Dodging Lemons

A friend of mine recently post about life giving them lemons and they are tired of making lemonade. I know that we have all probably been in this kind of situation multiple times in our lives. I know I have. It seems like no matter what we do, another lemon is thrown our way. We look ahead and can see the light at the end of the tunnel and, WHAM, out of no where comes another lemon, knocking us back to where we can no longer see the end of the tunnel. This vicious cycle can weaken us physically and mentally and cause depression.

We get warn out dodging all the lemons we can, only to be blind-sided by one we didn't expect. These kind of struggles feel more like we are winning the occasional battle but still losing he war. For the first few days or maybe even weeks, we are able to still hold our head high and keep our spirits up. But a continual barrage of lemons will eventually begin to get the better of us. The only words of advice that I have for you at that moment is to not give up. This is probably not the first time that you have been in this situation and you didn't give up last time, so why give up now? You are stronger and better prepared for it this time whether you realize it or not. 

I have friends that say, when life hands you lemons, add vodka and throw a party. Sometimes we just need to take a step back and put the lemons and life into perspective. Will some of these things that are happening right now mean anything next week, next month, or even next year? We get so caught up trying to dodge lemons, that we just take on anything coming our way. We have to pick our battles. Not everything that comes our way is worth our physical or mental efforts. What is important now? What can wait. We are not designed to take on more then we can handle and yet we allow ourselves to get into that situation because we take on stuff that really isn't that important. Also, be careful not to take on the lemons that aren't even yours. Don't allow others to pile their lemons into your basket. 

Pick your battles, dodge lemons that aren't important now, and deal with only the lemons that are truly yours. If you need to step away and gain some perspective, do it. It will only benefit you and those around you. A lot of the time, when you come back with some perspective, you will find that some of the lemons are gone. 

Adapt, Improvise, And Overcome to be your very best.