We've all heard the saying 'when life gives you lemons, make lemonade'. I am here to tell you it's true. Sometimes the most bitter and tart lemons make the sweetest lemonade.
Take the Sew Crazy Bag Lady for example. A passionate hobby that started out as therapy, turned into a business - now on the threshold of promise, a dream that keeps getting bigger. A blessing was born out of a tragic heap of lemons, some were even downright rotten. In looking back one and a half years ago I clearly see the workings of this little cliche'.
And the sweetner came in the form of twenty dollar bills that would appear randomly from a friend or family member, to bags of clothes and shelves and racks and what-nots donated from their closets and basements, from friends and family finding the perfect 'scarf' or 'tie' or 'blazer' at a garage sale, to purchases, orders, hands-on - flat out sweating it out with me in my apartment, cutting, ironing, organizing, creating the perfect 'bag' and carting my wears to and fro, and oh; let me tell you this............believing in my dream - this lemonade is the sweetest. It's all their fault. I did not set out to make this well of lemonade - it just happened and I am blessed enough to have recognized it.
There is no doubt that life can be a bitter pill to swallow at times and I feel for those of you who have far more burdens than I could ever know. What I do know is that I am living proof that lemonade is delicious.....even if tears are falling down your cheeks as you drink of the cup.
If you 've ever been to my apartment, you may have noticed, I keep a bowl of lemons on the counter. I squeeze the juice from one each morning, add hot water, and drink the tart concoction. It reminds me of how sweet and precious life really is. Come to find out, there are some health benefits too.
Make some lemonade................even if you just start by tossing a lemon on your counter. God Bless YOU today.
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