When Life Gives You Lemons……………

Don’t allow someone to bring shade to your lemonade stand!

        When life gives you lemons, what do you do? Do you keep moving? Do you take a moment to breathe and assess the situation? Do you sit around and complain? Do you carry the sack of lemons on your back, i.e. fear, uncertainty, anxiety, frustration, anger? Do you let it weigh you down or do you make lemonade?

I’ve learned the best way to deal with life’s lemons is to make lemonade. Unfortunately, many of us don’t know how to turn lemons into lemonade. We allow our circumstances to weigh on us. I am a fighter, but I’ve learned that using my fists is not the best way to make lemonade. My fists can lead me to jail. My fists can change the direction of my life. I refuse to let circumstances knock me off my path. When life gives me lemons, I pray and pick myself up and keep moving. Things happen in life. How you handle lemons is the true testament of your strength and character. Don’t allow the sourness of lemons to change you. Know that in every decision you make, there are consequences or rewards. Don’t let a rotten batch of lemons ruin your life. Here are a few ways to make the best lemonade on the block:

1. Squeeze it– Squeeze out fear, anxiety, and frustration. Pray, cry, journal, sing, or schedule a sister/friend night. Do whatever it takes to rid yourself of excess lemon juice. Release, pick yourself up and keep moving. DO NOT STOP! Quitting is not an option. Be intentional and live in your purpose. Sometimes in life, the person who brings the lemons has no concept of what it takes for you to make lemonade. Don’t allow your purpose or your walk to be derailed with rotten lemons or lemons that have no purpose or goal in life. You are here for a purpose. Live in your truth and keep going.

2. Add Sugar-Turn every experience into a lesson. Positive thinking and prayer will take you further than negative thinking and chaos. Spoons of sugar adds to your lemonade. That sweet, sweet, sugar gives your lemonade life. Life is short. Spend it by living with purpose. Triumph in the mist of adversity. A decision made in the heat of the moment can change the course of your life. Add the best sugar, take a deep breath, and continue making the best lemonade.

3. Ice– Stir the ice around in your lemonade. As the ice hits the glass container, think about your life. Watch how the ice rolls around with the sugar and the lemons. Be like the ice and roll with the punches. Don’t throw punches! Accept what you can’t change and keep going.

Life gave you lemons, now go out and make lemonade. At the end of the day, your ability to handle lemons will provide you with the tools to make lemonade.

#lemonade #purposedriven #thinkbeforeyouact

Crystal Myers

CEO of Crystal Myers Writes & Creative Expressions Press