Now don’t get me wrong, I’m open to letting people use whatever means or phrases necessary to help them get out of a funk or into a better mood, but I’m a firm believer that the “lemons” themselves serve a better purpose than just being used for lemonade.I’ve had a lot of lemons in my life; probably a whole lemon tree’s worth and when I used to get those lemons I would squeeze them in water and then poor in some sugar. I mean drinking lemonade isn’t as bad as eating the actual lemon, right? You may not recognize the name, but in his time, he was quite well-known as a popular American actor, raconteur, humorist, and sketch artist. He shunned offers from the likes of P.T. you've probably heard that saying before in other areas of your life, but we'll explain how we think about that at Ellie's place.
Running on hopes and dreams!I agree with you. Make life take the lemons back! The fans don’t like the intervals, but wait patiently, ‘cause when Luke Bryan starts singing you feel like part of something special. While traditionally the “lemon” is a challenge, I think challenges are just opportunities in disguise. What I’ve learned is that by squeezing those lemons I’m leaving a large pieces of them behind, by adding them to water I’m diluting the natural juice that’s inside that lemon, and when I add sugar I’m taking something that is sour and tart and I’m attempting to make it sweeter. The editorial content on this site is not provided by the companies whose products are featured. What if we decided to just start experiencing “lemons”?
My name is Charlotte and I'm a bereavement coordinator at Ellie's Place in Ann Arbor and today I'm gonna demonstrate a family activity you might enjoy doing which we call when life gives you lemons make lemonade. The people who have a lot of money and are successful in life are the ones who don’t just settle for life’s opportunities.
Do you just take them and move on or do you expand on them and create even more?I'm a business owner, blogger, father, and husband. Optimistic people--those who look on … I heard it for the first time in 2002 from an older lady in college. Instead, how about building something that has lasting future value – a lemonade stand.Whatever it is, make it something that, when you look back, you’ll be glad you did. --- Eugenio Montale, "I limoni", vv. Shifting Your Thinking See the benefits of being an optimist. Do something with the lemon, like make lemonade. Get mad! And it is! And every once in a while I believe it is completely fine to keep the lemons, to eat the lemons just as they are; to experience all the raw emotions that goes with living. Since I have been on WordPress since the beginning, I typically can answer those questions. We’ve all heard that old saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” It’s a nice sentiment, and might look good on a T-shirt or greeting card, but I don’t think it’s quite right. We’ve all heard that old saying, “In 1915, Marshall Pickney Wilder passed away. This will not last forever”. Cut out the top of your pumpkin and set it aside (3. Rather than opportunities turning into more opportunities, lemons have always represented problems and obstacles to me, and the lemonade has been about turning those obstacles into the opportunities.I can understand that. Put your own pattern (you can draw it, download it, whatever) on your favorite part of the pumpkin, fix it with tape or hold it still and start cut the outline throught the paper with something sharp (watch your fingers: you do not want your pumpkin chewing one of them).5.
Since it’s my blog, I figured I would give you an example about me.
Any opinions, analyses, reviews or evaluations provided here are those of the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the Advertiser. When we view challenges from the perspective that they are too large to overcome we miss the opportunity to tackle them head on by overcoming them one piece or bite at a time. Then the lemon is no longer a lemon, it’s a small fraction of what it used to be, forced to be something that can’t stand on its own and create the same impact.Now let’s face it, making lemonade seems like it’s a simple task; it seems to create an illusion that the “lemon” is not so bad.
We can’t ignore the lemon for too long either, (it will go bad) but we are able to take the lemon one slice/bite at a time. Thanks Laurie. I also blog over at I could have stopped with my blog and writing on others, but I don’t run that way.
I used credit cards too much and found myself in over $75,000 in debt ($50,000 in just credit cards).