that she has had. It is a recurring dream that she has not had in awhile. She is concerned because she can not find her significant other in her dream - only those from past relationships. She is concerned - is there a mistake? Does this mean that the others are more important than the one?
Her friend says no - to look at it this way. That she is focusing on the old, the past, the insignificant and bad portions of her life and that the other relationships show up, because they do not want her to know that she has made the right decisions. The friend says she should focus on the good and all that is good in her life now and her significant other will come to the forefront of her dreams. Making the positive the focus of her life.
Yes a different way of looking at it - a positive side.
All three stories have two sides, a different side of the same coin. Each brings their own tale to be told. Which is the actual story or is it a combination of both to bring forth both sides of the coin - the truth?
Love,
Forever and a Day
