Better then the cups is one day closer or one day farther. If you lead to the closer you can see the sunshine through many a cloud while the rainstorms are just on the horizon per the opposite. Your view on how far or lost in the previous day might also determine how much better the day ahead could be. Yes, you might have failed to achieve what you wanted to in the previous day but did you learn enough to jump ahead or are you sitting still or dropping in the losses? Perspective can change everything at least for the day ahead or the one that is falling behind.