Life and more lemons....

A year and half ago I experienced one of those horrible life experiences that no one wants to go through....a major car accident....lemons for days! It was so bad that my car was totaled and I was out of commission for at least 2 weeks and it took nearly 6 months for my knee injuries to fully heal. To this day, I still encounter pain after working out, and they're highly temperature sensitive. Not to mention my paranoia while driving has sky-rocketed to lengths that even NASA would be impressed. Thank GOD, no one was too badly hurt and there was only 2 people involved. However, I've come to the realization that ever since that dreadful day I have been reaping in lemons....medical bills and car troubles after more car troubles! Sometimes I wish I lived in a large city where I didn't need a car...NYC I can hear you calling my name ;)

 Do you ever feel like you can't catch a break? Well that seems to be the trend of this past year...Sometimes adulthood can really just suck and there's no amount of yummy lemon cakes to fix it! One bite at time. That's what I have to keep telling myself...one day and one bite at a time.

 Things I'm currently considering:
~Trading in my car for something slightly newer
~Selling everything I own to afford said slightly newer car
~Continue putting everything on my ever growing CC balance that's full of life lemons
~Kicking in the Toyota soda vending machine that ironically only has cokes labeled of boyfriends past
~Laughing hysterically at the newscaster reminding me GA's in the middle of a major heat-wave, also reminding me my car has no air-conditioning...

I think this calls for an afternoon at the pool with a nice cold glass of lemonade!
#winning

Turning Lemons into Lemonade

I’m naturally a pretty easy going, friendly and nice person. I genuinely try to look at the good in all people. I’m not sure when it clicked for me, or maybe all the credit is due to my momma, but have you ever heard of the Golden Rule? You know, “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you...” That one. I’ve come to the conclusion that we live in a broken world. In light, of the great Robin Williams passing away, I think this is a good rule of thumb to examine and apply in our daily lives. If we are to really treat others with respect, grace and love then ought we not do the same for ourselves? How can you love someone if you don’t love yourself? The same goes for respect and allowance of grace. I’m not talking about being conceited but truly and honestly having self-respect. To me this means being completely aware of your spiritual, mental and emotional limitations and working within a healthy balance of all. Now,  you’re never going to be completely balanced, I realize that...I mean no one really likes Mondays, right? God Bless you if you do! I’ve realized that you may not always get the respect you deserve. There are some people in this world who are constantly in a broken state of mind, and whether they realize it or not--that state of mind and attitude affects everyone around them. Sometimes the best thing you can do is stop fighting for the R-E-S-P-E-C-T and just give a little grace. That person probably needs it more than you do... or maybe they just need a nice cold glass of lemonade ;)