When Life Gives You Lemons, Make …
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
You have all heard of the expression “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” It is a proverbial phrase that is used to encourage people to stay optimistic and to keep fighting in the face of adversity or misfortune. Lemon suggests sourness and difficulty in life; making lemonade with lemons that is being handed out to you turns the whole sour episode into something sweet, positive and desirable.
“In life there are no problems, there are only situations. Every problem is a problem only because you call it so.“
Sadhguru
Life is a continuum of situations, if you are on a growth trajectory, you will be constantly facing situations that you may not know how to handle. Going through the ups and down of living can be tricky. There is a consensus out there that you have to think positive all the time because your thoughts dictate your outcome, but in reality, how can one stay happy and upbeat all the time when life gives you a beating? The idea is to develop enough emotional agility to see those situations as a challenge that is being presented to you to teach you some lessons…
