'When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.'
This was a very wise piece of advice given to me by a colleague after an absolutely horrible day at work this week. And its made me think.
We are constantly dealt crap hands in life, sometimes just a horrible day, sometimes something so so much worse, but the notable thing about this is our outlook. We have a choice, we can give in and let the crap overcome us, or we can fight against it and make the best out of it. This could be in how we relate to and trust in other people, or it could be how we make ourselves stronger. I know that I have a negative outlook when things start to go tits up; I freak out and think I'm losing control. I've been known to do stupid things to try and regain this control; and I've also managed to completely alienate and drive close friends away.
I know that I need to start squeezing the lemons that come along, and not worry about losing control, and instead worry about making lemonade.
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